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Kitchee
Kitchee SC crest.svg
Full name Kitchee Sports Club
Nickname(s) Hong Kong Barça (香港巴塞)
The Bluewaves
The Bluebirds (藍鳥)
Founded 1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Ground Mong Kok Stadium
Ground Capacity 6,664
President Ken Ng
Head coach Kim Dong-jin (Interim)
League Hong Kong Premier League
2022–23 1st of 10 (champions)

Kitchee Sports Club (Chinese: 傑志體育會; Jyutping: Git6zi3 Tai2juk6wui2; [kìːt̚ tsīː tʰɐ̌i jòk̚ wǔːy]; pinyin: Jiézhì tǐyù huì) 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

Former Kitchee HQ
Kitchee's first headquarters at 130 Johnston Road, Wan Chai.

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.

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.

World War II

In 1939, Japanese bombs accidentally hit Hong Kong during the Second Sino-Japanese War. 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.

Post War to 1964

Kitchee 1959
Kitchee squad in Macau ahead of a charity exhibition match in 1959.

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." 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.

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.

Kitchee were invited to take part in the 2010 Singapore Cup, becoming the first Hong Kong team to take part in the tournament. The club lost to Etoile FC 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, 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.

Between 2011–14, 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

During the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifiers, Kitchee won against Vietnam's Hanoi FC 3–2 but lost in the playoff rounds to Ulsan Hyundai in penalties.

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. 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. 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.

In 2021, the club signed former Montenegrin international Dejan Damjanović, who won the Golden Boot with 17 goals in his first season with the club. The Bluewaves won the 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League title on the final day of the season, beating rivals Eastern 2–0. 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.

During the 2022 AFC Champions League, Kitchee made history by becoming the first Hong Kong club to advance to the round of 16.

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.

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Hong Kong GK Wang Zhenpeng
2 Hong Kong DF Law Tsz Chun
4 England MF Charlie Scott FP
5 Hong Kong DF Hélio
7 Turkmenistan MF Ruslan Mingazow FP
8 Brazil FW Igor Sartori FP
9 South Korea FW Kim Shin-wook FP
10 Brazil MF Cleiton FP
11 China DF Ibrahim Kurban FP
13 China GK Enikar Mehmud FP
15 Hong Kong DF Roberto Júnior
16 Hong Kong MF Tan Chun Lok
17 Brazil MF Mikael FP
19 Hong Kong MF Huang Yang (captain)
26 Hong Kong DF Andy Russell
27 Uzbekistan FW Sherzod Temirov FP
28 Hong Kong MF Cheng Chin Lung
No. Position Player
32 Hong Kong MF Yuen Chun Him
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Sedin Ramić FP
67 Hong Kong FW Seb Buddle
70 Hong Kong MF Yeung Cheuk Kwan
74 Hong Kong DF Kam Chi Kin
77 Hong Kong MF Fernando
78 Hong Kong FW Pang Hing Hei
79 Hong Kong FW Lau Yu Ho
86 Hong Kong GK Paulo César
87 Hong Kong DF Yu Ching Wai
89 Austria FW Jakob Jantscher FP
90 Hong Kong FW Juninho
91 Hong Kong GK Tuscany Shek
95 Hong Kong MF Shinichi Chan
96 Hong Kong FW Matthew Slattery
99 Hong Kong FW Poon Pui Hin

Remarks:
LP These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.

Out on loan

No. Position Player
Hong Kong FW Chang Kwong Yin (on loan at Sham Shui Po)
Hong Kong MF Ngan Cheuk Pan (on loan at Sham Shui Po)
Hong Kong MF Chen Ngo Hin (on loan at Southern)
No. Position Player
Hong Kong MF Sohgo Ichikawa (on loan at Southern)
Hong Kong DF Yim Kai Cheuk (on loan at HK U23)
Hong Kong DF Jordon Brown (on loan at HKFC)

Club officials

Basic Information

Item Name
Training Ground Hong Kong Jockey Club Kitchee Centre
Youth Training System and Football Academy Hong Kong Kitchee Soccer Academy
Youth Football Training Academy Hong Kong Kitchee Soccer Academy powered by Spain 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 Hong Kong The Kitchee Bistro
Systematic Football & Physical Training Program for Young Players Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong Mong Kok Stadium
Home Stadium for AFC Champions League Hong Kong Hong Kong Stadium
Youth Football Training System Consultant Belgium Double Pass Company

Coaching staff

Position Name
Interim Head coach South Korea Kim Dong-jin
First-Team assistant coach Portugal Edgar Cardoso
Hong Kong Poon Man Chun
Hong Kong Huang Yang
Hong Kong Roberto
Goalkeeping coach Hong Kong Guo Jianqiao
Head Physical Coach & Head of Data Analysis South Korea Yoon Dong-hun
Tactical Analyst Hong Kong Ng Wing Chung
Spain Manuel Crespo Carabaña
Team Assistant Hong Kong
Men U18 Youth Team coach South Korea Yoon Dong-hun, Hong Kong Gao Wen
Men U16 Youth Team coach Spain Manuel Crespo Carabaña
Men U14 Youth Team coach South Korea Kim Dong-jin
Women Team Head coach Hong Kong Cheung Po Chun
Women U18 Youth Team coach
Women U15 Youth Team coach Hong Kong Cheung Wai Ki
Kitchee Academy Director Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
Kitchee Academy coach Hong Kong Gao Wen
Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme coach Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
Club Consultant Doctor Hong Kong Dr. Yung Shu Hang / Samuel Ling
Club Consultant Dietitian Hong Kong Sylvia Lam

Club personnel

Position Name
President Hong Kong Ken Ng
General Manager AustraliaHong Kong Wilson Ng
Licensing and Public Relations Manager CanadaHong Kong Ng Yee Yun
Director of Marketing Hong Kong Lo Shuk Ting
Director of Football Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
Director of Youth Training Development
Technical Director of Football Academy South Korea Kim Dong-jin
Director of Elite Youth Football of Football Academy Portugal Edgar Cardoso
Competition Manager
Customer Service Manager Hong Kong Cheng Ching Yu

Honours

Domestic League

  • Hong Kong Premier League and Hong Kong First Division (Tier 1)
    • Champions (12): 1947–48, 1949–50, 1963–64, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (8): 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2015–16
  • Hong Kong Second Division (Tier 2)
    • Champions (3): 1950–51, 1991–92, 2002–03
  • 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
    • Champions (9): 1949–50, 1953–54, 1959–60, 1963–64, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
    • Runners-up (6): 1948–49, 1951–52, 1955–56, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15
  • Hong Kong FA Cup
    • Champions (7): 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
    • Runners-up (2): 2003–04, 2013–14
  • Hong Kong Sapling Cup
    • Champions (2): 2017–18, 2019–20
  • Hong Kong League Cup
    • Champions (5): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
    • Runners-up (1): 2007–08
  • Hong Kong Premier League Committee Cup
    • Champions (1): 2023–24
  • Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield
    • Champions (2): 1951–52, 1998–99
  • Hong Kong Community Cup and Hong Kong Community Shield
    • Champions (3): 2009, 2017, 2018
    • Runners-up (3): 2014, 2015, 2016

Other Domestic Cup competitions

  • The HKFC International Soccer Sevens Main Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2011
  • The Lunar New Year Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 2010, 2017

Performance in 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 Malaysia Perak 2–2 1–2 3rd
Maldives New Radiant 2–0 1–2
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces 0–2 0–4
2012 AFC Cup Group F Singapore Tampines Rovers 3–1 0–0 1st
Malaysia Terengganu 2–2 2–0
Vietnam Sông Lam Nghệ An 2–0 0–1
Round of 16 Indonesia Arema 0–2
2013 AFC Cup Group E India Churchill Brothers 3–0 4–0 2nd
Singapore Warriors 5–0 4–2
Indonesia Semen Padang 1–2 1–3
Round of 16 Malaysia Kelantan 2–0
Quarter-finals Jordan Al-Faisaly 1–2 1–2 2–4
2014 AFC Cup Group H Singapore Tampines Rovers 4–0 5–0 1st
Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw 2–0 2–1
India Pune 2–2 2–0
Round of 16 Indonesia Arema Cronus 2–0
Quarter-finals Vietnam Vissai Ninh Bình 0–1 4–2 4–3
Semi-finals Iraq Erbil 1–2 1–1 2–3
2015 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Thailand Chonburi 1–4
2015 AFC Cup Group F Singapore Balestier Khalsa 3–0 2–1 2nd
India East Bengal 2–2 1–1
Malaysia Johor Darul Ta'zim 2–0 0–2
Round of 16 Indonesia Persib Bandung 2–0
Quarter-finals Kuwait Al-Kuwait 1–1 0–6 1–7
2016 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Vietnam Hanoi FC 0–1
2016 AFC Cup Group F Philippines Kaya FC 1–0 1–0 1st
Maldives New Radiant 0–0 2–0
Singapore Balestier Khalsa 4–0 0–1
Round of 16 India Bengaluru FC 2–3
2017 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Vietnam Hanoi FC 3–2 (aet)
Play-off Round South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 1–1 (3–4 p)
2018 AFC Champions League Group E Japan Kashiwa Reysol 1–0 0–1 4th
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–6 0–3
China Tianjin Quanjin 0–1 0–3
2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round 2 Malaysia Perak 1–1 (5–6 p)
2019 AFC Cup East Asia Zone Group I North Korea April 25 1–0 0–2 2nd
Chinese Taipei Hang Yuen 3–0 2–1
Hong Kong Tai Po 2–4 3–3
2020 AFC Cup East Asia Zone Group I Chinese Taipei Tatung FC Cancelled
due to
COVID-19
pandemic
Macau MUST CPK
Chinese Taipei/Mongolia Winners of Play-off East Asia
2021 AFC Champions League Group J China Guangzhou FC 1–0 1–0 2nd
Thailand Port FC 2–0 1–1
Japan Cerezo Osaka 0–0 1–2
2022 AFC Champions League Group J Thailand Chiangrai United 1–0 3–2 2nd
Japan Vissel Kobe 2–2 1–2
Round of 16 Thailand BG Pathum United 0–4
2023–24 AFC Champions League Group F Singapore Lion City Sailors 1–2 2–0 4th
Thailand Bangkok United 1–2 1–1
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1–2 1–2

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis Keith Gumbs 15 Double Champions
2006–
2007
Runners-up Semi-finals Semi-finals Champion Saint Kitts and Nevis Keith Gumbs 13
2007–
2008
6th Runners-up Quarter-finals Runners-up 2008 AFC Cup Group stage North Macedonia Goran Stankovski 12
2008–
2009
Runners-up Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Did not enter Cameroon Paul Ngue 14
2009–
2010
3rd Runners-up 1st round Not
held
Champion Equatorial Guinea Baruc Nsue 7
2010–
2011
Champion Quarter-finals 1st round Semi-finals Not
held
2010 Singapore Cup Quarter-finals Spain Jordi Tarrés 15 Double Champions
2011–
2012
Champion 1st round Champion Champion 2012 AFC Cup Round of 16 Spain Roberto Losada 13 Treble Champions
2012–
2013
Runners-up Quarter-finals Champion Not
held
Champion 2013 AFC Cup Quarter-finals Spain Jordi Tarrés 18 Double Champions
2013–
2014
Champion 1st round Runners-up Did not enter 2014 AFC Cup Semi-finals Spain Juan Belencoso 22

Premier League era

Season Premier League Senior Shield FA Cup League Cup Sapling Cup Season Play-offs Community Cup Asia Tournament Top scorer(s)
and Goals
Notes
2014–
2015
Champion Runners-up Champion Champion Not
held
Did not enter Runners-up 2015 AFC Champions League

2015 AFC Cup

Pre. round 2

Quarter-finals

Spain Juan Belencoso 34 Treble Champions
2015–
2016
Runners-up Semi-finals Quarter-finals Champion Group stage Champion Runners-up 2016 AFC Champions League

2016 AFC Cup

Pre. round 2

Round of 16

Spain Rufino Segovia 17 Double Champions
2016–
2017
Champion Champion Champion Defunct 1st round Did not enter Runners-up 2017 AFC Champions League Play-off round Hong Kong Sandro 25 Treble Champions
2017–
2018
Champion Semi-finals Champion Champion Defunct Champion 2018 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Brazil Lucas Silva
Hong Kong Sandro
16 Quadruple Champions
2018–
2019
4th Champion Champion Group
Stage
Champion 2019 AFC Cup East Asia Zone
Group stage
Brazil Fernando
Brazil Lucas Silva
17 Treble Champions
Season Premier League Senior Shield FA Cup Sapling Cup HKPLC Cup Asia Tournament Top scorer(s)
and Goals
Notes
2019–
2020
Champion Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Champion Not
held
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Brazil Wellingsson 14 Double Champions
2020–
2021
Champion Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic Semi-finals 2021 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Montenegro 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
Champion Champion 2023–24 AFC Champions League
Group stage

Invitational Tournament record

All results list Kitchee's goal tally first.

Win Draw Loss
Season Competition Round Club First leg Second leg Aggregate
2005 Hong Kong–Shanghai Cup Friendly China Shanghai Shenhua 0–1
2010 Singapore Cup Preliminary Round China Beijing Guoan Talent 2–1 (aet)
Quarter-finals France Etoile FC 4–4 0–2 4–6
2011 Premier League Asia Trophy Semi-finals England Chelsea F.C. 0–4
Third-place playoff England Blackburn Rovers 0–3
2012 Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship Friendly China Shanghai Tellace 0–4 2–3 2–7
2014 Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship Friendly China Shanghai SIPG 1–6 0–0 1–6
2017 Lunar New Year Cup Semi-finals Thailand Muangthong United 1–1 (5–4 penalties)
Final New Zealand Auckland City FC 0–1

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
2003–2004 Umbro Xplore
2004–2008 Mizuno Canon
2008–2013 Nike
2013–2018 Jockey Club Kitchee Centre
2018– EDPS Systems Ltd.

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.

Notable head coaches

Years Name Notes
2002–2003 Hong Kong Chan Hung Ping
2003–2005 Hong Kong Cheng Siu Chung, Lam Hing Lun Co-coaching and both coaches have played in part of the matches as players
2005–2007 Serbia Dejan Antonić
2007–2008
2016
2020–2021
Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong Caretaker
2008–2009 Chile Julio César Moreno
2009 Hong Kong Cheng Siu Chung Caretaker
2009–2013 Spain Josep Gombau
2013 Spain Àlex Gómez
2013–2014 Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong, Hong Kong Cheng Siu Chung Caretaker
2014–2015 Spain José Francisco Molina
2015–2016 Spain Abraham García
2016–2019
2022–2023
Hong Kong Chu Chi Kwong
2019–2020 Bosnia and Herzegovina Blaž Slišković
2021–2022
2023–Present
South Korea Kim Dong-jin Interim Head Coach

All-time Player Records

Most appearances

As of 11 February 2024; active players still with the club in bold.

No. Name Appearances Goals
1 Wang Zhenpeng 346 0
2 Huang Yang 302 5
3 Lo Kwan Yee 271 22
4 Lam Ka Wai 247 34
5 Dani Cancela 245 6
6 Hélio 200 8
7 Liu Quankun 200 9
8 Jordi Tarrés 182 88
9 Gao Wen 181 7
10 Fernando 179 49

Most goals

As of 11 February 2024; active players still with the club in bold.

No. Name Goals Appearances
1 Jordi Tarrés 88 182
2 Dejan Damjanović 61 61
3 Juan Belencoso 58 70
4 Sandro 51 77
5 Alex Akande 50 143
6 Fernando 49 179
7 Keith Gumbs 37 56
8 Lucas Silva 34 46
Chan Siu Ki 106
Lam Ka Wai 247

Asia Football Clubs Ranking

Asia Football
Clubs Ranking
Team Name Total Points One year change Club Ranking
History Chart
Reference Notes
174 Kitchee SC 1290 +7 points Updated on 31 December 2023

See also

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