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2017–18 Kitchee SC season

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Kitchee 2017–18 Season
OwnerKen K. Ng
ManagerHong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
StadiumMong Kok Stadium
Premier League1st
Senior ShieldSemi-finals
FA CupWinners
Sapling CupWinners
Community CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage

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.

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

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First Team Current Squad List (As of 20 May 2018)

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First Team Current Squad List
Number Nationality Full Name Position
1 China Wang Zhenpeng Goalkeeper
2 Spain Fernando Recio Defender
3 Spain Daniel Cancela Rodríguez Defender
5 Brazil Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves Defender
6 Hong Kong Germany Zhi-Gin Andreas Lam Midfielder
7 Brazil Fernando Augusto Azevedo Pedreira Midfielder
8 Nigeria Alexander Oluwatayo Akande Forward
9 Brazil Lucas Espindola da Silva Forward
10 Hong Kong Lam Ka Wai (vice-captain) Midfielder
11 Brazil Alessandro Ferreira Leonardo Forward
12 Hong Kong Lo Kwan Yee (captain) Defender
13 Hong Kong Li Ngai Hoi Defender
14 Spain Jordi Tarrés Forward
15 Ghana Annan Christian Kwesi Forward
16 Hong Kong Australia Jared Christopher Lum Midfielder
17 Brazil Paulo Robspierry Carreiro Forward
18 Uruguay Diego Forlán Forward
19 China Huang Yang Midfielder
21 Hong Kong Tong Kin Man Defender
23 China Guo Jianqiao Goalkeeper
28 Hong Kong Cheng Chin Lung Midfielder
30 Hong Kong Wong Tsz Ho Goalkeeper
32 Hungary Krisztián Vadócz Midfielder
34 Hong Kong Israel Barak Braunshtain Midfielder
35 Hong Kong Philippines Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston Defender
36 Hong Kong England Victor Alexander Stamp Forward
38 South Korea Kim Dong-Jin Defender
67 Hong Kong England Sebastian Robert Buddle Forward
90 South Korea 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)

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Out On Loan List
Nationality Full Name Position On Loan At Team Name Start Date End Date
Hong Kong Chan Ka Ho Goalkeeper Hong Kong Yuen Long 15 July 2017 30 June 2018
Hong Kong Li Ngai Hoi Defender Hong Kong Hong Kong Pegasus 15 July 2017 31 December 2017
Spain Jordi Tarrés Forward Hong Kong Lee Man 15 July 2017 31 December 2017
Hong Kong Ngan Lok Fung Midfielder Hong Kong Lee Man 15 July 2017 30 June 2018
Republic of Ireland Emmet Wan Midfielder Hong Kong Lee Man 15 July 2017 30 June 2018
Hong Kong Law Tsz Chun Defender Hong Kong Dreams FC 15 July 2017 30 June 2018
Japan Hirokane Harima Forward Hong Kong Dreams FC 15 July 2017 30 June 2018
Hong Kong Cheng Chin Lung Forward Hong Kong Dreams FC 15 July 2017 31 December 2017
Hong Kong Canada Matthew Thomas Lam Midfielder Hong Kong Lee Man 1 January 2018 30 June 2018

Reserves Team Current Squad List (As of 11 January 2017)

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Reserve Team List
Nationality Full Name Position
Hong Kong Au Man Lok Midfielder
Hong Kong Lee Chun Lok Defender
Hong Kong Tong Hew Yeung Defender
Hong Kong Israel Nir Horowitz Goalkeeper
Hong Kong Israel Oded Perlman Defender
Hong Kong Japan Hyu Hugh Matsumoto Defender
Hong Kong South Korea Jin Won Bong Defender

Remarks:: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Club officials

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General Structure

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General Structure
Kitchee Sports Club
Kitchee Foundation Limited
Kitchee (Sports Management) Limited

Club Senior Staff

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Club Senior Staff
Position Name
President Hong Kong Ken K. Ng
General Manager Australia Wilson Ng
Public Relations Manager Canada Ng Yee Yun, Jessica
Director of Marketing Hong Kong Lo Shuk Ting
Director of Football Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong, Alex
Competition Manager Hong Kong Chiu Yun Shing, Lester
Customer Service Manager Hong Kong Cheng Ching Yu, Macro

Club Coach Staff

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Club Coach Staff
Position Name
Head coach Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong, Alex
Assistant Coach Spain Roberto Losada
Assistant Coach Hong Kong Cristiano Cordeiro
Goalkeeping Coach Spain Roberto Sambade Carreira
Head of Youth Developing Spain Pedro Garcia Diaz
Head of Recovery & Regeneration Spain Pau MP
Head of Performance Hong Kong Lee Wai Yuk, Justin
Club Physiotherapist Hong Kong Ngai Chi Wing, Gorman
Team Assistant Hong Kong Lee Wing Po
Reserve Team Head Coach Spain Pedro Garcia Diaz
Reserve Team Assistant Coach Hong Kong Yu Siu Chee
Reserve Team Assistant Coach Hong Kong Gao Wen
U18 Team Coach Hong Kong Gao Wen
U17, U15, U14 Team Coach Hong Kong Cristiano Cordeiro
U16, U11 Team Coach Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong, Alex
U13 Team Coach Spain Roberto Losada
Youth Coach Hong Kong Yu Siu Chee
Club Doctor Hong Kong Dr. Yung Shu Hang, Patrick
Kitchee Academy director Spain Roberto Losada
Kitchee Academy Coach Hong Kong Gao Wen
Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme Coach Hong Kong Cristiano Cordeiro

