2017–18 Kitchee SC season
Kitchee 2017–18 Season Football team season
| Owner | Ken K. Ng | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Chu Chi Kwong | ||
| 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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← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |||
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
First Team Current Squad List (As of 20 May 2018)
| 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)
| 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)
| 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
General Structure
| General Structure |
|---|
| Kitchee Sports Club |
| Kitchee Foundation Limited |
| Kitchee (Sports Management) Limited |
Club Senior Staff
| 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
| 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
Win Draw Loss
Hong Kong Premier League
Table
| 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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results summary
| 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
Kitchee v Eastern Long Lions
| 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 |
Kitchee v Dreams FC
| 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 |
HK Pegasus v Kitchee
| 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 |
Kitchee v Wo Foo Tai Po
| 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
Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Kitchee v BC Rangers
| 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 |
Kitchee v Sun Bus Yuen Long
| 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
Group stage
Hong Kong Community Cup
Kitchee v Eastern Long Lions
| 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
Group stage
| 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
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Tianjin Quanjian 
v 
Kitchee
v Kitchee | 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) |
Kitchee v 
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
v Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 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) |
Kashiwa Reysol 
v Kitchee
v Kitchee | 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) |
Kitchee v Kashiwa Reysol
v Kashiwa Reysol | 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) |
Kitchee v Tianjin Quanjian
v Tianjin Quanjian | 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) |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Kitchee
v Kitchee | 18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 3–0 | Kitchee | Jeonju, South Korea |
| 20:00 UTC+9 |
| 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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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 | ||
