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2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League
56th edition of the tournament. First season to have 8 teams after the return of Kuwaiti Division One. Teams Lists of teams and locations Personnel and sponsorship Foreign players League table *Al-Salmiya SC lost 3 points by the decision of FIFA on 24 of June 2018 now stand on 30 points. Play-Off In this Seasons Play-Off match to determine who's the 8th team of the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League, Is between Al-Jahra SC and Al-Fahaheel FC Awards Top Scorer Top Assist Provider Player of the Month References External linksKuwait League Fixtures and Results at FIFAKuwaiti Premier League
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Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwait Premier League (), known as Zain Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Kuwait SC holds the best record in the competition, having won 20 times. History The Kuwaiti Premier 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 winning 18 point ...
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Al-Nasr SC (Kuwait)
Al Nasr Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club, founded on 8 June 1965, and based in Farwaniya. 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 ::2014: Group stage See also * List of football clubs in Kuwait A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ... References External links * (archived 1 January 2007; in Arabic) Foot ...
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Ali Maqseed
Ali Maqseed () is a Kuwaiti football midfielder. He plays left back or left wing with many other positions for Al Arabi SC in VIVA Premier League and the Kuwait national football team. Ali first joined the first-team when he was 18 years old. Maqseed is well known for his talented dribbling and speed, due to that he is nicknamed "Al-Janah Al-Ta'ier" (The Flying Wing). Ali Himself has rejected all offers from other clubs around the world staying loyal for his club. Ali started playing for the Kuwait national football team in 2008, but initially he never got to play a lot. Ali played for Al-Arabi in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage. Maqseed has one son named Haidar. On October 29, 2015 he was nominated for UAFA Arabian Footballer of the Year 2015 with Mohamed Salah and Asian Player of the Year 2015. Professional career Al-Arabi 2005-06 Ali was called up to the first team while he was still young in age (18 years). Later that season he made his debut for the cl ...
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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 second largest stadium in Kuwait, it can accommodate 21,500 spectators. The stadium has hosted many finals for the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup. In addition, 2 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, 10th Gulf Cup trophy, and the second in 16th Arabian Gulf Cup, 2003, where they finished 6th. WWE also hosted its Kuwait International Tournament at the stadium in 1997. 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 (ΣτΠ...
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Kazma SC
Kazma Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional association football, football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League. Club history Naming The club is named after the area of Kathma, which is located 40 kilometers north of Kuwait City, on the Kuwait coast. In 630 A.D., the battle of Chains took place in Kathma. Recent history On 21 December 2009, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions FC Barcelona to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the club. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Barcelona received Euro, €1.7 million for participating in the match. Won the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2011 a 1–0 over Kuwait SC. 2011- On November 10, 2015, after 4 years of trophy-less seasons the club won the 2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup vs Kuwait SC 2-1 goals scored by Patrick Fabiano. Stadium Kazma's stadium, Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is curr ...
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Farwaniya Stadium
Farwaniya Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Al-Farwaniyah, Kuwait. It is generally used for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... matches and is the home stadium of Al Tadamun SC, a professional football club. The stadium holds 14,000 people. See also * List of football stadiums in Kuwait External linksStadium information Football venues in Kuwait {{Kuwait-sports-venue-stub ...
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Farwaniya
Farwaniya (, Gulf Arabic: ) is an area of Farwaniya Governorate, located within the agglomeration of Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Ghazali Expressway passes to the west of the district and the road leading to Kuwait International Airport Kuwait International Airport (, ) is an international airport located in the Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, south of the centre of Kuwait City, spread over an area of . As of 2024 it is the 11th busiest airport in the Middle East. It serves a ... to the east, both roads in a north–south direction. Farwaniya contains mosques, hospitals, a university, a park and other facilities. It is the most populated area in Kuwait. References Suburbs of Kuwait City Populated places in Kuwait Areas of Farwaniya Governorate {{kuwait-geo-stub ...
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Al-Tadhamon SC
Al Tadhamon SC (also Al Tadamon) is a Football in Kuwait, Kuwaiti professional association football, football club based in Al Farwaniyah Governorate, Al Farwaniya. It was founded in 1965. Honours *Kuwaiti Division One **Champions (4): 1966–67, 1973–74, 1985–86, 2020–21 See also * List of football clubs in Kuwait Current squad References

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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. See also * List of football stadiums in Kuwait External linksStadium information References

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Al Salmiya
Salmiya () is an area in Hawalli Governorate in Kuwait. Salmiya is administratively divided into 12 blocks. The blocks located closer to the interior of the district tend to be mostly residential, while those located beside the Persian Gulf coastline have a great deal of commercial and up-scale residential real estate. The interior residential areas boast a huge population of foreigners consisting mainly of those from the Indian sub-continent and other Arabs who are not native to the Persian Gulf area. Approximately, two-thirds of the district's population reside in blocks 8 to 12. These blocks are highly desirable among the residents due to its urban amenities and the well-designed infrastructure, including the city's public works and built environment, enhances the overall quality of life for its residents. Facilities Salmiya hosts numerous museums, mosques, an aquarium, a Scientific Center, IMAX movie theaters, football stadium, medical centers, a Roman Catholic Chapel, the ...
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Al-Salmiya SC
Al-Salmiya Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional association football, football 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 (sport), squash, fencing, judo, taekwondo, karate and Sport of athletics, athletics. Stadium Al-Salmiya plays their home games at Thamir Stadium in Salmiya. The stadium was opened in 2004. It has a capacity of 16,105 spectators. Crests and colours Crests The club crest 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 *Kuwaiti Premier League, VIVA Premier League: 4 **Winners: 1980–81, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1 ...
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Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
Mohammed al-Hamad Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Hawally, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches. The stadium holds 22,000. The stadium is the home of Al Qadsia Kuwait. Name The name of the stadium is in honour of first manager for the club and one of the club's founders :ar:محمد الحمد (مدرب), Mohammed Al-Hamad. The stadium was named after his death in 1980. See also * List of football stadiums in Kuwait References

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