2012–13 Kitchee SC season

Kitchee SC
2012–13 season
General Manager Ken Ng
Head Coach Josep Gombau
Home ground Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
First Division 2nd
Senior Shield Quarter-finals
FA Cup Winners
Play-offs Winners
AFC Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Jordi Tarrés (7)
Pablo Couñago (7)
All: Jordi Tarrés (18)
Highest home attendance 3,613 (14 April vs South China, First Division)
Lowest home attendance 457 (31 January vs Biu Chun Rangers, First Division)
Average home league attendance 1,199
(in all competitions)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2012–13 season is Kitchee SC's 82nd season in football, and the 34th season in the Hong Kong First Division League. Kitchee started as defending champions having won the league, as well as the Hong Kong FA Cup in 2011–12, and was looking to retain their title. The club also played in the AFC Cup for the third time.

Key events

Players

First team

As of 27 February 2013.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Hong Kong GK Wang Zhenpeng
2 Spain DF Fernando RecioNP
3 Spain DF Dani CancelaNP
5 Pakistan DF Zesh RehmanNP
6 Hong Kong DF Gao Wen
7 Hong Kong MF Chu Siu Kei (captain)
8 Spain FW Pablo CouñagoNP
10 Hong Kong MF Lam Ka Wai
11 Spain FW Yago GonzálezNP
12 Hong Kong DF Lo Kwan Yee (vice captain)
13 Hong Kong FW Chan Man Fai
14 Hong Kong DF Liu Quankun
No. Position Player
15 Canada MF Matt Lam
16 Hong Kong DF Tsang Chi Hau
17 Hong Kong GK Chan Ka Ho
18 Spain FW Jordi TarrésNP
19 Hong Kong MF Huang Yang
20 Hong Kong DF Cheung Kin Fung (On loan from Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei)
21 Hong Kong DF Tsang Kam To
22 Hong Kong MF Lo Chi Kwan
23 China GK Guo Jianqiao
28 Hong Kong FW Cheng Siu Wai
30 Hong Kong MF So Chun Yin
31 Hong Kong MF Wong Tsz Chun

Remarks:
NP These players are registered as foreign players.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
9 China FW Liang Zicheng (at Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei until the end of the 2012–13 season)
15 Hong Kong MF James Ha (at Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei until the end of the 2012–13 season)
24 Canada MF Landon Ling (at Southern until the end of the 2012–13 season)
No. Position Player
30 Hong Kong MF Leung Ka Hai (at Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei until the end of the 2012–13 season)
Spain FW Jonathan Carril (at Southern until the end of the 2012–13 season)

Transfers

In

Squad # Position Player Transferred from Fee Date Team Source
8 DF Spain Jonathan Carril Spain CF Palencia Undisclosed 29 May 2012 First Team [1]
28 FW Hong Kong Cheng Siu Wai Hong Kong Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei Undisclosed 31 May 2012 First Team [2]
16 DF Hong Kong Tsang Chi Hau Hong Kong Hong Kong Sapling Loan return 31 May 2012 First Team [2]
FW Hong Kong Tsang Kin Fong Hong Kong Hong Kong Sapling Loan return 31 May 2012 First Team [2]
DF Hong Kong Li Ngai Hoi Hong Kong Hong Kong Sapling Loan return 31 May 2012 First Team [2]
GK Hong Kong Wong Tsz Him Hong Kong Hong Kong Sapling Loan return First Team
27 DF New Zealand Shay Spitz Free Agent Free transfer 12 September 2012 First Team
8 FW Spain Pablo Couñago Vietnam Đồng Tâm Long An Free transfer 2 October 2012 First Team
17 GK Hong Kong Chan Ka Ho Youth Team N/A 31 January 2013 First Team
30 MF Hong Kong So Chun Yin Youth Team N/A 31 January 2013 First Team
31 MF Hong Kong Wong Tsz Chun Youth Team N/A 31 January 2013 First Team
15 MF Canada Matt Lam Free Agent Free transfer 27 February 2013 First Team [7]

Out

Squad # Position Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
16 MF Spain Jose Maria Diaz Munoz Hong Kong Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei Free transfer 16 August 2012 [8]
26 FW Hong Kong Chao Pengfei Hong Kong Biu Chun Rangers Loan return 31 May 2012 [2]
GK Hong Kong Wong Tsz Him Hong Kong Biu Chun Rangers Undisclosed 6 July 2012 [9]
17 GK China Li Jian Hong Kong Sun Pegasus On Loan 19 July 2012 [10]
27 DF New Zealand Shay Spitz United States Los Angeles Blues Free transfer 27 March 2013

