2012–13 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

The 2012–13 season is a season in Belgian Pro League played by R.S.C. Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

R.S.C. Anderlecht

2012–13 season
Chairman	Roger Vanden Stock
Manager	John van den Brom
Stadium	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Belgian Pro League	1st
Belgian Super Cup	Winners
Belgian Cup	Semi-final
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Dieumerci Mbokani (19) All: Dieumerci Mbokani (27)
Highest home attendance	26,361 (3 matches)
Lowest home attendance	5,000 vs Mechelen, Belgian Cup, 27 November 2012
Average home league attendance	15,816
Home colours Away colours
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Match results

League positions are sourced from Statto,^[1] while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Anderlecht	30	20	7	3	69	27	+42	67	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
2	Zulte Waregem	30	19	6	5	49	29	+20	63
3	Genk	30	15	10	5	63	40	+23	55
4	Club Brugge	30	15	9	6	66	43	+23	54
5	Lokeren	30	14	9	7	53	38	+15	51

Source: Belgian Pro League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of matches won; if teams are still tied a playoff is organised.

Belgian Pro League

Main article: 2012–13 Belgian Pro League

Date	League position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
28 July 2012	5th	Kortrijk	A	D	1–1	Deschacht 81'	8,223	[2]
4 August 2012	6th	Beerschot	H	W	1–0	Kanu 22'	20,000	[3]
12 August 2012	1st	Cercle Brugge	A	W	3–0	Mbokani (3) 5', 24', 75'	9,128	[4]
18 August 2012	2nd	Mons	H	W	2–1	Jovanović 43', Iakovenko 69'	22,000	[5]
25 August 2012	1st	OH Leuven	A	D	1–1	Iakovenko 10'	8,931	[6]
2 September 2012	2nd	Genk	H	D	2–2	Jovanović 42', Bruno 51'	22,000	[7]
15 September 2012	3rd	Lierse	A	D	1–1	Kanu 12'	7,500	[8]
22 September 2012	2nd	Zulte-Waregem	A	W	3–2	Mbokani 30', Iakovenko 57', De Sutter 86'	7,000	[9]
29 September 2012	2nd	Lokeren	H	W	3–0	Mbokani (2) 52', 88', Deschacht 59'	21,000	[10]
7 October 2012	3rd	Standard Liège	A	L	1–2	Jovanović 9'	24,000	[11]
19 October 2012	2nd	Waasland-Beveren	H	W	2–0	Biglia 36', Jovanović 69'	21,000	[12]
27 October 2012	3rd	Sporting Charleroi	A	L	0–2		10,648	[13]
30 October 2012	1st	Gent	H	W	5–0	De Sutter (2) 19', 68', Praet 23', Bruno 74', Iakovenko 82'	21,000	[14]
3 November 2012	1st	Mechelen	A	W	4–1	Kouyaté 36', De Sutter (3) 44', 52', 90+2'	11,400	[15]
11 November 2012	1st	Club Brugge	H	W	6–1	Bruno 22', Mbokani 33', Jovanović 41' pen., Kljestan 54', Biglia 86' pen., Praet 90+2'	21,000	[16]
18 November 2012	1st	Kortrijk	H	W	1–0	Mbokani 90'	21,000	[17]
24 November 2012	1st	Beerschot	A	W	4–1	Bruno 34', Mbokani 42', Gillet 58' pen., Iakovenko 79'	10,048	[18]
1 December 2012	1st	Cercle Brugge	H	W	2–1	Biglia 71' pen., Vargas 89'	21,000	[19]
8 December 2012	1st	Mons	A	W	5–0	Mbokani (3) 5', 40', 87', Kanu 73', Gillet 81' pen.	7,100	[20]
16 December 2012	1st	OH Leuven	H	W	2–1	Mbokani (2) 26' pen., 50'	21,000	[21]
23 December 2012	1st	Genk	A	W	4–2	Gillet 35', De Sutter (2) 44', 86', Iakovenko 90+3'	20,000	[22]
27 December 2012	1st	Lierse	H	W	4–1	Mbokani 30', Jovanović 38', De Sutter 51', Vargas 90+2'	21,000	[23]
26 January 2013	1st	Lokeren	A	W	2–0	De Sutter 49', Iakovenko 90+2'	7,877	[24]
3 February 2013	1st	Standard Liège	H	D	2–2	Biglia 2', Gillet 85'	21,000	[25]
10 February 2013	1st	Waasland-Beveren	A	W	2–1	Mbokani 57', Kanu 81'	5,000	[26]
15 February 2013	1st	Sporting Charleroi	H	W	2–0	Mbokani 13', Bruno 40'	20,000	[27]
24 February 2013	1st	Club Brugge	A	D	2–2	Bruno 78', Armenteros 86'	29,000	[28]
27 February 2013	1st	Zulte-Waregem	H	L	0–1		20,000	[29]
9 March 2013	1st	Mechelen	H	W	1–0	De Sutter 58'	22,500	[30]
16 March 2013	1st	Gent	A	D	1–1	Jovanović 40'	12,012	[31]

