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

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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Bayer Leverkusen v Eupen

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

Ajax v Eupen

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

Eupen v PSV Eindhoven

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
					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

Main article: 2019–20 Belgian 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]

Eupen v Antwerp

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

Gent v Eupen

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

Eupen v Waasland-Beveren

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

Club Brugge v Eupen

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

Excel Mouscron v Eupen

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

Eupen v Sint-Truiden

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

Eupen v Zulte Waregem

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

Standard Liège v Eupen

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

Cercle Brugge v Eupen

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

Eupen v Genk

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

Charleroi v Eupen

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

Eupen v Standard Liège

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

Zulte Waregem v Eupen

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

Antwerp v Eupen

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

Genk v Eupen

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

Eupen v Charleroi

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

Waasland-Beveren v Eupen

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

Eupen v Cercle Brugge

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

Sint-Truiden v Eupen

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

Eupen v Gent

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

Eupen v Excel Mouscron

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

Mechelen v Eupen

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

Eupen v Club Brugge

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

Main article: 2019–20 Belgian Cup

Cappellen v Eupen

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

Kortrijk v Eupen

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

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.