# 2012–13 Kitchee SC season

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

* 29 May 2012: Spanish forward Jonathan Carril joins Kitchee for an undisclosed fee from CF Palencia.
* 31 May 2012: General manager Ken Ng announced that Hong Kong forward Cheng Siu Wai joins Kitchee for an undisclosed fee from Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei, while Tsang Chi Hau, Tsang Kin Fong and Li Ngai Hoi return after a loan spell in Hong Kong Sapling for a season.
* 7 July 2012: General manager Ken Ng announced that Tsang Kin Fong and Ngan Lok Fung are loaned out to Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei and Sun Pegasus respectively.
* 30 July 2012: Kitchee played out a 2–2 draw with English Premier League team Arsenal at the Hong Kong Stadium. The match also saw off Roberto Losada, who retired from playing football and will be the assistant coach of Kitchee after the match.
* 7 January 2013: Hong Kong international left back Cheung Kin Fung signed a 6-month loan contract from Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei. At the same time, James Ha and Liang Zicheng are loaned to them until the end of the season.
* 31 January 2013: 3 youth team players, Chan Ka Ho, So Chun Yin and Wong Tsz Chun are promoted to the first team.
* 27 February 2013: Canadian midfielder Matt Lam joins the club as a free transfer. He signed an 18-month contract with the club. He is registered as a local player as he holds a HKID card.
* 11 May 2013: The club win their first title of the season as they defeated Sun Pegasus 1–0 in the final to claim the champions of FA Cup title.
* 14 May 2013: The club reached the AFC Cup quarter-finals for the first time in club history after beating Malaysia Super League side Kelantan FA 2–0.

## 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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | HKG | Wang Zhenpeng |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Fernando Recio$^{NP}$ |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Dani Cancela$^{NP}$ |
| 5 | DF | PAK | Zesh Rehman$^{NP}$ |
| 6 | DF | HKG | Gao Wen |
| 7 | MF | HKG | Chu Siu Kei (captain) |
| 8 | FW | ESP | Pablo Couñago$^{NP}$ |
| 10 | MF | HKG | Lam Ka Wai |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Yago González$^{NP}$ |
| 12 | DF | HKG | Lo Kwan Yee (vice captain) |
| 13 | FW | HKG | Chan Man Fai |
| 14 | DF | HKG | Liu Quankun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | CAN | Matt Lam |
| 16 | DF | HKG | Tsang Chi Hau |
| 17 | GK | HKG | Chan Ka Ho |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Jordi Tarrés$^{NP}$ |
| 19 | MF | HKG | Huang Yang |
| 20 | DF | HKG | Cheung Kin Fung (On loan from Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei) |
| 21 | DF | HKG | Tsang Kam To |
| 22 | MF | HKG | Lo Chi Kwan |
| 23 | GK | CHN | Guo Jianqiao |
| 28 | FW | HKG | Cheng Siu Wai |
| 30 | MF | HKG | So Chun Yin |
| 31 | MF | HKG | 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. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | CHN | Liang Zicheng (at Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei until the end of the 2012–13 season) |
| 15 | MF | HKG | James Ha (at Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei until the end of the 2012–13 season) |
| 24 | MF | CAN | Landon Ling (at Southern until the end of the 2012–13 season) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | MF | HKG | Leung Ka Hai (at Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei until the end of the 2012–13 season) |
| — | FW | ESP | Jonathan Carril (at Southern until the end of the 2012–13 season) |

### Transfers
#### In

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

#### Out

| Squad # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 16 | MF | Jose Maria Diaz Munoz | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | Free transfer | 16 August 2012 |
| 26 | FW | Chao Pengfei | Biu Chun Rangers | Loan return | 31 May 2012 |
| | GK | Wong Tsz Him | Biu Chun Rangers | Undisclosed | 6 July 2012 |
| 17 | GK | Li Jian | Sun Pegasus | On Loan | 19 July 2012 |
| 27 | DF | Shay Spitz | Los Angeles Blues | Free transfer | 27 March 2013 |

#### Loan in

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

#### Loan out

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

## Stats
### Squad stats

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

### 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 |
| 1 | FW | | 18 | Jordi Tarrés | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | FW | | 8 | Pablo Couñago | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | | 11 | Yago González | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | FW | | 28 | Cheng Siu Wai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | MF | | 7 | Chu Siu Kei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| =6 | DF | | 12 | Lo Kwan Yee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| =6 | FW | | 13 | Chan Man Fai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| =8 | MF | | 19 | Huang Yang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| =8 | FW | | | Jonathan Carril | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | DF | | 21 | Tsang Kam To | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| =11 | MF | | 6 | Gao Wen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =11 | MF | | 10 | Lam Ka Wai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =11 | DF | | 14 | Liu Quankun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| =11 | MF | | 15 | Matt Lam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| =11 | MF | | 22 | Lo Chi Kwan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 39 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 68 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 26 May 2013
| Number | Nationality | Position | Name | First Division League | First Division League | Senior Challenge Shield | Senior Challenge Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | AFC Cup Play-offs | AFC Cup Play-offs | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | | GK | Wang Zhenpeng | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | | DF | Fernando Recio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | | DF | Dani Cancela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Zesh Rehman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Chu Siu Kei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | | FW | Pablo Couñago | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | | MF | Lam Ka Wai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | | FW | Yago González | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | | DF | Lo Kwan Yee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | | FW | Chan Man Fai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | | DF | Liu Quankun | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | | MF | Matt Lam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | DF | Tsang Chi Hau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | | FW | Jordi Tarrés | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | | MF | Huang Yang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | | DF | Tsang Kam To | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | MF | Lo Chi Kwan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | | MF | Ngan Lok Fung | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | | DF | Shay Spitz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | | FW | Cheng Siu Wai | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 4 |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Hong Kong First Division League | — | 2nd | 2 September 2012 | 4 May 2013 |
| Senior Challenge Shield | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 17 November 2012 | 25 November 2012 |
| FA Cup | Quarter-finals | Winner | 16 February 2013 | 11 May 2013 |
| 2013 AFC Cup | Group stage | Round of 16 | 26 February 2013 | 14 May 2013$^1$ |
| Hong Kong AFC Cup play-offs | Semi-finals | Winner | 19 May 2013 | 26 May 2013 |
Updated to match played 26 May 2013 Source: Competitions
$^1$ Kitchee will continue their 2013 AFC Cup matches in the following season.

### First Division League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 Champions League play-off stage |
| 2 | Kitchee | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 32 | 2014 AFC Cup |
| 3 | Tuen Mun | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 28 | 2012–13 Hong Kong Season play-off |
| 4 | Southern | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 24 | 2012–13 Hong Kong Season play-off |
| 5 | Sun Pegasus | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 21 | |
* ↑ Kitchee won the 2012–13 Hong Kong Season play-off and thus qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup Group stage.
* ↑ Southern 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.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 4 May 2013. Source:

#### Results by round

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

## Matches
### Competitive
#### 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.

#### AFC Cup
##### Group stage

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Semen Padang | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 |
| Kitchee | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 |
| Churchill Brothers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 |
| Warriors | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 3 |