Kitchee FC
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| Full name | Kitchee Sports Club |
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| Nickname(s) | 香港巴塞 (Hong Kong Barça) |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Ground | Mong Kok Stadium |
| Capacity | 6,769 |
| President | Ken K. Ng |
| Head Coach | Chu Chi Kwong |
| League | Hong Kong Premier League |
| 2015–16 | 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
Kitchee Sports Club (Chinese: 傑志體育會) is a Hong Kong sports club best known for its footballing team. The football club was founded in 1931 and is currently a member of the Hong Kong Premier League, playing its home fixtures at Mongkok Stadium.
Kitchee also has the best record among Hong Kong teams against Italian opponents. They defeated A.C. Milan 2–1 on 30 May 2004 and beat Juventus 5–3 on penalties (2–2 after regular time) on 4 June 2005 in a summer friendly match played in Hong Kong.
Following its return to the First Division in 2003, Kitchee became one of the most prominent teams in Hong Kong, winning three trophies in two seasons under coach Dejan Antonic: two in (2005–2006) and one in 2006–07 season. Kitchee secured 2nd place in the league, where champions South China had already qualified for ilr AFC Cup as the Hong Kong Senior Shield winner. As a result, Kitchee became one of the two Hong Kong representatives in 2008 AFC Cup.
Since 2009, the club has been a partner of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in its Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement (IPPE) program.
Kitchee were invited to take part in the 2010 Singapore Cup, becoming the first Hong Kong team to take part in the tournament. The club lost to Etoile FC 4:6 over two legs in the quarter final.
In the 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League season, under coach Josep Gombau, Kitchee won its first league title in 47 years by one point over arch rival South China AA, allowing the club to compete in both the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy, where they lost 0:4 to Chelsea FC and 0:3 to Blackburn Rovers, and in the 2012 AFC Cup.
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