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Free RSC Anderlecht quiz with explained answers — from two Cup Winners' Cups and the 1983 UEFA Cup to Paul Van Himst and the purple and white.
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In which city is Anderlecht based?
WhyAnderlecht is a municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region. -
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At which club did Romelu Lukaku begin his professional career?
WhyLukaku turned professional at Anderlecht. -
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Which striker came through Anderlecht's academy and topped the Belgian scoring charts as a teenager in 2009-10?
WhyRomelu Lukaku was still 16 when he broke through at Anderlecht. -
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Anderlecht lost the 1984 UEFA Cup final on penalties to which English club?
WhyTottenham won the shootout after a 2-2 aggregate draw. -
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Which former Anderlecht player and coach went on to win the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with Cameroon?
WhyHugo Broos guided Cameroon to the 2017 AFCON title. -
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Anderlecht won their first European trophy, the 1976 Cup Winners' Cup, by beating which English club 4-2?
WhyThey defeated West Ham 4-2 in the final. -
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Anderlecht won the 1983 UEFA Cup by beating which Portuguese club in the final?
WhyThey edged Benfica 2-1 on aggregate. -
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Which Latin motto features on Anderlecht's badge?
WhyIt means 'a healthy mind in a healthy body'. -
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Long called the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht's ground was renamed to what in 2019?
WhyThe naming rights were sold to Lotto in 2019. -
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In which season did Anderlecht clinch their 34th Belgian league title?
WhyThe 34th title came in 2016-17 under René Weiler. -
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Anderlecht reached three straight Cup Winners' Cup finals; they lost the 1977 final 2-0 to which German club?
WhyHamburg won the 1977 final 2-0. -
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Anderlecht great Vincent Kompany returned to the club in 2019 in what role?
WhyKompany came back as a player-coach in 2019. -
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Anderlecht's fierce rivalry with Standard Liège is nicknamed the Belgian what?
WhyThe Anderlecht–Standard clash is dubbed the Belgian Clásico. -
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In which year did the club receive royal status, becoming Royal Sporting Club Anderlechtois?
WhyRoyal recognition was granted in 1933. -
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Winger Jérémy Doku left Anderlecht in 2020 to join which French club?
WhyDoku joined Stade Rennais for a fee of around €26m. -
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Anderlecht sold academy graduate Vincent Kompany in 2006 to which German club?
WhyKompany joined Hamburg for around €10m in 2006. -
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Where was the 1978 Cup Winners' Cup final held?
WhyThe 4-0 win over Austria Wien came at the Parc des Princes in Paris. -
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Anderlecht sold Romelu Lukaku in 2011 to which Premier League club?
WhyLukaku moved to Chelsea in 2011. -
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Which prolific striker led Anderlecht's early-1990s title sides before joining PSV Eindhoven?
WhyLuc Nilis was Anderlecht's talisman before his move to PSV. -
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Anderlecht won five consecutive Belgian league titles across which stretch?
WhyFive straight titles from 1963-64 to 1967-68. -
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Constant Vanden Stock, after whom the stadium was named, served the club for 25 years in which role?
WhyHe was Anderlecht's president from 1971 to 1996. -
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Which gifted playmaker made his Anderlecht debut aged 17 in 1983 before starring for Belgium?
WhyEnzo Scifo emerged as a teenage prodigy at Anderlecht. -
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In which Brussels park has Anderlecht played its home matches since 1917?
WhyThe stadium sits in the Astrid Park in the Anderlecht district. -
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Rob Rensenbrink, the winger who scored in both of Anderlecht's Cup Winners' Cup final wins, represented which national team?
WhyThe winger was a Dutch international. -
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Counting Cup Winners' Cups, the UEFA Cup and Super Cups, how many major European trophies did Anderlecht win between 1976 and 1983?
WhyTwo Cup Winners' Cups, one UEFA Cup and two Super Cups make five. -
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Anderlecht won the 1976 European Super Cup against which German club?
WhyThey overcame Bayern Munich over two legs in 1976. -
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Midfielder Youri Tielemans left Anderlecht in 2017 to join which club?
WhyTielemans signed for Monaco in 2017. -
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Enzo Scifo, who broke through at Anderlecht as a teenager, went on to play at multiple World Cups for which country?
