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

Pre-season

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
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
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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sun Pegasus 16 8 3 5 34 23 +11 27[lower-alpha 2]
4 South China 16 7 6 3 30 17 +13 27[lower-alpha 2] Qualification to AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 3]
5 YFCMD 16 8 2 6 25 29 −4 26 Qualification to Season Play-off[lower-alpha 1]
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. 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. Sun Pegasus wins head-to-head against South China.
  3. As winners of the Season Play-off.

Match details

Key

  Win   Draw   Loss

Premier League
Main article: 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League
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
Main article: 2014–15 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
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
Main article: 2014–15 Hong Kong FA Cup
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
Main article: 2014–15 Hong Kong League Cup
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
Main article: 2015 AFC Cup

Group Stage
Main article: 2015 AFC Cup group stage § Group F
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
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
  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.
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