UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE 2011/12 SEASON MATCH PRESS KIT

RSC Anderlecht (first leg: 0-1) AZ Matchday 8 - Round of 32, second leg Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Thursday 23 February 2012 21.05CET (21.05 local time)

Contents Previous meetings...... 2 Match background...... 4 Team facts...... 6 Squad list...... 8 Fixtures and results...... 10 Match-by-match lineups...... 14 Match officials...... 18 Legend...... 19

This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Europa League match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html RSC Anderlecht - AZ Alkmaar Thursday 23 February 2012 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Previous meetings

Head to Head

UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 16/02/12 R32 AZ Alkmaar - RSC Anderlecht 1-0 Alkmaar Maher 35

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA RSC Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 AZ Alkmaar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

RSC Anderlecht - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 24/02/11 R32 AFC Ajax - RSC Anderlecht 2-0 Amsterdam Sulejmani 11, 17 agg: 5-0 17/02/11 R32 RSC Anderlecht - AFC Ajax 0-3 Brussels Alderweireld 32, Eriksen 59, El Hamdaoui 67 UEFA Europa League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 17/12/09 GS AFC Ajax - RSC Anderlecht 1-3 Amsterdam Emanuelson 77; Lukaku 13, 22, Legear 43 01/10/09 GS RSC Anderlecht - AFC Ajax 1-1 Brussels Legear 85; Rommedahl 72 UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 08/11/00 GS PSV Eindhoven - RSC Anderlecht 2-3 Eindhoven Ramzi 45, 47; Crasson 9, Koller 37, Youla 90 19/09/00 GS RSC Anderlecht - PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Brussels Dheedene 80 European Champion Clubs' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 06/11/91 R2 RSC Anderlecht - PSV Eindhoven 2-0 Brussels Degryse 7, Boffin 88 agg: 2-0 23/10/91 R2 PSV Eindhoven - RSC Anderlecht 0-0 Eindhoven UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 12/04/78 SF RSC Anderlecht - FC Twente 2-0 Brussels Haan 30, Rensenbrink 52(p) agg: 3-0 29/03/78 SF FC Twente - RSC Anderlecht 0-1 Enschede Nielsen 52 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 29/09/76 R1 Roda JC - RSC Anderlecht 2-3 Kerkrade Vermeulen 33, Van der Lem 72(p); agg: 3-5 Rensenbrink 66, Van der Elst 82, 85 15/09/76 R1 RSC Anderlecht - Roda JC 2-1 Brussels Van der Elst 89, Rensenbrink 90; Toonstra 8

AZ Alkmaar - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Champions League Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 09/12/09 GS R. Standard de Liège - AZ Alkmaar 1-1 Liege 90+5; Lens 42 29/09/09 GS AZ Alkmaar - R. Standard de Liège 1-1 Alkmaar El Hamdaoui 48; Traore 90+1

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UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 18/03/81 QF KSC Lokeren OV - AZ Alkmaar 1-0 Lokeren Verheyen 36 agg: 1-2 04/03/81 QF AZ Alkmaar - KSC Lokeren OV 2-0 Alkmaar Tol 9, Welzl 18

Record versus clubs from opponents' country

Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA RSC Anderlecht 6 4 1 1 7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 8 2 3 18 13 AZ Alkmaar 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 5 3

