2021–22 K.A.S. Eupen season

Eupen

2021–22 season
Owner	Aspire Zone Foundation
Chairman	Mishal bin Khalifa bin Nasser Al-Thani
Manager	Stefan Krämer
Stadium	Kehrwegstadion
Belgian First Division A	15th
Belgian Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Smail Prevljak (9) All: Smail Prevljak (16)

The 2021–22 season was the 77th season in the existence of K.A.S. Eupen and the club's sixth 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

First-team squad

As of 18 January 2022[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 3 DF  FRA Teddy Alloh (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) 5 DF  ESP Jordi Amat 6 DF  FRA Benoît Poulain 7 FW  BEL Julien Ngoy 8 MF  BEL Stef Peeters 9 FW  BIH Smail Prevljak 10 MF  GRE Giannis Konstantelias (on loan from PAOK) 11 FW  CIV Konan N'Dri 13 MF  MLI Sibiry Keita 14 MF  BEL Jérôme Déom 15 DF  BEL Gary Magnée 16 DF  BEL Simon Libert 17 FW  GNB Carlos Embaló 18 MF  GUI Amadou Keita 19 FW  POR Leandro Rocha 20 MF  JAM Tyreek Magee

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  CIV Emmanuel Agbadou 24 DF  CIV Silas Gnaka 25 DF  GHA Emmanuel Sowah Adjei 26 MF  BEL Jens Cools 28 DF  BEL Jonathan Heris 29 MF  GHA Isaac Nuhu 30 GK  GER Robin Himmelmann 31 FW  GER Torben Müsel (on loan from Mönchengladbach) 32 DF  GER Andreas Beck 33 GK  GHA Abdul Nurudeen 35 DF  BEL Boris Lambert 70 MF  CMR Pierre Akono 77 FW  CIV Mamadou Koné 99 GK  BEL Tom Roufosse — MF  AUS James Jeggo

Out on loan

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 — GK  BEL Romain Matthys (at MVV)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BEL Marciano Aziz (at MVV)

Transfers

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Eupen v RFC Seraing

30 June 2021 Friendly	Eupen	2–1	RFC Seraing	Eupen, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Eupen v 1. FC Saarbrücken

3 July 2021 Friendly	Eupen	1–1	1. FC Saarbrücken	Eupen, Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Racing Genk v Eupen

7 July 2021 Friendly	Racing Genk	2–0	Eupen	Belgium
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Eupen v RWD Molenbeek

10 July 2021 Friendly	Eupen	1–0	RWD Molenbeek	Belgium
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngoy 60'

Eupen v Sint-Truiden

17 July 2021 Friendly	Eupen	1–1	Sint-Truiden	Belgium
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	39'		Brüls 89'

Schalke 04 v Eupen

2 September 2021 Friendly	Schalke 04	1–5	Eupen	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mikhaylov 49'		Nuhu 10', 29', 37' Keita 44' N'Dri 47'	Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Belgian First Division A	25 July 2021	10 April 2022	Matchday 1	15th	30	8	8	14	37	61	−24	026.67
Belgian Cup	27 October 2021	3 March 2022	Sixth round	Semi-finals	5	3	1	1	10	8	+2	060.00
Total					35	11	9	15	47	69	−22	031.43

Source: Soccerway

First Division A

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian First Division A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Kortrijk	34	9	10	15	43	48	−5	37
14	Standard Liège	34	9	9	16	32	51	−19	36
15	Eupen	34	8	8	18	37	61	−24	32
16	Zulte Waregem	34	8	8	18	42	69	−27	32
17	Seraing (O)	34	8	4	22	30	68	−38	28	Qualification for the Relegation play-off

Source: Jupiler Pro League (in Dutch), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away matches won; 6) Away goal difference; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[2]
(O) Play-off winners

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	8	8	18	37	61	−24	32	4	4	9	18	29	−11	4	4	9	19	32	−13

Source: Jupiler Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L
Position	8	11	5	4	1	2	6	4	2	1	3	4	8	7	9	8	9	8	10	10	12	12	12	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	15

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[3]

Club Brugge v Eupen

25 July 2021 1	Club Brugge	2–2	Eupen	Brugge
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Vormer  40' Dost 56' (pen.) Lang  85' Pérez  85' De Ketelaere 90+13'	Report	Heris  34' Agbadou  55' Kayembe 60' Ngoy 77' Beck  85' Nuhu  90+3' Cools  90+4' Déom  90+5' Prevljak  90+14'	Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Eupen v Anderlecht

31 July 2021 2	Eupen	1–1	Anderlecht	Eupen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Mechelen v Eupen

7 August 2021 3	Mechelen	1–3	Eupen	Mechelen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AFAS Stadion

Eupen v Sint-Truiden

14 August 2021 4	Eupen	2–1	Sint-Truiden	Eupen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Oud-Heverlee Leuven v Eupen

21 August 2021 5	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	1–4	Eupen	Leuven
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Den Dreef

Eupen v RFC Seraing

28 August 2021 6	Eupen	1–2	RFC Seraing	Eupen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Eupen v Antwerp

11 September 2021 7	Eupen	0–1	Antwerp	Eupen
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Prevljak  87'	Report	De Laet  38' Nainggolan  41' Miyoshi  42' Frey 55' B. Verstraete  68' Gerkens  80'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Kevin Van Damme

