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, 2021[3]

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  GER Robin Himmelmann
3 DF  NED Menno Koch
4 DF  BEL Rocky Bushiri (on loan from Norwich City)
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 FW  ZIM Knowledge Musona
11 FW  SEN Amara Baby
13 MF  MLI Sibiry Keita
15 DF  BEL Gary Magnée
17 FW  GNB Carlos Embaló
18 MF  MNE Aleksandar Boljević (on loan from Standard Liège)
20 MF  BEL Marciano Aziz
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  BRA Adriano Correia
22 DF  CIV Emmanuel Agbadou
23 DF  CGO Senna Miangué (on loan from Cagliari)
24 DF  CIV Silas Gnaka
25 DF  GHA Emmanuel Sowah Adjei
26 MF  BEL Jens Cools
28 DF  BEL Jonathan Heris
31 GK  BEL Théo Defourny
32 DF  GER Andreas Beck
33 GK  GHA Abdul Nurudeen
34 FW  CIV Konan N'Dri
35 DF  BEL Boris Lambert
39 MF  COD Edo Kayembe
77 FW  CIV Mamadou Koné

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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