Kitchee SC

Kitchee Sports Club (Chinese: 傑志體育會; Jyutping: Git6zi3 Tai2juk6wui2; [kiːt̚˨ tsiː˧ tʰɐi˧˥ jok̚˨ wuːi˧˥]; pinyin: Jiézhì tǐyù huì) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.

Kitchee
Full nameKitchee Sports Club
Nickname(s)Hong Kong Barça (香港巴塞)
The Bluewaves
The Bluebirds (藍鳥)
Founded1931 (1931)
GroundMong Kok Stadium
Capacity6,769
PresidentKen Ng
Head coachKim Dong-jin (Interim)
LeagueHong Kong Premier League
2022–231st (champions)
WebsiteClub website

The club has won championships in Hong Kong 12 times, including 6 Hong Kong First Division titles and 6 Hong Kong Premier League titles. It also won the Hong Kong Senior Shield 8 times and the Hong Kong FA Cup 7 times. In the last 10 years, Kitchee won over 50% of all possible trophies competed in Hong Kong. The club is also the first Hong Kong club to win a game in AFC Champions League group stage and the first Hong Kong club to advance to the round of 16 of the competition.

History

Formation

Kitchee's first headquarters at 130 Johnston Road, Wan Chai.

In the late 1920s, a group of Hong Kongers formed a football team in order to compete in the Hong Kong Third Division. It was not until 1931, however, that the team was established as Kitchee Sports Club.[1]

Kitchee was founded as a grassroots organization, as such, they lacked the funding to pay the administrative and facilities costs necessary to become a multi sports club. It was not until 1934 when the club were able to raise the money to rent an office at 130 Johnston Road in Wan Chai, that they were admitted as members of the Hong Kong Football Association.[2]

World War II

In 1939, Japanese bombs accidentally hit Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[3] The club's records during this time were destroyed during the bombing.

As the Pacific War began, Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on 25 December 1941, therefore the club's operations were suspended during the three-year, eight-month Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.

After the Japanese surrender of Hong Kong in August 1945, former members of Kitchee returned to the club. They resolved to help revitalize the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation of Hong Kong and establish the Chinese Football Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Chinese Football Referees’ Association and the Hong Kong Chinese Footballer's Fraternity.[4]

Post War to 1964

Kitchee squad in Macau ahead of a charity exhibition match in 1959.

Following the war, Kitchee were admitted into the 1947–48 Hong Kong First Division League where they won the league title, the club's first major trophy. Between 1947 and 1964, the club won three Hong Kong First Division titles, one Second Division title, four Hong Kong Senior Shield's and one Hong Kong Junior Shield.

During this period, Kitchee discovered Hong Kong football legends Yiu Cheuk Yin and Lam Sheung Yee. Yiu led the club to its first two First Division titles and later became known as the "Treasure of Hong Kong Football."[5] Lam spent a total 14 years at Kitchee, split between two spells, and was a part of every Kitchee squad which won a trophy between 1948 and 1964.[6]

1964 to 2003

In 1965–66, Kitchee won only one game while drawing four others in the season, finishing second bottom of the table. The club were relegated after a 17-year spell in the top flight. In the subsequent season, Kitchee slid into the Third Division for the first time in three decades.

In the late 1980s, Law Ding Chun was hired as the new chairman of Kitchee. Law moved quickly to modernize the operations of Kitchee, buying insurance for all of his players in order to provide them with peace of mind in the event of an injury. His changes worked as Kitchee were soon promoted back to the Second Division.

In 1991–92, Kitchee won the Second Division title, returning to the top flight for the first time in 26 years. The squad during this period featured many future Hong Kong internationals including Yau Kin Wai, Chung Ho Yin, Yeung Hei Chi, Yeung Ching Kwong, Dale Tempest, as well as former England international Mark Barham. Kitchee spent three seasons in the top flight before they were relegated along with Kui Tan at the end of the 1994–95 season.

During the 1998–99 season, Kitchee won promotion back to the First Division as well as the Hong Kong Junior Shield. The following year, the squad were led by a backbone of young local players such as Lee Wai Lun, Man Pei Tak and Ng Wai Chiu. However, these were soon poached by bigger clubs and due to inadequate replacements, the performance of the team suffered and Kitchee were once again relegated at the conclusion of the 2000–01 season.

Ahead of the 2002–03 season, former Hong Kong national team manager Chan Hung Ping was hired as Kitchee's manager. He led the team to the Second Division title in his one and only season as manager.

A new golden age

Following their return to the First Division in 2003, Kitchee became one of the most prominent teams in Hong Kong, winning three trophies in two seasons under coach Dejan Antonic: two in (2005–2006) and one in 2006–07 season. The club secured 2nd place in the league, along with league champions South China who had already qualified for the AFC Cup as the Hong Kong Senior Shield winners. As a result, Kitchee became one of two Hong Kong representatives in the 2008 AFC Cup.

Since 2009, the club has been a partner of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in its Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement (IPPE) program.[7]

Kitchee were invited to take part in the 2010 Singapore Cup,[8] becoming the first Hong Kong team to take part in the tournament. The club lost to Etoile FC 4-6 over two legs in the quarter final.

In the 2010–11 season, under coach Josep Gombau, Kitchee won its first league title in 47 years by one point over arch rival South China, allowing the club to compete in both the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy, where they lost 0:4 to Chelsea and 0:3 to Blackburn Rovers, and in the 2012 AFC Cup.

Between 2011–14, Kitchee players combined to win the Footballer of the Year award for four straight years. The recipients of this award were Roberto Losada in 2011, Lo Kwan Yee in 2012, Huang Yang in 2013 and Fernando Recio in 2014.

In 2012, Kitchee Foundation submitted a successful proposal to The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for a youth football training centre. The club received over HK$44 million from the trust for the establishment of a training ground at Shek Mun, Shatin, New Territories. The Jockey Club Kitchee Centre, as it was later called, opened in 2014. The trust provided 90% of the funding, with the rest coming in part from the proceeds of a Kitchee vs Arsenal exhibition match where they drew 2–2.[9] Apart from serving as the training ground of Kitchee first team and Kitchee Academy, the Centre also provides facilities for the Education Bureau-approved Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme, which Kitchee jointly offers with Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School, in order to integrate football training into regular school curriculum and schedule.

In October 2012, Arsenal donated HK$780,000 to Kitchee Foundation in support of the youth training centre.[10]

Kitchee players lift the 2020–21 HKPL trophy.

The club won the 2013–14 First Division title. The following season, Kitchee won the inaugural Hong Kong Premier League, the 2014–15 HKFA Cup and the 2014–15 League Cup, completing the treble for the second time.

In 2016–17, Kitchee completed a treble for the third time, capturing the 2016–17 Senior Shield, the 2016–17 Hong Kong FA Cup and the 2016-17 Hong Kong Premier League title.[11] The club promoted long time assistant coach Chu Chi Kwong to head coach role and Director of Football. Brazilian attacking midfielder Fernando won the 2017 Footballer of the Year award while striker Sandro won the Golden Boot.

During the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifiers, Kitchee won against Vietnam's Hanoi FC 3–2 but lost in the playoff rounds to Ulsan Hyundai in penalties.

Kitchee directly qualified 2018 AFC Champions League group stage through their HKPL title. To prepare for the competition, the club successfully signed famous Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlán to play for them. The club managed to achieve a 1–0 win over Kashiwa Reysol at home, becoming the first team from Hong Kong to win a game in the history of the AFC Champions League group stage. Domestically, Kitchee won the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League, 2017–18 Hong Kong FA Cup and the 2017–18 Hong Kong Sapling Cup, completing a treble for the second consecutive season and the fourth in club history.

In 2021, the club signed former Montenegrin international Dejan Damjanović, who won the Golden Boot with 17 goals in his first season with the club. The Bluewaves won the 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League title on the final day of the season, besting rivals Eastern 2-0. Kitchee followed up their domestic success by accumulating 11 poiunts in their 2021 AFC Champions League, a record for a Hong Kong club in the competition.[12]

During the 2022 AFC Champions League, Kitchee made history by becoming the first Hong Kong club to advance to the round of 16.[13]

