2019–20 K.A.S. Eupen season

K.A.S. Eupen
2019–20 season
Owner	ASPIRE Zone Foundation
Chairman	Dieter Steffens
Manager	Beñat San José
Stadium	Kehrwegstadion
First Division A	13th
Belgian Cup	Seventh round
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 K.A.S. Eupen season was the club's 75th season in existence and the 4th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Eupen participated in this season's edition of the Belgian Cup.

Players

As of 30 January 2020^[1]

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	BEL	Ortwin De Wolf
3	DF	NED	Menno Koch
5	DF	ESP	Jordi Amat (loan from Rayo Vallecano)
7	FW	BIH	Smail Prevljak (loan from RB Salzburg)
9	FW	ARG	Flavio Ciampichetti
11	MF	BEL	Mégan Laurent
13	MF	MLI	Sibiry Keita
14	MF	JAM	Tyreek Magee
15	MF	BEL	Garry Magnée
16	MF	IRN	Omid Ebrahimi (loan from Al Ahli)
17	FW	GNB	Carlos Embaló
18	MF	BEL	Nils Schouterden
19	FW	COD	Jonathan Bolingi (loan from Royal Antwerp)
20	FW	ZIM	Knowledge Musona (loan from Anderlecht)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	ESP	Jon Bautista (loan from Real Sociedad)
22	DF	BEL	Siebe Blondelle
23	DF	BEN	Olivier Verdon (loan from Alavés)
24	DF	CIV	Silas Gnaka
25	DF	GHA	Emmanuel Sowah Adjei
26	MF	BEL	Jens Cools
28	MF	CMR	Pierre Akono
30	GK	BEL	Romain Matthys
32	DF	GER	Andreas Beck
33	GK	GHA	Abdul Nurudeen
34	MF	CIV	Konan N'Dri
35	DF	BEL	Boris Lambert
66	MF	IRN	Saeid Ezatolahi (loan from Rostov)
77	MF	BIH	Danijel Milićević
97	FW	POR	Leonardo Rocha

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

13 July 2019 Friendly	Bayer Leverkusen	3–4	Eupen	Cologne, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Paulinho 7' Laurent 11' (o.g.) Azhil 33'		Ciampichetti 42', 45' Laurent 65' Fünger 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jugendleistungszentrum Kurtekotten Attendance: 1,000

9 January 2020 Friendly	Ajax	2–0	Eupen	Al Wakrah, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+3)	De Jong 20' Traoré 33'			Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium

11 January 2020 Friendly	Eupen	2–1	PSV Eindhoven	Doha, Qatar
14:35 AST (UTC+3)	Milićević 24' Ciampichetti 59'		Bruma 34' Madueke 81'	Stadium: ASPIRE Dome Hall 1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
First Division A	28 July 2019	7 March 2020	Matchday 1	13th	29	8	6	15	28	51	−23	027.59
Belgian Cup	25 September 2019	4 December 2019	Sixth round	Seventh round	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					31	8	7	16	29	53	−24	025.81

Source: Competitions

First Division A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Kortrijk	29	9	6	14	40	44	−4	33
12	Sint-Truiden	29	9	6	14	36	53	−17	33
13	Eupen	29	8	6	15	28	51	−23	30
14	Cercle Brugge	29	7	2	20	27	54	−27	23
15	Oostende	29	6	4	19	29	58	−29	22

Source: Belgian First Division A (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goals scored; 6) Away matches won; 7) Play-off.^[2]

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors proposed to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.^[4]

28 July 2019 1	Eupen	1–4	Antwerp	Eupen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

4 August 2019 2	Gent	6–1	Eupen	Ghent
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Plastun 2' Ngadeu-Ngadjui 9' Bezus 33', 90' Yaremchuk 41' David 90+2'	Report	Blondelle 39', 63' Amat 60'	Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Attendance: 17,780 Referee: Lawrence Visser

10 August 2019 3	Eupen	1–1	Waasland-Beveren	Eupen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jasper Vergoote

16 August 2019 4	Club Brugge	0–0	Eupen	Bruges
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mata 82' Vanaken 90+4' Vormer 90+4'	Report	Koch 29' Gnaka 57' Toyokawa 59' Rocha 89'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

