Belgian side KAS Eupen officially taken over by Qatari PSG owners

[p]Qatar Sports Investments (QSI) said in a statement it had "completed the acquisition of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eupen/roazgtic/"]KAS Eupen[/a]".[/p][p][b]"This formalises QSI's full ownership of the club, following its takeover of KAS Eupen's sporting operations in December 2025," [/b]it added.[/p][p]QSI and the Belgian club [b]"have been working closely together to build a strong foundation for the club's long-term sporting and commercial development",[/b] the statement said.[/p][image alt="PSG owner Nasser El Khelaifi with the UEFA Champions League trophy after the final in 2025" id="da9464a5-1760-4369-94be-5153b27127d9" credit-line="Photo by FRANK HOERMANN/SVEN SIMON / SVEN SIMON / DPA PICTURE-ALLIANCE VIA AFP" guid="48c35afa-66ac-42c8-bbb2-b599afcff32b" original-width="5568" original-height="3712" /][p]The Qatari investors acquired a majority stake in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]PSG[/a] in 2011 and have held a minority stake in Portuguese club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/braga/dpUer7ht/"]Braga[/a] since 2022.[/p][p]Since acquiring PSG, the French club has won 12 of its 14 Ligue 1 titles and is the two-time defending Champions League winner.[/p][p]Eupen have been under Qatari control since 2012, but through the Aspire Academy, which uses the club as a springboard for young talents.[/p][p]The club were relegated to the Belgian second division in May 2024 after eight seasons in the top flight.[/p]