Full name | Kitchee Sports Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Hong Kong Barça (香港巴塞) The Bluewaves The Bluebirds (藍鳥) | ||
Founded | 1931 | ||
Ground | Mong Kok Stadium | ||
Capacity | 6,664 | ||
President | Ken Ng | ||
Head coach | Edgar Cardoso | ||
League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
2023–24 | Premier League, 4th of 11 | ||
Website | www | ||
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Kitchee Sports Club (Chinese: 傑志體育會; Jyutping: Git6zi3 Tai2juk6wui2; [kit̚˨ tsi˧ tʰɐj˧˥ jʊk̚˨ wuj˧˥]; 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 12 league titles, including six Hong Kong First Division titles and six Hong Kong Premier League titles. They also won nine Senior Shields and seven Hong Kong FA Cups. The club is also the first Hong Kong club to win a game in AFC Champions League group stage and to advance to the round of 16 of the competition.