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Hong Kong Premier League

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
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) Champions

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAAHHAAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWWWWDWWWWWWWWW
Position211311111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
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

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25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) 1 Kitchee 1–0 Eastern Long Lions Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Vadócz 70' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,397
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 2 Kitchee 7–0 Dreams FC Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Lucas 29', 45' (pen.), 76', 84'
Sandro 59' (pen.)
Lum 78'
Lo Kwan Yee 88'
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) 3 HK Pegasus 1–1 Kitchee So Kon Po, Hong Kong Island
17:30 (UTC+8) Travis Major 87' Report Fernando 90' Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 1,627
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 4 Kitchee 2–1 Wo Foo Tai Po Mong Kok, Kowloon
17:30 (UTC+8) Vadócz 66'
Sandro 89'
Report Dudu 22' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,392
Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Hong Kong FA Cup

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Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

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21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) QF Kitchee 5–0 BC Rangers Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
20:00 (UTC+8) Sandro 16'
Lam Ka Wai 25'
Fernando 28'
Lucas 35'
Alex 90+2'
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 36'
Lam Yellow card 59'
Dani Cancela Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card
Lum Yellow card 108'
Lam Ka Wai Yellow card 120+3'
Report Ip Chung Long 39'
Juninho Yellow card 88'
Everton Camargo 95' 111'
Lau Ka Ming Yellow card 103'
Lau Ho Lam Yellow card 105+2'
Fábio Lopes Yellow card 109'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,732

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

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Group stage

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Hong Kong Community Cup

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23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 1 Kitchee 2–1 Eastern Long Lions Mong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Alex 33'
Annan 63'
Report Lo Kong Wai 53' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Tam Ping Wun

AFC Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO TJQ KSW KIT
1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 0 1 22 9 +13 15 Advance to knockout stage 6–3 3–2 3–0
2 China Tianjin Quanjian 6 4 1 1 15 11 +4 13 4–2 3–2 3–0
3 Japan Kashiwa Reysol 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 0–2 1–1 1–0
4 Hong Kong Kitchee 6 1 0 5 1 14 −13 3 0–6 0–1 1–0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) Tianjin Quanjian China 3–0 Hong Kong Kitchee 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 (2018-02-20) Kitchee Hong Kong 0–6 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 13,519
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) Kashiwa Reysol Japan 1–0 Hong Kong Kitchee Kashiwa, Japan
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,541
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) Kitchee Hong Kong 1–0 Japan Kashiwa Reysol Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 7,771
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) Kitchee Hong Kong 0–1 China Tianjin Quanjian Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 6,299
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Statistics

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Appearances

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No. Pos. Name League Shield & FA Cup Sapling & Community Champions League Total Discipline
Apps Goals Asts Apps Goals Asts Apps Goals Asts Apps Goals Asts Apps Goals Asts
1 GK Hong Kong Wang Zhenpeng 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
2 DF Spain Fernando Recio 0 (3) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 1 0 0
3 DF Spain Dani Cancela 2 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 2 1 0
5 DF Hong Kong Hélio 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
6 MF Hong Kong Germany Lam Zhi-Gin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0
7 MF Brazil Fernando 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0
8 FW Hong Kong Alex Akande 1 (2) 0 0 0 (1) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 2 0 2 0
9 FW Brazil Lucas 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 1 0
10 MF Hong Kong Lam Ka Wai 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
11 FW Hong Kong Sandro 2 (2) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 3 0 1 0
12 DF Hong Kong Lo Kwan Yee 1 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 1 1 0 0
15 FW Hong Kong Christian Annan 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 (2) 1 1 0 0
16 MF Hong Kong Australia Jared Lum 4 1 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 1 1 0 0
17 FW Hong Kong Paulinho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Hong Kong Huang Yang 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0
20 MF Hong Kong Canada Matt Lam 2 (1) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 3 1 0
21 DF Hong Kong Tong Kin Man 2 (1) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 1 0 0
23 DF Hong Kong Guo Jianqiao 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
32 MF Hungary Krisztián Vadócz 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0
34 MF Hong Kong Israel Barak Braunshtain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
35 DF Hong Kong Philippines Mark Swainston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
36 FW Hong Kong England Robert Stamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF South Korea Kim Dong-Jin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 FW Hong Kong England Sebastian Buddle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 1 0
90 DF South Korea Kim Bong-Jin 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

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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
1 FW 9 Brazil Lucas 4 1 0 0 5
2 FW 11 Hong Kong Sandro 2 1 0 0 3
3 MF 32 Hungary Krisztián Vadócz 2 0 0 0 2
MF 7 Brazil Fernando 1 1 0 0 2
FW 8 Hong Kong Alex Akande 0 1 1 0 2
6 DF 12 Hong Kong Lo Kwan Yee 1 0 0 0 1
MF 16 Hong Kong Jared Lum 1 0 0 0 1
MF 10 Hong Kong Lam Ka Wai 0 1 0 0 1
FW 15 Hong Kong Christian Annan 0 0 1 0 1
Own Goal 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 5 2 0 18

Clean sheets

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The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player League Shield & FA Cup Sapling & Community Champions League Total
1 1 Hong Kong Wang Zhenpeng 2 1 0 0 3
2 23 Hong Kong Guo Jianqiao 0 0 0 0 0
3 30 Hong Kong Wong Tsz Ho 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 0 0 3

See also

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References

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