Loan in

# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Team Source
20 DF Hong Kong Cheung Kin Fung Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 7 January 2013 End of season First team [5]

Loan out

# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Team Source
8 MF Hong Kong Ngan Lok Fung Hong Kong Sun Pegasus 7 July 2012 31 December 2012 First team [3]
24 DF Canada Landon Lloyd Ling Hong Kong Southern End of the season First team
27 FW Hong Kong Tsang Kin Fong Hong Kong Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 7 July 2012 End of the season First team [3]
28 MF China Su Yang Hong Kong Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei End of the season First team
29 FW Hong Kong Chan Ho Fing Hong Kong Tai Chung End of the season Reserves
30 MF Hong Kong Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai Hong Kong Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei End of the season First team
DF Hong Kong Li Ngai Hoi Hong Kong Sun Pegasus 19 July 2012 End of the season First team [10]
8 FW Spain Jonathan Carril Hong Kong Southern 2 October 2012 End of the season First team

Stats

Squad stats

Total Hong Kong First Division League Senior Challenge ShieldFA CupAFC Cup Play-offsAFC Cup
N
P
Name
Nat.
GS
App

Min
App

App

App

App

App

Notes
1 GK Wang Zhenpeng Hong Kong 23 23 -26 2049 14 -18 2 -1 1 6 -7 (-) GA
17 GK Chan Ka Ho Hong Kong (-) GA
23 GK Guo Jianqiao China 11 12 -6 1011 5 -4 5 -2 1 1 (-) GA
2 CB Fernando Recio Spain 28 28 2201 14 2 4 2 6
3 LB Dani Cancela Spain 14 17 1202 10 1 4 2
5 CB Zesh Rehman Pakistan 29 30 2558 15 2 4 2 7
12 RB Lo Kwan Yee Hong Kong 29 31 3 2540 16 2 2 5 2 6 1
14 CB Liu Quankun Hong Kong 8 15 1 962 8 1 1 2 4
16 CB Tsang Chi Hau Hong Kong 3 8 394 4 1 3
20 LB Cheung Kin Fung Hong Kong 13 17 1216 5 3 2 7 joined in January 2013, conceded one goal in the league
21 RB Tsang Kam To Hong Kong 9 16 2 863 10 1 1 1 4 1
24 LB Landon Ling Canada on loan to Southern in September 2012
27 DF Shay Spitz New Zealand 6 7 602 6 1 joined in September 2012, left in March 2013
6 DM Gao Wen Hong Kong 9 14 1 740 9 1 1 4
7 CM Chu Siu Kei Hong Kong 27 31 5 2468 15 4 2 5 2 7 1
10 CM Lam Ka Wai Hong Kong 16 22 1 1468 10 1 4 2 6
15 CM Matt Lam Canada 7 8 1 559 5 2 1 1 joined in February 2013
19 DM Huang Yang Hong Kong 31 31 3 2691 16 1 2 5 1 2 1 6
22 RM Lo Chi Kwan Hong Kong 11 19 1 974 11 1 1 2 5
25 CM Ngan Lok Fung Hong Kong 1 32 1 returned in January 2013
30 CM So Chun Yin Hong Kong
CM Leung Ka Hai Hong Kong on loan to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei in October 2012
RM James Ha Hong Kong 2 37 2 on loan to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei in January 2013
8 FW Pablo Couñago Spain 19 28 10 1780 13 7 2 5 1 1 7 2 joined in October 2012
11 FW Yago González Spain 18 25 8 1531 17 4 2 4 3 2 1
13 FW Chan Man Fai Hong Kong 16 24 4 1347 11 3 2 4 2 1 5
18 FW Jordi Tarrés Spain 24 28 19 2179 13 7 1 5 2 1 7 11
28 FW Cheng Siu Wai Hong Kong 20 28 6 1800 14 3 2 4 1 7 3
FW Jonathan Carril Spain 1 4 3 190 4 3 on loan to Southern in October 2012
FW Liang Zicheng China 1 7 216 6 1 on loan to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei in January 2013

