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Kuwait SC
Full nameKuwait Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Brigadiers (العميد)
FoundedOctober 20, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-10-20)
GroundAl Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Kaifan
Capacity12,350
ChairmanKhalid Al-Ghanim
ManagerNabil Maâloul
LeagueKuwait Premier League
2022–23Kuwait Premier League, 1st of 6
Current season

Kuwait Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 18 times. Kuwait SC has won over 50 trophies in Kuwaiti club football history. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located in Kaifan, which is the 5th largest stadium in Kuwait. It is the first Kuwaiti club to ever win an Asian title, winning the 2009 AFC Cup, 2012 AFC Cup and 2013 AFC Cup.

History

Kuwait SC is the oldest football club in Kuwait, the first to be founded after independence. The club is also called "Al Kuwait" and Al Ameed, which translates to "the oldest club in the nation". Members of the club during the 1980s formed a part of the Kuwaiti team which reached the FIFA World Cup 1982. The second golden age for the club was in the 2000s, as they have been winning most of the league titles and participating in AFC Cup. In 2009, Kuwait won the first AFC Cup winning against Al-Karamah from Syria with the victory of 2–1. In 2011, they reached the AFC Cup final, but they lost against Nasaf Qarshi from Uzbekistan. The club became champion of AFC Cup in 2012 and 2013 defeating Arbil from Iraq with 4-0 and Al-Qasdia from Kuwait.


Kuwait SC has been growing steadily over the last two decades from 2000 to 2020, over the two decades the team has won many domestic titles and Asian titles in the form of AFC CUP. Kuwait SC has been also among the teams to represent Kuwait in international tournaments including the Arab Champions Cup.

Kuwait SC is a team based in Kuwait City. There are two other teams in the capital of Kuwait: Al Arabi SC, and Kazma SC, who are naturally the team's rivals. The 2000s were a new era of dominance for Kuwait SC alongside Qadsia, which is based in Hawalli. The dominance of both sides for almost 10 years winning all local tournaments between them has created an important rivalry between both teams; Kuwait SC and Qadsia have met in more than 6 finals in the Emir Cup and Crown Prince Cup. They also met in the 2013 AFC Cup final, which was won by Kuwait SC.

Kuwait SC is the most traveled Kuwaiti team. Kuwait SC has played matches in the following countries: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Iran, Palestine, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Thailand, The Maldives, Tajikistan, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, and Egypt. Kuwait SC has an amazing record in Asian football winning across 20 different seasons at least once in their participation. They have taken part in the AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, and now defunct Asian Club Championship.

Honours

Kuwait SC Achievements
Type Competition Title Holder Seasons Runners-Up Seasons
Domestic Kuwaiti Premier League 18 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, 2022–23 11 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2004-05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
Kuwait Emir Cup 16S 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2002, 2009, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23 10 1963, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2020
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup 9S 1993-1994, 2002-2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 9 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22
Kuwait Super Cup 7 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023–24 7 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
Kuwait Federation Cup 5 1977–78, 1991–92, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–15 2 2008, 2015–16
Al Kurafi Cup (defunct) 1 2005 0
Kuwait Joint League (defunct) 2 1976–77, 1988–89 0
Asia AFC Cup 3S 2009, 2012, 2013[1] 1 2011
Friendly Bani Yas International Tournament 1 2012 0

Statistics in Asian football

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
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)
2022 : Group stage
2023–24
2002: Group stage (Top 8)
Season Competition Round Club Home Away
2001–02 Asian Club Championship 1st round Syria Jableh 2–0 0–0
2nd round State of Palestine Al-Quds Club 3–2 6–1
Group stage Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 1–1
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 2–2
Iran Esteghlal 0–3
2002–03 AFC Champions League 2nd round United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 3–1 0–2
2005 AFC Champions League Group stage Uzbekistan Neftchi 1–0 0–1
Qatar Al-Sadd 0–1 0–3
United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 1–0 3–3
2007 AFC Champions League Group stage Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0–0 1–1
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 0–1 1–2
2008 AFC Champions League Group stage Iran Saipa 1–1 0–1
Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–2 0–0
United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 2–1 0–1
2009 AFC Cup Group stage Jordan Al-Wahdat 1–0 1–1
Syria Al-Karamah 2–1 1–2
India Mohun Bagan 6–0 1–0
Round of 16 India Dempo 3–1
Quarter-final Iraq Arbil 1–1 1–0
Semi-final Hong Kong South China 2–1 1–0
Final Syria Al-Karamah 2–1
2010 AFC Cup Group stage Yemen Al Hilal 2–2 2–0
India Churchill Brothers 7–1 2–2
Round of 16 Syria Al-Ittihad 1–1(aet)
4–5(pso)
2011 AFC Cup Group stage Jordan Al-Wahdat 1–3 0–1
Oman Al-Suwaiq 0–0 3–1
Iraq Al Talaba 1–0 2–1
Round of 16 Kuwait Qadsia 2–2(aet)
3–2(pso)
Quarter-final Thailand Muangthong United 1–0 0–0
Semi-final Iraq Arbil 3–3 2–0
Final Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi 1–2
2012 AFC Cup Group stage Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 1–5 2–2
Maldives VB Sports Club 7–1 2–2
Lebanon Al Ahed 1–0 4–0
Round of 16 Kuwait Qadsia 1–1(aet)
3–1(pso)
Quarter-final Jordan Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Semi-final Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Final Iraq Arbil 4–0
2013 AFC Cup Group stage Tajikistan Regar-TadAZ 5–0 3–1
Lebanon Al-Safa 3–1 0–1
Bahrain Riffa SC 2–3 2–0
Round of 16 Iraq Dohuk 1–1(aet)
4–1(pso)
Quarter-final Maldives New Radiant 5–0 7–2
Semi-final India East Bengal 4–2 3–0
Final Kuwait Al-Qadsia 2–0
2014 AFC Champions League 1st round Iraq Al-Shorta 1–0
2nd round Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent 3–1
3rd round Qatar Lekhwiya SC 1–4
AFC Cup Group Lebanon Nejmeh SC 2–1 0–0
Group stage Oman Fanja 4–0 1–3
Group stage Syria Al-Jaish 2–0 2–0
Round of 16 Bahrain Al Riffa 2–0
Quarter-final Indonesia Persipura Jayapura 3–2 1–6
2015 AFC Cup Group Lebanon Nejmeh SC 4–1 2–1
Group stage Bahrain Riffa S.C. 2–1 1–2
Group stage Syria Al-Jaish 0–1 0–0
Round of 16 Iraq Al Shorta SC 2–0
Quarter-final Hong Kong Kitchee SC 6–0 1–1
Semi-final Tajikistan FC Istiklol 4–0 w/o
2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1 Jordan Al-Wehdat SC 3–2
Preliminary round 2 Iran Zob Ahan SC 0–1
AFC Cup Group stage Jordan Al-Jazeera Club 1–2 0–1
Group stage Bahrain Al-Najma 2–1 1–0
Group stage Syria Al-Ittihad 0–0 2–0
2020 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1 Jordan Al-Faisaly 2–1
Preliminary round 2 Iran Esteghlal 0–3
AFC Cup Group stage Lebanon Al-Ansar 1–0 -
Group stage Syria Al-Wathba - 0–0
Group stage Jordan Al-Faisaly -
2021 AFC Cup Group Stage State of Palestine Markaz Shabab 4–1
Group stage Syria Tishreen SC 3–3
Group stage Jordan Al-Faisaly 1–0
Quarter-final Jordan Al-Salt SC 2–0
West Asia Zone Final Bahrain Al-Muharraq SC 0–2
2022 AFC Cup Group Lebanon Al-Ansar 1–1
Group Oman Al-Seeb 2–1
Group Syria Jableh 0–0
2023-24 AFC Cup Group Iraq Al-Kahrabaa 0-1 0–0
Group Jordan Al-Wehdat 2–1 1–1
Group Syria Al Ittihad 1–1 1–1

