# 2015–16 Kitchee SC season

The 2015–16 season is Kitchee's 37th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Kitchee will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and 2015 AFC Cup in this season.

## Key events

* 1 June 2015: The club extends a 2-year contract with club captain Lo Kwan Yee.
* 4 June 2015: Hong Kong defender Tong Kin Man joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer. Brazilian midfielder Fernando Augusto Azevedo joins the club from YFCMD for an undisclosed fee.
* 12 June 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Xu Deshuai leaves the club and joins Eastern for an undisclosed fee.
* 16 June 2015: Hong Kong defender Cheung Kin Fung leaves the club and joins South China on a free transfer.
* 4 July 2015: Spanish striker Borja Rubiato leaves the club and joins Talavera CF on a free transfer.
* 8 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Tsang Chi Hau leaves the club and joins Eastern for an undisclosed fee.
* 9 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Tsang Kam To leaves the club and joins Eastern for an undisclosed fee.
* 13 July 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Emmet Wan, Ho Chuck Hang and defender Wang Hecun join KC Southern on loan until the end of the season.
* 15 July 2015: Hong Kong striker Sham Kwok Keung joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer. On the other hand, Brazil-born Hong Kong striker Alessandro Leonardo joins the club from Wong Tai Sin on a free transfer.
* 15 July 2015: Ngan Chuck Ban, Cheng Chin Lung, Harima Hirokane and Law Tsz Chun are promoted from the youth system.
* 23 July 2015: Hong Kong midfielder To Hon To leaves the club and joins Wong Tai Sin for an undisclosed fee.
* 23 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Yu Wai Lim leaves the club and joins Tai Po on a free transfer.
* 27 July 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Lee Kai Chi leaves the club and joins Yuen Long on a free transfer.
* 1 August 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Cho Sung-min leaves the club and joins Citizen on a free transfer.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | P | Name | Date of birth | Age | Since | Previous club | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Wang Zhenpeng$^{LP}$ | (1984-05-05)5 May 1984 | 31 | 2005 | Dalian Shide | Second nationality: China |
| 2 | DF | Fernando Recio$^{FP}$ | (1982-12-22)22 December 1982 | 32 | 2010 | Tortosa | |
| 3 | DF | Dani Cancela$^{FP}$ | (1981-09-23)23 September 1981 | 33 | 2010 | Lugo | |
| 5 | DF | Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves$^{LP}$ | (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 | 29 | 2014 | Citizen | |
| 6 | MF | Gao Wen$^{LP}$ | (1985-01-18)18 January 1985 | 29 | 2006 | Shanghai Shenhua | Second nationality: China |
| 7 | MF | Fernando$^{FP}$ | (1986-11-14)14 November 1986 | 29 | 2015 | Citizen | |
| 8 | FW | Alex Tayo Akande$^{LP}$ | (1989-02-09)9 February 1989 | 26 | 2013 | Wofoo Tai Po | |
| 9 | FW | Juan Belencoso$^{FP}$ | (1981-09-01)1 September 1981 | 33 | 2013 | Cádiz | |
| 10 | MF | Lam Ka Wai$^{LP}$ | (1985-06-05)5 June 1985 | 30 | 2008 | Bulova Rangers | Team 2nd vice captain |
| 11 | FW | Sandro$^{LP}$ | (1987-03-10)10 March 1987 | 28 | 2015 | Wong Tai Sin | |
| 12 | DF | Lo Kwan Yee$^{LP}$ | (1984-10-09)9 October 1984 | 30 | 2007 | Rangers | Team 1st vice captain |
| 13 | DF | Li Ngai Hoi$^{LP}$ | (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 | 20 | 2008 | Youth system | |
| 14 | MF | Cheung Kwok Ming$^{LP}$ | (1990-12-23)23 December 1990 | 24 | 2014 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | |
| 15 | FW | Christian Annan$^{LP}$ | (1978-05-03)3 May 1978 | 37 | 2013 | Wofoo Tai Po | Second nationality: Hong Kong |
| 17 | MF | Paulinho Piracicaba$^{LP}$ | (1983-01-16)16 January 1983 | 32 | 2014 | Citizen | |
| 18 | FW | Jordi Tarrés$^{FP}$ | (1981-03-16)16 March 1981 | 34 | 2010 | Hospitalet | |
| 19 | MF | Huang Yang$^{LP}$ | (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 | 31 | 201 | Free Agent | Second nationality: China |
| 20 | MF | Matt Lam$^{LP}$ | (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 | 25 | 2013 (Winter) | FC Edmonton | Second nationality: Hong Kong |
| 21 | DF | Tong Kin Man$^{LP}$ | (1985-01-10)10 January 1985 | 30 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 22 | MF | Emmet Wan$^{NR}$ | (1993-03-13)13 March 1993 | 22 | 2014 (Winter) | Free Agent | Second nationality: Republic of Ireland; On loan to KC Southern |
| 23 | GK | Guo Jianqiao$^{LP}$ | (1983-07-20)20 July 1983 | 32 | 2011 | Tai Chung | Second nationality: Hong Kong |
| 24 | MF | Ngan Chuck Ban$^{LP}$ | (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 | 17 | 2011 | Youth system | |
| 26 | DF | Wang Hecun$^{NR}$ | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 | 19 | 2013 | Youth system | On loan to KC Southern |
| 27 | GK | Chan Ka Ho$^{LP}$ | (1996-01-27)27 January 1996 | 19 | 2012 | Youth system | |
| 28 | MF | Cheng Chin Lung$^{LP}$ | (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 | 17 | 2013 | Youth system | |
| 29 | FW | Harima Hirokane$^{LP}$ | (1998-01-31)31 January 1998 | 17 | 2013 | Youth system | Second nationality: Japan |
| 30 | DF | Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai$^{LP}$ | (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 | 22 | 2008 | Youth system | Second nationality: Brazil; On loan to KC Southern |
| 31 | DF | Law Tsz Chun$^{LP}$ | (1997-03-22)22 March 1997 | 18 | 2011 | Youth system | |
| 33 | FW | Sham Kwok Keung$^{LP}$ | (1985-09-10)10 September 1985 | 29 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 38 | MF | Ngan Lok Fung$^{LP}$ | (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 | 22 | 2008 | Youth system | |
| 44 | DF | Kim Tae-Min$^{FP}$ | (1982-05-25)25 May 1982 | 33 | 2014 | Police United F.C. | |
| | MF | Ho Chuck Hang$^{NR}$ | May 1997 | 18 | 2013 | Youth system | On loan to KC Southern |
Last update: 28 July 2015 Source: South China Football Team Ordered by squad number. $^{LP}$Local player; $^{FP}$Foreign player; $^{NR}$Non-registered player

