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.
| 2021–22 season | |
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| 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) |
Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 18 January 2022[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
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Transfers edit
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Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 30 June 2021 Friendly | Eupen  | 2–1 | RFC Seraing | Eupen, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 3 July 2021 Friendly | Eupen | 1–1 |  1. FC Saarbrücken | Eupen, Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 7 July 2021 Friendly | Racing Genk | 2–0 | Eupen | Belgium |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Eupen | 1–0 | RWD Molenbeek | Belgium |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Eupen | 1–1 | Sint-Truiden | Belgium |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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| 2 September 2021 Friendly | Schalke 04 | 1–5 | Eupen | Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 0 |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 26.67 |
| Belgian Cup | 27 October 2021 | 3 March 2022 | Sixth round | Semi-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 60.00 |
| Total | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 31.43 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
First Division A edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 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
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 edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 edit
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 8 June 2021.[3]
| 25 July 2021 1 | Club Brugge | 2–2 | Eupen | Brugge |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 31 July 2021 2 | Eupen | 1–1 | Anderlecht | Eupen |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 7 August 2021 3 | Mechelen | 1–3 | Eupen | Mechelen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: AFAS Stadion |
| 14 August 2021 4 | Eupen | 2–1 | Sint-Truiden | Eupen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 21 August 2021 5 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 1–4 | Eupen | Leuven |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Den Dreef |
| 28 August 2021 6 | Eupen | 1–2 | RFC Seraing | Eupen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 11 September 2021 7 | Eupen | 0–1 | Antwerp | Eupen |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 17 September 2021 8 | Cercle Brugge | 1–2 | Eupen | Bruges |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Beerschot | 0–3 | Eupen | Antwerp |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
| 3 October 2021 10 | Eupen | 3–2 | Genk | Eupen |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 17 October 2021 11 | Gent | 2–0 | Eupen | Ghent |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena |
| 23 October 2021 12 | Eupen | 2–3 | Union SG | Eupen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Attendance: 2,950 Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 30 October 2021 13 | Charleroi | 3–0 | Eupen | Charleroi |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi |
| 6 November 2021 14 | Eupen | 1–1 | Zulte Waregem | Eupen |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 20 November 2021 15 | Standard Liège | 1–0 | Eupen | Liège |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne |
| 27 November 2021 16 | Eupen | 2–2 | Kortrijk | Eupen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 4 December 2021 17 | Oostende | 2–1 | Eupen | Ostend |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Versluys Arena |
| 11 December 2021 18 | Eupen | 1–0 | Beerschot | Eupen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 16 December 2021 19 | Antwerp | 4–2 | Eupen | Antwerp |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 8,664 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 19 December 2021 20 | Eupen | 0–4 | Charleroi | Eupen |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 27 December 2021 21 | Sint-Truiden | 2–0 | Eupen | Sint-Truiden |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stayen |
| 16 January 2022 22 | Eupen | 0–2 | Cercle Brugge | Eupen |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 22 January 2022 23 | Kortrijk | 1–1 | Eupen | Kortrijk |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion |
| 26 January 2022 24 | Eupen | 0–2 | Standard Liège | Eupen |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 29 January 2022 25 | RFC Seraing | 0–0 | Eupen | Seraing |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stade du Pairay |
| 6 February 2022 26 | Anderlecht | 4–1 | Eupen | Anderlecht |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium |
| 12 February 2022 27 | Eupen | 0–1 | Gent | Eupen |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 20 February 2022 28 | Eupen | 1–3 | Club Brugge | Eupen |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 26 February 2022 29 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0–0 | Eupen | Brussels |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stade Joseph Marien |
| 6 March 2022 30 | Eupen | 3–1 | OH-Leuven | Eupen |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 12 March 2022 31 | Zulte Waregem | 3–0 | Eupen | Waregem |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Regenboogstadion |
| 19 March 2022 32 | Eupen | 1–1 | Mechelen | Eupen |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 2 April 2022 33 | Genk | 5–0 | Eupen | Genk |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Luminus Arena |
| 9 April 2022 34 | Eupen | 0–2 | Oostende | Eupen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Brent Staessens |
Belgian Cup edit
| 1 December 2021 Seventh round | Eupen | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Zulte Waregem | Eupen |
| 18:00 CET |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 22 December 2021 Quarter-finals | Mechelen | 1–3 | Eupen | Mechelen |
| 20:00 CET |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Lothar D'Hondt |
| 3 February 2022 Semi-finals First leg | Eupen | 2–2 | Anderlecht | Eupen |
| 20:45 CET | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 3 March 2022 Semi-finals Second leg | Anderlecht | 3–1 (5–3 agg.) | Eupen | Anderlecht |
| 20:45 CET | report |
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Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
References edit
- ^ "Squad List and numbers". K.A.S. Eupen. Archived from the original on 2020-03-17. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Pro League 2021/2022: Un choc d'entrée pour le Standard et Anderlecht". www.footnews.be (in French). 8 June 2021.