Kitchee SC

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Kitchee
Full name Kitchee Sports Club
Nickname(s) Home-made Hotspurs
Founded 1928 as Kitchee Football Team
1931 as Kitchee SC
Ground Mong Kok Stadium
Kowloon, Hong Kong
(Capacity 8,500)
President Flag of Hong Kong Ng Kin
Head Coach Flag of Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
League Hong Kong First Division
2007–08 First Division, 6th
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Kitchee Sports Club (traditional 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. 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 becomes one of the two Hong Kong representatives to the AFC Cup 2008.

Kitchee also holds the best record against Italian teams by a Hong Kong team. They defeated AC Milan 2-1 on May 31, 2004 [1] and beat Juventus 5-3 on penalties (2-2 after regular time) on June 4, 2005 [2] in summer friendly matches played in Hong Kong.

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[edit] Honours

Major trophies are listed below.

  • Hong Kong Senior Shield
    • Winners (5): 1949-50, 1953-54, 1959-60, 1963-64, 2005-06
    • Finalists (4): 1948-49, 1951-52, 1955-56, 2007-08

[edit] Sponsors

Period Kit Manufacturer Kit Sponsor
2003-2004 Diadora Xplore
2004-present Mizuno Canon

[edit] Current first team squad

As of March 21, 2008. Players in BOLD have international caps.

No. Position Player
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China GK Wang Zhenpeng
2 Flag of Cameroon MF Wilfed Bamnjo
5 Flag of Cameroon DF Hugues Nanmi
6 Flag of Hong Kong DF Luk Koon Pong
7 Flag of the Republic of Macedonia MF Goran Stankovski
8 Flag of Hong Kong MF Tam Siu Wai
10 Flag of Brazil MF Anderson
12 Flag of Hong Kong MF Lo Kwan Yee
13 Flag of Hong Kong DF Cheung Kin Fung
14 Flag of Hong Kong MF Liu Quankun
15 Flag of Hong Kong MF Leung Ka Hai (from youth team)
16 Flag of the People's Republic of China MF Gao Wen
17 Flag of Hong Kong GK Li Jian
No. Position Player
19 Flag of Hong Kong FW Cheng Lai Hin
20 Flag of Hong Kong DF Li Hang Wui
22 Flag of Hong Kong GK Goldbert Chi Chiu
23 Flag of Hong Kong DF Leung Chi Wing
26 Flag of Hong Kong MF Lo Chi Hin
27 Flag of Cameroon MF Louis Berty
28 Flag of Hong Kong MF Ip Chung Long
29 Flag of Hong Kong MF Wong Sai Hung
30 Flag of England FW Jaimes McKee
Flag of Hong Kong FW Chan Man Fai
Flag of Hong Kong MF Lam Ka Wai
Flag of Hong Kong MF Tsang Kam To

[edit] Squad changes during 2007-08 season

In:

Out:

[edit] Notable former players

Hong Kong
Brazil
  • Flag of Brazil Anilton da Conceição
  • Flag of Brazil Ailton Grigorio de Araújo
  • Flag of Brazil Leandro Webber dos Santos
Cameroon
China
England
Ghana
Indonesia
Japan
  • Flag of Japan Dan Ito
Liberia
Paraguay
Serbia
Slovakia
  • Flag of Slovakia Martin Jančula
St. Kitts & Nevis

[edit] Coaches

[edit] Recent Seasons

Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup Asia Notes
2002-03 D2 1 18 14 3 1 66 17 45 promoted
2003-04 D1 2 18 14 0 4 43 19 42 second round group stage final
2004-05 D1 3 16 7 6 3 29 21 27 semi-final group stage semi-final
2005-06 D1 4 14 5 6 3 24 13 21 winner winner first round
2006-07 D1 2 18 13 3 2 51 19 42 semi-final winner semi-final
2007-08 D1 6 18 5 7 6 30 33 22 final final AC ongoing

[edit] Trivia

[edit] References

  1. ^ AC Milan humiliated by Hong Kong side in exhibition play. AFP (2005-05-31). Retrieved on 2005-05-31.
  2. ^ Juventus draw 2-2, lose on penalties in exhibition against Hong Kong side. AFP (2005-06-04). Retrieved on 2005-06-04.

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AFC Cup 2008
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Quarter-finals
Al-Muharraq • Al-Nahda • Dempo • Home United • Kedah • Perak • Safa • SAFFC
Eliminated in Group stage
Al-Ahli San‘a’ • Al-Ansar • Al-Najma • Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut • Al-Wihdat • East Bengal • Kitchee • New Radiant • Shabab Al-Ordon • South China • Sur • Victory
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