R.S.C. Anderlecht
2003–04 season
ChairmanRoger Vanden Stock
ManagerHugo Broos
Belgian First Division1st
Belgian CupSemi-finals
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerAruna 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Czech Republic CZE Daniel Zítka
3 DF Belgium BEL Olivier Deschacht
4 MF Belgium BEL Yves Vanderhaeghe
5 DF Belgium BEL Glen De Boeck
6 DF Poland POL Michał Żewłakow
7 MF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Goran Lovre[notes 1]
8 FW Serbia and Montenegro SCG Nenad Jestrović
9 FW Australia AUS Clayton Zane
10 MF Belgium BEL Walter Baseggio (captain)
11 MF Czech Republic CZE Martin Kolář
12 DF Belgium BEL Olivier Doll
14 MF Belgium BEL Marc Hendrikx
15 DF Albania ALB Besnik Hasi[notes 2]
17 MF Sweden SWE Christian Wilhelmsson
18 MF South Korea KOR Seol Ki-hyeon
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Croatia CRO Ivica Mornar
21 MF Sweden SWE Pär Zetterberg
22 FW Ukraine UKR Oleg Yashchuk
23 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gabriel N'Galula
24 GK Belgium BEL Tristan Peersman
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aruna Dindane
27 DF Belgium BEL Vincent Kompany
30 DF Finland FIN Hannu Tihinen
31 MF Belgium BEL Mark De Man
34 DF Burkina Faso BFA Lamine Traoré
35 FW Netherlands NED Sherjill MacDonald
25 GK Belgium BEL Jan Van Steenberghe
37 DF Belgium BEL Anthony Vanden Borre
28 MF Russia RUS Anatoli Gerk

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Aleksandar Ilić (to Vitesse)

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
Source:
(C) Champions

Champions League

Second qualifying round

6 August 2003 Anderlecht Belgium 3–2 Romania 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

Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

17 September 2003 Lyon France 1–0 Belgium Anderlecht Stade de Gerland, Lyon
20:45 Juninho 25' (pen.) Report Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
21 October 2003 Anderlecht Belgium 1–0 Scotland Celtic Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels
20:45 Dindane 72' Report Referee: Fritz Stuchlik (Austria)

References

    Notes

    1. ↑ 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.
    2. ↑ Hasi was born in Gjakova, Yugoslavia (now Kosovo), but also qualified to represent Albania internationally and made his international debut for Albania in 2000.
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