2012–13 R.S.C. Anderlecht season
# 2012–13 R.S.C. Anderlecht season

The 2012–13 season is a season in Belgian Pro League played by R.S.C. Anderlecht, a Belgian football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels. The season covers the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2013.

## Match results

League positions are sourced from Statto, while the remaining contents of each table are sourced from the references in the "Ref" column.

### Regular season

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anderlecht | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 67 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Zulte Waregem | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 49 | 29 | +20 | 63 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Genk | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 63 | 40 | +23 | 55 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Club Brugge | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 43 | +23 | 54 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Lokeren | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 51 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Standard Liège | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 50 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Mons | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 44 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 8 | Mechelen | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 41 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 9 | Kortrijk | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 39 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 10 | OH Leuven | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 36 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 11 | Charleroi | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 34 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 12 | Gent | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 34 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 13 | Waasland-Beveren | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 30 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 14 | Lierse | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 26 | Qualification to Europa League play-offs |
| 15 | Beerschot | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 31 | 61 | −30 | 23 | Qualification to the Relegation play-offs |
| 16 | Cercle Brugge | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 65 | −35 | 14 | Qualification to the Relegation play-offs |

### Belgian Pro League

| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 July 2012 | 5th | Kortrijk | A | D | 1–1 | Deschacht 81' | 8,223 |
| 4 August 2012 | 6th | Beerschot | H | W | 1–0 | Kanu 22' | 20,000 |
| 12 August 2012 | 1st | Cercle Brugge | A | W | 3–0 | Mbokani (3) 5', 24', 75' | 9,128 |
| 18 August 2012 | 2nd | Mons | H | W | 2–1 | Jovanović 43', Iakovenko 69' | 22,000 |
| 25 August 2012 | 1st | OH Leuven | A | D | 1–1 | Iakovenko 10' | 8,931 |
| 2 September 2012 | 2nd | Genk | H | D | 2–2 | Jovanović 42', Bruno 51' | 22,000 |
| 15 September 2012 | 3rd | Lierse | A | D | 1–1 | Kanu 12' | 7,500 |
| 22 September 2012 | 2nd | Zulte-Waregem | A | W | 3–2 | Mbokani 30', Iakovenko 57', De Sutter 86' | 7,000 |
| 29 September 2012 | 2nd | Lokeren | H | W | 3–0 | Mbokani (2) 52', 88', Deschacht 59' | 21,000 |
| 7 October 2012 | 3rd | Standard Liège | A | L | 1–2 | Jovanović 9' | 24,000 |
| 19 October 2012 | 2nd | Waasland-Beveren | H | W | 2–0 | Biglia 36', Jovanović 69' | 21,000 |
| 27 October 2012 | 3rd | Sporting Charleroi | A | L | 0–2 | | 10,648 |
| 30 October 2012 | 1st | Gent | H | W | 5–0 | De Sutter (2) 19', 68', Praet 23', Bruno 74', Iakovenko 82' | 21,000 |
| 3 November 2012 | 1st | Mechelen | A | W | 4–1 | Kouyaté 36', De Sutter (3) 44', 52', 90+2' | 11,400 |
| 11 November 2012 | 1st | Club Brugge | H | W | 6–1 | Bruno 22', Mbokani 33', Jovanović 41' pen., Kljestan 54', Biglia 86' pen., Praet 90+2' | 21,000 |
| 18 November 2012 | 1st | Kortrijk | H | W | 1–0 | Mbokani 90' | 21,000 |
| 24 November 2012 | 1st | Beerschot | A | W | 4–1 | Bruno 34', Mbokani 42', Gillet 58' pen., Iakovenko 79' | 10,048 |
| 1 December 2012 | 1st | Cercle Brugge | H | W | 2–1 | Biglia 71' pen., Vargas 89' | 21,000 |
| 8 December 2012 | 1st | Mons | A | W | 5–0 | Mbokani (3) 5', 40', 87', Kanu 73', Gillet 81' pen. | 7,100 |
| 16 December 2012 | 1st | OH Leuven | H | W | 2–1 | Mbokani (2) 26' pen., 50' | 21,000 |
| 23 December 2012 | 1st | Genk | A | W | 4–2 | Gillet 35', De Sutter (2) 44', 86', Iakovenko 90+3' | 20,000 |
| 27 December 2012 | 1st | Lierse | H | W | 4–1 | Mbokani 30', Jovanović 38', De Sutter 51', Vargas 90+2' | 21,000 |
| 26 January 2013 | 1st | Lokeren | A | W | 2–0 | De Sutter 49', Iakovenko 90+2' | 7,877 |
| 3 February 2013 | 1st | Standard Liège | H | D | 2–2 | Biglia 2', Gillet 85' | 21,000 |
| 10 February 2013 | 1st | Waasland-Beveren | A | W | 2–1 | Mbokani 57', Kanu 81' | 5,000 |
| 15 February 2013 | 1st | Sporting Charleroi | H | W | 2–0 | Mbokani 13', Bruno 40' | 20,000 |
| 24 February 2013 | 1st | Club Brugge | A | D | 2–2 | Bruno 78', Armenteros 86' | 29,000 |
| 27 February 2013 | 1st | Zulte-Waregem | H | L | 0–1 | | 20,000 |
| 9 March 2013 | 1st | Mechelen | H | W | 1–0 | De Sutter 58' | 22,500 |
| 16 March 2013 | 1st | Gent | A | D | 1–1 | Jovanović 40' | 12,012 |

