2017–18 R.S.C. Anderlecht season
The 2017–18 season is a season played by Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. Anderlecht will be participating in the Belgian First Division A, Belgian Super Cup, Belgian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
Review and events
After winning the 2016–17 First Division A, Anderlecht opened the 2017–18 season with a Belgian Super Cup victory over Zulte Waregem, winners of the 2016–17 Belgian Cup in the first Belgian football match to feature the use of a video assistant referee.Match details
Belgian First Division A
Regular season
Matches
Championship play-off
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| 1 4 2018 | 3rd | Gent | H | L | 0–2 | 19,500 | ||
| 6 4 2018 | 3rd | Sporting Charleroi | A | W | 2–1 | Morioka 3', Teodorczyk 64' pen. | 10,918 | |
| 15 4 2018 | 2nd | Club Brugge | H | W | 1–0 | Teodorczyk 52' | 20,391 | |
| 18 4 2018 | 2nd | Standard Liège | A | L | 1–2 | Trebel 40' | 27,259 | |
| 21 4 2018 | 2nd | Genk | A | L | 1–2 | Marković 20' | 16,905 | |
| 29 4 2018 | 2nd | Sporting Charleroi | H | W | 3–1 | Gerkens 44', Morioka 57', Dendoncker 73' | 19,721 | |
| 6 5 2018 | 2nd | Club Brugge | A | W | 2–1 | Teodorczyk 58', Morioka 73' | 27,671 | |
| 10 5 2018 | 3rd | Standard Liège | H | L | 1–3 | Teodorczyk 63' | 19,500 | |
| 13 5 2018 | 3rd | Gent | A | L | 0–1 | 19,999 | ||
| 20 5 2018 | 3rd | Genk | H | L | 1–2 | Teodorczyk 53' | 26,361 |
Belgian Super Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| Final | 22 7 2017 | Zulte-Waregem | H | W | 2–1 | Hanni 46', Trebel 59' | 21,500 |
Belgian Cup
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| Sixth round | 20 9 2017 | Westerlo | A | W | 1–0 | Onyekuru 66' | ||
| Seventh round | 29 11 2017 | Standard Liège | H | L | 0–1 | 20,500 |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| Group | 12 9 2017 | Bayern München | A | L | 0–3 | 70,000 | ||
| Group | 27 9 2017 | Celtic | H | L | 0–3 | 19,898 | ||
| Group | 18 10 2017 | PSG | H | L | 0–4 | 19,108 | ||
| Group | 31 10 2017 | PSG | A | L | 0–5 | 46,403 | ||
| Group | 22 11 2017 | Bayern München | H | L | 1–2 | Hanni 63' | 19,753 | |
| Group | 5 12 2017 | Celtic | A | W | 1–0 | Šimunović 62' o.g. | 57,931 |
Appearances and goals
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Transfer fee | Ref |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | 20 |  Sven Kums |  Watford | Unknown | |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | 8 | Pieter Gerkens | Sint-Truidense | Unknown | |
| 1 July 2017 | DF | 5 |  Uros Spajic |  Toulouse | Unknown |
Out
| Date | Position | Player | To club | Transfer fee | Ref |
| 3 July 2017 | DF |  Fabrice N'Sakala |  Alanyaspor | Unknown | |
| 22 July 2017 | DF |  Rafael Galhardo | Cruzeiro | Free | |
| 28 July 2017 | DF |  Bram Nuytinck |  Udinese | Unknown | |
| 28 August 2017 | GK | Mile Svilar |  Benfica | €2,500,000 |
Loans
In
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Ref |
| 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | GK | 1 | Matz Sels | Newcastle United | |
| 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | FW | 9 |  Henry Onyekuru | Everton | |
| Loan ext. | 30 June 2018 | MF | 17 | Massimo Bruno |  RB Leipzig | |
| Loan ext. | 30 June 2018 | FW | 24 |  Isaac Kiese Thelin | Bordeaux |
Out
| Start date | End date | Position | Player | To club | Ref |
| July 2017 | January 2018 | MF |  Frank Acheampong |  Tianjin Teda | |
| 1 July 2017 | MF |  Stéphane Badji | Kayserispor | ||
| 5 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF |  Mahmoud Hassan | Kasımpaşa | |
| 19 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | FW | Jorn Vancamp | Roda | |
| 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | FW | Aaron Leya Iseka | Zulte Waregem | |
| 19 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF |  Idrissa Doumbia | Zulte Waregem | |
| 2 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | MF | Dodi Lukebakio | Charleroi |