Kitchee SC
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| Full name | Kitchee Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | 香港巴塞 (Hong Kong Barça) | ||
| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Ground | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| President |  Samson Tam | ||
| General Manager | Ken Ng | ||
| Head Coach |  Àlex Gómez | ||
| League | Hong Kong First Division | ||
| 2012–13 | First Division, 2nd | ||
| Website | http://www.kitchee.com/ | ||
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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, now playing in Tseung Kwan O.
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 4 June 2005 [2] in a summer friendly match played in Hong Kong.
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.
In 2012, Kitchee Foundation submitted a proposal to The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for a youth football training centre and was successful. The club received over HK$44 million from the trust for the establishment of a centre at Shek Mun, Shatin, New Territories. It will be called the Jockey Club Kitchee Centre, which will open in 2014. The trust's input will be sufficient for 90% of the costs of the centre, while proceeds from the Kitchee vs Arsenal exhibition match will also go into developing the centre.[5]
In July 2012, Kitchee played an exhibition match against Arsenal FC for The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust Challenge Cup, they drew 2-2 in front of a full house at the Hong Kong Stadium.[6] This was Arsenal's first time in Hong Kong for 17 years. In October 2012, Arsenal further donated HK$780,000 to Kitchee Foundation in support of the youth training centre.[7]
Kitchee plans to play Manchester United in Hong Kong in summer 2013 after Kitchee Foundation received HK$8 millon from the Mega Events Fund to host the match.[7] [8]
Honours
Major trophies are listed below.
Domestic
- Winners (5): 1947–48, 1949–50, 1963–64, 2010–11, 2011–12
- Runners-up (7): 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13
- Winners (5): 1949–50, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1963–64, 2005–06
- Finalists (5): 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Winners (1): 2012–13
- Winners (1): 2009
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Cup: 2 appearances
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Kit manufacturers
Shirt sponsors
Players
Current squad
- As of 30 May 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Remarks:
FP These players are registered as foreign players.
Player with dual nationality:
Matt Lam (Local player)
Guo Jianqiao (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
Christian Annan (Local player, eligible to play for Hong Kong national football team)
Alex Tayo Akande
Zesh Rehman
Reserves
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on Loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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:
Àlex Gómez - Assistant coach: Cheng Siu Chung
- Assistant coach: Roberto Losada
- Goalkeeping coach: Carlos Alos
- Head of Youth Development: Yago Aguilar
- Youth Coach: Leung Hinson
- Youth Coach: Li Ling Fung
- Youth Coach: Chan Man Chun
- Youth Coach: Tim Bredbury
- Fitness Coach: Lee Wai Yuk
History of Head Coaches
| Years | Name | Notes |
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| 2002–03 | Chan Hung Ping
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| 2003–05 | Cheng Siu Chung Lam Hing Lun
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Co-coaching and both coaches have played in part of the matches as a player. |
| 2005–07 |  Dejan Antonić
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| 2007–08 | Chu Chi Kwong
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Caretaker |
| 2008–09 |  Julio César Moreno
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| 2009 | Cheng Siu Chung
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Caretaker |
| Aug 2009–May 13 | Josep Gombau
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| July 2013– | Àlex Gómez
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Recent seasons
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Senior Shield | FA Cup | League Cup | Junior Shield | Asia | Top scorer | Notes | ||
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| 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 | |
| 2011–12 | D1 | 1 | 1st Round | Winners | Winners | — | AFC | Round of 16 | Roberto Losada |
13 | |
| 2012–13 | D1 | 2 | Quarter-finals | Winners | N/A | — | AFC | Quarter-finals | Jordi Tarrés |
18 | |
Trivia
- Kitchee's theme song is "We Are Kitchee!"
References
- ^ "AC Milan humiliated by Hong Kong side in exhibition play". AFP. 31 May 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2005. [dead link]
- ^ "Juventus draw 2-2, lose on penalties in exhibition against Hong Kong side". AFP. 4 June 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2005. [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
- ^ "ARSENAL MATCH TO CELEBRATE ESTABLISHMENT OF JOCKEY CLUB KITCHEE CENTRE". Hong Kong Jockey Club. 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Tour: Kitchee 2 - 2 Arsenal". Arsenal.com. 29 July 2012.
- ^ a b Chan Kin Wa (17 October 2012). "Arsenal: 'We've promised fans a China rematch'". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Chan Kin Wa (9 October 2012). "Manchester United-Kitchee match confirmed". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "葉鴻輝、李志豪衝超在望". Now Sports. 1 June 2013.
- ^ "葉鴻輝、李志豪衝超在望". Now Sports. 1 June 2013.
External links
- Template:Zh icon Kitchee.com Official website
- Kitchee at HKFA.com