Kitchee SC

Kitchee
Full name	Kitchee Sports Club
Nickname(s)	香港巴塞 (Hong Kong Barça)
Founded	1931; 81 years ago
Ground	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground; (Capacity: 4,998)
President	Samson Tam
General Manager	Ken Ng
Head Coach	Josep Gombau
League	Hong Kong First Division
2010–11	First Division, 1st
Website	Club home page
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

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Kitchee Sports Club (Chinese: 傑志體育會) is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing exploits. The club was founded in 1931 and currently plays in Hong Kong First Division League.

Kitchee also holds the best record against Italian teams by a Hong Kong team. They defeated A.C. Milan 2-1 on 30 May 2004 ^[1] and beat Juventus 5-3 on penalties (2-2 after regular time) on June 4, 2005 ^[2] in a summer friendly match played in Hong Kong.

[edit] History

Kitchee Football Team was founded at 1931.

Following its return to the First Division in 2003, Kitchee became one of the most prominent in Hong Kong. Handled by their previous coach, Dejan Antonic, Kitchee won two trophys in one season (2005-2006) and under the same cold-hand coach, Dejan Antonic, in their 2006-07 season, the club secured 2nd place in the league, whereas the champion South China had already qualified for AFC Cup as Hong Kong Senior Shield winner. As a result, Kitchee became one of the two Hong Kong representatives in 2008 AFC Cup.

Since 2009, the club has been a partner with the Chinese University of Hong Kong for its Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement (IPPE) program.^[3]

Kitchee has been invited to take part in the 2010 Singapore Cup.^[4] Kitchee was the first Hong Kong team to take part in this tournament. The club lost to Etoile FC 4:6 over two legs in the quarterfinal.

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

[edit] Honours

Kitchee SC in 1959.

Kitchee playing against Shatin in the 2009 Hong Kong FA Cup at Mongkok Stadium.

Major trophies are listed below.

[edit] Domestic

Hong Kong First Division League

Winners (4): 1947–48, 1949–50, 1963–64, 2010–11

Runners-up (6): 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Winners (5): 1949–50, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1963–64, 2005–06

Finalists (5): 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 2007–08, 2009–10

Hong Kong FA Cup

Finalists (1): 2003–04

Hong Kong League Cup

Winners (2): 2005–06, 2006–07

Hong Kong Community Shield

Winners (1): 2009

[edit] Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

[edit] Kit manufacturers

2003–2004: Diadora
2004–2008: Mizuno
2008–present: Nike

[edit] Shirt sponsors

2003–2004: Xplore
2004–present: Canon

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

As of 11 June 2011

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Wang Zhenpeng
2	MF	Fernando Recio
3	DF	Dani Cancela
5	DF	Ubay Luzardo (2nd vice-captain)
6	MF	Gao Wen
7	FW	Chu Siu Kei (1st vice-captain)
8	MF	Ngan Lok Fung
9	FW	Liang Zicheng
10	MF	Lam Ka Wai
12	MF	Lo Kwan Yee
13	FW	Chan Man Fai

No.	Position	Player
14	DF	Liu Quankun
17	GK	Li Jian
18	FW	Jordi Tarrés
19	MF	Huang Yang
20	FW	Roberto Losada (captain)
21	DF	Tsang Kam To
22	MF	Lo Chi Kwan
23	GK	Guo Jianqiao
26	FW	Chao Pengfei (On Loan from Biu Chun Rangers)
--	DF	Landon Ling
--	MF	Zesh Rehman
--	FW	Yago González Lopez

[edit] Out on loan

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

No.	Position	Player
11	DF	Tsang Chi Hau (at Hong Kong Sapling)
16	FW	James Ha (at Birmingham)
28	MF	Su Yang (at Hong Kong Sapling)
29	FW	Chan Ho Fung (at Tai Chung)

No.	Position	Player
30	MF	Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai (at Tai Chung)
—	GK	Wong Tsz Him (at Tai Chung)
—	DF	Li Ngai Hoi (at Hong Kong Sapling)
—	FW	Tsang Kin Fong (at Hong Kong Sapling)

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Club officials

Kitchee Sports Club

President: Samson Tam
Vice-president: Fung Wing Kan

Kitchee (Sports Management) Limited

Chief executive: Ken Ng

Kitchee Foundation Limited

Chairman: Ken Ng

Managing staff of Kitchee Football Team

General manager: Ken Ng
Chief executive officer: Chu Chi Kwong
Head coach: Josep Gombau
Assistant coach: Cheng Siu Chung
Goalkeeping coach: Carlos Alos

[edit] History of Head Coaches

Years	Name	Notes
2002–2003	Chan Hung Ping
2003–2005	Cheng Siu Chung Lam Hing Lun	Co-coaching and both coaches have played in part of the matches as a player.
2005–2007	Dejan Antonić
2007–2008	Chu Chi Kwong	Caretaker
2008–2009	Julio César Moreno
2009	Cheng Siu Chung	Caretaker
2009–	Josep Gombau

[edit] Recent seasons

Season	Div.	Pos.	Senior Shield	FA Cup	League Cup	Junior Shield	Asia		Top scorer		Notes
2000–01	D1	8				—	—				Relegated
2001–02	D2		—	—	—		—
2002–03	D2	1	—	—	—		—				Promoted
2003–04	D1	2	Second round	Runners-up	Group stage	—	—
2004–05	D1	3	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	Group stage	—	—
2005–06	D1	4	Winners	First round	Winners	—	—		Keith Gumbs	15
2006–07	D1	2	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	Winners	—	—		Keith Gumbs	13
2007–08	D1	6	Runners-up	Quarter-finals	Runners-up	—	AFC	Group stage	Goran Stankovski	12
2008–09	D1	2	Quarter-finals	Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	—	—		Paul Ngue	14
2009–10	D1	3	Runners-up	First round	—	—	—		Baruc Nsue	7
2010–11	D1	1	Quarter-finals	First round	Semi-finals	—	—		Jordi Tarrés	15	Singapore Cup Quarter-finalists

[edit] Trivia

Kitchee's theme song is "Play My Game"

[edit] References

^ "AC Milan humiliated by Hong Kong side in exhibition play". AFP. 2005-05-31. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200405/ai_kepm477861. Retrieved 2005-05-31. ^{[dead link]}
^ "Juventus draw 2-2, lose on penalties in exhibition against Hong Kong side". AFP. 2005-06-04. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200506/ai_n14754183. Retrieved 2005-06-04. ^{[dead link]}
^ Injury prevention and performance enhancement intervention in soccer Sports Performance and Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong
^ Kitchee set for Singapore Cup RTHK news 30-04-2010

[edit] External links

(Chinese) Kitchee.com Official website
Kitchee at HKFA.com

[0] "AC Milan humiliated by Hong Kong side in exhibition play". AFP. 2005-05-31. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200405/ai_kepm477861. Retrieved 2005-05-31. ^{[dead link]}

[1] "Juventus draw 2-2, lose on penalties in exhibition against Hong Kong side". AFP. 2005-06-04. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmafp/is_200506/ai_n14754183. Retrieved 2005-06-04. ^{[dead link]}

[2] Injury prevention and performance enhancement intervention in soccer Sports Performance and Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong

[3] Kitchee set for Singapore Cup RTHK news 30-04-2010

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[edit] History

[edit] Honours

[edit] Domestic

[edit] Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

[edit] Kit manufacturers

[edit] Shirt sponsors

[edit] Players

[edit] Current squad

[edit] Out on loan

[edit] Notable former players

[edit] Club officials

[edit] History of Head Coaches

[edit] Recent seasons

[edit] Trivia

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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