Championship playoff

Playoff table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Anderlecht (C)	10	4	3	3	16	11	+5	49	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Zulte Waregem	10	4	3	3	20	20	0	47	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	Club Brugge	10	6	1	3	21	17	+4	46	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Standard Liège	10	5	2	3	22	20	+2	42	Qualification for the Testmatches
5	Genk	10	3	3	4	11	13	−2	40	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6	Lokeren	10	1	2	7	15	24	−9	31

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points after deduction of (possible) half points added due to rounding; 3) number of wins; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) number of away goals scored; 7) number of away wins.
(C) Champions

Date	League position	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
1 April 2013	1st	Genk	H	L	1–2	Nuytinck 37'	26,361	[32]
6 April 2013	1st	Standard Liège	A	D	0–0		21,233	[33]
14 April 2013	1st	Club Brugge	H	D	1–1	Mbokani 60'	24,000	[34]
17 April 2013	1st	Lokeren	H	W	3–0	Jovanović 4', De Sutter 30', Kljestan 37'	20,000	[35]
21 April 2013	2nd	Zulte-Waregem	A	L	1–2	Mbokani 90'	9,482	[36]
28 April 2013	2nd	Club Brugge	A	L	1–2	Bruno 65'	28,000	[37]
5 May 2013	1st	Standard Liège	H	W	2–0	Gillet (2) 55', 66' pen.	26,361	[38]
12 May 2013	1st	Genk	A	W	2–1	Suárez 23', de Zeeuw 83'	23,960	[39]
16 May 2013	1st	Lokeren	A	W	4–2	Kljestan 25', Suárez (2) 45+1', 48', de Zeeuw 76'	7,995	[40]
19 May 2013	1st	Zulte-Waregem	H	D	1–1	Biglia 59'	26,361	[41]

Belgian Super Cup

Main article: 2012 Belgian Super Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Final	22 July 2012	Lokeren	H	W	3–2	Praet 24', Mbokani 46', Gillet 76'	14,485	[42]

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Belgian Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Sixth round	26 September 2012	Boussu Dour Borinage	H	W	2–0	Bruno 63', Praet 87'	7,930	[43]
Seventh round	27 November 2012	Mechelen	H	W	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Praet 110', Mbokani 119'	5,000	[44]
Quarter final first leg	11 December 2012	Gent	A	D	1–1	Jovanović 10'	4,995	[45]
Quarter final second leg	16 January 2013	Gent	H	W	1–0	De Sutter 17'	15,000	[46]
Semi final first leg	30 January 2013	Genk	H	W	1–0	Jovanović 29'	15,000	[47]
Semi final second leg	2 March 2013	Genk	A	L	0–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)		13,912	[48]

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		MLG	MIL	ZEN	AND
1	Málaga	6	3	3	0	12	5	+7	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	3–0	2–2
2	Milan	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8			1–1	—	0–1	0–0
3	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	2	1	3	6	9	−3	7	Transfer to Europa League		2–2	2–3	—	1–0
4	Anderlecht	6	1	2	3	4	9	−5	5			0–3	1–3	1–0	—

Source: Soccerway

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Score F–A	Scorers	Attendance	Ref
Third qualifying round first leg	1 August 2012	Ekranas	H	W	5–0	De Sutter 2', Kanu 21', Mbokani (2) 41', 52', Jovanović 87'	12,203	[49]
Third qualifying round second leg	8 August 2012	Ekranas	A	W	6–0	Kljestan 9', Praet 31', Iakovenko 45+3', De Sutter 47', Molins 62', Canesin 87'	600	[50]
Play-off round first leg	22 August 2012	AEL	A	L	1–2	Mbokani 62'	10,456	[51]
Play-off round second leg	28 August 2012	AEL	H	W	2–0	Mbokani 81', Iakovenko 89'	18,174	[52]
Group	18 September 2012	Milan	A	D	0–0		27,593	[53]
Group	3 October 2012	Málaga	H	L	0–3		15,711	[54]
Group	24 October 2012	Zenit	A	L	0–1		19,500	[55]
Group	6 November 2012	Zenit	H	W	1–0	Mbokani 17'	16,437	[56]
Group	21 November 2012	Milan	H	L	1–3	De Sutter 78'	19,803	[57]
Group	4 December 2012	Málaga	A	D	2–2	Jovanović 50', Mbokani 89'	21,769	[58]

Player details

As of match played 16 May 2013.^[59]

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 with Anderlecht.

