2025–26 Kitchee SC season

Kitchee 2025–26 season
President	Ken Ng
Head Coach	Edgar Cardoso
Stadium	Mong Kok Stadium; Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Home colours	Away colours

The 2025–26 season is Kitchee's 44th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Kitchee has competed in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup this season.

Squad

First team

As of 10 June 2025

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Wang Zhenpeng	(1984-05-05) 5 May 1984	Dalian Shide (C1)	2005	2025
13	Ainikaer Maihemuti ^FP	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (C2)	2023	2025
Defenders
2	Law Tsz Chun	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997	Youth Team	2008	2025
3	Roger Riera ^FP	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995	Atlético Sanluqueño (S3)	2025	2026
4	Matheus Dantas ^FP	(1998-09-05) 5 September 1998	1. SC Znojmo FK (C2)	2024	2025
6	Jay Haddow	(2004-04-02) 2 April 2004	Blackburn Rovers (E2)	2024	2027
22	Callum Beattie ^FP	(2001-08-28) 28 August 2001	HKFC	2025	2026
27	Jordan Lam	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999	North District	2024	2025
Midfielders
8	Cheng Chin Lung	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998	Youth Team	2008	2025
10	Kendy Ikegami ^FP	(1999-01-06) 6 January 1999	North District FC	2025	2026
11	Yumemi Kanda ^FP	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994	KF Besa Dobërdoll	2025	2026
16	Tan Chun Lok	(1996-01-15) 15 January 1996	R&F (Hong Kong)	2023	2025
18	Chen Ngo Hin	(2003-02-27) 27 February 2003	Southern	2023	2025
Strikers
7	Ruslan Mingazow ^FP	(1991-11-23) 23 November 1991	FC Caspiy (K1)	2022	2025
9	Adrián Revilla ^FP	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997	Barakaldo CF (S3)	2025	2026
21	Seb Buddle	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999	Southern	2016	2025
29	Kim Shin-wook ^FP	(1988-04-14) 14 April 1988	Lion City Sailors (S1)	2023	2025
30	Juninho	(1990-12-11) 11 December 1990	Hong Kong Rangers	2023	2025
Players who left during mid-season
Players who left on loan

Remarks:
^FP These players are registered as foreign players.

U22 team

As of 28 August 2024

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Contract Since	Contract End
Goalkeepers
17	Pong Cheuk Hei	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004	North District	2025	2026
23	Tuscany Shek	(2007-12-25) 25 December 2007	Youth Team	2023	2025
Defenders
34	Jason Kam Chi Kin	(2004-03-06) 6 March 2004	Youth Team	2022	2025
54	Chan Yin Hei	(2007-05-04) 4 May 2007	Youth Team	2023	2024
63	Lai Wing Ki	(2007-01-29) 29 January 2007	Shatin Shapei Youth	2024	2024
	Chan Pak Yin	(2007-04-30) 30 April 2007	Youth Team	2024	2024
	Sin Wai Kiu	(2008-03-18) 18 March 2008	Wan Chai Youth	2024	2024
Midfielders
32	Yuen Chun Him	(2006-01-07) 7 January 2006	Youth Team	2022	2026
35	Marco Pirie	(2005-01-12) 12 January 2005	Youth Team	2024	2024
37	Chan Shing Chun	(2007-02-05) 5 February 2007	Rangers Youth	2023	2026
39	Chen Tao ^FP	(2007-11-01) 1 November 2007	Youth Team	2024	2025
40	Li Siu Hin	(2008-01-04) 4 January 2008	Youth Team	2023	2026
47	Yu Ching Wai	(2007-09-25) 25 September 2007	Youth Team	2023	2026
50	Pang Hin Lun	(2009-05-25) 25 May 2009	Youth Team	2023	2026
53	Chan Ming Yiu	(2007-01-31) 31 January 2007	Youth Team	2024	2024
57	Ng Tsz Long Jan	(2007-02-10) 10 February 2007	Rangers Youth	2023	2024
68	Lo Chun Hei	(2008-05-13) 13 May 2008	Youth Team	2023	2024
Strikers
31	Matthew Slattery	(2005-04-05) 5 April 2005	Youth Team	2021	2026
33	Yeung Cheuk Kwan	(2006-12-01) 1 December 2006	Youth Team	2023	2025
41	Lam Pak Yin	(2008-10-04) 4 October 2008	Youth Team	2024	2026
42	Cheung Yin Hin	(2008-06-18) 18 June 2008	Youth Team	2024	2026
56	Cheung Ka Man	(2007-09-06) 6 September 2007	Kowloon City Youth	2024	2024
60	Yiu Tsz Leong	(2008-09-26) 26 September 2008	Lee Man Youth	2024	2026
66	Ernest Tse Yin Tao	(2007-06-06) 6 June 2007	Rangers Youth	2023	2024
72	Pang Hing Hei	(2007-03-06) 6 March 2007	Youth Team	2023	2024
Players who left mid-season

