K.A.S. Eupen

Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen (often simply known as Eupen) is a Belgian association football club based in the city of Eupen in the German-speaking Community of Belgium, in the province of Liège. They currently compete in the Belgian First Division A, and play their home matches at the Kehrwegstadion.

KAS Eupen
Full nameKönigliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen
Nickname(s)Pandas
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundKehrwegstadion,
Eupen
Capacity8,363
OwnerASPIRE Zone Foundation
ChairmanDieter Steffens
ManagerBeñat San José
LeagueBelgian First Division A
2019–20Belgian First Division A, 13th
WebsiteClub website

History

K.A.S. Eupen were formed in 1945 from the merger of Jugend Eupen and FC Eupen 1920.[1]

They first reached the Belgian Pro League in the 2010–11 season

In June 2012, the club was purchased by the government of Qatar and its Aspire Zone Foundation, who also own Paris Saint-Germain. Aspire Academy announced their intent use the club as a launching pad into European football for its academy graduates from Africa, South America and Asia.[2]

Eupen finished second in the 2015–16 Second Division, gaining promotion to the top flight of Belgian football for the second time in their history, staying up at the end of the season for the first time.[1]

Current squad
As of 30 January 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Ortwin De Wolf
3 DF Menno Koch
5 DF Jordi Amat (loan from Rayo Vallecano)
7 FW Smail Prevljak (loan from RB Salzburg)
9 FW Flavio Ciampichetti
11 MF Mégan Laurent
13 MF Sibiry Keita
14 MF Tyreek Magee
15 MF Garry Magnée
16 MF Omid Ebrahimi (loan from Al Ahli)
17 FW Carlos Embaló
18 MF Nils Schouterden
19 FW Jonathan Bolingi (loan from Royal Antwerp)
20 FW Knowledge Musona (loan from Anderlecht)
No. Position Player
21 FW Jon Bautista (loan from Real Sociedad)
22 DF Siebe Blondelle
23 DF Olivier Verdon (loan from Alavés)
24 DF Silas Gnaka
25 DF Emmanuel Sowah Adjei
26 MF Jens Cools
28 MF Pierre Akono
30 GK Romain Matthys
32 DF Andreas Beck
33 GK Abdul Nurudeen
34 MF Konan N'Dri
35 DF Boris Lambert
66 MF Saeid Ezatolahi (loan from Rostov)
77 MF Danijel Milićević
97 FW Leonardo Rocha


References
  1. "Club history". as-eupen.be. K.A.S. Eupen. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  2. Borden, Sam; Eder, Steve; Williams, Jack; Harress, Christopher (15 July 2014). "Qatari Soccer Empire Buys a Foothold in Europe". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018.
  3. "Squad List and numbers". K.A.S. Eupen.


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