25 August 2019 5	Excel Mouscron	2–0	Eupen	Mouscron
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade Le Canonnier Referee: Wesley Alen

31 August 2019 6	Eupen	0–2	Sint-Truiden	Eupen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Kevin Van Damme

14 September 2019 7	Eupen	1–1	Zulte Waregem	Eupen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bautista 64'		Pletinckx 42' Larin 45+4'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

22 September 2019 8	Standard Liège	3–0	Eupen	Liège
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Laifis 6' Boljević 27', 61'	Report	Amat 37' 83' Beck 65' Bolingi 83'	Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 25,204 Referee: Wesley Alen

28 September 2019 9	Cercle Brugge	1–2	Eupen	Bruges
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Peeters 12' (pen.) Panzo 90' 90+4'		Milićević 76', 88'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Wesli De Cremer

2 November 2019 14	Eupen	2–0	Genk	Eupen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bolingi 20' Amat 23'	Report	Wouters 22'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer

9 November 2019 15	Charleroi	1–0	Eupen	Charleroi
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

23 November 2019 16	Eupen	1–2	Standard Liège	Eupen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cools 12' Verdon 45' Schouterden 57' Bolingi 80'	Report	M'Poku 14' Bastien 90+3'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 7,463 Referee: Christof Dierick

30 November 2019 17	Zulte Waregem	1–0	Eupen	Waregem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bruno 23'			Stadium: Regenboogstadion Referee: Bert Put

14 December 2019 19	Antwerp	1–0	Eupen	Antwerp
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Bosuilstadion

26 December 2019 21	Genk	2–1	Eupen	Genk
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ito 12' Dewaest 37' Onuachu 60'	Report	Koch 5' Lazare 63', 81' Embaló 90+1'	Stadium: Luminus Arena Attendance: 24,956 Referee: Lothar D'hondt

18 January 2020 22	Eupen	1–1	Charleroi	Eupen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Wim Smet

25 January 2020 23	Waasland-Beveren	0–1	Eupen	Beveren
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Freethiel Stadion Referee: Frederik Geldhof

1 February 2020 24	Eupen	1–0	Cercle Brugge	Eupen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beck 24'		Hoggas 89'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Wesley Alen

8 February 2020 25	Sint-Truiden	5–2	Eupen	Sint-Truiden
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stayen Referee: Christof Dierick

14 February 2020 26	Eupen	2–3	Gent	Eupen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Prevljak 7' Milićević 19' Musona 75' Ebrahimi 76' Amat 90+1'	Report	David 5', 12' Castro-Montes 84' Odjidja-Ofoe 85'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jonathan Lardot

29 February 2020 28	Eupen	2–1	Excel Mouscron	Eupen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer

7 March 2020 29	Mechelen	1–1	Eupen	Mechelen
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Jasper Vergoote

15 March 2020 30	Eupen	Cancelled	Club Brugge	Eupen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Note: The match was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Belgian Cup

25 September 2019 Sixth round	Cappellen	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3-5 p)	Eupen	Kapellen
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)		report		Stadium: Stadion Jos Van Wellen
	Penalties
	R. Kil S. Kil Walen De Keyser Van Kerckhoven		Ciampichetti Milićević Verdon Schouterden Rocha

4 December 2019 Seventh round	Kortrijk	2–1	Eupen	Kortrijk
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mboyo 68' (pen.) Ezatolahi 70' (o.g.)	report	Marreh 15'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

References

^ "Squad List and numbers". K.A.S. Eupen. Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
^ "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ Smith, Emma (2 April 2020). "Belgium's Pro League cancelled and Club Brugge set to be declared champions due to coronavirus". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
^ "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
^ "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[1] "Squad List and numbers". K.A.S. Eupen. Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2022-07-05.

[2] "First Division A 2019/2020". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[3] Smith, Emma (2 April 2020). "Belgium's Pro League cancelled and Club Brugge set to be declared champions due to coronavirus". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[4] "Communicatie na de Algemene Vergadering". Jupiler Pro League. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

[5] "Club Brugge awarded Belgian Pro League title as season ended early". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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