# 2019–20 Kitchee SC season

The 2019–20 season is Kitchee's 41st season in the top-tier division of Hong Kong football. Kitchee has competed in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup and AFC Cup this season.

## Squad
### First Team

    As of 24 September 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | HKG | Wang Zhenpeng |
| 3 | DF | HKG | Dani Cancela |
| 4 | DF | HKG | Li Ngai Hoi |
| 5 | DF | HKG | Hélio |
| 6 | DF | KOR | Park Jun-heong $^{FP}$ |
| 8 | DF | HKG | Matt Orr |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Manuel Bleda $^{FP}$ |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Cleiton $^{FP}$ |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Wellingsson $^{FP}$ |
| 12 | DF | BRA | Tomas $^{FP}$ |
| 13 | DF | HKG | Luk Kin Ming |
| 14 | MF | HKG | Ho Chun Ting |
| 15 | DF | HKG | Brian Fok |
| 17 | GK | HKG | Wong Tsz Chung |
| 18 | FW | SRB | Nikola Komazec $^{FP}$ |
| 19 | MF | HKG | Huang Yang (captain) |
| 20 | MF | HKG | Sohgo Ichikawa |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | HKG | Tong Kin Man |
| 22 | MF | FRA | Clement Benhaddouche $^{LP}$ |
| 23 | GK | HKG | Guo Jianqiao |
| 24 | MF | HKG | Ju Yingzhi |
| 26 | MF | HKG | Peng Lin Lin |
| 27 | MF | HKG | Bosley Yu |
| 28 | MF | HKG | Cheng Chin Lung |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Manuel Gavilán $^{FP}$ |
| 30 | FW | HKG | Chang Kwong Yin |
| 31 | DF | HKG | Law Tsz Chun |
| 34 | MF | ISR | Barak Braunshtain $^{LP}$ |
| 35 | MF | PHI | Mark Swainston $^{LP}$ |
| 37 | FW | HKG | Tong Hew Fung |
| 67 | FW | HKG | Seb Buddle |
| 95 | MF | HKG | Shinichi Chan |
| – | MF | HKG | Ngan Cheuk Pan |
| – | GK | BRA | Paulo César $^{FP}$ |
Remarks: $^{LP}$ These players are considered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions. $^{FP}$ These players are registered as foreign players.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Chan Ka Ho | Yuen Long | End of loan |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Paulo César | Hoi King | End of loan |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Ho Chun Ting | Hoi King | End of loan |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Seb Buddle | Hoi King | End of loan |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Mark Swainston | Hoi King | End of loan |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Souza | Southern | Free |
| 3 July 2019 | FW | Manolo Bleda | Eastern | Free |
| 3 July 2019 | MF | Cleiton | Yuen Long | Free |
| 16 July 2019 | DF | Brian Fok | Shanghai Shenhua | Free |
| September 2019 | MF | Chang Kwong Yin | Youth team | Free |
| September 2019 | MF | Tong Hew Fung | Youth team | Free |
| 27 December 2019 | FW | Nikola Komazec | Southern | Free |
| 27 December 2019 | DF | Park Jun-heong | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Free |
| 27 December 2019 | MF | Matt Orr | Syracuse Orange | Free |
| 5 February 2020 | FW | Godfred Karikari | Free agent | Free |
| 1 June 2020 | MF | Yuto Nakamura | Lee Man | End of loan |
| 2 July 2020 | DF | Tomas Maronesi | Rangers | Free |
| 2 July 2020 | DF | Luk Kin Ming | Rangers | Free |
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Peng Lin Lin | Rangers | Free |
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Ngan Cheuk Pan | St. Bonaventure Bonnies | Free |
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Ho Chun Ting | Tai Po | End of loan |
| 2 July 2020 | FW | Manuel Gavilán | Happy Valley | Free |
| July 2020 | MF | Sohgo Ichikawa | Youth team | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Wong Tsz Ho | Yuen Long | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Fernando Recio | Lee Man | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Chau Hin Shing | Lee Man | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Matt Smith | Brisbane City | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Au Man Lok | South China | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Matt Lam | R&F | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Jonathan Hernandez | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Robert | Unattached | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Jordi Tarrés | Lee Man | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Hirokane Harima | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Christian Annan | Rangers | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Josip Tadić | FK Sūduva | Released |
| 27 August 2019 | MF | Krisztián Vadócz | Honvéd | Released |
| 20 December 2019 | FW | Lucas Silva | Eastern | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | FW | Fernando | Eastern | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | MF | Yuto Nakamura | Lee Man | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | Jared Lum | R&F | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | Godfred Karikari | Unattached | Released |

### Loans Out

| Start Date | End Date | Position | Name | To Club | Fee |
| 3 August 2019 | 31 May 2020 | GK | Chan Ka Ho | Yuen Long | Undisclosed |
| 16 September 2019 | 31 December 2019 | GK | Paulo César | Tai Po | Undisclosed |
| 16 September 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Ho Chun Ting | Tai Po | Undisclosed |
| 25 September 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Yuto Nakamura | Tai Po | Undisclosed |
| 3 July 2020 | End of season | GK | Chan Ka Ho | Lee Man | Undisclosed |

## Club officials
### Club Senior staff

| Position | Name |
| President | Ken Ng |
| General Manager | Wilson Ng |
| Public Relations Manager | Ng Yee Yun |
| Director of Marketing | Lo Shuk Ting |
| Club Advisor | Blaž Slišković |
| Assistant Director of Football | Leung Chi Wing |
| Competition Manager | Chiu Yun Shing |
| Customer Service Manager | Cheng Ching Yu |

### Club Coach staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Blaž Slišković (3 July 2019 – 23 March 2020) Chu Chi Kwong (23 March 2020 – 11 October 2020) |
| Assistant Coach (Attack) | Roberto Losada |
| Assistant Coach (Defence) | Kim Dong-jin |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Roberto Sambade Carreira |
| Fitness Coach | Bae Ji-won |
| Director of Youth Development | Chu Chi Kwong |
| Head of Recovery & Regeneration | Pau MP |
| Trainer & Youth Team Coach | Yoon Dong-hun |
| Club Physiotherapist | Ngai Chi Wing |
| Team Assistant | Lee Wing Po |
| Reserve Team Coach | Chu Chi Kwong, Roberto Losada, Bae Ji-won |
| U18 Team Coach | Chu Chi Kwong, Roberto Losada, Bae Ji-won |
| U16 Team Coach | Yoon Dong-hun |
| U15 Team Coach | Kim Dong-jin |
| U14 Team Coach | Gao Wen |
| U13 Team Coach | Chu Chi Kwong |
| U12 Team Coach | Yoon Dong-hun |
| U11 Team Coach | Tong Kin Man |
| Club Doctor | Dr. Yung Shu Hang |
| Kitchee Academy director | Roberto Losada |
| Kitchee Academy Coach | Gao Wen, Tim Bredbury, Yau Kin Wai |
| Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme Coach | Chu Chi Kwong |

## Competitions
### Hong Kong Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kitchee (C) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 20 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Eastern | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 19 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | R&F (D) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | Withdrew from league system, club folded |
| 4 | Lee Man | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Southern | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 10 | |
* ↑ R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season and folded.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | X | W | L | W | W | X | D | X |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 October 2020. Source: Competitive Matches

#### League Matches

On 14 August 2019, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### Hong Kong Sapling Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kitchee (A) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 19 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Eastern | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | |
| 3 | Pegasus | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 12 | |
| 4 | Lee Man | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 7 | |
| 5 | Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 4 | |