2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League
The 2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League season is the 51st since the league's establishment. The season starts on 14 September 2012 and ends on the 19 April 2013. Kuwait SC won the league title for the 11th time. Kuwait SC has the longest unbeaten record for 21 games. Rogério and Issam Jemâa won the top goal scorers of the season with 11 goal each. Teams Al Shabab were relegated to the Kuwaiti Division One league after finishing bottom in the 2011–12 season. They were replaced by Al Salibikhaet, back in the top flight for the first time since relegation in the 2009–10 campaign. Personnel and sponsorship League standing Promotion/relegation playoff 1st leg 2nd leg Al Salmiyah secured place in the top flight after winning 5–2 on aggregate. Results Matches 1 - 14 Matches 15 - 21 Top goalscorers {{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Kuwaiti Premier League Kuwait Premier League seasons Kuwaiti Premier League The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Al-Arabi, Qadsia and Kuwait both hold the best record in the competition, having won 17 times. History The Kuwaiti league officially began in the 1961/62 season, after playing unofficially for eight years (played with group of clubs: "Ahli - Al Jazeera - Arabism - Gulf - Solidarity - Al-Qubali, Al-Nahda, Al-Sharqai, Al-Merqab, Al-Mawalim and Al-Taawon). National companies and ministries were club's first sponsors. 1960s In the 1961/1962 season, several new clubs joined ( Al-Arabi, Qadsia, Kuwait SC, Kifan High School, Shuwaikh Secondary School, Industrial College and Police Team). Al-Arabi won the league title without losing, and winning 7 points ahead of Qadsia, scoring 42 goals and conceding 10. In the following season, the number of teams was reduced to 7. Al-Arabi managed to win the second title in a row after win ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait)
The Capital Governorate ( ), sometimes referred to as Al Kuwayt, is one of the six governorates of Kuwait. It comprises the historic core of Kuwait City, industrial and port areas such as Shuwaikh Port, Shuwaikh and Doha Port (Kuwait), Doha Port, and several offshore islands. It consists of the following Areas of Kuwait, areas: *Abdullah Al-Salem عبدالله السالم *Adiliya العديلية *Bneid Al-Qar بنيد القار *Al Da'iya الدعية *Al Dasma الدسمة *Al Faiha الفيحا *Faylakah (consisting of the islands of Failaka Island, Failaka, Miskan Island, Miskan, and Auhah Island, Auhah) *Jaber Al-Ahmad, Kuwait City, Jaber Al-Ahmad جابر الاحمد *Jibla, Kuwait, Jibla *Kaifan كيفان *Al-Khalidiya, Kuwait City, Khaldiya *Mansouria, Kuwait, Al Mansouriah المنصورية *Mirgab, Murgab المرقاب *Al-Nuzha النزهة *Al-Qādisiyyah (city in Kuwait), Al Qadisiya القادسية *Qurtoba District, Qurtoba قرطبة *Rawdah الروضة ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
The Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Adiliya Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 21,500. It is the 2nd largest stadium in Kuwait. The Stadium hosted many finals for the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup. In addition, 2 Arabian Gulf Cup Tournaments were held in this Stadium, the first taking place in 1990 where Kuwait national football team, Kuwait won the 10th Arabian Gulf Cup trophy, and the second in 16th Arabian Gulf Cup, 2003, where they finished 6th. This stadium is the home ground for Kazma Sporting Club, Kazma. Naming Its name means "Friendship and Peace", a name it earned when it was host to a football match between Iraq and Iran after the end of the first Gulf War for the 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup. Greece Greece also has a stadium called Peace and Friendship Stadium (Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας) in Piraeus. External linksStadium information Ref ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Salibikhaet Stadium
Al Salibikhaet Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sulaibikhat, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Salibikhaet Al Salibikhaet Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Sulaibikhat City in the Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait). Achievements *Kuwaiti Division One The Kuwaiti Division One is a second-tier professional Kuwaiti football .... The stadium holds 7,000 people. References External linksStadium information Football venues in Kuwait {{Kuwait-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Thamir Stadium
Thamir Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Al Salmiya, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Al Salmiya Club. The stadium holds 16,105 people. External linksStadium information References Football venues in Kuwait Multi-purpose stadiums in Kuwait {{Kuwait-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hawalli Governorate
Hawalli Governorate ( ar, محافظة حولي Muḥāfaẓat Ḥawalli), is one of the six governorates of Kuwait, consisting of the following areas: * Hawalli * Bayan *Mishref *Maidan Hawalli *Jabriya *Rumaithiya *Salmiya *Salwa * Shaab * Al-salam * Hattin * Al-Zahra * Mubarak Al-Abdullah Al Jaber (West Mishref) * Al-shuhada * Al-badae * Al-Siddiq Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah become governor in 1962. A more recent governor of the Hawalli governorate is Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, now prime minister. A 2005 estimate reported the population of Hawalli to be 393,861. A 31 December 2007 estimate reported Hawalli's population to be 714,876. As of June 2014, the population of Hawalli is estimated to be 890,533. Sports Qadsia SC and Al-Salmiya SC are situated in Hawalli governorate Notable people *Abdallah Abdalrahman Alruwaished *Kazem Abal *Ibrahim Khraibut *Abdulrasool Abdulreda Behbehani Abdul Rasul ( ar, عبد الرسول) is an Arabic male given name, meaning ''se ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Salmiya Club
