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{{Fs player|no=1|nat=HKG|pos=GK|name=[[Wang Zhenpeng (footballer)|Wang Zhenpeng]]}} | {{Fs player|no=1|nat=HKG|pos=GK|name=[[Wang Zhenpeng (footballer)|Wang Zhenpeng]]}} | ||
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=[[Law Tsz Chun]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}} | {{Fs player|no=2|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=[[Law Tsz Chun]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}} | ||
{{fs player|no=4|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Matheus Dantas]]}} <sup>FP</sup> | {{fs player|no=4|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=[[Matheus Dantas]]}} <sup>FP</sup> | ||
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Jay Haddow]]}} <sup>FP</sup> | {{Fs player|no=6|nat=JPN|pos=DF|name=[[Jay Haddow]]}} <sup>FP</sup> | ||
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{{Fs player|no=11|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Jordan Lam]]}} | {{Fs player|no=11|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Jordan Lam]]}} | ||
{{fs player|no=13|nat=CHN|pos=GK|name=Enikar Mehmud}} <sup>FP</sup> | {{fs player|no=13|nat=CHN|pos=GK|name=Enikar Mehmud}} <sup>FP</sup> | ||
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Tan Chun Lok]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}} | {{Fs player|no=16|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Tan Chun Lok]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}} | ||
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Chen Ngo Hin]]}} | {{Fs player|no=18|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Chen Ngo Hin]]}} | ||
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{{fs player|no=23|nat=HKG|pos=GK|name=Tuscany Shek}} | {{fs player|no=23|nat=HKG|pos=GK|name=Tuscany Shek}} | ||
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Ngan Cheuk Pan]]}} | {{Fs player|no=24|nat=HKG|pos=MF|name=[[Ngan Cheuk Pan]]}} | ||
{{fs player|no=29|nat=KOR|pos=FW|name=[[Kim Shin-wook]]}} <sup>FP</sup> | |||
{{Fs mid|color=FFFF8B|bg=00008B|border=00008B}} | {{Fs mid|color=FFFF8B|bg=00008B|border=00008B}} | ||
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=HKG|pos=FW|name=[[Juninho (footballer, born December 1990)|Juninho]]}} | {{Fs player|no=30|nat=HKG|pos=FW|name=[[Juninho (footballer, born December 1990)|Juninho]]}} | ||
{{fs player|no=31|nat=HKG|pos=FW|name=[[Matthew Slattery (footballer, born 2005)|Matthew Slattery]]}} | {{fs player|no=31|nat=HKG|pos=FW|name=[[Matthew Slattery (footballer, born 2005)|Matthew Slattery]]}} | ||
{{fs player|no=34|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=Kam Chi Kin}} | {{fs player|no=34|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=Kam Chi Kin}} | ||
{{fs player|no=39|nat=CHN|pos=FW|name=Chen Tao}} <sup>FP</sup> | {{fs player|no=39|nat=CHN|pos=FW|name=Chen Tao}} <sup>FP</sup> | ||
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{{fs player|no=70|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=Lam Pak Yin}} | {{fs player|no=70|nat=HKG|pos=DF|name=Lam Pak Yin}} | ||
{{fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Kendy}} <sup>FP</sup> | {{fs player|no=|nat=BRA|pos=MF|name=Kendy}} <sup>FP</sup> | ||
{{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|name=[[Callum Beattie (footballer)|Callum Beattie]] | {{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=[[Callum Beattie (footballer)|Callum Beattie]]}} <sup>FP</sup> | ||
{{fs player|no=|nat=HKG|pos=GK|name=[[Pong Cheuk Hei]]}} | |||
{{Fs end}} | {{Fs end}} | ||
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|'''Men U18 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Poon Man Chun]] | |'''Men U18 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Poon Man Chun]] | ||
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|'''Men U16 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} | |'''Men U16 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} -- | ||
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|'''Men U14 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Gao Wen]] | |'''Men U14 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Gao Wen]] | ||
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|'''Women Team Head Coach''' || rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Chu Chi Kwong]] | |'''Women Team Head Coach''' || rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Chu Chi Kwong]] | ||
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|'''Women U18 Youth Team Coach''' | |'''Women U18 Youth Team Coach''' | ||
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|'''Women U15 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Cheung Wai Ki]] | |'''Women U15 Youth Team Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Cheung Wai Ki]] | ||
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|'''Kitchee Academy Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Gao Wen]] | |'''Kitchee Academy Coach''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Gao Wen]] | ||
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|'''Club Consultant Doctor''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} Dr. Yung Shu Hang / Samuel Ling | |'''Club Consultant Doctor''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} Dr. Yung Shu Hang / Samuel Ling | ||
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|'''Director of Marketing''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} Lo Shuk Ting | |'''Director of Marketing''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} Lo Shuk Ting | ||
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|'''Technical Director of Football Academy''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Jordi Tarrés (footballer)|Jordi Tarrés]] | |'''Technical Director of Football Academy''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [[Jordi Tarrés (footballer)|Jordi Tarrés]] | ||
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|'''Official Club Song''' ||We Are Kitchee! | |'''Official Club Song''' ||We Are Kitchee! | ||
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|'''Home Stadium for [[Hong Kong Premier League]]''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [ | |'''Home Stadium for [[Hong Kong Premier League]]''' ||{{flagicon|HKG}} [https://www.kaitaksportspark.com.hk/venueDetail?id=0eee5517921c40b09f01774c8fdabb7z Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground] | ||
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|'''Youth Football Training System Consultant''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Double Pass Company | |'''Youth Football Training System Consultant''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} Double Pass Company | ||
Latest revision as of 18:46, 30 June 2025
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Kitchee Sports Club (Template:Zh; Template:IPAc-yue; Template:Zh) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won 12 league titles, including six Hong Kong First Division titles and six Hong Kong Premier League titles. They also won nine Senior Shields and seven Hong Kong FA Cups. The club is also the first Hong Kong club to win a game in AFC Champions League group stage and to advance to the round of 16 of the competition.
History
Formation
In the late 1920s, a group of Hong Kongers formed a football team in order to compete in the Hong Kong Third Division. It was not until 1931, however, that the team was established as Kitchee Sports Club.[1]
Kitchee was founded as a grassroots organization, as such, they lacked the funding to pay the administrative and facilities costs necessary to become a multi sports club.
It was not until 1934 when the club were able to raise the money to rent an office at 130 Johnston Road in Wan Chai, that they were admitted as members of the Hong Kong Football Association.[2]
World War II
In 1939, Japanese bombs hit Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[3] The club's records during this time were destroyed during the bombing.
As the Pacific War began, Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on 25 December 1941, therefore the club's operations were suspended during the three-year, eight-month Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
After the Japanese surrender of Hong Kong in August 1945, former members of Kitchee returned to the club. They resolved to help revitalize the Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation of Hong Kong and establish the Chinese Football Association of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Chinese Football Referees’ Association and the Hong Kong Chinese Footballer's Fraternity.[4]
Post War to 1964
Following the war, Kitchee were admitted into the 1947–48 Hong Kong First Division League where they won the league title, the club's first major trophy. Between 1947 and 1964, the club won three Hong Kong First Division titles, one Second Division title, four Hong Kong Senior Shield's and one Hong Kong Junior Shield.
During this period, Kitchee discovered Hong Kong football legends Yiu Cheuk Yin and Lam Sheung Yee. Yiu led the club to its first two First Division titles and later became known as the "Treasure of Hong Kong Football."[5] Lam spent a total 14 years at Kitchee, split between two spells, and was a part of every Kitchee squad which won a trophy between 1948 and 1964.[6]
1964 to 2003
In 1965–66, Kitchee won only one game while drawing four others in the season, finishing second bottom of the table. The club were relegated after a 17-year spell in the top flight. In the subsequent season, Kitchee slid into the Third Division for the first time in three decades.
In the late 1980s, Law Ding Chun was hired as the new chairman of Kitchee. Law moved quickly to modernize the operations of Kitchee, buying insurance for all of his players in order to provide them with peace of mind in the event of an injury. His changes worked as Kitchee were soon promoted back to the Second Division.
In 1991–92, Kitchee won the Second Division title, returning to the top flight for the first time in 26 years. The squad during this period featured many future Hong Kong internationals including Yau Kin Wai, Chung Ho Yin, Yeung Hei Chi, Yeung Ching Kwong, Dale Tempest, as well as former England international Mark Barham. Kitchee spent three seasons in the top flight before they were relegated along with Kui Tan at the end of the 1994–95 season.
During the 1998–99 season, Kitchee won promotion back to the First Division as well as the Hong Kong Junior Shield. The following year, the squad were led by a backbone of young local players such as Lee Wai Lun, Man Pei Tak and Ng Wai Chiu.
However, these were soon poached by bigger clubs and due to inadequate replacements, the performance of the team suffered and Kitchee were once again relegated at the conclusion of the 2000–01 season.
Ahead of the 2002–03 season, former Hong Kong national team manager Chan Hung Ping was hired as Kitchee's manager. He led the team to the Second Division title in his one and only season as manager.
A new golden age
Following their return to the First Division in 2003, Kitchee became one of the most prominent teams in Hong Kong, winning three trophies in two seasons under coach Dejan Antonic: two in 2005–06 and one in 2006–07 season.
The club secured 2nd place in the league, along with league champions South China who had already qualified for the AFC Cup as the Hong Kong Senior Shield winners. As a result, Kitchee became one of two Hong Kong representatives in the 2008 AFC Cup.
Since 2009, the club has been a partner of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in its Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement (IPPE) program.[7]
Kitchee were invited to take part in the 2010 Singapore Cup,[8] becoming the first Hong Kong team to take part in the tournament. The club lost to Étoile 4–6 over two legs in the quarter-final.
In the 2010–11 season, under coach Josep Gombau, Kitchee won its first league title in 47 years by one point over arch rival South China,[9] allowing the club to compete in both the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy, where they lost 0–4 to Chelsea and 0–3 to Blackburn Rovers, and in the 2012 AFC Cup.[10]
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Between 2011 and 2014, Kitchee players combined to win the Footballer of the Year award for four straight years. The recipients of this award were Roberto Losada in 2011, Lo Kwan Yee in 2012, Huang Yang in 2013 and Fernando Recio in 2014.
In 2012, Kitchee Foundation submitted a successful proposal to The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust for a youth football training centre. The club received over HK$44 million from the trust for the establishment of a training ground at Shek Mun, Shatin, New Territories. The Jockey Club Kitchee Centre, as it was later called, opened in 2014. The trust provided 90% of the funding, with the rest coming in part from the proceeds of a Kitchee vs Arsenal exhibition match where they drew 2–2.[11] Apart from serving as the training ground of Kitchee first team and Kitchee Academy, the centre also provides facilities for the Education Bureau-approved Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme, which Kitchee jointly offers with Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School, in order to integrate football training into regular school curriculum and schedule.
In October 2012, Arsenal donated HK$780,000 to Kitchee Foundation in support of the youth training centre.[12]
The club won the 2013–14 First Division title. The following season, Kitchee won the inaugural Hong Kong Premier League, the 2014–15 HKFA Cup and the 2014–15 League Cup, completing the treble for the second time.[13]
In 2016–17, Kitchee completed a treble for the third time, capturing the Senior Shield, the Hong Kong FA Cup and the Hong Kong Premier League title.[14] The club promoted long time assistant coach Chu Chi Kwong to head coach role and Director of Football. Brazilian attacking midfielder Fernando won the 2017 Footballer of the Year award while striker Sandro won the Golden Boot.[15]
During the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifiers, Kitchee won against Vietnam's Hanoi 3–2 but lost in the playoff rounds to Ulsan Hyundai in penalties.[16]
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The following season, Kitchee directly qualified 2018 AFC Champions League group stage through their HKPL title. To prepare for the competition, the club signed former World Cup Golden Ball winner, Uruguayan footballer Diego Forlán.[17] The club managed to achieve a 1–0 win over Kashiwa Reysol at home, becoming the first team from Hong Kong to win a game in the history of the AFC Champions League group stage.[18] Domestically, Kitchee won the Premier League, FA Cup and the Sapling Cup, completing a treble for the second consecutive season and the fourth in club history.[19]
In 2021, the club signed former Montenegrin international Dejan Damjanović, who won the Golden Boot with 17 goals.
ls in his first season with the club.[20] The Bluewaves won the 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League title on the final day of the season, beating rivals Eastern 2–0.[21] Kitchee followed up their domestic success by accumulating 11 points in their 2021 AFC Champions League, a record for a Hong Kong club in the competition.[22]
During the 2022 AFC Champions League, Kitchee made history by becoming the first Hong Kong club to advance to the round of 16.[23]
In 2022–23 season, Kitchee completed a treble again by winning the Senior Shield, the Hong Kong FA Cup and the Hong Kong Premier League title.[24]
During the 2023–24 season, the club went through a complete overhaul which saw the likes of Charlie Scott, Mikael, Cleiton depart. However they have internally hired Portuguese Edgar Cardoso as their new head coach along with several new signings which include former Blackburn Rovers youth academy player Jay Haddow as well as English goalkeeper Fynn Talley, Portuguese winger Luis Machado and Brazilian striker Welthon for the 2024–25 season.
However, the club once again failed to acquire any silverware and after Kitchee's humiliating loss to Hong Kong Premier League rivals Lee Man, the club confirmed Edgar Cardoso's departure and will leave once the 2024–25 season ends.
Sponsors
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| 2003–2004 | Template:Flagicon Umbro | Template:Flagicon Xplore |
| 2004–2008 | Template:Flagicon Mizuno | Template:Flagicon Canon |
| 2008–2013 | Template:Flagicon Nike | |
| 2013–2018 | Template:Flagicon Jockey Club Kitchee Centre | |
| 2018– | Template:Flagicon EDPS Systems Ltd. |
Stadium
Since 2013, Mong Kok Stadium served as the home ground of Kitchee where it has a seating capacity of 6,664. Previously Kitchee has used Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground as their fix home ground from 2010 until 2012. Since the club was founded up until 2009, Kitchee home ground has been used as various home ground. However, the club host most of their AFC Champions League home matches at the Hong Kong Stadium as it match the specific requirements standard of the tournament.
| Location | Stadium | Capacity | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tseung Kwan O | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 3,500 | 2010–2012 |
| Mong Kok | Mong Kok Stadium | 6,664 | 2013–present |
Current squad
First team
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Out on loan
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Club management
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | -- |
| Assistant Coach | -- |
| Template:Flagicon Fernando Recio | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Template:Flagicon Guo Jianqiao |
| Strength and Conditioning Lead Coach | Template:Flagicon Wesley Wong |
| Technical Analyst | Template:Flagicon Aaron Sek |
| Men U22 Youth Team Coach | Template:Flagicon Fernando Recio |
| Men U18 Youth Team Coach | Template:Flagicon Poon Man Chun |
| Men U16 Youth Team Coach | Template:Flagicon -- |
| Men U14 Youth Team Coach | Template:Flagicon Gao Wen |
| Women Team Head Coach | Template:Flagicon Chu Chi Kwong |
| Women U18 Youth Team Coach | |
| Women U15 Youth Team Coach | Template:Flagicon Cheung Wai Ki |
| Kitchee Academy Coach | Template:Flagicon Gao Wen |
| Club Consultant Doctor | Template:Flagicon Dr. Yung Shu Hang / Samuel Ling |
| Club Consultant Dietitian | Template:Flagicon Sylvia Lam |
Club personnel
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Template:Flagicon Ken Ng |
| General Manager | Template:Flagicon Wilson Ng |
| Licensing and Public Relations Manager | Template:Flagicon Ng Yee Yun |
| Director of Marketing | Template:Flagicon Lo Shuk Ting |
| Technical Director of Football Academy | Template:Flagicon Jordi Tarrés |
| Customer Service Manager | Template:Flagicon Cheng Ching Yu |
Basic information
| Item | Name |
|---|---|
| Training Ground | Template:Flagicon Jockey Club Kitchee Centre |
| Youth Training System and Football Academy | Template:Flagicon Kitchee Academy |
| Youth Football Training Academy | Template:Flagicon Kitchee Soccer Academy powered by Template:Flagicon DV7 Soccer Academy |
| Kitchee Soccer Academy Honors | The Asian Football Confederation AFC Elite Youth Scheme certified as The first Hong Kong “Two-Star Elite Youth Academy" |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Sports Medicine Clinic@Kitchee | The Asian Football Confederation AFC Medical Centre/Clinic of Excellence |
| Football Players Diets and Nutritional Restaurant | Template:Flagicon The Kitchee Bistro |
| Systematic Football & Physical Training Program for Young Players | Template:Flagicon Kitchee Top Talent Elite Project for "Hong Kong 2034" |
| Official Fans Club | The Blue Wave |
| Official Mascot | Kit Jai (A Little Blue Bird) |
| Official Club Song | We Are Kitchee! |
| Home Stadium for Hong Kong Premier League | Template:Flagicon Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground |
| Youth Football Training System Consultant | Template:Flagicon Double Pass Company |
Former managers
| Years | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2003 | Template:Flagicon Chan Hung Ping | |
| 2003–2005 | Template:Flagicon Cheng Siu Chung, Lam Hing Lun | Co-coaching and both coaches have played in part of the matches as players |
| 2005–2007 | Template:Flagicon Dejan Antonić | |
| 2007–2008 2016 2020–2021 |
Template:Flagicon Chu Chi Kwong | Caretaker |
| 2008–2009 | Template:Flagicon Julio César Moreno | |
| 2009 | Template:Flagicon Cheng Siu Chung | Caretaker |
| 2009–2013 | Template:Flagicon Josep Gombau | |
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon Àlex Gómez | |
| 2013–2014 | Template:Flagicon Chu Chi Kwong, Template:Flagicon Cheng Siu Chung | Caretaker |
| 2014–2015 | Template:Flagicon José Francisco Molina | |
| 2015–2016 | Template:Flagicon Abraham García | |
| 2016–2019 2022–2023 |
Template:Flagicon Chu Chi Kwong | |
| 2019–2020 | Template:Flagicon Blaž Slišković | |
| 2021–2022 2023–2024 |
Template:Flagicon Kim Dong-jin | Interim Head Coach |
| 2024–2025 | Template:Flagicon Edgar Cardoso |
Honours
Domestic league
- Hong Kong Premier League[nb 1] and Hong Kong First Division (Tier 1)
- Hong Kong Second Division (Tier 2)[nb 1]
- Hong Kong Third Division (Tier 3)
- Champions (1): 1997–98
Other domestic league
- Hong Kong Reserve League
- Champions (2): 1962–63, 2022–23
Domestic cup competitions
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- Hong Kong League Cup
- Hong Kong Premier League Committee Cup
- Champions (1): 2023–24
- Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield
- Hong Kong Community Cup and Hong Kong Community Shield
Other domestic cup competitions
Notable seasons
| Season | League | League Position | Senior Shield | FA Cup | League Cup | Season Play-offs | Community Cup | Asia Tournament | Top scorer(s) and Goals |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938– 1939 |
Third Division | — | Did not enter | Not held |
Not held |
Not held |
Not held |
Not held |
— | — | Promoted | |
| 1946– 1947 |
Second Division | — | — | — | Promoted | |||||||
| 1947– 1948 |
First Division | Champion | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1949– 1950 |
First Division | Champion | Champion | — | — | Double Champions | ||||||
| 1950– 1951 |
Second Division | Champion | Did not enter | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1951– 1952 |
Second Division | — | Junior Shield Champion | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1953– 1954 |
First Division | — | Champion | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1959– 1960 |
First Division | — | Champion | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1963– 1964 |
First Division | Champion | Champion | — | — | Double Champions | ||||||
| 1964– 1965 |
First Division | — | — | — | — | Relegated | ||||||
| 1971– 1972 |
First Division | — | Did not enter | — | — | Relegated | ||||||
| 1990– 1991 |
Third Division | — | Did not enter | — | — | — | Promoted | |||||
| 1991– 1992 |
Second Division | Champion | — | — | Promoted | |||||||
| 1993– 1994 |
First Division | — | — | — | Relegated | |||||||
| 1995– 1996 |
Second Division | — | Did not enter | — | — | Relegated | ||||||
| 1997– 1998 |
Third Division | Champion | — | — | Promoted | |||||||
| 1998– 1999 |
Second Division | — | Junior Shield Champion | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1999– 2000 |
First Division | 8th | — | — | — | Relegated | ||||||
| 2002– 2003 |
Second Division | Champion | Did not enter | — | — | — | Promoted | |||||
| 2003– 2004 |
First Division | Runners-up | Second round | Runners-up | Group stage | — | — | — | ||||
| 2004– 2005 |
3rd | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Group stage | — | — | — | |||||
| 2005– 2006 |
4th | Champion | 1st round | Champion | Template:Flagicon Keith Gumbs | 15 | Double Champions | |||||
| 2006– 2007 |
Runners-up | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Champion | Template:Flagicon Keith Gumbs | 13 | — | |||||
| 2007– 2008 |
6th | Runners-up | Quarter-finals | Runners-up | 2008 AFC Cup | Group stage | Template:Flagicon Goran Stankovski | 12 | — | |||
| 2008– 2009 |
Runners-up | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Did not enter | Template:Flagicon Paul Ngue | 14 | — | ||||
| 2009– 2010 |
3rd | Runners-up | 1st round | Not held |
Champion | Template:Flagicon Baruc Nsue | 7 | — | ||||
| 2010– 2011 |
Champion | Quarter-finals | 1st round | Semi-finals | Not held |
2010 Singapore Cup | Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon Jordi Tarrés | 15 | Double Champions | ||
| 2011– 2012 |
Champion | 1st round | Champion | Champion | 2012 AFC Cup | Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon Roberto Losada | 13 | Treble Champions | |||
| 2012– 2013 |
Runners-up | Quarter-finals | Champion | Not held |
Champion | 2013 AFC Cup | Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon Jordi Tarrés | 18 | Double Champions | ||
| 2013– 2014 |
Champion | 1st round | Runners-up | Did not enter | 2014 AFC Cup | Semi-finals | Template:Flagicon Juan Belencoso | 22 | — | |||
Premier League era
| Season | Premier League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Sapling Cup | League Cup | Season Play-offs | Community Cup | HKPLC Cup | Asia Tournament | Top scorer(s) and Goals |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014– 2015 |
Champion | Runners-up | Champion | Not held | Champion | Did not enter | Runners-up | Not held | 2015 AFC Champions League 2015 AFC Cup |
Pre. round 2 Quarter-finals |
Template:Flagicon Juan Belencoso | 34 | Treble Champions |
| 2015– 2016 |
Runners-up | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Group stage | Champion | Champion | Runners-up | 2016 AFC Champions League 2016 AFC Cup |
Pre. round 2 Round of 16 |
Template:Flagicon Rufino Segovia | 17 | Double Champions | |
| 2016– 2017 |
Champion | Champion | Champion | 1st round | Defunct | Did not enter | Runners-up | 2017 AFC Champions League | Play-off round | Template:Flagicon Sandro | 25 | Treble Champions | |
| 2017– 2018 |
Champion | Semi-finals | Champion | Champion | Defunct | Champion | 2018 AFC Champions League | Group stage | Template:Flagicon Lucas Silva Template:Flagicon Sandro |
16 | Quadruple Champions | ||
| 2018– 2019 |
4th | Champion | Champion | Group Stage |
Champion | 2019 AFC Cup | East Asia Zone Group stage |
Template:Flagicon Fernando Template:Flagicon Lucas Silva |
17 | Treble Champions | |||
| 2019– 2020 |
Champion | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Champion | Defunct | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Template:Flagicon Wellingsson | 14 | Double Champions | ||||
| 2020– 2021 |
Champion | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Semi-finals | 2021 AFC Champions League | Group stage | Template:Flagicon Dejan Damjanović | 21 | — | |||||
| 2021– 2022 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2022 AFC Champions League | East Asia Quarter-finals | 15 | — | ||||||||
| 2022– 2023 |
Champion | Champion | Champion | Group stage | Not held | 25 | Treble Champions | ||||||
| 2023– 2024 |
4th | Champion | Semi-finals | Runners-up | Champion | 2023–24 AFC Champions League | Group stage | Template:Flagicon Mikael | 26 | Double Champions | |||
| 2024– 2025 |
4th | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Group stage | Not held | Did not enter | Template:Flagicon Sherzod Temirov | 15 | |||||
Tournament performance records
AFC competitions
All results list Kitchee's goal tally first.