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	League		Super Cup		Cup		UEFA CL		Total		Discipline
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	BEL	Silvio Proto	39	0	1	0	4	0	10	0	54	0	5	0
3	DF	BEL	Olivier Deschacht	25 (2)	1	1	0	3	0	8	0	37 (2)	2	6	2
4	DF	KSA	Osama Hawsawi †	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
4	DF	BEL	Michaël Heylen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	ARG	Lucas Biglia	36	5	1	0	4	0	10	0	51	5	6	1
6	MF	COD	Mbenza Bedi †	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
6	MF	NED	Demy de Zeeuw *	3 (9)	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	5 (9)	2	3	0
7	MF	SWE	Guillermo Molins †	1 (2)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0 (2)	1	2 (5)	1	0	0
7	FW	SWE	Samuel Armenteros	0 (3)	1	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (4)	1	0	0
8	DF	BEL	Denis Odoi	10 (4)	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	16 (4)	0	3	1
9	FW	ARG	Matías Suárez	8 (3)	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8 (3)	2	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Kanu †	14 (7)	4	1	0	2 (1)	0	6 (1)	1	25 (9)	5	3	0
11	MF	SRB	Milan Jovanović	31 (2)	9	1	0	4 (1)	2	7	2	43 (3)	13	8	2
12	MF	HON	Andy Najar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	BEL	Thomas Kaminski	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
14	MF	MAR	Abdelhakim Bouhna †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	NED	Bram Nuytinck	33	1	0	0	5 (1)	0	5	0	42 (2)	1	4	2
15	FW	CIV	Gohi Bi Cyriac	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	1	0
16	MF	SEN	Cheikhou Kouyaté	33	1	0	0	4	0	8	0	45	1	7	1
17	FW	UKR	Oleksandr Iakovenko	7 (18)	7	0 (1)	0	2 (2)	0	1 (8)	2	10 (29)	9	1	0
18	MF	CZE	Lukáš Mareček †	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
18	FW	GHA	Frank Acheampong *	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	USA	Sacha Kljestan	32 (4)	3	0 (1)	0	4	0	7 (2)	1	43 (7)	4	8	0
20	DF	SWE	Behrang Safari	18 (2)	0	1	0	3	0	5	0	27 (2)	0	7	0
21	FW	BEL	Tom De Sutter	21 (10)	12	0	0	4 (1)	1	4 (2)	3	29 (13)	16	3	0
23	DF	HUN	Roland Juhász †	1 (2)	0	0	0	1	0	0 (2)	0	2 (4)	0	0	0
23	MF	BEL	Leander Dendoncker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	BEL	René Sterckx	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	COD	Dieumerci Mbokani	27	19	1	1	1 (1)	1	8	6	37 (1)	27	10	1
26	MF	BEL	Dennis Praet	22 (5)	2	1	1	6	2	5 (1)	1	33 (7)	6	1	0
27	DF	POL	Marcin Wasilewski	13 (9)	0	1	0	3 (1)	0	6	0	23 (10)	0	8	0
28	MF	BEL	Mehdi Tarfi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	BEL	Mohammed Aoulad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	BEL	Guillaume Gillet	32	6	1	1	3	0	10	0	46	7	8	0
31	DF	BEL	Bruno Godeau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	SEN	Christophe Diandy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	BEL	Davy Roef	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	BEL	Jonathan Vervoort	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	FW	BEL	Jordan Lukaku	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	FW	BEL	Ziguy Badibanga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	BEL	Anthony Vanden Borre	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
44	DF	BEL	Bryan Verboom	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	BEL	Massimo Bruno	26 (7)	7	0	0	3 (2)	1	5 (1)	0	34 (10)	8	1	0
55	MF	BRA	Fernando Canesin	1 (3)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	0 (3)	1	2 (7)	1	0	0
70	MF	VEN	Ronald Vargas	4 (6)	2	0	0	1	0	0 (1)	0	5 (7)	2	0	0
77	MF	BRA	Reynaldo †	2	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0
78	MF	SRB	Dalibor Veselinović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0