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):'' 1964–65, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
**''Runners-up (11):'' 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
*Kuwait Emir Cup:
**''Winners (15):'' 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2002, 2009, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
**''Runners-up (10):'' 1963, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2020
*Kuwait Crown Prince Cup:
**''Winners (9):'' 1994, 2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
**''Runners-up (8):'' 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2021–2022
*Kuwait Super Cup:
**''Winners (5):'' 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
**''Runners-up (6):'' 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
*Kuwait Federation Cup:
**''Winners (5):'' 1977–78, 1991–92, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15
**''Runners-up (2):'' 2008, 2015–16
* Al Kurafi Cup: (defunct)
**''Winners (1):'' 2005
* Kuwait Joint League: 2 (defunct)
** Winners (2): 1976–77, 1988–89

Asian

*AFC Cup:
**''Winners (3):'' 2009, 2012, 2013
**''Runners-up (1):'' 2011

Friendly

* Bani Yas International Tournament:
**''Winners (1):'' 2012

Statistics in Asian football

* AFC Champions League: 7 appearances
:: 2002–03: Qualifying West – 2nd Round
::2005: Group stage
::2007: Group stage
::2008: Group stage
:: 2014: 3rd Round Qualifying
::2019: 2nd qualifying round
::2020: 2nd qualifying round

*AFC Cup: 10 appearances
::2009: Winners
::2010: Round of 16
::2011: Runners-up
::2012: Winners
::2013: Winners
:: 2014: Quarter-finals
::2015: Semi-finals
::2019: Group stage
::2020: Canceled
::2021: Semi-finals (final zone-west)

* Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
::2002: Group stage (Top 8)

Players

First team squad

Presidents and managers

List of presidents

List of managers

Other sports

Besides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, water polo, squash, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, boxing, judo, and weightlifting.
Kuwait SC publishes a monthly magazine since 2007.

Club sponsors

* Wataniya Telecom
* Platinum
* BMW

References

External links

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Kuwait SC
at Soccerway

{{Football in Kuwait

Kuwait Kaifan
Kuwait Kaifan
Association football clubs established in 1960
1960 establishments in Kuwait
Sports teams in Kuwait
AFC Cup winning clubs