2017–18 Kitchee SC season
The 2017–18 season is Kitchee's 39th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Kitchee will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup and AFC Champions League in this season.
Owner | Ken K. Ng | ||
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Manager | ![]() | ||
Stadium | Mong Kok Stadium | ||
Premier League | 1st | ||
Senior Shield | Semi-finals | ||
FA Cup | Winners | ||
Sapling Cup | Winners | ||
Community Cup | Winners | ||
AFC Champions League | Group Stage | ||
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By joining the AFC Champions League, this has become the first time for Kitchee to appear in the group stage of it. On 14 March 2018, Kitchee managed to achieve a 1–0 win over Kashiwa Reysol, becoming the first-ever team from Hong Kong to win a game in the history of the AFC Champions League group stage.
Players
First Team Current Squad List (As of 20 May 2018)
First Team Current Squad List | |||
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Number | Nationality | Full Name | Position |
1 | ![]() | Wang Zhenpeng | Goalkeeper |
2 | ![]() | Fernando Recio | Defender |
3 | ![]() | Daniel Cancela Rodríguez | Defender |
5 | ![]() | Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves | Defender |
6 | ![]() ![]() | Zhi-Gin Andreas Lam | Midfielder |
7 | ![]() | Fernando Augusto Azevedo Pedreira | Midfielder |
8 | ![]() | Alexander Oluwatayo Akande | Forward |
9 | ![]() | Lucas Espindola da Silva | Forward |
10 | ![]() | Lam Ka Wai (vice-captain) | Midfielder |
11 | ![]() | Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo | Forward |
12 | ![]() | Lo Kwan Yee (captain) | Defender |
13 | ![]() | Li Ngai Hoi | Defender |
14 | ![]() | Jordi Tarrés | Forward |
15 | ![]() | Annan Christian Kwesi | Forward |
16 | ![]() ![]() | Jared Christopher Lum | Midfielder |
17 | ![]() | Paulo Robspierry Carreiro | Forward |
18 | ![]() | Diego Forlán | Forward |
19 | ![]() | Huang Yang | Midfielder |
21 | ![]() | Tong Kin Man | Defender |
23 | ![]() | Guo Jianqiao | Goalkeeper |
28 | ![]() | Cheng Chin Lung | Midfielder |
30 | ![]() | Wong Tsz Ho | Goalkeeper |
32 | ![]() | Krisztián Vadócz | Midfielder |
34 | ![]() ![]() | Barak Braunshtain | Midfielder |
35 | ![]() ![]() | Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston | Defender |
36 | ![]() ![]() | Victor Alexander Stamp | Forward |
38 | ![]() | Kim Dong-Jin | Defender |
67 | ![]() ![]() | Sebastian Robert Buddle | Forward |
90 | ![]() | Kim Bong-Jin | Defender |
Remarks: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out On Loan (As of 30 June 2018)
Out On Loan List | |||||
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Nationality | Full Name | Position | On Loan At Team Name | Start Date | End Date |
![]() | Chan Ka Ho | Goalkeeper | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 |
![]() | Li Ngai Hoi | Defender | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
![]() | Jordi Tarrés | Forward | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
![]() | Ngan Lok Fung | Midfielder | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 |
![]() | Emmet Wan | Midfielder | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 |
![]() | Law Tsz Chun | Defender | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 |
![]() | Hirokane Harima | Forward | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 |
![]() | Cheng Chin Lung | Forward | ![]() | 15 July 2017 | 31 December 2017 |
![]() ![]() | Matthew Thomas Lam | Midfielder | ![]() | 1 January 2018 | 30 June 2018 |
Reserves Team Current Squad List (As of 11 January 2017)
Remarks:: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Club officials
General Structure
General Structure |
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Kitchee Sports Club |
Kitchee Foundation Limited |
Kitchee (Sports Management) Limited |
Club Senior Staff
Club Senior Staff | |
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Position | Name |
President | ![]() |
General Manager | ![]() |
Public Relations Manager | ![]() |
Director of Marketing | ![]() |
Director of Football | ![]() |
Competition Manager | ![]() |
Customer Service Manager | ![]() |
Club Coach Staff
Club Coach Staff | |
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Position | Name |
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping Coach | ![]() |
Head of Youth Developing | ![]() |
Head of Recovery & Regeneration | ![]() |
Head of Performance | ![]() |
Club Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Team Assistant | ![]() |
Reserve Team Head Coach | ![]() |
Reserve Team Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Reserve Team Assistant Coach | ![]() |
U18 Team Coach | ![]() |
U17, U15, U14 Team Coach | ![]() |
U16, U11 Team Coach | ![]() |
U13 Team Coach | ![]() |
Youth Coach | ![]() |
Club Doctor | ![]() |
Kitchee Academy Director | ![]() |
Kitchee Academy Coach | ![]() |
Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme Coach | ![]() |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Hong Kong Premier League
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Kitchee (C) | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 12 | +55 | 50 | Qualification to 2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 or 2019 AFC Cup Group stage |
2 | Tai Po | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 37 | Qualification to 2019 AFC Cup Play-off round |
3 | Pegasus | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 34 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots (Play-off if the winner has to be decided)
(C) Champion.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results summary
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 |
18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 67 | 12 | +55 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | +24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | +31 |
