2003–04 R.S.C. Anderlecht season
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| 2003–04 season | |
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| Chairman |  Roger Vanden Stock |
| Manager | Hugo Broos |
| Belgian First Division | 1st |
| Belgian Cup | Semi-finals |
| Champions League | Group stage |
| Top goalscorer | Aruna Dindane (15) |
During the 2003–04 season, R.S.C. Anderlecht participated in the Belgian First Division.
Season summary
Anderlecht won the title for the first time in three seasons. They had held a big lead over their title rivals Club Brugge for some time, but a bad finish from Anderlecht kept the suspense until the 31st matchday, when Club Brugge drew with Mouscron while the team from Brussels also drew (1-1) at Lierse to confirm their title.
First-team squad
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Left club during season
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Results
Belgian First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderlecht (C) | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 77 | 27 | +50 | 81 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 31 | +46 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 31 | +37 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Genk | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 59 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Mouscron | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 64 | 42 | +22 | 59 |
Champions League
Second qualifying round
| 30 July 2003 | Rapid București  | 0–0 | Anderlecht | Stadionul Național, Bucharest |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Anton Stredák (Slovakia) |
| 6 August 2003 | Anderlecht | 3–2 | Rapid București | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:30 | Jestrović  50'Zetterberg 52'Seol 75' |
Report | Ilyés 42' Bratu 45' |
Referee: Emil Bozinovski (Macedonia) |
Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
| 13 August 2003 | Anderlecht | 3–1 |  Wisła Kraków | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:30 | Jestrović 13' Lovre 38'Dindane 59' |
Report | Żurawski 77' (pen.) |
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |
| 26 August 2003 | Wisła Kraków | 0–1 | Anderlecht | Stadion Miejski, Kraków |
| 21:00 | Report | Dindane 85' |
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.
Group stage
| 17 September 2003 | Lyon  | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
| 20:45 | Juninho 25' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal) |
| 30 September 2003 | Anderlecht | 1–1 |  Bayern Munich | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 | Mornar 52' |
Report | Santa Cruz 73' |
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
| 21 October 2003 | Anderlecht | 1–0 |  Celtic | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 | Dindane 72' |
Report | Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria) |
| 5 November 2003 | Celtic | 3–1 | Anderlecht | Celtic Park, Glasgow |
| 20:45 | Larsson 12' Miller 17'Sutton 29' |
Report | Dindane 77' |
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece) |
| 25 November 2003 | Anderlecht | 1–0 | Lyon | Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 | Tihinen 69' |
Report | Referee: Domenico Messina (Italy) |
| 10 December 2003 | Bayern Munich | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Olympic Stadium, Munich |
| 20:45 | Makaay 42' (pen.) |
Report | Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
References
Notes
- ^ Lovre was born in Zagreb, Yugoslavia (now Croatia), but also qualified to represent Serbia and Montenegro (now Serbia) internationally and represented them at U-19, U-21, and U-23 level.
- ^ Hasi was born in Gjakova, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but also qualified to represent Albania internationally and made his international debut for Albania in 2000.