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RSC Anderlecht shone in the UEFA Europa League group stage, but are 1-0 down as they take on AZ Alkmaar in Brussels, looking to line up a UEFA Europa League round of 16 meeting with or PAOK FC. • Anderlecht came to the Netherlands as the only side to have won all six of their UEFA Europa League group games this season, but could not respond to 's third European goal of the campaign after 35 minutes. Previous meetings • The sides have been paired for the first time in UEFA competition. • Anderlecht's 13 games against Dutch opponents ended W8 D2 L3 (W4 D1 L1 at home). • Anderlecht lost to another Dutch team, AFC Ajax, at this stage of last season's competition, falling 3-0 at home and 2-0 in Amsterdam. • AZ's record against Belgian sides reads W2 D2 L1 (W0 D1 L1 in ). Match background • Anderlecht are in the round of 32 for the fourth time in five seasons; they made it to the last 16 in 2007/08 and 2009/10 but were beaten by Ajax last season. • Going into the first leg, Ariël Jacobs' men were unbeaten in eight European outings this term − seven wins and a draw. Their four European home games this season have produced a draw and then three victories, and 14 goals − an average of well over three a game. • AZ are on an eight-match unbeaten run in Europe − three victories and five draws. However, they have not won in 15 away games in Europe (seven draws, eight defeats) since beating FC Paços de Ferreira 1-0 in the UEFA Cup first round on 20 September 2007. • The Dutch outfit are playing European football in the spring for the first time since 2006/07, when they beat Fenerbahçe SK and Newcastle United FC before bowing out to SV Werder Bremen in the UEFA Cup quarter-finals. Team facts • Anderlecht's Matías Suárez remains the top scorer in the UEFA Europa League with seven goals, with FC Lokomotiv Moskva's Dmitri Sychev one strike behind him on six. • Former Anderlecht trainee played just one league game for the club in 2003/04 before heading to RKC Waalwijk and, in 2006, AZ. • Anderlecht's Dieudonné Mbokani and Milan Jovanović took on AZ in the 2009/10 UEFA Champions League group stage with R. Standard de Liège; Standard edged out AZ to finish third in the section, both of their direct encounters ending 1-1. • Anderlecht were the top scorers in the UEFA Europa League group stage with 18 goals − nine in each half. They were the only side to earn a maximum haul of 18 points. • Anderlecht's 5-3 win against FC Lokomotiv Moskva was the highest-scoring game of the group stage. • AZ coach spent most of his playing career as a defender at sc Heerenveen, barring a season on loan at in 1986/87. He has twice coached Heracles (2001-04 and 2009-10) either side of stints in charge of Heerenveen (2004-08) and, briefly, in 2008/09. AZ brought him in at the start of 2010/11. • Jacobs has been Anderlecht coach since November 2007. Formerly a striker he spent most of his playing career with K. Diegem Sport, serving the Belgian outfit in four separate spells (1965-70, 1973-79, 1980-1983 and 1984-87). He later coached youth teams for the Royal Belgian Football Association (URBSFA-KBVB) and acted as assistant to national team coach Guy Thys before returning to club football with RWD Molenbeek, RAA Louviéroise, KSC Lokeren OV and R. Excelsior Mouscron. Round of 16 • The winners will take on Udinese or PAOK in the round of 16 on 8 and 15 March, playing the first leg at home. • AZ have never come across Udinese but took on PAOK in the 2004/05 UEFA Cup first round, winning 3-2 in Salonika and 2-1 at home. • Anderlecht have met neither of their potential opponents in UEFA competition. Competition statistics

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• An updated version of the UEFA Europa League Statistics Handbook is available here: http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1750416.html

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RSC Anderlecht Formed: 1908 Nicknames: Paars-wit (Purple and Whites, Dutch), Les Mauves et Blancs (Purple and Whites, French) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (2): 1976, (1977), 1978, (1990) • UEFA Cup (1): 1983, (1984) • UEFA Super Cup (2): 1976, 1978 Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 30 (2010) : 9 (2008) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: round of 32 2009/10: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-off round) 2008/09: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2007/08: round of 16 (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2006/07: UEFA Champions League group stage 2005/06: UEFA Champions League group stage 2004/05: UEFA Champions League group stage 2003/04: UEFA Champions League group stage 2002/03: fourth round 2001/02: UEFA Champions League first group stage Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 9-0: Anderlecht v Derry City FC 23/11/65, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-10: FC Haka v Anderlecht 14/09/66, European Champion Clubs' Cup first round first leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Anderlecht v FC Bayern München 06/03/08, UEFA Cup round of 16 first leg • Heaviest away defeat 10-0: Manchester United FC v Anderlecht 26/09/56, European Champion Clubs' Cup preliminary round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 6-1: Anderlecht v Leiftur 12/08/09, qualifying round first leg 6-1: Anderlecht v FK Sarajevo 24/11/82, third round first leg 5-0: Anderlecht v FC Tiligul Tiraspol 29/07/98, first qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 0-3 on five occasions, most recently v FC Midtjylland 14/11/02, second round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-5: Anderlecht v FC Bayern München (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 6-1: Real Madrid CF v Anderlecht 12/12/84, third round second leg