Al-Salmiya Sporting Club ( ar, نادي السالمية الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football and sports club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League four times, most recently in 2000. They were founded in 1964 and the club covers a total area of 94 thousand square metres comprising ten sports: football, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, squash, fencing, judo, taekwondo, karate and athletics. Stadium Al-Salmiya plays their home games at Thamir Stadium in Salmiya. The stadium was Opened on 2004. It has a current capacity of 16,105 spectators. Crests and colours Crests The logo of the club is inspired by location of Salmiya on the map of Kuwait, with green representing the land, while the color blue represents the sea. Colours Al-Salmiya's home kit is all sky blue shirts and white shorts, while their away kit is all white shirts and sky blue shorts. Honours Domestic * VIVA Premier League: 4 **Winners: 1980–81, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–00 *Kuw ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium
Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Al Naser Sporting Club of the Kuwaiti Premier League The Kuwait Premier League (), known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Al-Arabi, Qadsia and Kuwait both hold the best record in the competition, having won .... The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 spectators.https://int.soccerway.com/national/kuwait/league/2010-2011/regular-season/venues/ International Soccer Matches References Football venues in Kuwait {{Kuwait-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Farwaniyah Governorate
Farwaniya Governorate ( ar, محافظة الفروانية Muḥāfaẓat al-Farwānīyah) is the most populous of the six governorates of Kuwait, in terms of a total number of residents. It is Kuwait City's main residential area and also forms an important part of Kuwait's commercial activities. The Governor is Faisal H. M. Al-Sabah as of May 2014. Al Farwaniyah consists of the following districts: Farwaniya Governorate Sports * Al tadamon Basketball Team is a Kuwaiti amateur basketball club based in Al Farwaniya. * Al Tadamon Sports Club is located in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, won the Kuwaiti Division One The Kuwaiti Division One is a second-tier professional Kuwaiti football league. Winners of the league are promoted to the Kuwait Premier League. Kuwaiti Division One was introduced for the 2006–07 season, when the bottom 6 clubs in the Premier ... three times. References Districts of Al Farwaniyah Governorate Governorates of Kuwait {{Kuwait-geo-st ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Naser Sporting Club
Al Nasr Sporting Club, sometimes Al Naser Sporting Club, ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club, founded on 8 June 1965, and based in Ardiyah. The team has participated in the Kuwait Premier League 26 times. Al Nasr had been promoted to the Premier League three times, as champions of Kuwaiti Division One. Players Current squad Managerial history Honours *Kuwaiti Division One **Winners (3): 1977–78, 1986–87, 2006–07 * Kuwaiti Federation Cup **Winners (1): 2021–22 Asian record * AFC Cup: 1 appearance ::2011: Group Stage * GCC Champions League: 2 appearances ::2012: Quarter-finals ::2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...: Group stage References External links * Football c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Al Kuwait Kaifan Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the home matches of Al Kuwait Kaifan. The stadium holds 12,350. This stadium had also hosted Kuwait's national team matches during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, which they failed to reach. The stadium hosted the final matches of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup for the last 5 seasons. This stadium also hosted matches for the Kuwait national football team, national team during the 3rd Arabian Gulf Cup, where Kuwait won their third title after winning 4–0 against Saudi Arabia national football team, Saudi Arabia. External linksStadium information References Football venues in Kuwait Multi-purpose stadiums in Kuwait {{Kuwait-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al Kuwait Kaifan
Kuwait Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. The football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 17 times. Kuwait SC also has over 50 trophies in Kuwaiti Club football history. Kuwait SC plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, in Kaifan, which is the 5th largest stadium in Kuwait. It is the first Kuwaiti club to ever win an Asian title (currently three times), 2009 AFC Cup, 2012 AFC Cup and 2013 AFC Cup. History Kuwait SC (also referred as "Al Kuwait" or nicknamed ''Al Ameed'', which means 'the oldest club in the nation') is the first founded club since independence. The team has been doing well in the 1980s as their players have later been part of the national team that reached the FIFA World Cup 1982. The second golden age for the club was in 2000s, as they have been winning most of the league titles, and participating in AFC Cup. Honours Domestic * STC Premier League: **''Winners (17):'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |