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Kitchee Sports Club, founded in 1931, is one of the top teams in Hong Kong football. They have won the league title six times. They are based at Mong Kok Stadium
Sherzod Temirov (centre) leaps above Tai Po defender Gabriel Cividini. Photo: Kitchee SC
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee boss furious after Chan hat-trick seals Tai Po’s FA Cup comeback

Edgar Cardoso believes Tai Po should have received two red cards, but district team reach semi-finals after Chan inspires recovery.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium to officially open on March 1

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee ‘must win’ at leaders Tai Po, boss unsure whether owner will keep faith

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Move Hong Kong’s best sides to Chinese Super League, Kitchee boss Cardoso says

Edgar Cardoso quietly steadying Kitchee ship following roles with European clubs Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk.

Kitchee boss Edgar Cardoso with midfielder Aaron Rey after a match at Mong Kok Stadium. Photo: Kitchee SC
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Escape to Hong Kong: football coach recalls terrifying evacuation from Ukraine

Edgar Cardoso coached at Shakhtar Donetsk before fleeing fighter jets and explosions in Kyiv. He found sanctuary at Hong Kong club Kitchee.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong tour ‘big step forward’ for Euro giants Atletico, says manager Simeone

Three-time Uefa Europa League winners faced Kitchee on Wednesday as part of their preparations for the new season.

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The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee’s new coach Cardoso says fresh signings can turn club’s fortunes around

The 41-year-old Portuguese, who has just earned a Uefa Pro Licence, looks forward to arresting the club’s slide after taking over officially last month.

Edgar Cardoso, head coach Hong Kong football’s Kitchee club. Photo: Kitchee
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Ex-Blackburn Rovers defender ready to help Kitchee return to top of Hong Kong pile

Hong Kong-born right back Jay Haddow ‘excited and optimistic about future’ after uncertain spell with Championship side.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee appoint boss who fits ex-champions’ new profile, as signings confirmed

Forward Poon Pui-hin in talks over mainland switch, but loan move being held up by ‘procedural problem’.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Lee Man players to cash in after beating Kitchee to end league campaign unbeaten

Lee Man topple Kitchee 3-2 on final day of the season, with players apparently set for payday after completing unbeaten league campaign.

Lee Man’s win over Kitchee meant they finished the season unbeaten in the Hong Kong Premier League. Photo: Elson Li
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

‘After Messi, it’s messy’ – but Atletico Madrid linked with Hong Kong visit

After the Inter Miami controversy, local officials are wary of a repeat, but report suggests Spanish side are lining up a match.

Antoine Griezmann is among the leading names at Spanish club Atletico Madrid. Photo: AFP
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee’s Scott expects big changes after deposed champions’ troubled season

Players left guessing over reasons for dugout change, midfielder Scott says as he acknowledges low morale but refutes suggestion of divided camp.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee boss vows summer spending spree in bid to regain Hong Kong crowns

Club owner Ken Ng-kin prepared to spend ‘as much as it needs’ after losing Premier League, FA Cup and Sapling Cup trophies in disastrous 2023-24 season.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee in crisis, head coach Kim benched, as FA Cup exit marks new low

Head coach Kim Dong-jin publicly demoted as assistant takes charge during crushing 2-1 FA Cup semi-final defeat to Eastern.

Eastern’s Noah Baffoe celebrates scoring his side’s winner against Kitchee in the FA Cup semi-final at Mong Kok Stadium. Photo: Jonathan Wong
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee boss Ken Ng assessing coach options, says no excuses for ‘bad season’

President says Hong Kong club ‘has problems’ after poor league campaign, challenges interim boss Kim Dong-jin to prove he deserves job full time with cup finals ahead.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors’s goalkeeper Kim Jeong-hoon in action during his side’s AFC Champions League match against Kitchee at Hong Kong Stadium. Kitchee are in danger of missing out on Asian football for the first time since 2011. Photo: Sam Tsang
AFC Champions League

Jantscher on coping with dad’s suicide, ‘King of Graz’ status, Kitchee ambition

Jakob Jantscher played his ‘best season’ after his father’s suicide, and the Austrian forward is still going strong after 17 years at the top of the sport, targeting more success with new club Kitchee.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Meet ‘Hong Kong’s Cristiano Ronaldo’ Matt Orr after his Asian Games triumph

The 26-year-old has emerged as one of Hong Kong’s top footballing talents in recent years, but recently left his boyhood club to join China League One team Guangxi Pingguo Haliao

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AFC Champions League

AFC Champions League: Kitchee beaten in South Korea despite magical Severo strike

Kitchee began their AFC Asian Champions League campaign on a losing note against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, with Mikael Severo’s terrific solo goal the only positive on a disappointing night in South Korea.

Kitchee striker Mikael Severo celebrates his equaliser against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the AFC Champions League. Photo: Kitchee
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Camargo runs rampant as Lee Man put defending champions Kitchee to the sword

Lee Man crush Hong Kong treble winners after Kitchee rest key performers ahead of Wednesday’s AFC Champions League game in South Korea.

AFC Champions League

Typhoon Saola puts dent in Kitchee’s AFC Champions League preparations

Saturday’s Hong Kong Premier League matches postponed with No 8 signal still in effect, meaning Kitchee won’t play until four days before their first game in Group F against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee boss turns attention to Champions League as team crush Football Club

Striker Kim Shin-wook scores hat-trick in one-sided affair, as head coach Alex Chu experiments ahead of continental competition getting under way.

Kitchee striker Kim Shin-wook scored his first goals for the club since arriving last season. Photo: HKFA
AFC Champions League

Jantscher latest arrival as Kitchee learn AFC Champions League fate

Hong Kong giants’ group stage opponents set with former Austria international Jakob Jantscher to join from Sturm Graz next week.

Jakob Jantscher is set to leave Sturm Graz for Hong Kong giants Kitchee. Photo: Getty Images
Hong Kong Premier League

Damjanovic prefers to remember good times as Kitchee row rumbles on

Prolific former striker insists ‘time will cure’ the ‘misunderstandings’ from his last few months at Hong Kong Premier League giants, after confirming his retirement.

Hong Kong Premier League

Eastern banking on promise of youth, with big spenders in league of their own

Eastern boss Roberto Losada says financial power of Kitchee and Lee Man makes title a 2-horse race. Club aiming to emulate approach taken by English Premier League club Brighton.

AFC Champions League

Nigeria World Cup star Onazi joins Kitchee for AFC Champions League push

Ex-Nigeria international and Lazio star Ogenyi Onazi joins treble winners, along with North Macedonia’s Aleksandar Damecevski.

Former Nigeria international Ogenyi Onazi will play for Kitchee next season. Photo: Kitchee
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Exclusive | Damjanovic calls in Fifa in war with Hong Kong’s Kitchee over ‘unpaid bonuses’

Striker takes dispute to football’s global governing body after accusing the treble winners of withholding bonuses and unfair treatment.

Dejan Damjanovic left Kitchee when his contract expired at the end of May. Photo: Kitchee
Hong Kong Premier League

Record goalscorer Damjanovic leaves Hong Kong treble winners Kitchee

The Montenegrin, who was suspended by the club earlier this season, opts not to extend his 2½-year stay, while title winners also axe Alex Akande, Bekzhan Sagynbaev and Maddox Kong.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Kitchee thrash BC Rangers in Hong Kong FA Cup final to complete treble

Hat-trick for Cleiton in 7-1 rout as Kitchee’s triumph brings their third trophy of a dominant season, having already collected the Premier League and Senior Shield.

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