Last updated: 26 May 2013
Source:
Ordered by Position
0 shown as blank

Top scorers

As of 26 May 2013
Place Position Nationality Number Name First Division League Senior Challenge Shield FA Cup AFC Cup
Play-offs
AFC Cup Total
1FWSpain18Jordi Tarrés700111 19
2FWSpain8Pablo Couñago70102 10
3FWSpain11Yago González40310 8
4FWHong Kong28Cheng Siu Wai30003 6
5MFHong Kong7Chu Siu Kei40001 5
=6DFHong Kong12Lo Kwan Yee20101 4
=6FWHong Kong13Chan Man Fai30010 4
=8MFHong Kong19Huang Yang10110 3
=8FWSpain Jonathan Carril30000 3
9DFHong Kong21Tsang Kam To10001 2
=11MFHong Kong6Gao Wen10000 1
=11MFHong Kong10Lam Ka Wai10000 1
=11DFHong Kong14Liu Quankun10000 1
=11MFCanadaHong Kong15Matt Lam00010 1
=11MFHong Kong22Lo Chi Kwan10000 1
Own Goals00001 1
TOTALS 390452068

Disciplinary record

As of 26 May 2013
Number Nationality Position Name First Division League Senior Challenge Shield FA Cup AFC Cup Play-offs AFC Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card Red card
1Hong KongChinaGKWang Zhenpeng1100000010 21
2SpainDFFernando Recio1010001010 40
3SpainDFDani Cancela2000100000 30
5PakistanDFZesh Rehman1000101000 30
7Hong KongMFChu Siu Kei1000101010 40
8SpainFWPablo Couñago1000000100 11
10Hong KongMFLam Ka Wai1000100000 20
11SpainFWYago González1000002000 30
12Hong KongDFLo Kwan Yee3010100020 70
13Hong KongFWChan Man Fai1010000020 40
14ChinaDFLiu Quankun3001100000 41
15CanadaMFMatt Lam0000100000 10
16Hong KongDFTsang Chi Hau2000000000 20
18SpainFWJordi Tarrés0010000000 10
19Hong KongMFHuang Yang1000100001 21
21Hong KongDFTsang Kam To1000100000 20
22Hong KongMFLo Chi Kwan2000000010 30
25Hong KongMFNgan Lok Fung1000000000 10
27New ZealandDFShay Spitz1010000000 20
28Hong KongFWCheng Siu Wai2020000000 40
TOTALS 26171905181554

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
Hong Kong First Division League 2nd 2 September 20124 May 2013
Senior Challenge Shield Quarter-finals Quarter-finals 17 November 201225 November 2012
FA Cup Quarter-finals Winner 16 February 201311 May 2013
2013 AFC Cup Group stage Round of 16 26 February 201314 May 20131
Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs Semi-finals Winner 19 May 201326 May 2013

Last updated: 26 May 2013
Source: Competitions
1 Kitchee will continue their 2013 AFC Cup matches in the following season.

First Division League

Classification

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 South China (C) 18 11 3 4 46 21+25 36 2014 AFC Cup Group stage
2 Kitchee (O) (Q) 18 9 5 4 39 23+16 32 Qualification to  2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs
3 Tuen Mun (Q) 17 8 3 6 28 302 27
4 Southern (Q) 18 6 6 6 24 273 24 Qualification to  2013 Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs 1
5 Sun Pegasus 18 4 9 5 35 29+6 21

Updated to games played on 26 May 2013.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Southern qualified for the play-offs as Kitchee defeated Sun Pegasus in the FA Cup while they have guaranteed a place for the play-offs, meaning the league 4th place qualifies.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 9 5 4 39 23 +16 32 3 4 2 18 16 +2 6 1 2 21 7 +14

Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source:

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHHAA
Result W W W L W W D W W D L W W D D L D L
Position 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Last updated: 4 May 2013.
Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Pre-season

Competitive

[17]

First Division League

Remarks:
1 Biu Chun Rangers's home matches against Kitchee are played at Mong Kok Stadium instead of their usual home ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground.
2 The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground is originally 9,000, but only the 4,000-seated main stand is opened for football match.
3 Home match against Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei was originally scheduled to be played on 31 March 2013 but was rescheduled to be played on 29 March 2013.
4 Since the 3,500-seated main stand was all full, the 1,500 temporary stand was opened and therefore the capacity of Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground was 5,000 in the home match against South China.

Senior Challenge Shield

Quarterfinals

FA Cup

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs

AFC Cup

Main article: 2013 AFC Cup
Group stage
Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Indonesia Semen Padang 6 5 1 0 15 6 +9 16
Hong Kong Kitchee 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12
India Churchill Brothers 6 1 1 4 6 13 7 4
Singapore Warriors 6 1 0 5 4 17 13 3
Round of 16

Other competitions

Hong Kong–Shanghai Inter Club Championship

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 回歸 - Ken K. Ng's facebook blog
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