Kuwait SC

Kuwait Sports Club (Arabic: نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 18 times and has won over 50 trophies. 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.

"Al Kuwait SC" redirects here. For the basketball team, see Al Kuwait SC (basketball).

Kuwait SC
Full nameKuwait Sports Club
Nickname(s)The Brigadiers (العميد)
Founded20 October 1960 (1960-10-20)
GroundAl Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Kaifan
Capacity12,350
ChairmanKhalid Al-Ghanim
ManagerNabil Maâloul
LeagueKuwait Premier League
2023–24Kuwait Premier League, 1st of 6

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 19 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, 2023–24 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
  •   record
  • S shared record

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 Jableh 2–0 0–0
2nd round Al-Quds Club 3–2 6–1
Group stage Nasaf Qarshi 1–1
Al-Wahda 2–2
Esteghlal 0–3
2002–03 AFC Champions League 2nd round Al-Ahli 3–1 0–2
2005 AFC Champions League Group stage Neftchi 1–0 0–1
Al-Sadd 0–1 0–3
Al-Ahli 1–0 3–3
2007 AFC Champions League Group stage Al-Hilal 0–0 1–1
Pakhtakor 0–1 1–2
2008 AFC Champions League Group stage Saipa 1–1 0–1
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 1–2 0–0
Al-Wasl 2–1 0–1
2009 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Wahdat 1–0 1–1
Al-Karamah 2–1 1–2
Mohun Bagan 6–0 1–0
Round of 16 Dempo 3–1
Quarter-final Arbil 1–1 1–0
Semi-final South China 2–1 1–0
Final Al-Karamah 2–1
2010 AFC Cup Group stage Al Hilal 2–2 2–0
Churchill Brothers 7–1 2–2
Round of 16 Al-Ittihad 1–1(aet)
4–5(pso)
2011 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Wahdat 1–3 0–1
Al-Suwaiq 0–0 3–1
Al Talaba 1–0 2–1
Round of 16 Qadsia 2–2(aet)
3–2(pso)
Quarter-final Muangthong United 1–0 0–0
Semi-final Arbil 3–3 2–0
Final Nasaf Qarshi 1–2
2012 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Ettifaq 1–5 2–2
VB Sports Club 7–1 2–2
Al Ahed 1–0 4–0
Round of 16 Qadsia 1–1(aet)
3–1(pso)
Quarter-final Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0
Semi-final Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0
Final Arbil 4–0
2013 AFC Cup Group stage Regar-TadAZ 5–0 3–1
Al-Safa 3–1 0–1
Riffa SC 2–3 2–0
Round of 16 Dohuk 1–1(aet)
4–1(pso)
Quarter-final New Radiant 5–0 7–2
Semi-final East Bengal 4–2 3–0
Final Al-Qadsia 2–0
2014 AFC Champions League 1st round Al-Shorta 1–0
2nd round Lokomotiv Tashkent 3–1
3rd round Lekhwiya SC 1–4
AFC Cup Group Nejmeh SC 2–1 0–0
Group stage Fanja 4–0 1–3
Group stage Al-Jaish 2–0 2–0
Round of 16 Al Riffa 2–0
Quarter-final Persipura Jayapura 3–2 1–6
2015 AFC Cup Group Nejmeh SC 4–1 2–1
Group stage Riffa S.C. 2–1 1–2
Group stage Al-Jaish 0–1 0–0
Round of 16 Al Shorta SC 2–0
Quarter-final Kitchee SC 6–0 1–1
Semi-final FC Istiklol 4–0 w/o
2019 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1 Al-Wehdat SC 3–2
Preliminary round 2 Zob Ahan SC 0–1
AFC Cup Group stage Al-Jazeera Club 1–2 0–1
Group stage Al-Najma 2–1 1–0
Group stage Al-Ittihad 0–0 2–0
2020 AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1 Al-Faisaly 2–1
Preliminary round 2 Esteghlal 0–3
AFC Cup Group stage Al-Ansar 1–0 -
Group stage Al-Wathba - 0–0
Group stage Al-Faisaly -
2021 AFC Cup Group Stage Markaz Shabab 4–1
Group stage Tishreen SC 3–3
Group stage Al-Faisaly 1–0
Quarter-final Al-Salt SC 2–0
West Asia Zone Final Al-Muharraq SC 0–2
2022 AFC Cup Group Al-Ansar 1–1
Group Al-Seeb 2–1
Group Jableh 0–0
2023-24 AFC Cup Group Al-Kahrabaa 0-1 0–0
Group Al-Wehdat 2–1 1–1
Group 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  KUW Fawaz Al-Fadhli
2 DF  KUW Sami Al-Sanea
3 DF  KUW Meshari Al-Enezi
4 MF  KUW Redha Abujabarah
5 DF  KUW Fahed Al Hajri
6 DF  KUW Yousif Al-Khebizi
7 FW  KUW Yassine Amri
8 MF  KUW Ahmed Al-Dhefiri
9 MF  KUW Faisal Zayid
10 MF  KUW Talal Al Fadhel
11 FW  KUW Yousef Nasser
12 MF  KUW Mohsen Gharee
13 DF  KUW Fahad Hamoud
14 DF  KUW Mohammad Frieh
15 MF  KUW Sheridah Al-Sheridah
16 MF  KUW Mohammad Daham
17 MF  KUW Talal Jaza’a
18 MF  KUW Abdulmohsen Al-Turkmani
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  TUN Bilel Ifa
21 DF  IRN Ali Hussain
23 MF  EGY Amro Abdelfatah
27 FW  TUN Taha Yassine Khenissi
29 MF  KUW Ahmad Zanki
33 GK  KUW Saud Al Hoshan
34 GK  KUW Dhari Al-Otaibi
40 GK  KUW Abdulrahman Kameel
50 FW  KUW Ibrahim Kameel
52 DF  KUW Sultan Al-Faraj
60 DF  KUW Abdulaziz Naji
66 MF  MAR Mehdi Berrahma
60 MF  TUN Yassine Amri
— MF  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 2 – 1 Kuwait SC
Saleh 23'
Mahmoud 58'		 Oliveira 88'
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.

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.
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