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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.

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

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 edit

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

First Team Current Squad List
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) edit

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

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

Reserve Team List
Nationality Full Name Position
  Au Man Lok Midfielder
  Lee Chun Lok Defender
  Tong Hew Yeung Defender
    Nir Horowitz Goalkeeper
    Oded Perlman Defender
    Hyu Hugh Matsumoto Defender
    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 edit

General Structure edit

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

Club Senior Staff edit

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

Club Coach Staff edit

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

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hong Kong Premier League edit

Main article: 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League

Table edit

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 edit

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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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Main article: 2017–18 Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield edit

Main article: 2017–18 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
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   59'
Dani Cancela   90+2'  
Lum   108'
Lam Ka Wai   120+3'		 Report Ip Chung Long   39'
Juninho   88'
Everton Camargo   95'   111'
Lau Ka Ming   103'
Lau Ho Lam   105+2'
Fábio Lopes   109'		 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,732

Hong Kong Sapling Cup edit

Main article: 2017–18 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Group stage edit

Hong Kong Community Cup edit

Main article: 2017 Hong Kong Community Cup
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 edit

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Group stage edit

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League group stage § Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JEO TJQ KSW KIT
1   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 0 1 22 9 +13 15 Advance to knockout stage — 6–3 3–2 3–0
2   Tianjin Quanjian 6 4 1 1 15 11 +4 13 4–2 — 3–2 3–0
3   Kashiwa Reysol 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4 0–2 1–1 — 1–0
4   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   3–0   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   0–6   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   1–0   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   1–0   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   0–1   Tianjin Quanjian Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 6,299
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Statistics edit

Appearances edit

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   Wang Zhenpeng 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Fernando Recio 0 (3) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Dani Cancela 2 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 2 1 0
5 DF   Hélio 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0
6 MF     Lam Zhi-Gin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0
7 MF   Fernando 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 0
8 FW   Alex Akande 1 (2) 0 0 0 (1) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 2 0 2 0
9 FW   Lucas 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 1 0
10 MF   Lam Ka Wai 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0
11 FW   Sandro 2 (2) 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 3 0 1 0
12 DF   Lo Kwan Yee 1 (1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 1 1 0 0
15 FW   Christian Annan 0 (1) 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 (2) 1 1 0 0
16 MF     Jared Lum 4 1 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 1 1 0 0
17 FW   Paulinho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF   Huang Yang 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0
20 MF     Matt Lam 2 (1) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 3 1 0
21 DF   Tong Kin Man 2 (1) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0 1 0 0
23 DF   Guo Jianqiao 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
32 MF   Krisztián Vadócz 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0
34 MF     Barak Braunshtain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
35 DF     Mark Swainston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0
36 FW     Robert Stamp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF   Kim Dong-Jin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 FW     Sebastian Buddle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 1 0
90 DF   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 edit

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

Clean sheets edit

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   Wang Zhenpeng 2 1 0 0 3
2 23   Guo Jianqiao 0 0 0 0 0
3 30   Wong Tsz Ho 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 0 0 3

See also edit

References edit

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