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Round 1

  1. In which year was Anderlecht founded?
  2. In which city is Anderlecht based?
  3. What are Anderlecht's traditional home colours?
  4. Under what name was the club founded in 1908?
  5. In which year did the club receive royal status, becoming Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois?
  6. Which Latin motto features on Anderlecht's badge?
  7. Long called the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht's ground was renamed to what in 2019?
  8. In which Brussels park has Anderlecht played its home matches since 1917?
  9. What is the name of Anderlecht's renowned youth training centre?
  10. In which season did Anderlecht win their first Belgian league title?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1908 — The club was founded in Brussels in May 1908.
  2. Brussels — Anderlecht is a municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region.
  3. Purple and white — The club has always played in purple and white.
  4. Sporting Club Anderlechtois — It began life as Sporting Club Anderlechtois; the badge still carries the initials 'SCA'.
  5. 1933 — Royal recognition was granted in 1933.
  6. Mens sana in corpore sano — It means 'a healthy mind in a healthy body'.
  7. Lotto Park — The naming rights were sold to Lotto in 2019.
  8. Astrid Park — The stadium sits in the Astrid Park in the Anderlecht district.
  9. Neerpede — Neerpede has produced talents like Kompany and Lukaku.
  10. 1946-47 — Their maiden championship came in 1946-47, fired by Jef Mermans' goals.

Round 2

  1. Anderlecht won five consecutive Belgian league titles across which stretch?
  2. In which season did Anderlecht clinch their 34th Belgian league title?
  3. Anderlecht's fierce rivalry with Standard Liège is nicknamed the Belgian what?
  4. Which businessman bought Anderlecht in 2018?
  5. Constant Vanden Stock, after whom the stadium was named, served the club for 25 years in which role?
  6. Anderlecht won their first European trophy, the 1976 Cup Winners' Cup, by beating which English club 4-2?
  7. At which stadium was the 1976 Cup Winners' Cup final played?
  8. In the 1978 Cup Winners' Cup final Anderlecht thrashed which Austrian club 4-0?
  9. Where was the 1978 Cup Winners' Cup final held?
  10. Anderlecht reached three straight Cup Winners' Cup finals; they lost the 1977 final 2-0 to which German club?
Answers — round 2
  1. 1964-1968 — Five straight titles from 1963-64 to 1967-68.
  2. 2016-17 — The 34th title came in 2016-17 under René Weiler.
  3. The Belgian Clásico — The Anderlecht–Standard clash is dubbed the Belgian Clásico.
  4. Marc Coucke — Marc Coucke took over in 2018 and later sold the stadium naming rights to Lotto.
  5. Club president — He was Anderlecht's president from 1971 to 1996.
  6. West Ham United — They defeated West Ham 4-2 in the final.
  7. Heysel Stadium — The final was staged at the Heysel in Brussels on 5 May 1976.
  8. Austria Wien — They beat Austria Wien 4-0 to lift the trophy again.
  9. Parc des Princes, Paris — The 4-0 win over Austria Wien came at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
  10. Hamburger SV — Hamburg won the 1977 final 2-0.

Round 3

  1. Anderlecht won the 1983 UEFA Cup by beating which Portuguese club in the final?
  2. Anderlecht lost the 1984 UEFA Cup final on penalties to which English club?
  3. Anderlecht lost the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final to which London club?
  4. Anderlecht won the 1976 European Super Cup against which German club?
  5. In the 1978 European Super Cup, Anderlecht beat which English club?
  6. Counting Cup Winners' Cups, the UEFA Cup and Super Cups, how many major European trophies did Anderlecht win between 1976 and 1983?
  7. Alongside Rob Rensenbrink, which forward scored twice in Anderlecht's 4-2 win over West Ham in 1976?
  8. Rob Rensenbrink and which defender both scored twice in Anderlecht's 4-0 win over Austria Wien in 1978?
  9. Jef Mermans, Anderlecht's all-time top scorer, was nicknamed what?
  10. Rob Rensenbrink, the winger who scored in both of Anderlecht's Cup Winners' Cup final wins, represented which national team?
Answers — round 3
  1. Benfica — They edged Benfica 2-1 on aggregate.
  2. Tottenham Hotspur — Tottenham won the shootout after a 2-2 aggregate draw.
  3. Arsenal — They led 3-1 after the first leg but Arsenal won 4-3 on aggregate.
  4. Bayern Munich — They overcame Bayern Munich over two legs in 1976.
  5. Liverpool — They defeated Liverpool 4-3 on aggregate.
  6. Five — Two Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Cup and two Super Cups make five.
  7. François Van der Elst — Van der Elst and Rensenbrink each netted a brace in the final.
  8. Gilbert Van Binst — Full-back Gilbert Van Binst grabbed two goals in the final.
  9. The Bomber — 'Le Bombardier' — The Bomber — scored 338 goals for the club.
  10. Netherlands — The winger was a Dutch international.

