{{Short description|Kuwaiti sports club}} {{For-multi|the basketball team|Al Kuwait SC (basketball)|the handball team|Kuwait SC (handball)}} {{Multiple issues| {{advert|date=July 2014}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2017}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Kuwait SC | image = Kuwait Sporting Club logo.png | image_size = 220px | fullname = Kuwait Sports Club | nickname = The Brigadiers (العميد) | short name = | founded = {{Start date and age|df=y|1960|10|20}} | dissolved = | ground = [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]]<br>[[Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Stadium]] (selected matches)<br>[[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]] (selected matches) | capacity = 12,350<br>15,000<br>60,000 | coordinates = | chairman = Khalid Al-Ghanim | mgrtitle = Manager | manager = [[Nebojša Jovović]] | league = [[Kuwait Premier League]] | season = [[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] | position = [[Kuwait Premier League]], 1st of 10 (champions) | current = 2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League | pattern_la1 = _redborder | pattern_b1 = _collarred | pattern_ra1 = _redborder | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FFFFFF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = FFFFFF | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _whiteborder | pattern_b2 = _collarwhite | pattern_ra2 = _whiteborder | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 | body2 = FF0000 | rightarm2 = FF0000 | shorts2 = FF0000 | socks2 = FF0000 | website = }} {| class="infobox" style="width: 20em; font-size: 95%em;" |- style="color:red; background:white; text-align:center;" !colspan="3" style="text-align: center"|Kuwait SC active departments |- style="text-align: center" |[[File:Football pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''Football<br>(men's)''' |[[File:Handball pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''[[Kuwait SC (handball)|Handball<br>(men's)]]''' |[[File:Basketball pictogram.svg|40px]]<br />'''[[Kuwait SC (basketball)|Basketball<br>(men's)]]''' |}
'''Kuwait Sports Club''', also known as '''Al-Kuwait''', ({{langx|ar|نادي الكويت الرياضي}}) is a [[Kuwait]]i professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kuwait City]]. They have won the [[Kuwait Premier League]] 19 times and over 50 trophies overall. The club plays at the [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium]] located in [[Kaifan]]. It is the first Kuwaiti club to win an Asian title, having won the [[2009 AFC Cup]], [[2012 AFC Cup]], [[2013 AFC Cup]], and the [[2025–26 AFC Challenge League]].
==History== The club is also called ''Al Kuwait'' and ''Al Ameed''. Members of the club during the 1980s formed a part of the Kuwaiti national team which reached the [[FIFA World Cup 1982|1982 FIFA World Cup]]. 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 SC|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 [[Erbil SC]] from Iraq with 4-0 and fellow side [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]].
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 [[2023 Arab Club Champions Cup|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 (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 SC|Qadsia]], which is based in [[Hawally, Kuwait|Hawalli]]. The dominance of both sides for almost 10 years winning all local tournaments between them has created an important rivalry between both teams.
