The 2022–23 K.A.S. Eupen season was the club's 78th season in existence and the seventh 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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
| 2022–23 season | ||||
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| Owner | Aspire Zone Foundation | |||
| President | Mishal bin Khalifa bin Nasser Al-Thani | |||
| Manager | Bernd Storck (until 23 October) Edward Still (from 24 November) | |||
| Stadium | Kehrwegstadion | |||
| Belgian Pro League | 15th | |||
| Belgian Cup | Sixth round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Konan N'Dri (7) All: Konan N'Dri (7) | |||
| Biggest defeat | Club Brugge 7–0 Eupen | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 1 February 2023[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
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Jan Gorenc |
Mura |
Undisclosed | 23 May 2022 | [2] |
| DF | Rune Paeshuyse | Mechelen | Undisclosed | 24 May 2022 | [3] |
| FW |  Nazif Tchadjei |
Alemannia Aachen |
Free | 3 June 2022 | [4] |
| MF |  Isaac Christie-Davies |
 Barnsley |
Free | 8 June 2022 | [5] |
| MF |  Regan Charles-Cook |
 Ross County |
Free | 8 June 2022 | [6] |
| GK | Lennart Moser |
Union Berlin |
Undisclosed | 18 June 2022 | [7] |
| DF |  Jason Davidson |
Melbourne Victory |
Undisclosed | 22 June 2022 | [8] |
| DF |  Jan Král |
Hradec Králové |
Undisclosed | 24 June 2022 | [9] |
| DF | Yentl Van Genechten | Genk | Undisclosed | 28 June 2022 | [10] |
| MF |  Nathan Bitumazala |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Undisclosed | 17 August 2022 | [11] |
| FW |  Sambou Soumano |
Lorient |
Loan | 20 August 2022 | [12] |
| GK | Garissone Innocent |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Undisclosed | 1 September 2022 | [13] |
| MF |  Mubarak Wakaso |
 Shenzhen |
Loan | 2 September 2022 | [14] |
| MF | Djeidi Gassama |
Paris Saint-Germain |
Loan | 6 September 2022 | [15] |
| MF | Marciano Aziz |  Afturelding |
End of loan | 30 September 2022 | [16] |
| DF |  Ibrahim Diakité |
Reims |
Loan | 12 January 2023 | [17] |
| MF | Brandon Baiye | Clermont Foot |
Undisclosed | 23 January 2023 | [18] |
| DF |  Loïc Bessilé |
Charleroi | Loan | 31 January 2023 | [19] |
| DF |  Oleksandr Filin |
Khimki |
Free | 31 January 2023 | [20] |
| FW |  Davo |
 Wisła Płock |
Free | 1 February 2023 | [21] |
Out edit
| Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF | Andreas Beck |
Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2022 | [22] |
| DF |  Silas Gnaka |
Magdeburg |
Undisclosed | 6 June 2022 | [23] |
| FW | Mamadou Koné |
Deinze | Free | 7 June 2022 | [24] |
| DF | Emmanuel Agbadou |
Reims |
Undisclosed | 16 June 2022 | [25] |
| FW |  Leonardo Rocha |
Lierse | Undisclosed | 16 June 2022 | [26] |
| DF | Jonathan Heris | RWDM | Free | 21 June 2022 | [27] |
| FW |  Carlos Embaló |
 Cittadella |
Undisclosed | 24 June 2022 | [28] |
| FW | Julien Ngoy | Mechelen | Free | 4 July 2022 | [29] |
| MF | Marciano Aziz | Afturelding |
Loan | 7 July 2022 | [16] |
| DF | Benoît Poulain |
Nîmes |
Free | 14 July 2022 | [30] |
| MF | Jens Cools |  Al-Riyadh |
Free | 26 July 2022 | [31] |
| MF | Marciano Aziz | HK Kópavogs |
Undisclosed | 13 January 2023 | [32] |
| FW | Sambou Soumano |
Lorient |
End of loan | 18 January 2023 | [33] |
| DF | Jan Král |
Jablonec |
Loan | 19 January 2023 | [34] |
| MF | James Jeggo |
Hibernian |
Undisclosed | 21 January 2023 | [35] |
| MF |  Pierre Akono |
Alcoyano |
Free | 25 January 2023 | [36] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
| 26 June 2022 | Eupen  | 4–1 | Köln U-21 | Eupen, Belgium |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 2 July 2022 | Eupen | 4–1 | Alemannia Aachen | Eupen, Belgium |
| Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion |
| 9 July 2022 | Kaiserslautern | 4–1 | Eupen | Pirmasens, Germany |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark Husterhöhe Attendance: 2,223 |
| 15 July 2022 | Ajax  | 1–1 | Eupen | Duivendrecht, Netherlands |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark De Toekomst Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Robin Gansner (Netherlands) |
| 17 October 2022 | Qatar  | v | Eupen | Marbella, Spain |
| 18:30 | Source | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 3 December 2022 | Sint-Truiden | 3–1 | Eupen | Sint-Truiden, Belgium |
| 11:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Stayen |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Pro League | 23 July 2022 | 23 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 15th | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 20.59 |
| Belgian Cup | 8 November 2022 | 8 November | Sixth round | Sixth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Total | 35 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 40 | 78 | −38 | 20.00 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Pro League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 13 | Mechelen | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 40 | |
| 14 | Kortrijk | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 61 | −24 | 31 | |
| 15 | Eupen | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 28 | |
| 16 | Oostende (R) | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 76 | −39 | 27 | Relegation to Challenger Pro League |
| 17 | Zulte Waregem (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 78 | −28 | 27 |
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.[37]
(R) Relegated
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.[37]
(R) Relegated
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 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | −24 |
Last updated: 23 April 2023.