Women team

As of 28 August 2024

Squad No.	Name	Date of Birth (Age)	Contract Since
Goalkeepers
1	Leung Wai Nga	(1988-08-24) 24 August 1988	2023
50	Li Sze Ying	(2007-03-29) 29 March 2007	2023
Defenders
4	Claire Chu Shing Yin	(1988-11-01) 1 November 1988	2024
9	Chung Pui Ki	(1988-02-02) 2 February 1988	2023
13	Chu So Kwan	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004	2023
14	Danielle Vos	(2001-01-23) 23 January 2001	2023
30	Chan Ka Wun	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990	2023
Midfielders
3	Chan Hoi Ching	(2006-06-13) 13 June 2006	2023
8	Fu Chiu Man	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998	2023
16	Lau Yui Ching	(1994-08-15) 15 August 1994	2023
20	Wong Tsz Ying	(2003-07-01) 1 July 2003	2024
21	Cheung Mei Ping	(1997-07-08) 8 July 1997	2023
23	Ho Mui Mei	(1993-03-15) 15 March 1993	2023
25	Choi Wing Kei	(1998-01-13) 13 January 1998	2023
27	Ho Yuet Ning	(1999-11-24) 24 November 1999	2023
Forwards
2	Lee Wing Yan	(1997-04-28) 28 April 1997	2023
5	Chu Po Yan	(2005-08-01) 1 August 2005	2024
6	Wong Ka Sze	(2003-10-30) 30 October 2003	2023
7	Kwong Wing Yan	(1984-07-25) 25 July 1984	2023
12	Mika Simons	(2000-11-18) 18 November 2000	2024
17	Cheung Wai Ki	(1990-11-22) 22 November 1990	2023
19	So Po Yu	(1996-08-17) 17 August 1996	2024

Transfers

Transfers in

Pre-Season

Position	Player	Transferred From	Ref
GK	Pong Cheuk Hei	North District FC	Free ^[1]
DF	Roger Riera	Atlético Sanluqueño (S3)	Free
DF	Callum Beattie	HKFC	Free
MF	Yumemi Kanda	KF Besa Dobërdoll	Free
MF	Kendy Ikegami	North District FC	Free
FW	Adrián Revilla	Barakaldo CF (S3)	Free

Transfers out

Pre-season

Position	Player	Transferred To	Fee
GK	Fynn Talley		Free
DF	Fernando	Tai Po	Free
DF	Hélio	Eastern District SA	Free
DF	Diego Bardanca	Kanchanaburi Power	Free
DF	Leon Jones		Free
DF	Bae Jae-woo		Free
MF	Aarón Rey	AC Bellinzona	Free
MF	Yim Kai Cheuk	Kowloon City District SA	Free
MF	Ngan Cheuk Pan	Tai Po	Free
MF	Sohgo Ichikawa	Southern	Free
FW	Yeung Cheuk-kwan		Free
FW	Poon Pui Hin	Lee Man FC	Free
FW	Luís Machado	Ethnikos	Free
FW	Welthon		Free
FW	Sherzod Temirov	Erbil SC	Free

Club officials

Club senior staff

Position	Name
President	Ken Ng
General Manager	Wilson Ng
Technical Director	Jordi Tarrés
Licensing and Public Relations Manager	Ng Yee Yun
Director of Marketing	Lo Shuk Ting
Director of Football	Chu Chi Kwong
Director of Youth Training Development	Chu Chi Kwong
Technical Director of Football Academy
Competition Manager	Chiu Yun Shing
Customer Service Manager	Cheng Ching Yu