### Championship playoff

**Playoff table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anderlecht (C) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Zulte Waregem | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 47 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Club Brugge | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 46 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Standard Liège | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 42 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Genk | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 40 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 6 | Lokeren | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 31 | |
| Date | League position | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 April 2013 | 1st | Genk | H | L | 1–2 | Nuytinck 37' | 26,361 |
| 6 April 2013 | 1st | Standard Liège | A | D | 0–0 | | 21,233 |
| 14 April 2013 | 1st | Club Brugge | H | D | 1–1 | Mbokani 60' | 24,000 |
| 17 April 2013 | 1st | Lokeren | H | W | 3–0 | Jovanović 4', De Sutter 30', Kljestan 37' | 20,000 |
| 21 April 2013 | 2nd | Zulte-Waregem | A | L | 1–2 | Mbokani 90' | 9,482 |
| 28 April 2013 | 2nd | Club Brugge | A | L | 1–2 | Bruno 65' | 28,000 |
| 5 May 2013 | 1st | Standard Liège | H | W | 2–0 | Gillet (2) 55', 66' pen. | 26,361 |
| 12 May 2013 | 1st | Genk | A | W | 2–1 | Suárez 23', de Zeeuw 83' | 23,960 |
| 16 May 2013 | 1st | Lokeren | A | W | 4–2 | Kljestan 25', Suárez (2) 45+1', 48', de Zeeuw 76' | 7,995 |
| 19 May 2013 | 1st | Zulte-Waregem | H | D | 1–1 | Biglia 59' | 26,361 |

### Belgian Super Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Final | 22 July 2012 | Lokeren | H | W | 3–2 | Praet 24', Mbokani 46', Gillet 76' | 14,485 | |

### Belgian Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sixth round | 26 September 2012 | Boussu Dour Borinage | H | W | 2–0 | Bruno 63', Praet 87' | 7,930 |
| Seventh round | 27 November 2012 | Mechelen | H | W | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Praet 110', Mbokani 119' | 5,000 |
| Quarter final first leg | 11 December 2012 | Gent | A | D | 1–1 | Jovanović 10' | 4,995 |
| Quarter final second leg | 16 January 2013 | Gent | H | W | 1–0 | De Sutter 17' | 15,000 |
| Semi final first leg | 30 January 2013 | Genk | H | W | 1–0 | Jovanović 29' | 15,000 |
| Semi final second leg | 2 March 2013 | Genk | A | L | 0–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | | 13,912 |

### UEFA Champions League

Group C :

