2017–18 Kitchee SC season

Kitchee 2017–18 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
Home colours Away colours

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

Main article: 2017–18 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

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	2	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
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

Main article: 2017–18 Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Main article: 2017–18 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

Main article: 2017–18 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Hong Kong Community Cup

Main article: 2017 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

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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

Tianjin Quanjian v Kitchee

13 February 2018 (2018-02-13)	Tianjin Quanjian	3–0	Kitchee	Tianjin, China
20:00 UTC+8	Modeste 32' Paulinho 36' (o.g.) Sun Ke 39'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium Attendance: 21,213 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Kitchee 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	Adriano 6' (pen.), 14', 45+1' (pen.) Kim Jin-su 25' Alves 32' Lee Dong-gook 90+3'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 13,519 Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

Kashiwa Reysol v Kitchee

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)	Kashiwa Reysol	1–0	Kitchee	Kashiwa, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Ito 66'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Kashiwa Soccer Stadium Attendance: 5,541 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Kitchee v Kashiwa Reysol

14 March 2018 (2018-03-14)	Kitchee	1–0	Kashiwa Reysol	Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Cheng Chin Lung 90+2'	Live Report Stats Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 7,771 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Kitchee v Tianjin Quanjian

4 April 2018 (2018-04-04)	Kitchee	0–1	Tianjin Quanjian	Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8		Live Report Stats Report	Modeste 89'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 6,299 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Kitchee

18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	3–0	Kitchee	Jeonju, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Lee Seung-gi 72' Kim Shin-wook 79' Lim Sun-young 87'	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

See also

• List of unbeaten football club seasons