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AZ Alkmaar Formed: 1967 Nickname: Kaaskoppen (Cheeseheads) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • UEFA Cup: (1981) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 2 (2009) Dutch Cup: 3 (1982) Ten-year European record (UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League unless indicated otherwise) 2010/11: group stage 2009/10: UEFA Champions League group stage 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: group stage 2006/07: quarter-finals 2005/06: round of 32 2004/05: semi-finals 2003/04: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2002/03: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2001/02: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 14/09/77, UEFA Cup first round first leg • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ 27/09/77, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 2-3: AZ v Everton FC 20/12/07, UEFA Cup group stage 1-2: AZ v FC Dynamo Kyiv 21/10/10, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 4-1 on three occasions, most recently v FC BATE Borisov 30/09/10, UEFA Europa League group stage 3-0: Ipswich Town FC v AZ 06/05/81, UEFA Cup final first leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 11-1: AZ v FC Differdange 03 (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: FC Differdange 03 v AZ (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 2-3: AZ v Everton FC (see above) 1-2: AZ v FC Dynamo Kyiv (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 4-1: FC BATE Borisov v AZ (see above) 4-1: Werder Bremen v AZ 12/04/07, quarter-final second leg 3-0: Ipswich Town FC v AZ (see above)

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RSC Anderlecht

Current season All-time QUAL Tournament League Tournament UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 BEL 23/05/83 28 - 2 - 7 - 26 - 27 - 40 - 22 Davy Schollen BEL 28/02/78 33 ------1 - 5 - 28 Michaël Cordier BEL 27/03/84 27 ------33 Davy Roef BEL 06/02/94 18 ------Defenders 3 Olivier Deschacht BEL 16/02/81 31 - - - 2 - 11 - 21 - 64 - 8 Denis Odoi BEL 27/05/88 23 - 2 - 3 - 10 - 3 - 5 - 16 Cheikhou Kouyaté SEN 21/12/89 22 - 2 - 7 - 24 - 20 - 25 - 20 Behrang Safari SWE 09/02/85 27 - 2 - 7 - 18 - 16 - 42 - 23 Roland Juhász HUN 01/07/83 28 * 1 1 7 - 24 4 36 3 61 6 27 Marcin Wasilewski POL 09/06/80 31 * - - 7 1 21 3 18 1 28 1 37 Jordan Lukaku BEL 25/07/94 17 ------44 Bryan Verboom BEL 30/01/92 20 ------Midfielders 5 Lucas Biglia ARG 30/01/86 26 - 2 - 4 - 17 1 28 2 44 3 6 Bedi Mbenza CGO 11/09/84 27 - - - - - 2 - - - - - 7 Guillermo Molins SWE 26/09/88 23 ------18 Lukáš Mareček CZE 17/04/90 21 - - - 5 - 8 - 9 - 11 - 19 Sacha Kljestan USA 09/09/85 26 - 2 - 7 1 25 3 11 1 15 2 30 Guillaume Gillet BEL 09/03/84 27 - 2 - 7 5 24 11 28 5 46 8 55 Fernando BRA 27/02/92 19 - 2 - 7 1 23 - 7 1 9 1 Forwards 9 Matías Suárez ARG 09/05/88 23 * 2 - 7 7 25 10 25 10 36 13 10 Kanu BRA 23/09/87 24 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 13 1 19 1 11 Milan Jovanović SRB 18/04/81 30 * 2 2 6 1 22 8 25 5 39 10 14 Pathou Kabangu CGO 31/12/85 26 - - - - - 4 - - - - - 21 Tom De Sutter BEL 03/07/85 26 - 2 - 5 1 17 2 14 2 22 5 25 Dieudonné Mbokani CGO 22/11/85 26 * - - 4 1 14 8 20 6 29 8 36 Nathan Kabasele BEL 14/01/94 18 - - - 1 - 3 1 1 - 1 - Coach - Ariël Jacobs BEL 25/07/53 58 - 2 - 7 - - - 33 - 45 -