Current squad

First team

As of 13 October 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hong Kong HKG Wang Zhenpeng
2 DF Hong Kong HKG Law Tsz Chun
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Aleksandar Damchevski FP
4 MF England ENG Charlie Scott FP
5 DF Hong Kong HKG Hélio
7 MF Turkmenistan TKM Ruslan Mingazow FP
8 FW Brazil BRA Igor Sartori FP
9 FW South Korea KOR Kim Shin-wook FP
10 MF Brazil BRA Cleiton FP
11 DF China CHN Ibrahim Kurban FP
12 MF Nigeria NGA Ogenyi Onazi FP
13 GK China CHN Ainikaer Maihemuti FP
15 DF Hong Kong HKG Roberto
16 MF Hong Kong HKG Tan Chun Lok
17 MF Brazil BRA Mikael FP
18 DF Hong Kong HKG Oliver Gerbig
19 MF Hong Kong HKG Huang Yang (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Hong Kong HKG Andy Russell
28 MF Hong Kong HKG Cheng Chin Lung
32 MF Hong Kong HKG Yuen Chun Him
70 MF Hong Kong HKG Yeung Cheuk Kwan
74 DF Hong Kong HKG Kam Chi Kin
77 MF Hong Kong HKG Fernando
78 FW Hong Kong HKG Pang Hing Hei
79 FW Hong Kong HKG Lau Yu Ho
86 GK Hong Kong HKG Paulo César
87 MF Hong Kong HKG Yu Ching Wai
89 FW Austria AUT Jakob Jantscher FP
90 FW Brazil BRA Juninho FP
91 GK Hong Kong HKG Tuscany Shek
95 MF Hong Kong HKG Shinichi Chan
96 FW Hong Kong HKG Matthew Slattery
99 FW Hong Kong HKG Poon Pui Hin

Remarks:
LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Hong Kong HKG Chang Kwong Yin (on loan at Sham Shui Po)
MF Hong Kong HKG Ngan Cheuk Pan (on loan at Sham Shui Po)
MF Hong Kong HKG Chen Ngo Hin (on loan at Southern)
MF Hong Kong HKG Sohgo Ichikawa (on loan at Southern)
DF Hong Kong HKG Yim Kai Cheuk (on loan at HK U23)
DF Hong Kong HKG Jordon Brown (on loan at HKFC)

Honours

Domestic League

Other Domestic League

  • Hong Kong Premier Youth League U14
  • Hong Kong Jockey Club Youth Football League U13

Domestic Cup competitions

Other Domestic Cup competitions

AFC Champions League and AFC Cup Tournament record

All results list Kitchee's goal tally first.

Win Draw Loss
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2008 AFC Cup Group E Malaysia Perak 2–2 1–2 3rd
Maldives New Radiant 2–0 1–2
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 0–2 0–4
2012 AFC Cup Group F Singapore Tampines Rovers 3–1 0–0 1st
Malaysia Terengganu 2–2 2–0
Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 2–0 0–1
Round of 16 Indonesia Arema 0–2
2013 AFC Cup Group E India Churchill Brothers 3–0 4–0 2nd
Singapore Warriors 5–0 4–2
Indonesia Semen Padang 1–2 1–3
Round of 16 Malaysia Kelantan 2–0
Quarter-finals Jordan Al-Faisaly 1–2 1–2 2–4
2014 AFC Cup Group H Singapore Tampines Rovers 4–0 5–0 1st
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw 2–0 2–1
India Pune 2–2 2–0
Round of 16 Indonesia Arema Cronus 2–0
Quarter-finals Vietnam Vissai Ninh Bình 0–1 4–2 4–3
Semi-finals Iraq Erbil 1–2 1–1[lower-alpha 1] 2–3
2015 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Thailand Chonburi 1–4
2015 AFC Cup Group F Singapore Balestier Khalsa 3–0 2–1 2nd
India East Bengal 2–2 1–1
Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 0–2
Round of 16 Indonesia Persib Bandung 2–0
Quarter-finals Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1–1 0–6 1–7
2016 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Vietnam Hanoi FC 0–1
2016 AFC Cup Group F Philippines Kaya FC 1–0 1–0 1st
Maldives New Radiant 0–0 2–0
Singapore Balestier Khalsa 4–0 0–1
Round of 16 India Bengaluru FC 2–3
2017 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Vietnam Hanoi FC 3–2 (aet)
Play-off Round South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 (3–4 p)
2018 AFC Champions League Group E Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 0–1 4th
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–6 0–3
China Tianjin Quanjin 0–1 0–3
2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Malaysia Perak 1–1 (5–6 p)
2019 AFC Cup East Asia Zone Group I North Korea April 25 1–0 0–2 2nd
Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 3–0 2–1
Hong Kong Tai Po 2–4 3–3
2020 AFC Cup East Asia Zone Group I Chinese Taipei Tatung FC Cancelled
due to
COVID-19
pandemic
Macau MUST CPK
Chinese Taipei/Mongolia Winners of Play-off East Asia
2021 AFC Champions League Group J China Guangzhou FC 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 2nd
Thailand Port FC 2–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1[lower-alpha 1]
Japan Cerezo Osaka 0–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–2[lower-alpha 1]
2022 AFC Champions League Group J Thailand Chiangrai United 1–0[lower-alpha 1] 3–2[lower-alpha 1] 2nd
Japan Vissel Kobe 2–2[lower-alpha 1] 1–2[lower-alpha 1]
Round of 16 Thailand BG Pathum United 0–4
2023–24 AFC Champions League Group F South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 --
Thailand Bangkok United
Singapore Lion City Sailors 1–2
  1. Played at a neutral venue.

Invitational Tournament record

All results list Kitchee's goal tally first.

Win Draw Loss
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2010 Singapore Cup Preliminary Round China Beijing Guoan Talent 2–1 (aet)
Quarter-finals France Etoile FC 4–4 0–2 4–6
2011 Premier League Asia Trophy Semifinals England Chelsea F.C. 0–4
Third-place playoff England Blackburn Rovers 0–3
2014 The Meeting of Champions Friendly France Paris Saint-Germain 2–6
2017 Lunar New Year Cup Semi-finals Thailand Muangthong United 1–1 (5–4 penalties)
Final New Zealand Auckland City FC 0–1
2019 Jockey Club Kitchee Centre Cup Friendly England Manchester City F.C. 1–6

Club officials

Club Senior staff

Position Name
PresidentHong Kong Ken Ng
General ManagerAustraliaHong Kong Wilson Ng
Licensing and Public Relations ManagerCanadaHong Kong Ng Yee Yun
Director of MarketingHong Kong Lo Shuk Ting
Director of FootballHong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
Director of Youth Training DevelopmentHong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
Technical Director of Football AcademySouth Korea Kim Dong-jin
Director of Elite Youth Football of Football AcademyPortugal Edgar Cardoso
Competition ManagerHong Kong Chiu Yun Shing
Customer Service ManagerHong Kong Cheng Ching Yu

Coaching staff

Position Name
Interim Head coachSouth Korea Kim Dong-jin
First-Team assistant coachPortugal Edgar Cardoso
First-Team assistant coachHong Kong Poon Man Chun
First-Team assistant coachHong Kong Huang Yang
First-Team assistant coachHong Kong Roberto
Goalkeeping coachHong Kong Guo Jianqiao
Head Physical Coach & Head of Data AnalysisSouth Korea Yoon Dong-hun
Tactical AnalystHong Kong Ng Wing Chung
Tactical AnalystSpain Manuel Crespo Carabaña
Team AssistantHong Kong
Men U18 Youth Team coachSouth Korea Yoon Dong-hun, Hong Kong Gao Wen
Men U16 Youth Team coachSpain Manuel Crespo Carabaña
Men U14 Youth Team coachSouth Korea Kim Dong-jin
Women Team Head coachHong Kong Cheung Po Chun
Women U18 Youth Team coachHong Kong Cheung Po Chun
Women U15 Youth Team coachHong Kong Cheung Wai Ki
Kitchee Academy DirectorHong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
Kitchee Academy coachHong Kong Gao Wen
Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme coachHong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
Club Consultant DoctorHong Kong Dr. Yung Shu Hang
Club Consultant DietitianHong Kong Sylvia Lam

Basic Information

Item Name
Training GroundHong Kong Jockey Club Kitchee Centre
Youth Training System and Football AcademyHong Kong Kitchee Soccer Academy
Youth Football Training AcademyHong Kong Kitchee Soccer Academy powered by Spain DV7 Soccer Academy
Kitchee Soccer Academy HonorsThe Asian Football Confederation AFC Elite Youth Scheme certified as The first Hong Kong “Two-Star Elite Youth Academy"
Chinese University of Hong Kong(CUHK)Sports Medicine Clinic@KitcheeThe Asian Football Confederation AFC Medical Centre/Clinic of Excellence
Football Players Diets and Nutritional RestaurantHong Kong The Kitchee Bistro
Systematic Football & Physical Training Program for Young PlayersHong Kong Kitchee Top Talent Elite Project for "Hong Kong 2034"
Official Fans ClubThe Blue Wave
Official MascotKit Jai (A Little Blue Bird)
Official Club SongWe Are Kitchee!
Home Stadium for Hong Kong Premier LeagueHong Kong Mong Kok Stadium
Home Stadium for AFC Champions LeagueHong Kong Hong Kong Stadium
Youth Football Training System ConsultantBelgium Double Pass Company
Unofficial Supporters GroupULTRAS BLUEWAVE

History of Head Coaches

Years Name Notes
2002–2003 Hong Kong Chan Hung Ping
2003–2005 Hong Kong Cheng Siu Chung, Lam Hing Lun Co-coaching and both coaches have played in part of the matches as players
July 1, 2005 – Dec 31, 2007 Serbia Dejan Antonić
2007–2008 Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong Caretaker
May 1, 2008 – March 30, 2009 Chile Julio César Moreno
2009 Hong Kong Cheng Siu Chung Caretaker
Aug 1, 2009 – April 30, 2013 Spain Josep Gombau
July 1, 2013 – Nov 14, 2013 Spain Àlex Gómez
Nov 15, 2013 – May 23, 2014 Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong, Hong Kong Cheng Siu Chung Caretaker
May 23, 2014 – 2015 Spain José Francisco Molina
July 2015 – Mar 2016 Spain Abraham García
Mar 2016 Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong Caretaker
July 2016 – July 2019 Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
July 3, 2019 – Mar 22, 2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaž Slišković
Mar 23, 2020 – Aug 02, 2021 Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong Caretaker
Aug 03, 2021 – March 02, 2022 South Korea Kim Dong-jin Interim Head Coach
March 03, 2022 – September 28, 2023 Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
September 29, 2023 – Present South Korea Kim Dong-jin Interim Head Coach

Notable seasons

Season League League Position Senior Shield FA Cup League Cup Season Play-offs Community Cup Asia Tournament Top scorer(s)
and Goals
Notes
1938–
1939
Third Division Promoted
1946–
1947
Second Division Promoted
1947–
1948
First Division Champion
1949–
1950
First Division Champion Champion Double Champions
1950–
1951
Second Division Champion
1951–
1952
Second Division Junior Shield Champion
1953–
1954
First Division Champion
1959–
1960
First Division Champion
1963–
1964
First Division Champion Champion Double Champions
1964–
1965
First Division Relegated
1971–
1972
First Division Relegated
1990–
1991
Third Division Promoted
1991–
1992
Second Division Champion Promoted
1993–
1994
First Division Relegated
1995–
1996
Second Division Relegated
1997–
1998
Third Division Champion Promoted
1998–
1999
Second Division Junior Shield Champion
1999–
2000
First Division 8 Relegated
2002–
2003
Second Division Champion Promoted
2003–
2004
First Division Runners-up Second round Runners-up Group stage
2004–
2005
First Division 3 Semi-finals Semi-finals Group stage
2005–
2006
First Division 4 Champion First round Champion Saint Kitts and Nevis Keith Gumbs15 Double Champions
2006–
2007
First Division Runners-up Semi-finals Semi-finals Champion Saint Kitts and Nevis Keith Gumbs13
2007–
2008
First Division 6 Runners-up Quarter-finals Runners-up AFC CupGroup stage North Macedonia Goran Stankovski12
2008–
2009
First Division Runners-up Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Cameroon Paul Ngue14
2009–
2010
First Division 3 Runners-up First round Champion Equatorial Guinea Baruc Nsue7
2010–
2011
First Division Champion Quarter-finals First round Semi-finals Singapore Cup Quarter-finalists 2011 HKFC International Soccer Sevens Main Tournament Champion Spain Jordi Tarrés15 Double Champions
2011–
2012
First Division Champion 1st round Champion Champion AFC CupRound of 16 Spain Roberto Losada13 Treble Champions
2012–
2013
First Division Runners-up Quarter-finals Champion Champion AFC CupQuarter-finals Spain Jordi Tarrés18 Double Champions
2013–
2014
First Division Champion 1st round Runners-up AFC CupSemi-finals Spain Juan Belencoso22
2014–
2015
Premier League Champion Runners-up Champion Champion Runners-up ACL

AFC Cup

Pre. round 2

Quarter-finals

Spain Juan Belencoso34 Treble Champions
2015–
2016
Premier League Runners-up Semi-finals Quarter-finals Champion Champion Runners-up ACL

AFC Cup

Pre. round 2

Round of 16

Spain Rufino Segovia17 Double Champions
2016–
2017
Premier League Champion Champion Champion No
Held
Runners-up ACL Play-off round Hong Kong Sandro 25 Treble Champions
Season Premier League FA Cup Senior Shield Sapling Cup Community Cup Women's League Women League
FA Cup
Asia Tournament Top scorer(s)
and Goals
Notes
2017–
2018
Champion Champion Semi-finals Champion Champion Champion 3 2018 ACL
Group-Stage
Brazil Lucas Silva
Hong Kong Sandro
16 Five Champions
2018–
2019
4 Champion Champion Group
Stage
Champion 3 Champion 2019 AFC Cup East
Asia Zone Group Stage
Brazil Lucas Silva 18 Quadruple Champions
2019–
2020
Champion Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Champion Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Cancelled Brazil Wellingsson 11 Double Champions
Season Premier League FA Cup Senior Shield Sapling Cup Women's League Women League
FA Cup
Premier Youth
League U18
Premier Youth
League U16
Premier Youth
League U14
Asia Tournament Notes
2020–
2021
Champion Cancelled
due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Cancelled
due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Semi-finals 4 Cancelled
due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Runners-up Champion 3 2021 ACL
Group-Stage
Double Champions
2021–
2022
Cancelled
due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Cancelled
due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Not
Held
Cancelled
due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Cancelled
due to
COVID-19 pandemic
Women's First Division League Cup Champion Youth
League Cup U18 Champion
Youth
League Cup U16 Champion
Youth
League Cup U14 Champion
2022 ACL
Group-Stage

East Asia Quarter-finals

Quadruple Champions
Season Premier
League
FA Cup Senior
Shield
Sapling
Cup
Reserve
League
Women's
League
Women's League
FA Cup
Premier Youth
League U18
Premier Youth
League U16
Premier Youth
League U14
Jockey Club Youth Football
League U13
Premier Youth
League FA Cup U18
Premier Youth
League FA Cup U16
Premier Youth
League FA Cup U14
Jockey Club Youth Football
League U13 FA Cup
Asia Tournament Notes
2022–
2023
Champion Champion Champion Group
Stage
Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Runners-up Champion Champion Runners-up Champion Champion 2023 HKFC International Soccer Sevens Main Tournament Semi-finals Twelve Champions
2023–
2024
2023-24 ACL
Group-Stage

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
2003–2004UmbroXplore
2004–2008Mizuno Canon
2008–2013Nike
2013–2018Jockey Club Kitchee Centre
2018–edps Systems Ltd.

Asia Football Clubs Ranking

Asia Football Clubs Ranking Team Name Total Points One year change Club Ranking History Chart Reference Notes
171Kitchee SC1291increase 844 points[14][15]Updated on 28 May 2023

Club culture

Supporters

Kitchee's supporter group is known as "Ultras Bluewave". The group was formed in 2015, as is active at home and away matches in both the Hong Kong Premier League, and in continental competition.

All-time Player Records

Most league appearances

As of 19 August 2022; active players still with the club in bold.

No. Name Appearances Goals
1 Wang Zhenpeng 214 0
2 Lo Kwan Yee 168 14
3 Huang Yang 157 2
4 Dani Cancela 155 4
5 Lam Ka Wai 147 23
6 Liu Quankun 129 6
7 Gao Wen 114 6
8 Jordi Tarrés 100 49
9 Fernando Recio 99 4
10 Matt Lam 89 8

Most league goals

As of 17 January 2023; active players still with the club in bold.

No. Name Goals Appearances
1 Jordi Tarrés 49 100
2 Sandro 35 47
3 Juan Belencoso 29 39
4 Alex Akande 28 69
5 Lucas Silva 28 33
6 Dejan Damjanović 28 26
7 Chan Siu Ki 26 67
8 Keith Gumbs 24 35
9 Lam Ka Wai 23 147
10 Fernando 20 72

Footnotes

  1. Upon its formation in 2014, Hong Kong Premier League became the top tier of Hong Kong football; the First and Second Divisions then became the second and third tiers, respectively.

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