Source: Jupiler Pro League
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: Jupiler Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2022.[38]
| 23 July 2022 1 | Charleroi | 3–1 | Eupen | Charleroi |
| 16:00 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 31 July 2022 2 | Eupen | 2–1 | Club Brugge | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Kevin Van Damme |
| 6 August 2022 3 | Genk | 4–2 | Eupen | Genk |
| 16:00 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 12,324 Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 14 August 2022 4 | Eupen | 0–1 | Antwerp | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 19 August 2022 5 | Eupen | 1–3 | Seraing | Eupen |
| 20:45 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Arthur Denil |
| 28 August 2022 6 | Westerlo | 0–1 | Eupen | Westerlo |
| 21:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Het Kuipje Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 3 September 2022 7 | Eupen | 0–1 | Kortrijk | Eupen |
| 18:15 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Bert Put |
| 10 September 2022 8 | Oostende | 1–0 | Eupen | Ostend |
| 18:15 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Diaz Arena Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 18 September 2022 9 | Eupen | 1–2 | Union SG | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Nicolas Laforge |
| 2 October 2022 10 | Sint-Truiden | 0–1 | Eupen | Sint-Truiden |
| 21:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stayen Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 9 October 2022 11 | Eupen | 0–4 | Gent | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Brent Staessens |
| 15 October 2022 12 | Cercle Brugge | 5–1 | Eupen | Bruges |
| 18:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 18 October 2022 13 | Eupen | 4–2 | OH Leuven | Eupen |
| 18:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 22 October 2022 14 | Mechelen | 2–1 | Eupen | Mechelen |
| 18:15 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Achter de Kazerne Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 30 October 2022 15 | Anderlecht | 4–2 | Eupen | Anderlecht |
| 13:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Lotto Park Referee: Jan Boterberg |
| 5 November 2022 16 | Eupen | 2–0 | Standard Liège | Eupen |
| 20:45 CEST | Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Wesli De Cremer |
| 12 November 2022 17 | Zulte Waregem | 5–5 | Eupen | Waregem |
| 18:15 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Elindus Arena Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 23 December 2022 18 | Seraing | 0–1 | Eupen | Seraing |
| 18:30 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Stade du Pairay Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 7 January 2023 19 | Eupen | 1–2 | Charleroi | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Alexandre Boucaut |
| 14 January 2023 20 | Eupen | 0–2 | Sint-Truiden | Eupen |
| 18:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 17 January 2023 21 | OH Leuven | 1–1 | Eupen | Heverlee |
| 18:30 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Den Dreef Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 27 January 2023 23 | Standard Liège | 3–1 | Eupen | Liège |
| 20:45 CEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Referee: Nathan Verboomen |
| 1 February 2023 22 | Eupen | 1–1 | Genk | Eupen |
| 18:45 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Bert Put | |
| Note: The match was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[39][40] | ||||
| 4 February 2023 24 | Eupen | 1–1 | Westerlo | Eupen |
| 18:15 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Arthur Denil |
| 10 February 2023 25 | Eupen | 2–1 | Mechelen | Eupen |
| 20:45 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Erik Lambrechts |
| 18 February 2023 26 | Antwerp | 2–0 | Eupen | Antwerp |
| 16:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Bosuilstadion Referee: Wim Smet |
| 25 February 2023 27 | Eupen | 2–2 | Cercle Brugge | Eupen |
| 18:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Bram Van Driessche |
| 5 March 2023 28 | Union SG | 2–1 | Eupen | Brussels |
| 19:15 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Joseph Marien Stadium Referee: Arthur Denil |
| 11 March 2023 29 | Eupen | 4–4 | Oostende | Eupen |
| 18:15 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
| 19 March 2023 30 | Gent | 3–0 | Eupen | Ghent |
| 19:15 CEST | Report | Stadium: Ghelamco Arena Referee: Lawrence Visser |
| 2 April 2023 31 | Eupen | 0–1 | Anderlecht | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Lothar D'hondt |
| 8 April 2023 32 | Kortrijk | 0–0 | Eupen | Kortrijk |
| 16:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Guldensporen Stadion Referee: Jonathan Lardot |
| 15 April 2023 33 | Eupen | 1–5 | Zulte Waregem | Eupen |
| 16:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Kehrwegstadion Referee: Jasper Vergoote |
| 23 April 2023 34 | Club Brugge | 7–0 | Eupen | Bruges |
| 18:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Referee: Jan Boterberg |
Belgian Cup edit
| 8 November 2022 Sixth round | Deinze | 3–0 | Eupen | Deinze |
| 20:00 CET | Report | Stadium: Dakota Arena Referee: Klass Clerkx |
References edit
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- ^ "Leonardo Rocha naar het Lisp!!!" [Leonardo Rocha to the Lisp!!!] (in Dutch). Lierse. 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Welcome home, Jonathan Heris !" (in Dutch). RWDM. 21 June 2022.
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- ^ "Do Jablonce přichází stoper Jan Král!" [Defender Jan Král is coming to Jablonec!] (in Czech). Jablonec. 19 January 2023.
- ^ "James Jeggo: Australia midfielder joins Hibs on 18-month deal from Eupen". BBC Sport. 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Pierre Ramses Akono from KAS Eupen to CD Alcoyano". Eupen. 25 January 2023.
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- ^ "De volledige competitiekalender voor komend seizoen is bekend: Club Brugge opent tegen Racing Genk, Standard ontvangt AA Gent" [The full competition calendar for next season has been announced: Club Brugge opens against Racing Genk, Standard receives AA Gent]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 22 June 2022.
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