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AFC Cup | Group E | Template:Flagicon Perak | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3rd |
| Template:Flagicon New Radiant | 2–0 | 1–2 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Singapore Armed Forces | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||||
| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group F | Template:Flagicon Tampines Rovers | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1st |
| Template:Flagicon Terengganu | 2–2 | 2–0 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Sông Lam Nghệ An | 2–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon Arema | 0–2 | ||||
| 2013 | AFC Cup | Group E | Template:Flagicon Churchill Brothers | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2nd |
| Template:Flagicon Warriors | 5–0 | 4–2 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Semen Padang | 1–2 | 1–3 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon Kelantan | 2–0 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon Al-Faisaly | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | ||
| 2014 | AFC Cup | Group H | Template:Flagicon Tampines Rovers | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1st |
| Template:Flagicon Nay Pyi Taw | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Pune | 2–2 | 0–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon Arema Cronus | 2–0 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon Vissai Ninh Bình | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 | ||
| Semi-finals | Template:Flagicon Erbil | 1–2 | 1–1Template:Efn | 2–3 | ||
| 2015 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary Round 2 | Template:Flagicon Chonburi | 1–4 | ||
| 2015 | AFC Cup | Group F | Template:Flagicon Balestier Khalsa | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2nd |
| Template:Flagicon East Bengal | 2–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Johor Darul Ta'zim | 2–0 | 0–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon Persib Bandung | 2–0 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon Al-Kuwait | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–7 | ||
| 2016 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary Round 2 | Template:Flagicon Hanoi FC | 0–1 | ||
| 2016 | AFC Cup | Group F | Template:Flagicon Kaya FC | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1st |
| Template:Flagicon New Radiant | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Balestier Khalsa | 4–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Template:Flagicon Bengaluru FC | 2–3 | ||||
| 2017 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary Round 2 | Template:Flagicon Hanoi FC | 3–2 (aet) | ||
| Play-off Round | Template:Flagicon Ulsan Hyundai | 1–1 (3–4 p) | ||||
| 2018 | AFC Champions League | Group E | Template:Flagicon Kashiwa Reysol | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4th |
| Template:Flagicon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–6 | 0–3 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Tianjin Quanjin | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||||
| 2019 | AFC Champions League | Preliminary Round 2 | Template:Flagicon Perak | 1–1 (5–6 p) | ||
| 2019 | AFC Cup | East Asia Zone Group I | Template:Flagicon April 25 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2nd |
| Template:Flagicon Hang Yuen | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Tai Po | 2–4 | 3–3 | ||||
| 2020 | AFC Cup | East Asia Zone Group I | Template:Flagicon Tatung FC | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| Template:Flagicon MUST CPK | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Winners of Play-off East Asia | ||||||
| 2021 | AFC Champions League | Group J | Template:Fbaicon Guangzhou FC | 1–0Template:Efn | 1–0Template:Efn | 2nd |
| Template:Fbaicon Port FC | 2–0Template:Efn | 1–1Template:Efn | ||||
| Template:Fbaicon Cerezo Osaka | 0–0Template:Efn | 1–2Template:Efn | ||||
| 2022 | AFC Champions League | Group J | Template:Fbaicon Chiangrai United | 1–0Template:Efn | 3–2Template:Efn | 2nd |
| Template:Fbaicon Vissel Kobe | 2–2Template:Efn | 1–2Template:Efn | ||||
| Round of 16 | Template:Fbaicon BG Pathum United | 0–4 | ||||
| 2023–24 | AFC Champions League | Group F | Template:Fbaicon Lion City Sailors | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4th |
| Template:Fbaicon Bangkok United | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| Template:Flagicon Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||||
Asia Football Clubs Ranking
| Asia Football Clubs Ranking |
Team Name | Total Points | One year change | Club Ranking History Chart |
Reference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Kitchee SC | 1290 | +0 points | [27] | [28] | Updated on 16 March 2025 |
Friendlies and invitational tournaments
All results list Kitchee's goal tally first.
| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | First leg | Second leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon AC Milan | 2–1 | |||
| 2004 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Newcastle United | 1–1 (6–7 penalties) | |||
| 2005 | Hong Kong–Shanghai Cup | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Shanghai Shenhua | 0–1 | ||
| 2005 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Juventus | 2–2 (5–3 penalties) | |||
| 2010 | Lunar New Year Cup | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Pohang Steelers | 1–1 | ||
| 2010 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Villarreal B | 1–2 | |||
| 2010 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Barcelona B | 3–3 | |||
| 2010 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Espanyol B | 0–5 | |||
| 2010 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon CF Amposta | 1–1 | |||
| 2010 | Singapore Cup | Preliminary Round | Template:Flagicon Beijing Guoan Talent | 2–1 (aet) | ||
| Quarter-finals | Template:Flagicon Etoile FC | 4–4 | 0–2 | 4–6 | ||
| 2010 | Canon Cup | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Villarreal | 0–3 | ||
| 2011 | Premier League Asia Trophy | Semi-finals | Template:Flagicon Chelsea | 0–4 | ||
| Third-place playoff | Template:Flagicon Blackburn Rovers | 0–3 | ||||
| 2012 | Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Shanghai Tellace | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–7 |
| 2012 | The HKJC Charity Trust Challenge Cup | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Arsenal | 2–2 | ||
| 2012 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Gimnàstic de Tarragona | 0–1 | |||
| 2012 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Villarreal B | 2–0 | |||
| 2013 | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Manchester United | 2–5 | |||
| 2014 | Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Shanghai SIPG | 1–6 | 0–0 | 1–6 |
| 2014 | Meeting Of CHAMPIONS | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Paris Saint-Germain | 2–6 | ||
| 2017 | Lunar New Year Cup | Semi-finals | Template:Flagicon Muangthong United | 1–1 (5–4 penalties) | ||
| Final | Template:Flagicon Auckland City | 0–1 | ||||
| 2017 | Jockey Club Kitchee Centre Challenge Cup | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Tottenham Hotspur | 1–4 | ||
| 2019 | HKJC Kitchee Centre Cup | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Manchester City | 1–6 | ||
| 2024 | BOC Life Cup | Friendly | Template:Flagicon Atlético Madrid | 1–6 |
Club culture and supporters
Established in 2011, the Blue Wave is the official fans club organised by Kitchee to offer fans with special perks and offers.
Originally a fans-organised cheering group, the Blue Wave became the club's official fans club in 2011, while retaining the name Blue Wave after the reorganisation.
Since its formation, the Blue Wave has become an identity shared by all Kitchee fans as they come to the stadium every match day, cheering and supporting the players on the field.
All-time player records
Most appearances
As of 26 May 2024; active players still with the club in bold.
| No. | Name | Appearances | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Zhenpeng | 363 | 0 |
| 2 | Huang Yang | 317 | 5 |
| 3 | Lo Kwan Yee | 278 | 22 |
| 4 | Lam Ka Wai | 254 | 34 |
| 5 | Dani Cancela | 252 | 6 |
| 6 | Liu Quankun | 206 | 9 |
| 7 | Hélio | 205 | 8 |
| 8 | Jordi Tarrés | 189 | 92 |
| 9 | Fernando | 184 | 50 |
| 10 | Fernando Recio | 183 | 7 |
Most goals
As of 26 May 2024; active players still with the club in bold.
| No. | Name | Goals | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordi Tarrés | 92 | 189 |
| 2 | Dejan Damjanović | 61 | 61 |
| 3 | Juan Belencoso | 58 | 70 |
| 4 | Sandro | 51 | 77 |
| 5 | Alex Akande | 50 | 143 |
| Fernando | 50 | 184 | |
| 7 | Keith Gumbs | 37 | 56 |
| 8 | Lucas Silva | 34 | 46 |
| Chan Siu Ki | 106 | ||
| Lam Ka Wai | 254 |
Retired numbers
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Footnotes
References
External links
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