Last updated: 16 May 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches
League Matches
25 August 2017 1 | Kitchee | 1–0 | Eastern Long Lions | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Vadócz ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 4,397 Referee: Lau Fong Hei |
10 September 2017 2 | Kitchee | 7–0 | Dreams FC | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Lucas ![]() Sandro ![]() Lum ![]() Lo Kwan Yee ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
17 September 2017 3 | HK Pegasus | 1–1 | Kitchee | So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Travis Major ![]() |
Report | Fernando ![]() |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
10 September 2017 4 | Kitchee | 2–1 | Wo Foo Tai Po | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
17:30 (UTC+8) | Vadócz ![]() Sandro ![]() |
Report | Dudu ![]() |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,392 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
Hong Kong FA Cup
Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
21 October 2017 QF | Kitchee | 5–0 | BC Rangers | Tseung Kwan O, New Territories |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Sandro ![]() Lam Ka Wai ![]() Fernando ![]() Lucas ![]() Alex ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Attendance: 603 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok |
24 December 2017 SF | Kitchee | 1–3 | Sun Bus Yuen Long | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
15:00 (UTC+8) | Sandro ![]() Lam ![]() Dani Cancela ![]() ![]() Lum ![]() Lam Ka Wai ![]() |
Report | Ip Chung Long ![]() Juninho ![]() Everton Camargo ![]() ![]() Lau Ka Ming ![]() Lau Ho Lam ![]() Fábio Lopes ![]() |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,732 |
Hong Kong Sapling Cup
Hong Kong Community Cup
23 September 2017 1 | Kitchee | 2–1 | Eastern Long Lions | Mong Kok, Kowloon |
20:00 (UTC+8) | Alex ![]() Annan ![]() |
Report | Lo Kong Wai ![]() |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
AFC Champions League
Group Stage
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JEO | TJQ | KSW | KIT | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 3 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
13 February 2018 | Tianjin Quanjian ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Tianjin, China |
20:00 UTC+8 | Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 21,213 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
20 February 2018 | Kitchee ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Hong Kong |
20:00 UTC+8 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 13,519 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India) |
6 March 2018 | Kashiwa Reysol ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Kashiwa, Japan |
19:30 UTC+9 |
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Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,541 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
14 March 2018 | Kitchee ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hong Kong |
20:00 UTC+8 |
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Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 7,771 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
4 April 2018 | Kitchee ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Hong Kong |
20:00 UTC+8 | Live Report Stats Report |
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Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
18 April 2018 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Jeonju, South Korea |
20:00 UTC+9 |
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Live Report Stats Report |
Stadium: Jeonju World Cup Stadium Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia) |
Statistics
Appearances
No. | Pos. | Name | League | Shield & FA Cup | Sapling & Community | Champions League | Total | Discipline | |||||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Asts | Apps | Goals | Asts | Apps | Goals | Asts | Apps | Goals | Asts | Apps | Goals | Asts | ![]() |
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1 | GK | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() |
1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
2 (2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
15 | FW | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() ![]() |
2 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | ![]() ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
35 | DF | ![]() ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | FW | ![]() ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
67 | FW | ![]() ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
90 | DF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan | |||||||||||||||||||
Top scorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | League | Shield & FA Cup | Sapling & Community | Champions League | Total |
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1 | FW | 9 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
2 | FW | 11 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | MF | 32 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
MF | 7 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
FW | 8 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
6 | DF | 12 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MF | 16 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 10 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
FW | 15 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
Clean sheets
The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.
Rnk | No. | Player | League | Shield & FA Cup | Sapling & Community | Champions League | Total |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | 23 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 30 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |