2014–15 Kitchee SC season

The 2014–15 season was the 36th season of top-tier competitive association football played by Kitchee SC, a professional football club based in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Their first-place finish in the Hong Kong Premier League meant it was their second successive championship in Hong Kong's top division, and seventh overall.

Kitchee SC
2014–15 season
ChairmanKen Ng
ManagerJosé Molina
Premier League1st
Senior ShieldRunners-up
FA CupChampions
League CupChampions
AFC CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Juan Belencoso (13)

All:
Juan Belencoso (31)

Season overview

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Pre-season

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In May, following the conclusion of the 2013–14 season, chairman Ken Ng revealed that Kitchee would host French Champions Paris Saint-Germain on the 29th of July at the Hong Kong Stadium. At the press conference where this information was first revealed to the public, Ng detailed both clubs' ambitions with scheduling the friendly match, stating that Kitchee "would like to present the best football clubs to fans in Hong Kong every year and especially this year, following the World Cup. Paris Saint-Germain will be led by their world class star, Zlatan Ibrahimović, and the match against Kitchee will serve as Paris Saint-Germain’s final preparation before the team travel to Beijing for the French Super Cup.”[1]

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Kitchee 6–2 in the July 29th friendly. Juan Belencoso headed in the opening goal at the five minute mark, but PSG's Hervin Ongenda equalized seven minutes later. Jean-Christophe Bahebeck and Zlatan Ibrahimović contributed to Paris Saint Germain's dominating performance with a brace and a hat-trick, respectively. Alex Tayo Akande netted a stoppage time goal on the counter attack to close the scoring.[2]

Squad

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As of the end of the season

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
3 DF   ESP Dani Cancela
4 DF   HKG Chan Cham Hei
5 DF   BRA Hélio
6 MF   HKG Gao Wen
7 MF   HKG Xu Deshuai
8 FW   NGA Alex Tayo Akande
9 FW   ESP Juan Belencoso
10 MF   HKG Lam Ka Wai
11 MF   HKG To Hon To
12 DF   HKG Lo Kwan Yee
13 DF   HKG Cheung Kin Fung
14 MF   HKG Cheung Kwok Ming
15 MF   HKG Christian Annan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   HKG Tsang Chi Hau
17 MF   BRA Paulinho
18 FW   ESP Jordi Tarrés
19 MF   HKG Huang Yang
20 MF   CAN Matt Lam
21 DF   HKG Tsang Kam To
22 MF   HKG Emmet Wan
23 GK   CHN Guo Jianqiao
24 MF   KOR Cho Sung-Min
26 DF   HKG Wang Hecun
27 GK   HKG Chan Ka Ho
30 DF   HKG Leung Ka Hai
38 MF   HKG Ngan Lok Fung
44 MF   KOR Kim Tae-min
88 FW   ESP Borja Rubiato

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kitchee 16 11 3 2 40 18 +22 36 Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 2
2 Eastern 16 10 3 3 34 20 +14 33 Qualification to season play-off[a]
3 Pegasus 16 8 3 5 34 23 +11 27[b]
4 South China 16 7 6 3 30 17 +13 27[b] Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[c]
5 YFCMD 16 8 2 6 25 29 −4 26 Qualification to season play-off[a]
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots (Play-off if the winner has to be decided)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b As Kitchee won the FA Cup, Eastern finished 2nd in Premier League and won the Senior Challenge Shield, teams finishing 4th and 5th in Premier League entered the season play-off as well.
  2. ^ a b Pegasus wins head-to-head against South China.
  3. ^ As winners of the season play-off.

Match details

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Premier League

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12 September 2014 (2014-09-12) 9 Kitchee 4–1 Wofoo Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Jordi   11'
Lam Ka Wai   58', 67'
Recio   86'
Report Chen Jingde   87' Attendance: 1,472
19 October 2014 (2014-10-19) 5 Kitchee 2–1 I-Sky Yuen Long Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Jordi   34'
Xu Deshuai   79'
Report Cheng King Ho   17' Attendance: 926
31 October 2014 (2014-10-31) 6 Kitchee 2–1 Biu Chun Rangers Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Jordi   69'
Belencoso   87'
Report James Ha   86' Attendance: 638
23 November 2014 (2014-11-23) 7 South China 2–2 Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium
14:30 UTC+8 Leung Chun Pong   12'
Chan Wai Ho   51'
Report Belencoso   71'
Lam Ka Wai   87'
Attendance: 2,289
6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) 8 Sun Pegasus 0–1 Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Report Belencoso   17' Attendance: 1,836
11 January 2015 (2015-01-11) 10 Kitchee 2–2 South China Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Belencoso   52', 58' Report Russell   24'
Awal   90+4'
Attendance: 3,523
24 January 2015 (2015-01-24) 11 Kitchee 1–3 Eastern Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Paulinho   45+2' Report Šarić   32'
Liang Zicheng   71'
Macallister   79'
Attendance: 2,416
28 January 2015 (2015-01-28) 2 Kitchee 4–1 YFCMD Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Xu Deshuai   11', 30'
Belencoso   22' (pen.)
Paulinho   65'
Report Hady Barry   90+1' Attendance: 518
6 February 2015 (2015-02-06) 3 Kitchee 1–0 Wong Tai Sin Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Xu Deshuai   15' Report Attendance: 634
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 1 Eastern 0–4 Kitchee Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
UTC+8 20:00 Report Belencoso   25', 55' (pen.)
Xu Deshuai   87'
Jordi   90+2'
Attendance: 1,639
7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 13 Kitchee 2–1 Sun Pegasus Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Jordi   16' (pen.)
Matt Lam   56'
Report Raščić   60' Attendance: 1,849
29 March 2015 (2015-03-29) 14 Biu Chun Rangers 0–5 Kitchee Kowloon Bay Park
15:00 UTC+8 Report Jordi   23'
Matt Lam   41'
Xu Deshuai   64', 90'
Annan   83'
Attendance: 582
7 April 2015 (2015-04-07) 12 Wong Tai Sin 0–2 Kitchee Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8 Report Lam Ka Wai   51'
Xu Deshuai   65'
Attendance: 941
19 April 2015 (2015-04-19) 16 I-Sky Yuen Long 0–3 Kitchee Yuen Long Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Report Jordi   3'
Belencoso   70', 90+2'
Attendance: 1,340
2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 17 Wofoo Tai Po 3–3 Kitchee Tai Po Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8 Weijl   73', 88', 90+5' Report Belencoso   15', 86'
Paulinho   43'
Attendance: 1,063
9 May 2015 (2015-05-09) 18 YFCMD 3–2 Kitchee Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8 Tan Chun Lok   26'
Fong Pak Lun   64'
Fernando   90' (pen.)
Report Belencoso   24'
Lo Kwan Yee   56'
Attendance: 606

Senior Shield

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29 November 2014 (2014-11-29) Quarter-finals Wofoo Tai Po 2–3 Kitchee Tsing Yi Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8 Lam Ngai Tong   6'
Chan Yuk Chi   50'
Report Jordi   32' (pen.), 69'
Paulinho   61'
Attendance: 413
27 December 2014 (2014-12-27) Semi-finals Wong Tai Sin 0–3 Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium
14:30 UTC+8 Report Lam Ka Wai   27'
Jordi   68'
Belencoso   83'
Attendance: 1,283
17 January 2015 (2015-01-17) Final Kitchee 2–3 Eastern Hong Kong Stadium
14:30 UTC+8 Belencoso   38'
Jordi   90+3'
Report Miroslav   11', 83'
Macallister   64'
Attendance: 6,133

FA Cup

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11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) Quarter-finals Kitchee 3–1 Wofoo Tai Po Mong Kok Stadium
14:30 (UTC+8) Rubiato   42'
Emmet Wan   60'
Christian Annan   78'
Report Aender   70'
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) Semi-finals Kitchee 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
YFCMD Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Attendance: 1,211
Penalties
Belencoso  
Paulinho  
Emmet Wan  
Jordi  
Tsang Kam To  
  Fong Pak Lun
 
  Díaz
  Moses
  Fernando
17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) Final Kitchee 2–0 (a.e.t.) Eastern Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 (UTC+8) Belencoso   100', 116' Report Attendance: 4,348

League Cup

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28 October 2014 (2014-10-28) Group B Wofoo Tai Po 1–4 Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 So Yau Tin   89' Report Belencoso   7', 56', 65', 90+2' Attendance: 497
20 December 2014 (2014-12-20) Group B Kitchee 8–0 Biu Chun Rangers Kowloon Bay Park
14:30 UTC+8 Paulinho   10', 11'
Belencoso   30', 62', 67', 77'
Cheung Kwok Ming   74'
Annan   89'
Report Attendance: 470
22 March 2015 (2015-03-22) Semi-finals Wong Tai Sin 0–1 Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Report Lo Kwan Yee   37' Attendance: 1,031
22 April 2015 (2015-04-22) Final South China 0–4 Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Report Paulinho   5', 12'
Belencoso   77'
Jordi   90+6'
Attendance: 5,082

AFC Cup

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JDT KIT EBG BAL
1   Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 5 0 1 11 3 +8 15 Advance to knockout stage 2–0 4–1 3–0
2   Kitchee 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 2–0 2–2 3–0
3   East Bengal 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 0–1 1–1 3–0
4   Balestier Khalsa 6 1 0 5 3 13 −10 3 0–1 1–2 2–1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Pre–season and friendlies

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29 July 2014 (2014-07-29) Friendly Paris Saint-Germain 6–2 Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Ongenda   12'
Bahebeck   22', 58'
Ibrahimović   25', 28', 74'
Report Belencoso   5'
Akande   90'

References

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  1. ^ "Paris will play a pre-season game in Hong Kong". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 2014-06-19. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. ^ "Paris go on the offensive". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 2016-08-01.