WhyBorn in Belgium to Italian parents, Scifo chose to represent Belgium. -
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As of 2026, Jef Mermans, Anderlecht's all-time top scorer, was nicknamed what?
Why'Le Bombardier' — The Bomber — scored 338 goals for the club. -
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What is the name of Anderlecht's renowned youth training centre?
WhyNeerpede has produced talents like Kompany and Lukaku. -
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What are Anderlecht's traditional home colours?
WhyThe club has always played in purple and white. -
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How many Belgian first-division appearances did Paul Van Himst make for Anderlecht between 1960 and 1975?
WhyVan Himst played 457 league games across 16 seasons. -
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In which country's top division does Anderlecht play?
WhyAnderlecht compete in the Belgian Pro League. -
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In which year was Anderlecht founded?
WhyThe club was founded in Brussels in May 1908. -
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Anderlecht lost the 1970 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final to which London club?
WhyThey led 3-1 after the first leg but Arsenal won 4-3 on aggregate. -
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In the 1978 Cup Winners' Cup final Anderlecht thrashed which Austrian club 4-0?
WhyThey beat Austria Wien 4-0 to lift the trophy again. -
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Under what name was the club founded in 1908?
WhyIt began life as Sporting Club Anderlechtois; the badge still carries the initials 'SCA'. -
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At which stadium was the 1976 Cup Winners' Cup final played?
WhyThe final was staged at the Heysel in Brussels on 5 May 1976. -
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Which coach who managed Anderlecht in the late 1970s and 1980s later won the 1993 Champions League with Marseille?
WhyRaymond Goethals lifted the European Cup with Marseille in 1993. -
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Which businessman bought Anderlecht in 2018?
WhyMarc Coucke took over in 2018 and later sold the stadium naming rights to Lotto. -
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In which season did Anderlecht win their first Belgian league title?
WhyTheir maiden championship came in 1946-47, fired by Jef Mermans' goals. -
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Rob Rensenbrink and which defender both scored twice in Anderlecht's 4-0 win over Austria Wien in 1978?
WhyFull-back Gilbert Van Binst grabbed two goals in the final. -
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In the 1978 European Super Cup, Anderlecht beat which English club?
WhyThey defeated Liverpool 4-3 on aggregate. -
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Alongside Rob Rensenbrink, which forward scored twice in Anderlecht's 4-2 win over West Ham in 1976?
WhyVan der Elst and Rensenbrink each netted a brace in the final. -
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In which year did teenage defender Vincent Kompany win the Belgian Golden Shoe while at Anderlecht?
WhyKompany claimed the award in 2004, still only a teenager. -
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Paul Van Himst won the Belgian Golden Shoe how many times?
WhyHe collected four Golden Shoe awards. -
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Besides Anderlecht and Marseille, Raymond Goethals also managed which of Anderlecht's Belgian rivals?
WhyGoethals also took charge of Standard Liège, the other Belgian Clásico side. -
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The Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, opened in 1983, was built on the site of which former Anderlecht ground?
WhyIt replaced the old Émile Versé Stadium on the same site.
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RSC Anderlecht were founded in 1908 in the Brussels borough that gives them their name, and the purple and white have been Belgian football's defining colours ever since. This free Anderlecht quiz covers the whole story: the Brussels roots, the trophy-laden decades, and a run of European nights that made a Belgian club genuinely feared on the continent. If you know your Anderlecht, this is your test.
Anderlecht's European golden age arrived in the 1970s and 80s. They won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1976 and again in 1978, and lifted the UEFA Cup in 1983 — a haul few clubs outside the traditional giants can match. Paul Van Himst, named Belgium's footballer of the twentieth century, won all four of his Golden Shoes at Anderlecht across sixteen years at the club, while the Dutch winger Rob Rensenbrink scored in both of those Cup Winners' Cup final victories.
Expect questions on the European finals, the managers, the great Brussels sides and the players who defined them. You'll be asked which trophy Anderlecht won twice in the 1970s, who Belgium's footballer of the century was, and what the club's colours are. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about the founding and the purple shirt to genuinely hard deep cuts about specific finals, scorers and seasons.
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