Kitchee SC

Kitchee

Kitchee crest
Full name	Kitchee Football Club
Nickname(s)	Home-made Hotspurs
Founded	1931
Chairman	Fung Wing Kan Ken Ng
Head Coach	Dejan Antonić
League	Hong Kong First Division
2006-07	2nd
Home colours Away colours

Kitchee Football Club (Chinese: 傑志足球會), nicknamed "Hong Kong Hotspurs", is a Hong Kong football club which was founded in 1931.

In June 4 2005, Kitchee won 5-3 on penalties (2-2 after regular time) a summer friendly match over Italian giants Juventus, played in Hong Kong.

Honours

Major trophies are listed below.

• Hong Kong First Division League
  • Winners (3): 1947-48, 1949-50, 1963-64
  • Runners-up (5): 1952-53, 1954-55, 1956-57, 2003-04, 2006-07

• Hong Kong League Cup
  • Winners (2): 2005-06, 2006-07

• Hong Kong Senior Shield
  • Winners (5): 1949-50, 1953-54, 1959-60, 1963-64, 2005-06
  • Finalists (3): 1948-49, 1951-52, 1955-56

• Hong Kong FA Cup
  • Finalists (1): 2003-04

Sponsors

Shirt sponsors

• 2003-04: Xplore
• 2004-present: Canon

Kit suppliers

• 2003-04: Diadora
• 2004-present: Mizuno

Current first team squad

As of 20 April, 2007 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	CHN	Wang Zhenpeng
3	DF	HKG	Lin Junsheng
4	DF	SRB	Darko Rakočević
6	MF	CHN	Gao Wen
7	MF	HKG	Kwok Yue Hung
8	MF	HKG	Tam Siu Wai
9	FW	CMR	Julius Pongla Akosah
10	MF	CMR	Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo (vice-captain)
11	FW	SKN	Keith Jerome Gumbs (captain)
13	DF	HKG	Cheung Kin Fung
14	MF	HKG	Liu Quankun
16	DF	HKG	Luk Koon Pong

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	GK	HKG	Li Jian
18	FW	HKG	Chan Siu Ki
19	MF	BRA	Anderson Da Silva
21	DF	SRB	Ivan Jević
22	GK	HKG	Goldbert Chi Chiu
23	DF	HKG	Leung Chi Wing
24	FW	HKG	Tse Kok Wai (from youth team)
25	MF	HKG	Szeto Man Chun
26	FW	ENG	Jaimes Anthony McKee
27	MF	HKG	Chan Kai Hong (from youth team)
28	MF	HKG	Leung Ngo Hin (from youth team)
29	MF	HKG	Wong Sai Hung (from youth team)

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
5	DF	HKG	Cheung Tsz Kin (at HKFC)
19	FW	HKG	Cheng Lai Hin (at HKFC)
20	DF	HKG	Lee Hang Wui (at HKFC)
26	FW	HKG	Lo Chi Hin (at HKFC)

Squad changes during 2006-07 season

In:

• Li Jian - from Hong Kong 08
• Leung Chi Wing - from Xiangxue Sun Hei
• Luk Koon Pong - from South China
• Li Hang Wui - from Citizen
• Julius Pongla Akosah - from Xiangxue Sun Hei
• Jaimes McKee - from HKFC, loan

Out:

• Zhang Zuojun - to Dalian Shide, loan return
• Pan Jidong - Released
• Tam Wai Kwok - Released
• Dragutin Stević-Ranković - to Rangers
• Xiao Guoji - to Rangers
• Fung Ka Ki - to Rangers
• Cheng Lai Hin - to HKFC, loan
• Li Hang Wui - to HKFC, loan

Notable former players

Hong Kong

• Lawrence Akandu
• Chan Chi Kwong
• Chan Yiu Lun
• Cheng Siu Chung
• Cheung Chi Doy
• Feng Jizhi
• Fung Ka Ki
• Lam Hing Lun
• Lam Ka Wai
• Lam Seung Yi
• Tam Wai Kwok
• Xiao Guoji
• Yau Kin Wai
• Yip Chi Ho

Brazil

• Anilton da Conceicao
• Ailton Grigorio de Araujo
• Gerardo Javier Laterza
• Leandro Webber dos Santos

Cameroon

• Armel Tchakounte

China

• Zhang Shudong
• Zhou Yi

Ghana

• Joe Addo

Indonesia

• Rochy Putiray

Japan

• Dan Ito

Liberia

• Musa Shannon

Serbia

• Mihailo Jovanovic

Slovakia

• Martin Jancula

Coaches

• Chan Hung Ping (-2003)
• Cheng Siu Chung (2003-2005)
• Dejan Antonić (2005-present)

2006-07 Season

• Hong Kong First Division League: Runner-up (Details)
  • As South China won both the league title and the FA Cup, league runner-up Kitchee cliched the second qualification spot for AFC Cup 2008.
• HKFA Choi Fung Hong Senior Shield: Semi-final (Details)
• Hong Kong League Cup: Champion (Details)
• Hong Kong FA Cup: Semi-final (Details)

2005-06 Season

• Coolpoint Ventilation First Division Football League: 4th
• Hong Kong League Cup: Champion
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: Champion
• LANWA International FA Cup: First Round

Trivia

• Kitchee's theme song is "Play My Game"

External links

• Template:Zh icon Kitchee.com Official website
• Kitchee at HKFA.com
• Template:Zh icon Blue-bird Kitchee Fans Club website, with a lot of information of the team.