Description
Kitchee Sports Club (Chinese: 傑志體育會; Jyutping: Git6zi3 Tai2juk6wui2 ; [kiːt̚˨ tsiː˧ tʰɐi˧˥ jok̚˨ wuːi˧˥]; pinyin: Jiézhì tǐyù huì ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won championships in Hong Kong 12 times, including 6 Hong Kong First Division titles and 6 Hong Kong Premier League titles. It also won the Hong Kong Senior Shield 8 times and the Hong Kong FA Cup 7 times. In the last 10 years, Kitchee won over 50% of all possible trophies competed in Hong Kong. The club is also the first Hong Kong club to win a game in AFC Champions League group stage and the first Hong Kong club to advance to the round of 16 of the competition.
