Kitchee FC

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Kitchee
Full name	Kitchee Football Club
Nickname(s)	Home-made Hotspurs
Founded	1931
Chairman	Fung Wing Kan Ken Ng
Head Coach	Dejan Antonić
League	Hong Kong First Division
2005-06	Hong Kong First Division, 4th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Kitchee Football Club (Chinese: 傑志足球會), nicknamed "Hong Kong Hotspurs", is a Hong Kong football club which was founded in 1931.

In June 4, 2005, Kitchee won 7-5 on penalties (2-2 after regular time) a summer friendly match over Italian giants Juventus, played in Hong Kong. ^[1]

Contents 1 Honours 2 Sponsors 2.1 Shirt sponsors 2.2 Kit suppliers 3 Current first team squad 3.1 Players out on loan 3.2 Squad changes during 2006-07 season 4 Notable former players 5 Coaches 6 Fans 7 2006-07 Season 8 2005-06 Season 9 Trivia 10 References 11 External links

[edit] Honours

Major trophies are listed below.

• Hong Kong First Division League
  • Winners (3): 1947-48, 1949-50, 1963-64
  • Runners-up (4): 1952-53, 1954-55, 1956-57, 2003-04

• Hong Kong League Cup
  • Winners (2): 2005-06, 2006-07

• Hong Kong Senior Shield
  • Winners (5): 1949-50, 1953-54, 1959-60, 1963-64, 2005-06
  • Finalists (3): 1948-49, 1951-52, 1955-56

• Hong Kong FA Cup
  • Finalists (1): 2003-04

[edit] Sponsors

[edit] Shirt sponsors

• 2003-04: Xplore
• 2004-present: Canon

[edit] Kit suppliers

• 2003-04: Diadora
• 2004-present: Mizuno

[edit] Current first team squad

As of March 8, 2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Wang Zhenpeng 3 DF Lin Junsheng 4 DF Darko Rakočević 5 DF Cheung Tsz Kin 6 MF Gao Wen 7 MF Kwok Yue Hung 8 MF Tam Siu Wai 9 FW Julius Pongla Akosah 10 MF Wilfed Ndzedzeni Bamnjo (vice-captain) 11 FW Keith Jerome Gumbs (captain) 13 DF Cheung Kin Fung 14 MF Liu Quankun 16 DF Luk Koon Pong

No. Position Player 17 GK Li Jian 18 FW Chan Siu Ki 19 MF Anderson Da Silva 21 DF Ivan Jević 22 GK Goldbert Chi Chiu 23 DF Leung Chi Wing 24 FW Tse Kok Wai (from youth team) 25 MF Szeto Man Chun 26 FW Lo Chi Hin (from youth team) 27 MF Chan Kai Hong (from youth team) 28 MF Leung Ngo Hin (from youth team) 29 MF Wong Sai Hung (from youth team)

[edit] Players out on loan

No. Position Player 19 FW Cheng Lai Hin (at HKFC) 20 DF Lee Hang Wui (at HKFC)

[edit] Squad changes during 2006-07 season

In:

• Li Jian - from Hong Kong 08
• Leung Chi Wing - from Xiangxue Sun Hei
• Luk Koon Pong - from South China
• Li Hang Wui - from Citizen
• Julius Pongla Akosah - from Xiangxue Sun Hei

Out:

• Zhang Zuojun - to Dalian Shide, loan return
• Pan Jidong - Released
• Tam Wai Kwok - Released
• Dragutin Stević-Ranković - to Rangers
• Xiao Guoji - to Rangers
• Fung Ka Ki - to Rangers
• Cheng Lai Hin - to HKFC, loan
• Li Hang Wui - to HKFC, loan

[edit] Notable former players

Hong Kong Lawrence Akandu Chan Chi Kwong Chan Yiu Lun Cheng Siu Chung Cheung Chi Doy Feng Jizhi Fung Ka Ki Lam Hing Lun Lam Ka Wai Lam Seung Yi Tam Wai Kwok Xiao Guoji Yau Kin Wai Yip Chi Ho

Brazil Anilton da Conceicao Ailton Grigorio de Araujo Gerardo Javier Laterza Leandro Webber dos Santos Cameroon Armel Tchakounte China Zhang Shudong Zhou Yi Ghana Joe Addo

Indonesia Rochy Putiray Japan Dan Ito Serbia Mihajlo Jovanovic Slovakia Martin Jancula

[edit] Coaches

• Chan Hung Ping (-2003)
• Cheng Siu Chung (2003-2005)
• Dejan Antonić (2005-present)

[edit] Fans

• Man Lap Chi
• Giorgio Dell Cazzo
• Vasile Putanescu

[edit] 2006-07 Season

• Hong Kong First Division League:
• HKFA Choi Fung Hong Senior Shield: Semi-final (Details)
• Hong Kong League Cup: Champion (Details)
• Hong Kong FA Cup:

[edit] 2005-06 Season

• Coolpoint Ventilation First Division Football League: 4th
• Hong Kong League Cup: Champion
• Hong Kong Senior Shield: Champion
• LANWA International FA Cup: First Round

[edit] Trivia

• Kitchee's theme song is "Play My Game"

[edit] References

1. ^ Friendly match in Hong Kong Juventus.com, June 4, 2005

[edit] External links

• (Chinese) Kitchee.com Official website
• Kitchee at HKFA.com
• (Chinese) Blue-bird Kitchee Fans Club website, with a lot of information of the team.

Hong Kong First Division League 2006-07 v • d • e
Citizen | Happy Valley | Hong Kong 08 | HKFC | Kitchee Lanwa Redbull | Rangers | South China | Wofoo Tai Po | Xiangxue Sun Hei
Hong Kong First Division League Seasons v • d • e
2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07