goal worse, but scored more goals, so if both teams won or lost at the same time, they had to change goal difference in order to stay up. On the last day of the regular competition Eupen played against Royal Excel Mouscron, whilst Mechelen played against Waasland-Beveren. At halftime, it was still 0-0 in both places. In the 51st minute, the hosts took a 1-0 lead in Mechelen and increased to 2–0 in the 59th minute. Now Eupen had to score three goals to stay in the league. Winter newcomer Yuta Toyokawa scored the first goal in the 73rd minute after a free-kick from captain Luis García, with another goal three minutes later by García 2-0. In the 79th minute, Toyokawa with his second goal increased the result to 3–0, which meant Eupen was "saved" at this point. Since nothing changed in the score in Mechelen, and Toyokawa even scored again 4–0 in the 89th minute, the "miracle of the Kehrweg" was perfect and Eupen stayed in the first division. In the 2018–19 season , the club reached 12th place in the table. For the first time, Eupen was not involved in the relegation battle. Nevertheless, on 14 June 2019, the dismissal of Claude Makélélé was announced. Despite his statement that he will be available to the club as an ambassador for various projects, he resigned after a month and moved to Chelsea as a mentor for youth players. On 24 June 2019, Beñat San José was announced as the new head coach with a contract term of two years. Stefan Krämer took over the managerial role in July 2021, but was dismissed in February 2022 following a streak of poor results. Honours National Belgian Second Division Runners-up (3): 2002–03, 2013–14, 2015–16 Belgian Third Division Winners (3): 1969–70, 1975–76, 2001–02 Belgian Fourth Division Winners (2): 1968–69, 1983–84 Runners-up (2): 1967–68, 1994–95 Regional Liège First Provincial Winners (1): 1955–56 Players First-team squad Out on loan Staff and management As of 28 June 2021. Organizational chart Technical staff References Notes External links Association football clubs established in 1945 Football clubs in Belgium 1945 establishments in Belgium K.A.S. Eupen Belgian Pro League clubs