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| 7 | MF | Fernando | YFCMD | Undisclosed | 4 June 2015 |
| 21 | DF | Tong Kin Man | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 4 June 2015 |
| 11 | FW | Sandro | Wong Tai Sin | Free transfer | 15 July 2015 |
| 33 | FW | Sham Kwok Keung | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 15 July 2015 |
| 24 | MF | Ngan Chuck Ban | Youth system | N/A | 15 July 2015 |
| 28 | MF | Cheng Chin Lung | Youth system | N/A | 15 July 2015 |
| 29 | FW | Harima Hirokane | Youth system | N/A | 15 July 2015 |
| 31 | DF | Law Tsz Chun | Youth system | N/A | 15 July 2015 |

### Out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| 7 | MF | Xu Deshuai | Eastern | Undisclosed | 12 June 2015 |
| 13 | DF | Cheung Kin Fung | South China | Free transfer | 16 June 2015 |
| 88 | FW | Borja Rubiato | Talavera CF | Free transfer | 4 July 2015 |
| 16 | DF | Tsang Chi Hau | Eastern | Undisclosed | 8 July 2015 |
| 21 | DF | Tsang Kam To | Eastern | Undisclosed | 9 July 2015 |
| 11 | MF | To Hon To | Wong Tai Sin | Undisclosed | 23 July 2015 |
| | DF | Yu Wai Lim | Tai Po | Free transfer | 23 July 2015 |
| | MF | Lee Kai Chi | Yuen Long | Free transfer | 27 July 2015 |
| 24 | MF | Cho Sung-min | Citizen | Free transfer | 1 August 2015 |