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AZ Alkmaar

Current season All-time QUAL Tournament League Tournament UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 21 NED 29/05/77 34 ------31 Niki Mäenpää FIN 23/01/85 27 ------34 CRC 28/04/89 22 - 4 - 7 - 22 - 7 - 11 - 37 Hobie Verhulst NED 02/04/93 18 ------Defenders 2 Mattias Johansson SWE 16/02/92 20 ------3 NED 13/04/88 23 - 4 - 4 - 13 - 16 - 36 1 4 NED 03/08/89 22 - 4 - 6 - 19 2 8 - 13 - 15 DEN 07/10/84 27 * 4 - 7 - 22 2 13 - 23 1 24 Erik Schouten NED 16/08/91 20 ------25 FIN 29/09/85 26 - 4 1 5 - 21 1 9 - 22 1 28 FIN 18/12/93 18 ------32 Giliano Wijnaldum NED 31/08/92 19 ------Midfielders 6 Etienne Reijnen NED 05/04/87 24 - - - 4 - 11 - 4 - 4 - 8 Adam Maher NED 20/07/93 18 - 1 - 7 3 22 4 8 4 9 4 10 NED 05/05/88 23 - 3 - 1 - 4 - 6 1 13 1 11 Maarten Martens BEL 02/07/84 27 - 4 2 1 - 7 4 19 2 33 4 14 EST 30/10/85 26 - 1 - 5 - 19 - 9 - 18 1 20 SWE 17/03/88 23 - 4 - 7 2 21 9 13 2 29 7 26 PAR 26/01/89 23 - 1 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 10 - 27 AUS 27/03/84 27 - 4 1 5 1 20 4 10 2 23 4 36 NED 13/04/91 20 ------Forwards 7 Jóhann Gudmundsson ISL 27/10/90 21 * 3 1 6 - 18 2 11 1 18 3 9 NED 28/04/89 22 - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - 17 USA 06/11/89 22 - 2 2 7 2 22 7 12 2 16 4 23 NED 22/12/87 24 - 1 - 7 - 19 2 19 - 23 - 29 Robert Klaasen NED 06/09/93 18 ------35 Charlison Benschop ANT 21/08/89 22 - 4 1 5 - 20 5 5 - 10 1 38 Terell Ondaan NED 09/09/93 18 ------40 Fernando Lewis NED 31/01/93 19 - - - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 42 NED 27/07/93 18 ------Coach - Gertjan Verbeek NED 01/08/62 49 - 4 - 7 - - - 42 - 51 -