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Kuwait KUW Fawaz Al-Fadhli
2 DF Kuwait KUW Sami Al-Sanea
3 DF Kuwait KUW Meshari Al-Enezi
4 MF Kuwait KUW Redha Abujabarah
5 DF Kuwait KUW Fahed Al Hajri
6 DF Kuwait KUW Yousif Al-Khebizi
7 FW Kuwait KUW Yassine Amri
8 MF Kuwait KUW Ahmed Al-Dhefiri
9 MF Kuwait KUW Faisal Zayid
10 MF Kuwait KUW Talal Al Fadhel
11 FW Kuwait KUW Yousef Nasser
12 MF Kuwait KUW Mohsen Ghareeb
13 DF Kuwait KUW Fahad Hamoud
14 DF Kuwait KUW Mohammad Frieh
15 MF Kuwait KUW Sheridah Al-Sheridah
16 MF Kuwait KUW Mohammad Daham
17 MF Kuwait KUW Talal Jaza’a
18 MF Kuwait KUW Abdulmohsen Al-Turkmani
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Tunisia TUN Bilel Ifa
21 DF Iran IRN Ali Hussain
23 MF Egypt EGY Amro Abdelfatah
27 FW Tunisia TUN Taha Yassine Khenissi
29 MF Kuwait KUW Ahmad Zanki
33 GK Kuwait KUW Saud Al Hoshan
34 GK Kuwait KUW Dhari Al-Otaibi
40 GK Kuwait KUW Abdulrahman Kameel
50 FW Kuwait KUW Ibrahim Kameel
52 DF Kuwait KUW Sultan Al-Faraj
60 DF Kuwait KUW Abdulaziz Naji
66 MF Morocco MAR Mehdi Berrahma
60 MF Tunisia TUN Yassine Amri
— MF Kuwait KUW Redha Hani

Presidents and managers

List of presidents

Years Chairman
1961–63 Mohamed Al Khaled Al Zayed
1963–65 Fahad Al Marzoq
1965–72 Khidair Al Mashaan
1972–74 Mubarak Al Asfoor
1974–81 Khidair Al Mashaan
1981–92 Ali Thunyan Al Ghanim
1992–94 Ghassan Al Nesf
1994–00 Mohammed Al-Sager
2000–02 Jassim Al Mahri
2002 Issam Al Sager
2002 Youssuf Al Munais
2002–08 Marzouq Al-Ghanim
2008–18 Abdulaziz Al Marzouq
2018– Khalid Al-Ghanim

List of managers

Kuwait SC also played the final of the Arab Cup Championship

Final

Main article: 2003 Arab Unified Club Championship Final
Zamalek Egypt2 – 1Kuwait Kuwait SC
Saleh 23'
Mahmoud 58'		 Oliveira 88'
Cairo Stadium
Referee: Jasem Al-Hail (Qatar)


Handball

Main article: Kuwait SC (handball)

Kuwait SC Handball team is among the most successful teams in the list of different teams which are part of Kuwait SC

Kuwait SC has one of the strongest Handball teams in Kuwait, furthermore they are the only Kuwaiti team to win three international tournaments.

In August 2023, Kuwait SC won the Arab Handball championship tournament defeating El Zamalek of Egypt in the final that was held in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Other sports

Besides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, water polo, squash, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, boxing, judo, and weightlifting. The club has also maintained a monthly magazine since 2007.[citation needed]

Club sponsors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kuwait SC retain AFC Cup title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.

External links

Kuwait Premier League
AFC Cup winners
Football in Kuwait
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