2015–16 Kitchee SC season explained

Club:	Kitchee
Season:	2015–16
Stdtitle:	Home Ground
Stadium:	Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity: 6,680)
Chrtitle:	General Manager
Chairman:	Ken Ng
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	Abraham García
League:	Premier League
League Result:	2nd
Cup1 Result:	TBC
Cup2:	FA Cup
Cup2 Result:	TBC
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Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

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

width=30		width=30	P	width=30		width=200		width=120	Date of birth	width=30	width=75	width=180	Previous club	width=300	Notes
1	GK}}\|GK		Wang Zhenpeng^LP	1984 5, df=yes	31	2005	Dalian Shide	Second nationality: China
2	DF}}\|DF		Fernando Recio^FP	1982 12, df=yes	32	2010	Tortosa
3	DF}}\|DF		Dani Cancela^FP	1981 9, df=yes	33	2010	Lugo
5	DF}}\|DF		Hélio José de Souza Gonçalves^LP	1986 1, df=yes	29	2014	Citizen
6	MF}}\|MF		Gao Wen^LP	1985 1, df=yes	29	2006	Shanghai Shenhua	Second nationality: China
7	MF}}\|MF		Fernando^FP	1986 11, df=yes	29	2015	Citizen
8	FW}}\|FW		Alex Tayo Akande^LP	1989 2, df=yes	26	2013	Wofoo Tai Po
9	FW}}\|FW		Juan Belencoso^FP	1981 9, df=yes	33	2013	Cádiz
10	MF}}\|MF		Lam Ka Wai^LP	1985 6, df=yes	30	2008	Bulova Rangers	Team 2nd vice captain
11	FW}}\|FW		Sandro^LP	1987 3, df=yes	28	2015	Wong Tai Sin
12	DF}}\|DF		Lo Kwan Yee^LP	1984 10, df=yes	30	2007	Rangers	Team 1st vice captain
13	DF}}\|DF		Li Ngai Hoi^LP	1994 10, df=yes	20	2008	Youth system
14	MF}}\|MF		Cheung Kwok Ming^LP	1990 12, df=yes	24	2014	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei
15	FW}}\|FW		Christian Annan^LP	1978 5, df=yes	37	2013	Wofoo Tai Po	Second nationality: Hong Kong
17	MF}}\|MF		Paulinho Piracicaba^LP	1983 1, df=yes	32	2014	Citizen
18	FW}}\|FW		Jordi Tarrés^FP	1981 3, df=yes	34	2010	Hospitalet
19	MF}}\|MF		Huang Yang^LP	1983 10, df=yes	31	201	Free Agent	Second nationality: China
20	MF}}\|MF		Matt Lam^LP	1989 9, df=yes	25	2013 (Winter)	FC Edmonton	Second nationality: Hong Kong
21	DF}}\|DF		Tong Kin Man^LP	1985 1, df=yes	30	2015	Sun Pegasus
22	MF}}\|MF		Emmet Wan^NR	1993 3, df=yes	22	2014 (Winter)	Free Agent	Second nationality: Republic of Ireland; On loan to KC Southern
23	GK}}\|GK		Guo Jianqiao^LP	1983 7, df=yes	32	2011	Tai Chung	Second nationality: Hong Kong
24	MF}}\|MF		Ngan Chuck Ban^LP	1998 1, df=yes	17	2011	Youth system
26	DF}}\|DF		Wang Hecun^NR	1996 12, df=yes	19	2013	Youth system	On loan to KC Southern
27	GK}}\|GK		Chan Ka Ho^LP	1996 1, df=yes	19	2012	Youth system
28	MF}}\|MF		Cheng Chin Lung^LP	1998 1, df=yes	17	2013	Youth system
29	FW}}\|FW		Harima Hirokane^LP	1998 1, df=yes	17	2013	Youth system	Second nationality: Japan
30	DF}}\|DF		Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai^LP	1993 4, df=yes	22	2008	Youth system	Second nationality: Brazil; On loan to KC Southern
31	DF}}\|DF		Law Tsz Chun^LP	1997 3, df=yes	18	2011	Youth system
33	FW}}\|FW		Sham Kwok Keung^LP	1985 9, df=yes	29	2015	Sun Pegasus
38	MF}}\|MF		Ngan Lok Fung^LP	1993 1, df=yes	22	2008	Youth system
44	DF}}\|DF		Kim Tae-Min^FP	1982 5, df=yes	33	2014	Police United F.C.
	MF}}\|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.
^LPLocal player; ^FPForeign player; ^NRNon-registered player

Transfers

In

Summer

		Transferred from	Fee
7	MF	YFCMD	Undisclosed
21	DF	Sun Pegasus	Free transfer
11	FW	Wong Tai Sin	Free transfer
33	FW	Sun Pegasus	Free transfer
24	MF	Youth system	N/A
28	MF	Youth system	N/A
29	FW	Youth system	N/A
31	DF	Youth system	N/A

Out

Summer

		Transferred to	Fee
7	MF	Eastern	Undisclosed
13	DF	South China	Free transfer
88	FW	Talavera CF	Free transfer
16	DF	Eastern	Undisclosed
21	DF	Eastern	Undisclosed
11	MF	Wong Tai Sin	Undisclosed
	DF	Tai Po	Free transfer
	MF	Yuen Long	Free transfer
24	MF	Citizen	Free transfer

Loan in

Summer

Loan out

Summer

Club

Coaching staff

Squad statistics

Overall stats

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "2015–16 Kitchee SC season".

	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