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2019–20 K.A.S. Eupen season

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K.A.S. Eupen
2019–20 season
OwnerASPIRE Zone Foundation
ChairmanDieter Steffens
ManagerBeñat San José
StadiumKehrwegstadion
First Division A13th
Belgian CupSeventh 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

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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 Belgium BEL Ortwin De Wolf
3 DF Netherlands NED Menno Koch
5 DF Spain ESP Jordi Amat (loan from Rayo Vallecano)
7 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Smail Prevljak (loan from RB Salzburg)
9 FW Argentina ARG Flavio Ciampichetti
11 MF Belgium BEL Mégan Laurent
13 MF Mali MLI Sibiry Keita
14 MF Jamaica JAM Tyreek Magee
15 MF Belgium BEL Garry Magnée
16 MF Iran IRN Omid Ebrahimi (loan from Al Ahli)
17 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Carlos Embaló
18 MF Belgium BEL Nils Schouterden
19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jonathan Bolingi (loan from Royal Antwerp)
20 FW Zimbabwe ZIM Knowledge Musona (loan from Anderlecht)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW Spain ESP Jon Bautista (loan from Real Sociedad)
22 DF Belgium BEL Siebe Blondelle
23 DF Benin BEN Olivier Verdon (loan from Alavés)
24 DF Ivory Coast CIV Silas Gnaka
25 DF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Sowah Adjei
26 MF Belgium BEL Jens Cools
28 MF Cameroon CMR Pierre Akono
30 GK Belgium BEL Romain Matthys
32 DF Germany GER Andreas Beck
33 GK Ghana GHA Abdul Nurudeen
34 MF Ivory Coast CIV Konan N'Dri
35 DF Belgium BEL Boris Lambert
66 MF Iran IRN Saeid Ezatolahi (loan from Rostov)
77 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Danijel Milićević
97 FW Portugal POR Leonardo Rocha

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

13 July 2019 Friendly Bayer Leverkusen Germany 3–4 Belgium Eupen Cologne, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Jugendleistungszentrum Kurtekotten
Attendance: 1,000
9 January 2020 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 2–0 Belgium Eupen Al Wakrah, Qatar
19:00 AST (UTC+3) De Jong 20'
Traoré 33'
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
11 January 2020 Friendly Eupen Belgium 2–1 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Doha, Qatar
14:35 AST (UTC+3)
Stadium: ASPIRE Dome Hall 1

Competitions

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Overall record

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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

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League table

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Pos Team 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

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Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut
22 September 2019 8 Standard Liège 3–0 Eupen Liège
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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)
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Wesli De Cremer
2 November 2019 14 Eupen 2–0 Genk Eupen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: Kehrwegstadion
Attendance: 7,463
Referee: Christof Dierick
30 November 2019 17 Zulte Waregem 1–0 Eupen Waregem
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
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)
Report
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)
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)
Report
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

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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 soccer ball with check mark
S. Kil soccer ball with check mark
Walen De Keyser soccer ball with check mark
Van Kerckhoven soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Ciampichetti
soccer ball with check mark Milićević
soccer ball with check mark Verdon
soccer ball with check mark Schouterden
soccer ball with check mark 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

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  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.