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RSC Anderlecht

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 29/07/11 League Oud-Heverlee Leuven (A) L 1-2 Lukaku 37 05/08/11 League KV Mechelen (H) W 3-1 Kljestan 27 (p), Suárez 59, Lukaku 79 14/08/11 League KSC Lokeren OV (A) W 1-0 Suárez 42 18/08/11 UEL Bursaspor (A) W 2-1 Legear 53 (p), Jovanović 77 21/08/11 League RAEC Mons (H) D 2-2 Kabasele 69, Biglia 77 25/08/11 UEL Bursaspor (H) D 2-2 Juhász 38, Jovanović 57 28/08/11 League Club Brugge KV (A) D 1-1 Jovanović 90+2 11/09/11 League KV Kortrijk (H) W 2-0 Jovanović 14, Gillet 57 15/09/11 UEL AEK Athens FC (H) W 4-1 Suárez 16, 40, 84, Jovanović 33 18/09/11 League KAA Gent (A) W 1-0 Suárez 8 (p) 21/09/11 Cup KFC Lommelse SK (A) W 4-0 Kanu 8, Juhász 30, De Sutter 48, Vargas 84 (p) 25/09/11 League K. Beerschot AC (H) W 3-2 Juhász 32, Gillet 37, 89 29/09/11 UEL FC Lokomotiv Moskva (A) W 2-0 Suárez 11, Mbokani 71 02/10/11 League KRC Genk (A) W 1-0 Mbokani 75 16/10/11 League R. Standard de Liège (H) W 5-0 Jovanović 15, Gillet 70, Mbokani 74, Suárez 80, Wasilewski 83 (p) 20/10/11 UEL SK Sturm Graz (A) W 2-0 Gillet 66, Suárez 75 23/10/11 League KVC Westerlo (A) W 2-1 Juhász 81, Gillet 90 26/10/11 Cup Rupel Boom (H) L 1-2 Praet 89 30/10/11 League K. Lierse SK (H) W 4-0 Jovanović 8, Gillet 25, 76 (p), Kljestan 34 03/11/11 UEL SK Sturm Graz (H) W 3-0 Gillet 23, Suárez 74, De Sutter 81 06/11/11 League Cercle Brugge KSV (A) L 0-1 20/11/11 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (H) W 3-1 Wasilewski 16, Suárez 43, 59 26/11/11 League SV Zulte Waregem (A) W 3-2 Wasilewski 84, De Sutter 86, 88 01/12/11 UEL AEK Athens FC (A) W 2-1 Gillet 4, 36 04/12/11 League Oud-Heverlee Leuven (H) D 0-0 09/12/11 League KV Mechelen (A) L 1-2 Suárez 60 14/12/11 UEL FC Lokomotiv Moskva (H) W 5-3 Kljestan 33, Fernando 39, Wasilewski 57, Suárez 61, Gillet 78 18/12/11 League KSC Lokeren OV (H) W 3-2 Gillet 39, 62, Mbokani 84 27/12/11 League RAEC Mons (A) D 1-1 Gillet 25 (p) 15/01/12 League Club Brugge KV (H) W 3-0 Mbokani 3, Jovanović 24, Suárez 65 21/01/12 League KV Kortrijk (A) W 1-0 Gillet 44 (p) 24/01/12 League KAA Gent (H) W 3-1 Jovanović 28, 36, Suárez 85 28/01/12 League K. Beerschot AC (A) D 0-0 05/02/12 League KRC Genk (H) W 4-2 Suárez 9, Kljestan 36, Mbokani 61, 80 12/02/12 League R. Standard de Liège (A) W 2-1 Juhász 75, Mbokani 88 16/02/12 UEL AZ Alkmaar (A) L 0-1 19/02/12 League KVC Westerlo (H) W 3-1 Mbokani 55, Juhász 68, Jovanović 90+1 23/02/12 UEL AZ Alkmaar (H) 26/02/12 League K. Lierse SK (A) 04/03/12 League Cercle Brugge KSV (H) 18/03/12 League K. Sint-Truidense VV (A) 21/03/12 League SV Zulte Waregem (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 RSC Anderlecht 26 18 5 3 53 23 59 2 Club Brugge KV 26 16 4 6 47 28 52 3 KAA Gent 26 14 5 7 55 31 47 4 R. Standard de Liège 26 12 8 6 37 31 44 5 Cercle Brugge KSV 26 12 7 7 34 30 43 6 KRC Genk 26 11 7 8 50 37 40 7 KV Kortrijk 26 11 7 8 31 26 40 8 KV Mechelen 26 9 7 10 36 43 34 9 KSC Lokeren OV 26 8 10 8 36 36 34 10 K. Beerschot AC 26 8 8 10 39 42 32 11 RAEC Mons 26 7 8 11 43 49 29 12 K. Lierse SK 26 6 10 10 23 34 28 13 SV Zulte Waregem 26 5 12 9 29 34 27 14 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 26 6 7 13 34 51 25 15 KVC Westerlo 26 4 5 17 24 48 17 16 K. Sint-Truidense VV 26 2 8 16 28 56 14