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Iñigo Calderón
Assistant head coach	Stefano Sousa Fernando Recio
First-Team assistant coach	Huang Yang Roberto
Goalkeeping coach	Guo Jianqiao
Head Physical Coach & Head of Data Analysis
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Wesley Wong
Tactical Analyst	Aaron Sek
Team Assistant
Men U22 Team coach
Men U18 Youth Team coach	Poon Man Chun
Men U16 Youth Team coach	Gao Wen
Men U14 Youth Team coach
Women Team Head coach	Cheung Po Chun
Women U18 Youth Team coach	Cheung Po Chun
Women U15 Youth Team coach	Cheung Wai Ki
Kitchee Academy Director	Chu Chi Kwong
Kitchee Academy coach	Gao Wen
Kitchee Director of Elite Youth	Edgar Cardoso
Professional Footballer Preparatory Programme coach	Chu Chi Kwong
Club Consultant Doctor	Dr. Yung Shu Hang
Club Consultant Dietitian	Sylvia Lam

Friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season friendly

Tour of Thailand (27 July - 3 Aug)

28 July 2025 1	Chiangrai United F.C.	1–1	Kitchee SC	Chiangrai
	Itsuki Enomoto 11' (pen.)		Juninho 52'	Stadium: Singha Chiangrai Stadium

31 July 2025 2

Lion City Sailors

–

Kitchee SC

Bangkok

2 Aug 2025 3	Kesetsart F.C.	2–1	Kitchee SC	Bangkok
			Juninho 49'	Stadium: Insee Chantarasatit Stadium

Team statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 25 May 2025

No.	Pos.	Player	HKPL		FA Cup		Sapling Cup		Challenge Shield		Total
No.	Pos.	Player	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals	Apps.	Goals
1	GK	Wang Zhenpeng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	Law Tsz Chun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Roger Riera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	Matheus Dantas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	Jay Haddow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	Ruslan Mingazow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	Cheng Chin Lung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	Adrián Revilla	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	Kendy Ikegami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Yumemi Kanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	Tan Chun Lok	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Chen Ngo Hin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	FW	Seb Buddle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	Callum Beattie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF	Jordan Lam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Kim Shin-wook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	Juninho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Competitions

Overview

League results summary

Hong Kong Premier League

Win Draw Loss

29 August 2025 1	Eastern	–	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

14 September 2025 2	Eastern District	–	Kitchee	Siu Sai Wan, Chai Wan
18:00				Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground

20 September 2025 3	Lee Man	–	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

18 October 2025 4	Tai Po	–	Kitchee	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

26 October 2025 5	Kitchee	–	North District	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

2 November 2025 6	Kowloon City	–	Kitchee	Siu Sai Wan, Chai Wan
18:00				Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground

8 November 2025 7	Southern	–	Kitchee	Aberdeen, Hong Kong Island
18:00				Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground

29 November 2025 8	Kitchee	–	Eastern District	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

13 December 2025 9	North District	–	Kitchee	Sheung Shui, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: North District Sports Ground

11 January 2026 10	HKFC	–	Kitchee	Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island
18:00				Stadium: Hong Kong Football Club Stadium

25 January 2026 11	BC Rangers	–	Tai Po	Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground

17 January 2026 12	Kitchee	–	Eastern District	Mong Kok, Kowloon
18:00				Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium

31 January 2026 13	Kitchee	–	KC Southern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

14 February 2026 14	Kitchee	–	Lee Man	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

1 March 2026 15	Kitchee	–	HKFC	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

14 March 2026 16	Kitchee	–	Kowloon City	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

21 March 2026 17	Kitchee	–	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

12 April 2026 18	Kitchee	–	BC Rangers	Tseung Kwan O, New Territories
18:00				Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
1	Eastern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage
2	Eastern District	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	HKFC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Kitchee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Kowloon City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

6	Lee Man	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	North District	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Rangers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Southern	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Tai Po	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to First Division League

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. 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:

^ Teams play each other twice (18 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom five).

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Remarks

References

^ 港超聯神田夢實夥肯迪組傑志新雙核 on.cc 7 July 2025

[2] Teams play each other twice (18 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top five and the bottom five).

[1] 港超聯神田夢實夥肯迪組傑志新雙核 on.cc 7 July 2025

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