Round 4

  1. Which gifted playmaker made his Anderlecht debut aged 17 in 1983 before starring for Belgium?
  2. Which prolific striker led Anderlecht's early-1990s title sides before joining PSV Eindhoven?
  3. Which striker came through Anderlecht's academy and topped the Belgian scoring charts as a teenager in 2009-10?
  4. How many Belgian first-division appearances did Paul Van Himst make for Anderlecht between 1960 and 1975?
  5. In which year did teenage defender Vincent Kompany win the Belgian Golden Shoe while at Anderlecht?
  6. At which club did Romelu Lukaku begin his professional career?
  7. Paul Van Himst won the Belgian Golden Shoe how many times?
  8. Enzo Scifo, who broke through at Anderlecht as a teenager, went on to play at multiple World Cups for which country?
  9. Which coach who managed Anderlecht in the late 1970s and 1980s later won the 1993 Champions League with Marseille?
  10. Anderlecht great Vincent Kompany returned to the club in 2019 in what role?
Answers — round 4
  1. Enzo Scifo — Enzo Scifo emerged as a teenage prodigy at Anderlecht.
  2. Luc Nilis — Luc Nilis was Anderlecht's talisman before his move to PSV.
  3. Romelu Lukaku — Romelu Lukaku was still 16 when he broke through at Anderlecht.
  4. 457 — Van Himst played 457 league games across 16 seasons.
  5. 2004 — Kompany claimed the award in 2004, still only a teenager.
  6. Anderlecht — Lukaku turned professional at Anderlecht.
  7. Four — He collected four Golden Shoe awards.
  8. Belgium — Born in Belgium to Italian parents, Scifo chose to represent Belgium.
  9. Raymond Goethals — Raymond Goethals lifted the European Cup with Marseille in 1993.
  10. Player-coach — Kompany came back as a player-coach in 2019.

Round 5

  1. Which former Anderlecht player and coach went on to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon?
  2. Besides Anderlecht and Marseille, Raymond Goethals also managed which of Anderlecht's Belgian rivals?
  3. Anderlecht sold academy graduate Vincent Kompany in 2006 to which German club?
  4. Anderlecht sold Romelu Lukaku in 2011 to which Premier League club?
  5. Midfielder Youri Tielemans left Anderlecht in 2017 to join which club?
  6. Winger Jérémy Doku left Anderlecht in 2020 to join which French club?
  7. The Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, opened in 1983, was built on the site of which former Anderlecht ground?
  8. In which country's top division does Anderlecht play?
Answers — round 5
  1. Hugo Broos — Hugo Broos guided Cameroon to the 2017 AFCON title.
  2. Standard Liège — Goethals also took charge of Standard Liège, the other Belgian Clásico side.
  3. Hamburger SV — Kompany joined Hamburg for around €10m in 2006.
  4. Chelsea — Lukaku moved to Chelsea in 2011.
  5. Monaco — Tielemans signed for Monaco in 2017.
  6. Rennes — Doku joined Stade Rennais for a fee of around €26m.
  7. Émile Versé Stadium — It replaced the old Émile Versé Stadium on the same site.
  8. Belgium — Anderlecht compete in the Belgian Pro League.

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