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AZ Alkmaar

Date Competition Opponent Result Goalscorers 28/07/11 UEL FK Jablonec (H) W 2-0 Wernbloom 64, Gudmundsson 88 04/08/11 UEL FK Jablonec (A) D 1-1 Benschop 45 07/08/11 League PSV Eindhoven (H) W 3-1 Martens 26, Viergever 40, Altidore 80 13/08/11 League FC Twente (A) L 0-2 18/08/11 UEL Aalesunds FK (A) L 1-2 Martens 30 21/08/11 League NEC Nijmegen (H) W 4-0 Altidore 54, 73, Elm 64 (p), Moisander 85 25/08/11 UEL Aalesunds FK (H) W 6-0 Wernbloom 7, Altidore 25, 59, Martens 54, Holman 68, Moisander 90 (p) 28/08/11 League FC Groningen (A) W 3-0 Viergever 1, Gudmundsson 79, Elm 84 10/09/11 League Vitesse (H) W 4-0 Wernbloom 22, 27, Beerens 38, Elm 45 (p) 15/09/11 UEL Malmö FF (H) W 4-1 Altidore 21, Elm 32 (p), Maher 39, Holman 49 18/09/11 League RKC Waalwijk (A) W 2-1 Elm 10 (p), Benschop 65 22/09/11 Cup FC Groningen (H) W 4-2 aet Viergever 76, Moisander 93 ET, Maher 99 ET, Gudmundsson 115 ET 25/09/11 League Feyenoord (H) W 2-1 Elm 60, Holman 85 29/09/11 UEL FC Metalist Kharkiv (A) D 1-1 Altidore 26 02/10/11 League VVV-Venlo (A) W 3-1 Elm 32, Maher 62, Poulsen 73 15/10/11 League AFC Ajax (A) D 2-2 Holman 14, Beerens 22 20/10/11 UEL FK Austria Wien (H) D 2-2 Hlinka 80 (og), Wernbloom 83 23/10/11 League Roda JC (H) W 1-0 Elm 51 27/10/11 Cup Dordrecht 90 (A) W 3-2 aet Wernbloom 44, Klavan 61, Maher 97 ET 30/10/11 League Heracles Almelo (A) W 1-0 Maher 89 03/11/11 UEL FK Austria Wien (A) D 2-2 Elm 19 (p), Wernbloom 44 06/11/11 League ADO Den Haag (H) W 3-0 Holman 11, Maher 64, Altidore 83 25/11/11 League FC Utrecht (H) W 2-0 Elm 67, Gudmundsson 89 30/11/11 UEL Malmö FF (A) D 0-0 04/12/11 League sc Heerenveen (A) L 1-5 Altidore 20 07/12/11 League SBV Excelsior (A) D 0-0 10/12/11 League (H) W 4-0 Maher 22, Poulsen 31, Wormgoor 54 (og), Benschop 78 15/12/11 UEL FC Metalist Kharkiv (H) D 1-1 Maher 37 18/12/11 League NAC Breda (A) L 1-2 Holman 45 19/01/12 Cup AFC Ajax (A) W 3-2 Martens 24, Benschop 32, Elm 55 (p) 22/01/12 League AFC Ajax (H) D 1-1 Elm 37 28/01/12 League Roda JC (A) L 0-2 01/02/12 Cup GVVV (H) W 2-1 Martens 19, 66 08/02/12 League ADO Den Haag (A) W 6-0 Benschop 33, 47, 69, Martens 73, Altidore 85, 88 11/02/12 League SBV Excelsior (H) W 2-0 Martens 58, 60 16/02/12 UEL RSC Anderlecht (H) W 1-0 Maher 35 19/02/12 League FC Utrecht (A) L 0-3 23/02/12 UEL RSC Anderlecht (A) 26/02/12 League sc Heerenveen (H) 03/03/12 League Heracles Almelo (H) 11/03/12 League De Graafschap (A) 18/03/12 League NAC Breda (H) 22/03/12 Cup Heracles Almelo (H) 25/03/12 League RKC Waalwijk (H) 01/04/12 League Vitesse (A) 11/04/12 League FC Twente (H) 14/04/12 League PSV Eindhoven (A) 22/04/12 League VVV-Venlo (H) 29/04/12 League Feyenoord (A) 02/05/12 League NEC Nijmegen (A) 06/05/12 League FC Groningen (H)

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Pos. Clubs Pld W D L GF GA Pts 1 PSV Eindhoven 22 13 6 3 57 26 45 2 AZ Alkmaar 22 14 3 5 45 21 45 3 sc Heerenveen 22 12 7 3 49 31 43 4 FC Twente 21 12 6 3 58 23 42 5 Feyenoord 22 12 5 5 45 28 41 6 AFC Ajax 22 11 7 4 55 31 40 7 Vitesse 22 9 5 8 27 27 32 8 FC Groningen 22 9 5 8 35 38 32 9 Roda JC 22 10 1 11 39 47 31 10 Heracles Almelo 22 8 6 8 37 31 30 11 FC Utrecht 22 6 7 9 35 39 25 12 RKC Waalwijk 22 7 4 11 25 35 25 13 ADO Den Haag 22 6 6 10 27 44 24 14 NEC Nijmegen 22 7 2 13 21 34 23 15 NAC Breda 22 6 4 12 25 36 22 16 VVV-Venlo 22 5 4 13 25 51 19 17 SBV Excelsior 22 3 6 13 16 48 15 18 De Graafschap 21 3 4 14 19 50 13

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RSC Anderlecht

Play-offs (18/08/11) Bursaspor 1-2 Anderlecht Goals: 1-0 Gökçek Vederson 36(pen), 1-1 Legear 53(pen), 1-2 Jovanović 77 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Samuel, Biglia, Odoi, Suárez, Kanu (Jovanović 65), Legear (Gillet 75), Kouyaté, Kljestan, Safari, Fernando (De Sutter 88) (25/08/11) Anderlecht 2-2 Bursaspor (agg: 4-3) Goals: 0-1 Turgay Bahadır 5, 1-1 Juhász 38, 2-1 Jovanović 57, 2-2 Stepanov 68 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Biglia, Odoi, Suárez, Jovanović (Kanu 82), Kouyaté, Kljestan, Safari, De Sutter (Fernando 59), Juhász, Gillet

