2017–18 Kitchee SC season

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.

Kitchee 2017–18 Season
OwnerKen K. Ng
Manager Chu Chi Kwong
StadiumMong Kok Stadium
Premier League1st
Senior ShieldSemi-finals
FA CupWinners
Sapling CupWinners
Community CupWinners
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage

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
1Wang ZhenpengGoalkeeper
2Fernando RecioDefender
3Daniel Cancela RodríguezDefender
5Hélio José de Souza GonçalvesDefender
6 Zhi-Gin Andreas LamMidfielder
7Fernando Augusto Azevedo PedreiraMidfielder
8Alexander Oluwatayo AkandeForward
9Lucas Espindola da SilvaForward
10Lam Ka Wai (vice-captain)Midfielder
11Alessandro Ferreira LeonardoForward
12Lo Kwan Yee (captain)Defender
13Li Ngai HoiDefender
14Jordi TarrésForward
15Annan Christian KwesiForward
16 Jared Christopher LumMidfielder
17Paulo Robspierry CarreiroForward
18Diego ForlánForward
19Huang YangMidfielder
21Tong Kin ManDefender
23Guo JianqiaoGoalkeeper
28Cheng Chin LungMidfielder
30Wong Tsz HoGoalkeeper
32Krisztián VadóczMidfielder
34 Barak BraunshtainMidfielder
35 Mark Francis Mercenes SwainstonDefender
36 Victor Alexander StampForward
38Kim Dong-JinDefender
67 Sebastian Robert BuddleForward
90Kim Bong-JinDefender

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 HoGoalkeeper Yuen Long15 July 201730 June 2018
Li Ngai HoiDefender Hong Kong Pegasus15 July 201731 December 2017
Jordi TarrésForward Lee Man15 July 201731 December 2017
Ngan Lok FungMidfielder Lee Man15 July 201730 June 2018
Emmet WanMidfielder Lee Man15 July 201730 June 2018
Law Tsz ChunDefender Dreams FC15 July 201730 June 2018
Hirokane HarimaForward Dreams FC15 July 201730 June 2018
Cheng Chin LungForward Dreams FC15 July 201731 December 2017
Matthew Thomas LamMidfielder Lee Man1 January 201830 June 2018

Reserves Team Current Squad List (As of 11 January 2017)
Reserve Team List
Nationality Full Name Position
Au Man LokMidfielder
Lee Chun LokDefender
Tong Hew YeungDefender
Nir HorowitzGoalkeeper
Oded PerlmanDefender
Hyu Hugh MatsumotoDefender
Jin Won BongDefender

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 HK 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) Champion.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHHAAHHAAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDWWWWWDWWWWWWWWW
Position211311111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
25 August 2017 (2017-08-25) 1Kitchee1–0Eastern Long LionsMong Kok, Kowloon
20:00 (UTC+8) Vadócz  70' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 4,397
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 2Kitchee7–0Dreams FCMong 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
17 September 2017 (2017-09-17) 3HK Pegasus1–1KitcheeSo 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
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 4Kitchee2–1Wo Foo Tai PoMong 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
21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) QFKitchee5–0BC RangersTseung 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
24 December 2017 SFKitchee1–3Sun Bus Yuen LongMong 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

Group Stage

Hong Kong Community Cup
23 September 2017 (2017-09-23) 1Kitchee2–1Eastern Long LionsMong 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
1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 5 0 1 22 9 +13 15 Round of 16
2 Tianjin Quanjian 6 4 1 1 15 11 +4 13
3 Kashiwa Reysol 6 1 1 4 6 10 −4 4
4 Kitchee 6 1 0 5 1 14 −13 3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 February 2018 (2018-02-13) Tianjin Quanjian 3–0 KitcheeTianjin, China
20:00 UTC+8
Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium
Attendance: 21,213
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20) Kitchee 0–6 Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsHong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 13,519
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06) Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 KitcheeKashiwa, Japan
19:30 UTC+9
Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Kashiwa Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,541
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)
14 March 2018 (2018-03-14) Kitchee 1–0 Kashiwa ReysolHong Kong
20:00 UTC+8
Live Report
Stats Report		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 7,771
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)
4 April 2018 (2018-04-04) Kitchee 0–1 Tianjin QuanjianHong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Live Report
Stats Report
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 6,299
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

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 40010000000050000
2 DF Fernando Recio 0 (3)001011000002 (3)0100
3 DF Dani Cancela 2 (1)010001010003 (1)0210
5 DF Hélio 40010010000060000
6 MF Lam Zhi-Gin 30000000000030010
7 MF Fernando 31111110000052210
8 FW Alex Akande 1 (2)000 (1)101100002 (3)2020
9 FW Lucas 44111000000055110
10 MF Lam Ka Wai 00011010000021010
11 FW Sandro 2 (2)201101000004 (2)3010
12 DF Lo Kwan Yee 1 (1)110001000002 (1)1100
15 FW Christian Annan 0 (1)000 (1)001110001 (2)1100
16 MF Jared Lum 4110 (1)000000004 (1)1100
17 FW Paulinho 00000000000000000
19 MF Huang Yang 40000000000040010
20 MF Matt Lam 2 (1)021000000003 (1)0310
21 DF Tong Kin Man 2 (1)001010000003 (1)0100
23 DF Guo Jianqiao 00000010000010000
32 MF Krisztián Vadócz 42010010000062000
34 MF Barak Braunshtain 0000000 (1)000000 (1)0000
35 DF Mark Swainston 0000000 (1)000000 (1)0000
36 FW Robert Stamp 00000000000000000
38 DF Kim Dong-Jin 00000000000000000
67 FW Sebastian Buddle 0000000 (1)000000 (1)0010
90 DF Kim Bong-Jin 40010000000050000
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 41005
2 FW 11 Sandro 21003
3 MF 32 Krisztián Vadócz 20002
MF 7 Fernando 11002
FW 8 Alex Akande 01102
6 DF 12 Lo Kwan Yee 10001
MF 16 Jared Lum 10001
MF 10 Lam Ka Wai 01001
FW 15 Christian Annan 00101
Own Goal 00000
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 21003
2 23 Guo Jianqiao 00000
3 30 Wong Tsz Ho 00000
Total 21003
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See also

References
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