Cercle Brugge v Eupen

17 September 2021 8	Cercle Brugge	1–2	Eupen	Bruges
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium

Beerschot v Eupen

25 September 2021 9	Beerschot	0–3	Eupen	Antwerp
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Olympic Stadium

Eupen v Genk

3 October 2021 10	Eupen	3–2	Genk	Eupen
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Gent v Eupen

17 October 2021 11	Gent	2–0	Eupen	Ghent
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ghelamco Arena

Eupen v Union SG

23 October 2021 12	Eupen	2–3	Union SG	Eupen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Edo Kayembe 75' Emmanuel Agbadou 78' Jordi Amat Maas  90+7'	Report	Deniz Undav 7' Christian Burgess  21' Bart Nieuwkoop  23' Teddy Teuma 29' Deniz Undav  68' Casper Nielsen 79'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Bram Van Driessche

Charleroi v Eupen

30 October 2021 13	Charleroi	3–0	Eupen	Charleroi
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Eupen v Zulte Waregem

6 November 2021 14	Eupen	1–1	Zulte Waregem	Eupen
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Nuhu 40'		Vossen 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Standard Liège v Eupen

20 November 2021 15	Standard Liège	1–0	Eupen	Liège
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Agbadou 45+3'			Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Eupen v Kortrijk

27 November 2021 16	Eupen	2–2	Kortrijk	Eupen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Oostende v Eupen

4 December 2021 17	Oostende	2–1	Eupen	Ostend
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Versluys Arena

Eupen v Beerschot

11 December 2021 18	Eupen	1–0	Beerschot	Eupen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Antwerp v Eupen

16 December 2021 19	Antwerp	4–2	Eupen	Antwerp
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Samatta 27' Benson 40' Nainggolan 48' B. Verstraete 90+5'	Report	Keita 44' Prevljak 77' Magnée  90+1'	Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 8,664 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut

Eupen v Charleroi

19 December 2021 20	Eupen	0–4	Charleroi	Eupen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Sint-Truiden v Eupen

27 December 2021 21	Sint-Truiden	2–0	Eupen	Sint-Truiden
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stayen

Eupen v Cercle Brugge

16 January 2022 22	Eupen	0–2	Cercle Brugge	Eupen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Kortrijk v Eupen

22 January 2022 23	Kortrijk	1–1	Eupen	Kortrijk
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Messaoudi 52'		Ngoy 23'	Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion

Eupen v Standard Liège

26 January 2022 24	Eupen	0–2	Standard Liège	Eupen
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

RFC Seraing v Eupen

29 January 2022 25	RFC Seraing	0–0	Eupen	Seraing
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stade du Pairay

Anderlecht v Eupen

6 February 2022 26	Anderlecht	4–1	Eupen	Anderlecht
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium

Eupen v Gent

12 February 2022 27	Eupen	0–1	Gent	Eupen
16:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Eupen v Club Brugge

20 February 2022 28	Eupen	1–3	Club Brugge	Eupen
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Union Saint-Gilloise v Eupen

26 February 2022 29	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–0	Eupen	Brussels
16:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien

Eupen v OH-Leuven

6 March 2022 30	Eupen	3–1	OH-Leuven	Eupen
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Zulte Waregem v Eupen

12 March 2022 31	Zulte Waregem	3–0	Eupen	Waregem
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Regenboogstadion

Eupen v Mechelen

19 March 2022 32	Eupen	1–1	Mechelen	Eupen
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Lambert 8'		Schoofs 21'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jasper Vergoote

Genk v Eupen

2 April 2022 33	Genk	5–0	Eupen	Genk
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Luminus Arena

Eupen v Oostende

9 April 2022 34	Eupen	0–2	Oostende	Eupen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)			Ambrose 38' Albanese 81'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Brent Staessens

Belgian Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Belgian Cup

Dender EH v Eupen

27 October 2021 Sixth round	Dender EH	0–1	Eupen
20:00 CET			Gnaka 7'

Eupen v Zulte Waregem

1 December 2021 Seventh round	Eupen	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Zulte Waregem	Eupen
18:00 CET	Prevljak 72', 82', 95'		Gano 27', 37'	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion

Mechelen v Eupen

22 December 2021 Quarter-finals	Mechelen	1–3	Eupen	Mechelen
20:00 CET	De Camargo 23'		Ngoy 55' Prevljak 83', 90+6'	Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Lothar D'Hondt

Eupen v Anderlecht

3 February 2022 Semi-finals First leg	Eupen	2–2	Anderlecht	Eupen
20:45 CET	Prevljak 16' (pen.) Peeters 78'		Refaelov 6' (pen.), 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jonathan Lardot

Anderlecht v Eupen

3 March 2022 Semi-finals Second leg	Anderlecht	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	Eupen	Anderlecht
20:45 CET	Murillo 5' Magallán 28' Kouamé 47'	report	Prevljak 10'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge

References

1. "Squad List and numbers". K.A.S. Eupen. Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
2. "Bondsreglement Titel 7: Competities" [Association Rules Title 7: Competitions] (PDF). Royal Belgian Football Association. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
3. "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.