Group stage Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts RSC Anderlecht 6 6 0 0 18 5 18 FC Lokomotiv Moskva 6 4 0 2 14 11 12 AEK Athens FC 6 1 0 5 8 15 3 SK Sturm Graz 6 1 0 5 5 14 3

Matchday 1 (15/09/11) Anderlecht 4-1 AEK Goals: 1-0 Suárez 16, 2-0 Jovanović 33, 2-1 Leonardo 36, 3-1 Suárez 40, 4-1 Suárez 84 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Deschacht, Biglia, Suárez (De Sutter 85), Jovanović (Yakovenko 80), Kouyaté (Safari 85), Kljestan, Juhász, Wasilewski, Gillet, Fernando

Matchday 2 (29/09/11) Lokomotiv Moskva 0-2 Anderlecht Goals: 0-1 Suárez 11, 0-2 Mbokani 71 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Biglia, Suárez (Mareček 74), Kanu (Odoi 90), Kouyaté, Kljestan, Safari, Juhász, Wasilewski, Gillet, Fernando (Mbokani 60)

Matchday 3 (20/10/11) Sturm 0-2 Anderlecht Goals: 0-1 Gillet 66, 0-2 Suárez 75 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Biglia (Mareček 80), Suárez (Fernando 86), Jovanović, Kouyaté, Kljestan, Safari, Juhász, Mbokani (De Sutter 89), Wasilewski, Gillet

Matchday 4 (03/11/11) Anderlecht 3-0 Sturm Goals: 1-0 Gillet 23, 2-0 Suárez 74, 3-0 De Sutter 81 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Suárez, Jovanović (De Sutter 70), Kouyaté, Mareček, Kljestan, Safari, Juhász, Wasilewski, Gillet (Kabasele 77), Fernando (Badibanga 67)

Matchday 5 (01/12/11) AEK 1-2 Anderlecht Goals: 0-1 Gillet 4, 1-1 Sialmas 19, 1-2 Gillet 36 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Suárez (De Sutter 83), Kanu, Jovanović, Kouyaté, Mareček (Fernando 70), Kljestan, Safari (Odoi 54), Juhász, Wasilewski, Gillet

Matchday 6 (14/12/11) Anderlecht 5-3 Lokomotiv Moskva Goals: 0-1 Ignatyev 21, 1-1 Kljestan 33, 2-1 Fernando 39, 3-1 Wasilewski 57, 4-1 Suárez 61, 4-2 Sychev 69(pen), 5-2 Gillet 78, 5-3 Sychev 89 RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Suárez (Mbokani 73), Jovanović, Kouyaté, Mareček, Kljestan, Safari, Juhász, Wasilewski, Gillet (Badibanga 81), Fernando (De Sutter 88)

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Knockout phase Round of 32 (16/02/12) AZ 1-0 Anderlecht Goals: 1-0 Maher 35 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Maher, Martens, Poulsen, Elm, Beerens, Moisander, Holman (Gudmundsson 78), Benschop (Altidore 76) RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Biglia, Jovanović, Kouyaté, Kljestan, Safari (Deschacht 46), Juhász, Mbokani, Wasilewski (Odoi 90), Gillet, Fernando (Suárez 59)

(23/02/12) Anderlecht v AZ

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AZ Alkmaar UEFA Europa League - Qualifying Third qualifying round (28/07/11) AZ 2-0 Jablonec Goals: 1-0 Wernbloom 64, 2-0 Gudmundsson 88 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Boymans (Falkenburg 90+1), Martens, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm, Moisander, Holman, Benschop (Gudmundsson 65) (04/08/11) Jablonec 1-1 AZ (agg: 1-3) Goals: 0-1 Benschop 45, 1-1 Loučka 80 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Boymans (Gudmundsson 71), Martens, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm (Falkenburg 77), Moisander, Holman (Ortiz 66), Benschop

