# 2015–16 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

The 2015–16 season is a season played by Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. Anderlecht will be participating in the Belgian Pro League, Belgian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.

## Match details

League positions are sourced by Statto, while the remaining information is referenced individually.

### Belgian Pro League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Club Brugge | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 64 | 30 | +34 | 64 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Gent | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 29 | +27 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 55 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Oostende | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 44 | +11 | 49 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Genk | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 26 July 2015 | 4th | Waasland-Beveren | H | W | 3–2 | Gillet 3', Sylla 35', Tielemans 90+2' | 18,700 |
| 2 August 2015 | 1st | OH Leuven | A | W | 2–0 | Sylla 69', Tielemans 75' | 8,000 |
| 9 August 2015 | 1st | Gent | H | D | 1–1 | Sylla 12' | 23,000 |
| 16 August 2015 | 6th | KV Oostende | A | L | 1–3 | Milić 48' o.g. | 7,200 |
| 23 August 2015 | 3rd | Lokeren | H | W | 1–0 | Praet 90+1' | 21,000 |
| 30 August 2015 | 1st | Westerlo | A | W | 3–0 | Okaka 19', Tielemans 53', Praet 70' | 8,000 |
| 13 September 2015 | 2nd | Genk | H | D | 0–0 | | 21,000 |
| 20 September 2015 | 2nd | Sporting Charleroi | A | D | 1–1 | Okaka 59' | 11,592 |
| 27 September 2015 | 2nd | Sint-Truiden | H | W | 1–0 | Okaka 32' | 20,300 |
| 4 October 2015 | 3rd | Mechelen | H | D | 1–1 | Okaka 55' | 19,550 |
| 18 October 2015 | 3rd | Zulte-Waregem | A | W | 4–0 | Okaka (2) 14', 52', Defour 45+3' pen., Dendoncker 86' | 9,550 |
| 25 October 2015 | 1st | Club Brugge | H | W | 3–1 | Okaka 12', Ezekiel 47', Praet 57' | 26,000 |
| 29 October 2015 | 3rd | Kortrijk | A | D | 1–1 | Ezekiel 51' | 9,198 |
| 1 November 2015 | 2nd | Mouscron-Péruwelz | H | W | 2–0 | Najar (2) 52', 90+3' | 21,000 |
| 8 November 2015 | 3rd | Standard Liège | A | L | 0–1 | | 27,735 |
| 29 November 2015 | 4th | OH Leuven | H | W | 3–2 | Suárez 31', Sylla (2) 39', 69' | 16,500 |
| 6 December 2015 | 4th | Genk | A | D | 0–0 | | 17,675 |
| 13 December 2015 | 4th | KV Oostende | H | D | 1–1 | Suárez 47' | 20,000 |
| 20 December 2015 | 4th | Club Brugge | A | W | 4–1 | Okaka 6', Praet (2) 35', 90+3', Suárez 79' pen. | 27,065 |
| 23 December 2015 | 3rd | Lokeren | A | D | 1–1 | Gillet 90+2' | 10,683 |
| 27 December 2015 | 2nd | Westerlo | H | W | 2–1 | Okaka 45+1', Gillet 59' pen. | 21,000 |
| 17 January 2016 | 3rd | Gent | A | L | 0–2 | | 19,999 |
| 25 January 2016 | 3rd | Sporting Charleroi | H | W | 2–1 | Baby 3' o.g., Okaka 54' | 20,000 |
| 29 January 2016 | 2nd | Sint Truiden | A | W | 2–1 | Tielemans 2' pen., Sylla 84' | 12,101 |
| 5 February 2016 | 3rd | Mechelen | A | D | 2–2 | Acheampong (2) 18', 70' | 10,973 |
| 13 February 2016 | 3rd | Zulte-Waregem | H | W | 3–0 | Acheampong 30', Büttner 60', Suárez 90+1' | 21,000 |
| 21 February 2016 | 3rd | Waasland-Beveren | A | L | 0–1 | | 7,900 |
| 28 February 2016 | 3rd | Standard Liège | H | D | 3–3 | Suárez 13', Okaka 55', Lukebakio 74' | 20,000 |
| 5 March 2016 | 3rd | Mouscron-Péruwelz | A | L | 1–2 | Okaka 43' | 8,000 |
| 13 March 2016 | 3rd | Kortrijk | H | W | 3–0 | Okaka 6', Acheampong 49', Mbodji 60' | 19,500 |

#### Championship play-offs

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CLU | AND | GNT | GNK | OOS | ZWA |
| 1 | Club Brugge (C) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 54 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 47 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Gent | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 1–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 4 | Genk | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for the play-off final | 4–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Oostende | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 36 | | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 3–3 |
| 6 | Zulte Waregem | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 27 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 April 2016 | 2nd | Genk | H | W | 1–0 | Bizot 65' o.g. | 21,500 |
| 10 April 2016 | 2nd | Zulte-Waregem | A | W | 2–1 | Praet 54', Okaka 87' | 9,540 |
| 17 April 2016 | 2nd | Club Brugge | H | W | 1–0 | Tielemans 61' | 26,000 |
| 21 April 2016 | 1st | Gent | A | D | 1–1 | Nuytinck 64' | 19,999 |
| 24 April 2016 | 2nd | KV Oostende | A | L | 2–4 | Defour 77', Sylla 90' | 5,000 |
| 1 May 2016 | 2nd | Gent | H | W | 2–0 | Mbodji 38', Acheampong 87' | 20,000 |
| 8 May 2016 | 2nd | KV Oostende | H | W | 2–1 | Tielemans 53' pen., Okaka 90+4' | 20,000 |
| 15 May 2016 | 2nd | Club Brugge | A | L | 0–4 | | 27,695 |
| 19 May 2016 | 2nd | Genk | A | L | 2–5 | Đuričić 25', Suárez 60' | 19,159 |
| 22 May 2016 | 2nd | Zulte-Waregem | H | W | 2–0 | Nuytinck 31', Praet 72' | 19,500 |

### Belgian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| Sixth round | 23 September 2015 | Spouwen-Mopertingen | H | W | 3–1 | Tielemans 65' pen., Dendoncker 89', Suárez 90+2' | 6,000 | |
| Seventh round | 2 December 2015 | Kortrijk | A | L | 2–4 | Ezekiel 33', Defour 63' | 4,047 | |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TOT | AND | MON | QAR |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Anderlecht | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Monaco | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Group | 17 September 2015 | Monaco | H | D | 1–1 | Gillet 11' | 15,576 |
| Group | 1 October 2015 | Qarabağ | A | L | 0–1 | | 25,000 |
| Group | 22 October 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | W | 2–1 | Gillet 13', Okaka 75' | 18,504 |
| Group | 5 November 2015 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | L | 1–2 | Ezekiel 72' | 33,479 |
| Group | 26 November 2015 | Monaco | A | W | 2–0 | Gillet 45+1', Acheampong 78' | 5,913 |
| Group | 10 December 2015 | Qarabağ | H | W | 2–1 | Najar 28', Okaka 31' | 16,075 |

#### Knockout stage

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Round of 32 | 18 February 2016 | Olympiakos Piraeus | H | W | 1–0 | Mbodji 67' | 15,397 |
| Round of 32 | 25 February 2016 | Olympiakos Piraeus | A | W | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Acheampong (2) 103', 111' | 31,005 |
| Round of 16 | 10 March 2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | A | L | 1–3 | Acheampong 68' | 23,621 |
| Round of 16 | 17 March 2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | H | L | 0–1 | | 13,785 |

## Appearances and goals

    Source:
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Anderlecht.
    Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | Belgian Cup | Belgian Cup | UEFA EL | UEFA EL | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | BEL | Silvio Proto | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | FRA | Maxime Colin † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Rafael Galhardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BEL | Olivier Deschacht | 28 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39 (4) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SEN | Kara Mbodji | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | HON | Andy Najar | 24 (3) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 9 | 1 | 34 (4) | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SEN | Stéphane Badji | 13 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 (1) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Matías Suárez | 18 (9) | 6 | 0 (2) | 1 | 3 (4) | 0 | 21 (15) | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BEL | Dennis Praet | 36 (1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 (1) | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | BEL | Nathan Kabasele † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SER | Filip Đuričić * | 11 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 13 (7) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | BEL | Thomas Kaminski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NED | Bram Nuytinck | 13 (5) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 17 (7) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | BEL | Steven Defour | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 (1) | 0 | 41 (1) | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GUI | Ibrahima Conté | 4 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 6 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GHA | Frank Acheampong | 21 (7) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 (4) | 4 | 27 (11) | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | COL | Oswal Álvarez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | COD | Fabrice N'Sakala | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | COD | Chancel Mbemba † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | BEL | Frank Boeckx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | BEL | Michaël Heylen | 6 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | GUI | Idrissa Sylla | 10 (20) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (4) | 0 | 10 (25) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | EGY | Trezeguet * | 1 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | NED | Alexander Büttner * | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BEL | Guillaume Gillet † | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | BEL | Youri Tielemans | 29 (5) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 (4) | 0 | 36 (9) | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | BEL | Leander Dendoncker | 23 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 30 (1) | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | BEL | Davy Roef | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | BEL | Samuel Bastien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | BEL | Aaron Leya Iseka | 0 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | BEL | Nathan de Medina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | SRB | Ivan Obradović | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | BEL | Andy Kawaya | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | BEL | Anthony Vanden Borre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BEL | Hervé Matthys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | COD | Dodi Lukebakio | 3 (14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (15) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | IRL | Liam Bossin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | FW | NGA | Imoh Ezekiel * | 11 (9) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 (3) | 1 | 17 (12) | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | ITA | Stefano Okaka | 30 (7) | 15 | 1 (1) | 0 | 10 | 2 | 41 (8) | 17 | 5 | 1 |