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MAL | ACM | ZEN | AND |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Málaga | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 |
| 2 | Milan | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–2 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — |
| Round | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Score F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| Third qualifying round first leg | 1 August 2012 | Ekranas | H | W | 5–0 | De Sutter 2', Kanu 21', Mbokani (2) 41', 52', Jovanović 87' | 12,203 |
| Third qualifying round second leg | 8 August 2012 | Ekranas | A | W | 6–0 | Kljestan 9', Praet 31', Iakovenko 45+3', De Sutter 47', Molins 62', Canesin 87' | 600 |
| Play-off round first leg | 22 August 2012 | AEL | A | L | 1–2 | Mbokani 62' | 10,456 |
| Play-off round second leg | 28 August 2012 | AEL | H | W | 2–0 | Mbokani 81', Iakovenko 89' | 18,174 |
| Group | 18 September 2012 | Milan | A | D | 0–0 | | 27,593 |
| Group | 3 October 2012 | Málaga | H | L | 0–3 | | 15,711 |
| Group | 24 October 2012 | Zenit | A | L | 0–1 | | 19,500 |
| Group | 6 November 2012 | Zenit | H | W | 1–0 | Mbokani 17' | 16,437 |
| Group | 21 November 2012 | Milan | H | L | 1–3 | De Sutter 78' | 19,803 |
| Group | 4 December 2012 | Málaga | A | D | 2–2 | Jovanović 50', Mbokani 89' | 21,769 |

## Player details

    As of match played 16 May 2013.
    Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
    Players with names struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club with Anderlecht.
    Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | League | Super Cup | Super Cup | Cup | Cup | UEFA CL | UEFA CL | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | BEL | Silvio Proto | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BEL | Olivier Deschacht | 25 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 37 (2) | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Osama Hawsawi † | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BEL | Michaël Heylen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Lucas Biglia | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | COD | Mbenza Bedi † | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NED | Demy de Zeeuw * | 3 (9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (9) | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SWE | Guillermo Molins † | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 2 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Samuel Armenteros | 0 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | BEL | Denis Odoi | 10 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 (4) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Matías Suárez | 8 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Kanu † | 14 (7) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 1 | 25 (9) | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SRB | Milan Jovanović | 31 (2) | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 (1) | 2 | 7 | 2 | 43 (3) | 13 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | HON | Andy Najar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | BEL | Thomas Kaminski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | MAR | Abdelhakim Bouhna † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NED | Bram Nuytinck | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 (2) | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 15 | FW | CIV | Gohi Bi Cyriac | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SEN | Cheikhou Kouyaté | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Iakovenko | 7 (18) | 7 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 (8) | 2 | 10 (29) | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | CZE | Lukáš Mareček † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | GHA | Frank Acheampong * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Sacha Kljestan | 32 (4) | 3 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 (2) | 1 | 43 (7) | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SWE | Behrang Safari | 18 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 (2) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | BEL | Tom De Sutter | 21 (10) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 4 (2) | 3 | 29 (13) | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | HUN | Roland Juhász † | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BEL | Leander Dendoncker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | BEL | René Sterckx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | COD | Dieumerci Mbokani | 27 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 8 | 6 | 37 (1) | 27 | 10 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | BEL | Dennis Praet | 22 (5) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 (1) | 1 | 33 (7) | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | POL | Marcin Wasilewski | 13 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 (10) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | BEL | Mehdi Tarfi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | BEL | Mohammed Aoulad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | BEL | Guillaume Gillet | 32 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | BEL | Bruno Godeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SEN | Christophe Diandy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | BEL | Davy Roef | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | BEL | Jonathan Vervoort | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | BEL | Jordan Lukaku | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | BEL | Ziguy Badibanga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | BEL | Anthony Vanden Borre | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BEL | Bryan Verboom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | BEL | Massimo Bruno | 26 (7) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 (2) | 1 | 5 (1) | 0 | 34 (10) | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | BRA | Fernando Canesin | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 1 | 2 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | VEN | Ronald Vargas | 4 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 5 (7) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BRA | Reynaldo † | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | MF | SRB | Dalibor Veselinović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