Play-offs (18/08/11) Aalesund 2-1 AZ Goals: 1-0 Barrantes 14(pen), 1-1 Martens 30, 2-1 Barrantes 73 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Gudmundsson, Martens (Falkenburg 69), Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm, Moisander, Holman (Altidore 75), Benschop (25/08/11) AZ 6-0 Aalesund (agg: 7-2) Goals: 1-0 Wernbloom 7, 2-0 Altidore 25, 3-0 Martens 54, 4-0 Altidore 59, 5-0 Holman 68, 6-0 Moisander 90(pen) AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Martens (Maher 58), Poulsen, Wernbloom, Altidore (Benschop 63), Elm (Klavan 66), Beerens, Moisander, Holman

Group stage Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts FC Metalist Kharkiv 6 4 2 0 15 6 14 AZ Alkmaar 6 1 5 0 10 7 8 FK Austria Wien 6 2 2 2 10 11 8 Malmö FF 6 0 1 5 4 15 1

Matchday 1 (15/09/11) AZ 4-1 Malmö Goals: 1-0 Altidore 21, 2-0 Elm 32(pen), 3-0 Maher 39, 4-0 Holman 49, 4-1 Larsson 72(pen) AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Maher, Poulsen (Klavan 65), Wernbloom, Altidore, Elm, Beerens (Gudmundsson 62), Moisander (Reijnen 70), Holman

Matchday 2 (29/09/11) Metalist 1-1 AZ Goals: 0-1 Altidore 26, 1-1 Taison 76 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Gudmundsson (Ortiz 78), Maher, Klavan, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Altidore (Benschop 81), Elm (Viergever 77), Beerens, Moisander

Matchday 3 (20/10/11) AZ 2-2 Austria Wien Goals: 0-1 Marcellis 19(o.g.), 0-2 Gorgon 29, 1-2 Hlinka 80(o.g.), 2-2 Wernbloom 83 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Gudmundsson (Ortiz 80), Maher (Altidore 74), Klavan, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Elm, Beerens (Lewis 69), Moisander, Benschop

Matchday 4 (03/11/11) Austria Wien 2-2 AZ Goals: 0-1 Elm 19(pen), 0-2 Wernbloom 44, 1-2 Ortlechner 58, 2-2 Barazite 61 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Viergever, Reijnen, Maher, Klavan, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Altidore (Benschop 87), Elm, Beerens, Holman (Ortiz 68)

Matchday 5 (30/11/11) Malmö 0-0 AZ AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Viergever, Reijnen, Maher, Falkenburg (Ortiz 74), Klavan, Poulsen, Altidore, Elm, Beerens (Benschop 24), Holman (Gudmundsson 67)

Matchday 6 (15/12/11) AZ 1-1 Metalist Goals: 0-1 Dević 37, 1-1 Maher 37 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Viergever, Reijnen, Gudmundsson (Holman 59), Maher, Poulsen, Wernbloom, Altidore, Elm, Beerens, Moisander

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Knockout phase Round of 32 (16/02/12) AZ 1-0 Anderlecht Goals: 1-0 Maher 35 AZ Alkmaar: Alvarado, Marcellis, Viergever, Maher, Martens, Poulsen, Elm, Beerens, Moisander, Holman (Gudmundsson 78), Benschop (Altidore 76) RSC Anderlecht: Proto, Biglia, Jovanović, Kouyaté, Kljestan, Safari (Deschacht 46), Juhász, Mbokani, Wasilewski (Odoi 90), Gillet, Fernando (Suárez 59)

(23/02/12) Anderlecht v AZ

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Referee Pedro Proença (POR) Assistant referees Bertino Miranda (POR), Ricardo Santos (POR) Additional assistant referees Manuel De Sousa (POR), Duarte Gomes (POR) Fourth official Hugo Miguel (POR) UEFA Delegate Andrian Ixari (MDA) UEFA Referee observer Stephen Graham Bennett (ENG) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA Europa League UEFA matches matches Pedro Proença 03/11/1970 13 64 UEFA Europa League matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 01/12/04 UCUP GS Beşiktaş JK R. Standard de Liège 1-1 Istanbul 08/04/10 UCUP QF R. Standard de Liège Hamburger SV 1-3 Liege Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Competition Stage Home Away Result Venue 19/09/07 UCL GS PSV Eindhoven PFC CSKA Moskva 2-1 Eindhoven 20/10/09 UCL GS Olympiacos FC R. Standard de Liège 2-1 Piraeus 14/09/10 UCL GS FC Twente FC Internazionale Milano 2-2 Enschede

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