### Loan in
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned from | Start | End | Source |

### Loan out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Start | End | Source |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Abraham García |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Tung Ho Yin |
Last updated: 18 July 2015 Source: Southern District RSA

## Squad statistics
### Overall stats

| | League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total stats |
| Games played | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals for | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals against | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players used | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 July 2015 Source: Squad Stats

### Appearances and goals
#### Key

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
    As of 25 July 2015
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Premier League | Premier League | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | AFC Cup | AFC Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | HKG | Wang Zhenpeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Fernando Recio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Dani Cancela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | HKG | Gao Wen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BRA | Fernando Augusto Azevedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | NIG | Alex Tayo Akande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Juan Belencoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | HKG | Lam Ka Wai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Alessandro Leonardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | HKG | Lo Kwan Yee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | HKG | Li Ngai Hoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | HKG | Cheung Kwok Ming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | HKG | Christian Annan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | BRA | Paulinho Piracicaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ESP | Jordi Tarrés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | HKG | Huang Yang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Matt Lam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | HKG | Tong Kin Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | HKG | Guo Jianqiao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | HKG | Ngan Chuck Ban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | HKG | Wang Hecun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | HKG | Chan Ka Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | HKG | Cheng Chin Lung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | HKG | Harima Hirokane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | HKG | Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | HKG | Law Tsz Chun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | HKG | Sham Kwok Keung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | HKG | Ngan Lok Fung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | KOR | Kim Tae-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

Last updated: 25 July 2015. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | | | |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | | | | |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | League | League | League | Shield | Shield | Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Others | Others | Others | Total | Total | Total | Notes |
Last updated: 25 July 2015 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Substitution record

Includes all competitive matches.
| | | | League | League | Shield | Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Name | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Wang Zhenpeng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | Guo Jianqiao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Chan Ka Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | CB | Fernando Recio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LB | Dani Cancela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | RB | Lo Kwan Yee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | LB | Li Ngai Hoi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | RB | Tong Kin Man | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | LB | Wang Hecun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | RB | Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | CB | Law Tsz Chun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | CB | Kim Tae-Min | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 6 | DM | Gao Wen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | AM | Fernando Augusto Azevedo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | AM | Lam Ka Wai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | LM | Cheung Kwok Ming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | AM | Paulinho Piracicaba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DM | Huang Yang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | CM | Matt Lam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | CM | Ngan Chuck Ban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | RM | Cheng Chin Lung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | AM | Ngan Lok Fung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 8 | CF | Alex Tayo Akande | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | CF | Juan Belencoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | CF | Alessandro Leonardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | CF | Christian Annan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | CF | Jordi Tarrés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | CF | Harima Hirokane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | CF | Sham Kwok Keung | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 25 July 2015

### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
Last updated: 25 July 2015 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | First match |
| Hong Kong Premier League | — | 5th | 12 September 2015 |
| Senior Shield | — | — | |
| FA Cup | — | — | |
Updated to match played 25 July 2015 Source: Competitions

### Premier League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Eastern | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 13 | +22 | 38 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Kitchee | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 37 | Qualification to season play-off and Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 3 | South China | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 | Qualification to season play-off |
| 4 | Southern | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | Qualification to season play-off |
| 5 | Pegasus | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 17 | Qualification to season play-off |
* ↑ Since the winners of the Senior Shield, Eastern, and the winners of the League Cup, Kitchee, qualified for AFC competitions and the Season Play-off respectively based on league position, the spots awarded to the Senior Shield winner and the League Cup winner for the Season Play-off were awarded to the third and fourth placed team in the league. Pegasus qualified as winners of the FA Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 July 2015. Source: Premier League