==Honours== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" !style="width: 1%;"| Type !style="width: 5%;"| Competition !style="width: 1%;"| Title holder !style="width: 20%;"| Seasons !style="width: 1%;"| Runners-up !style="width: 20%;"|Seasons |- |rowspan="7" | '''Domestic''' ! scope=col| [[Kuwait Premier League]] |style="background-color:gold"| '''20''' |align="center"| [[1964–65 Kuwaiti Premier League|1964–65]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1967–68]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1971–72]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1973–74]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1976–77]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1978–79]], [[2000–01 Kuwaiti Premier League|2000-01]], [[2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Kuwaiti Premier League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Kuwaiti Premier League|2007–08]], [[2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League|2012–13]], [[2014-15 Kuwaiti Premier League|2014–15]], [[2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League|2016–17]], [[2017-18 Kuwaiti Premier League|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League|2018–19]], [[2019–20 Kuwaiti Premier League|2019–20]], [[2021–22 Kuwaiti Premier League|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League|2023–24]], [[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] | '''11''' |align="center"| [[Kuwait Premier League|1969–70]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1974–75]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1975–76]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1984–85]], [[Kuwait Premier League|1987–88]], [[2004–05 Kuwaiti Premier League|2004-05]], [[2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League|2010–11]], [[2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League|2011–12]], [[2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League|2013–14]] |- ! scope=col| [[Kuwait Emir Cup]] |bgcolor="gold"| '''17'''{{sup|S}} |align="center"| [[1976 Kuwait Emir Cup|1976]], [[1977 Kuwait Emir Cup|1977]], [[1978 Kuwait Emir Cup|1978]], [[1980 Kuwait Emir Cup|1980]], [[1985 Kuwait Emir Cup|1985]], [[1987 Kuwait Emir Cup|1987]], [[1988 Kuwait Emir Cup|1988]], [[2002 Kuwait Emir Cup|2002]], [[2009 Kuwait Emir Cup|2009]], [[2013–14 Kuwait Emir Cup|2013–14]], [[2015–16 Kuwait Emir Cup|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Kuwait Emir Cup|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Kuwait Emir Cup|2017–18]], [[2018–19 Kuwait Emir Cup|2018–19]], [[2020–21 Kuwait Emir Cup|2020–21]], [[2022–23 Kuwait Emir Cup|2022–23]], [[2024–25 Kuwait Emir Cup|2024–25]] | '''10''' |align="center"| [[1963 Kuwait Emir Cup|1963]], [[1969 Kuwait Emir Cup|1969]], [[1971 Kuwait Emir Cup|1971]], [[1975 Kuwait Emir Cup|1975]], [[1981 Kuwait Emir Cup|1981]], [[1982Kuwait Emir Cup|1982]], [[2004 Kuwait Emir Cup|2004]], [[2010 Kuwait Emir Cup|2010]], [[2011 Kuwait Emir Cup|2011]], [[2020 Kuwait Emir Cup|2020]] |- ! scope=col| [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup]] |bgcolor="gold"| '''10''' |align="center"| [[1993-1994 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|1993-1994]], [[2002-2003 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2002-2003]], [[2008 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2008]], [[2010 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2010]], [[2011 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2011]], [[2016–17 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2016–17]], [[2018–19 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2018–19]], [[2018–19 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2020–21]], [[2024–25 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2024–25]] | '''10''' |align="center"| 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, [[2009 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2009]], [[2014–15 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2015–16]], [[2017-2018 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2017–18]], [[2021–22 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2021–22]] , [[2025–26 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2025–26]] |- ! scope=col| [[Kuwait Super Cup]] |style="background-color:gold"| '''8''' |align="center"| [[2010 Kuwait Super Cup|2010]], [[2015 Kuwait Super Cup|2015]], [[2016 Kuwait Super Cup|2016]], [[2017 Kuwait Super Cup|2017]], [[2020 Kuwait Super Cup|2020]], [[2022 Kuwait Super Cup|2022]], [[2023–24 Kuwait Super Cup|2023–24]], [[2024–25 Kuwait Super Cup|2024–25]] | '''8''' | [[2008 Kuwait Super Cup|2008]], [[2009 Kuwait Super Cup|2009]], [[2013 Kuwait Super Cup|2013]], [[2014 Kuwait Super Cup|2014]], [[2018 Kuwait Super Cup|2018]], [[2019 Kuwait Super Cup|2019]], [[2021 Kuwait Super Cup|2021]], [[2025–26 Kuwait Super Cup|2025–26]] |- ! scope=col| [[Kuwait Federation Cup]] |align="center"| '''5''' |align="center"| 1977–78, 1991–92, [[2009–10 Kuwaiti Federation Cup|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Kuwaiti Federation Cup|2011–12]], 2014–15 | '''2''' | [[2008 Kuwait Federation Cup|2008]], [[2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup|2015–16]] |- ! scope=col| [[Al Kurafi Cup]] ''(defunct)'' |align="center"| '''1''' |align="center"| 2005 | rowspan="2" | '''0''' | rowspan="2" | |- ! scope=col| [[Kuwait Joint League]] ''(defunct)'' |align="center"| '''2''' |align="center"| 1976–77, 1988–89 |- |rowspan="2" | '''Asia''' ! scope=col| [[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two]] |bgcolor="gold"| '''3'''{{sup|S}} |align="center"| [[2009 AFC Cup|2009]], [[2012 AFC Cup|2012]], [[2013 AFC Cup|2013]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html|title=Kuwait SC retain AFC Cup title|website=the-afc.com|publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]]|date=3 November 2013|access-date=2 November 2013|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104000539/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html|url-status=live}}</ref> | '''1''' |align="center"| [[2011 AFC Cup|2011]]<ref>"[http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/36929-nasaf-v-kuwait-sports-club Nasaf win 2011 AFC Cup] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116043332/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/36929-nasaf-v-kuwait-sports-club |date=16 November 2018 }}. the-afc.com, 29 October 2011.</ref> |- ! scope=col| [[AFC Challenge League]] | '''1''' |align="center"| [[2025–26 AFC Challenge League|2025–26]] | '''0''' | |}
* {{legend|gold|record}} * {{sup|S}} shared record
==Statistics in Asian football== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |- | rowspan="5" | [[2001–02 Asian Club Championship|2001–02]] | rowspan="5" | [[AFC Champions League Elite|Asian Club Championship]] | First round | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Jableh Sporting Club|Jableh]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |- | Second round | {{fbaicon|PLE}} Al-Quds Club |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 6–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 9–3
|- | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|UZB}} [[FC Nasaf|Nasaf]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 1–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 3rd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|UAE}} [[Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi)|Al-Wahda]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 2–2 |- | {{fbaicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 0–3 |- | [[AFC Champions League 2002–03 qualification|2002–03]] | rowspan="1" | [[AFC Champions League Elite|AFC Champions League]] | Second round | {{fbaicon|UAE}} [[Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai|Al-Ahli]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 3–3 ([[away goals rule|''a'']]) |- | rowspan="3" | [[AFC Champions League 2005|2005]] | rowspan="3" | [[AFC Champions League Elite|AFC Champions League]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|UZB}} [[FC Neftchi Fergana|Neftchi]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 3rd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|QAT}} [[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al-Sadd]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–2 |- | {{fbaicon|UAE}} [[Al-Ahli Football Club - Dubai|Al-Ahli]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 3–3 |- | rowspan="2" | [[AFC Champions League 2007|2007]] | rowspan="2" | [[AFC Champions League]] | rowspan="2" |Group stage | {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 1–1 | rowspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 3rd out of 3 |- | {{fbaicon|UZB}} [[Pakhtakor FC|Pakhtakor]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–2 |- | rowspan="3" | [[AFC Champions League 2008|2008]] | rowspan="3" | [[AFC Champions League Elite|AFC Champions League]] | rowspan="3" |Group stage | {{fbaicon|IRN}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 1–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| 4th out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |- | {{fbaicon|UAE}} [[Al Wasl FC|Al-Wasl]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |- | rowspan="7" | [[AFC Cup 2009|2009]] | rowspan="7" | [[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" |Group stage | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wahdat]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 1–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1st out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–2 |- | {{fbaicon|IND}} [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 6–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |- | Round of 16 | {{fbaicon|IND}} [[Dempo SC|Dempo]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 3–1 |- | Quarter-final | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Arbil FC|Arbil]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 1–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |- | Semi-final | {{fbaicon|HKG}} [[South China Athletic Association|South China]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–1 |- |bgcolor=gold| [[2009 AFC Cup final|Final]] | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–1 |- | rowspan="3" | [[AFC Cup 2010|2010]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="2" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|YEM}} [[Al-Hilal Al-Sahili|Al Hilal]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 2–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 | rowspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1st out of 3 |- | {{fbaicon|IND}} [[Churchill Brothers]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 7–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 2–2 |- | Round of 16 |{{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)|Al-Ittihad]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 1–1 {{aet}}<br /><small>{{pso|4–5}}</small> |- | rowspan="7"| [[AFC Cup 2011|2011]] | rowspan="7" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage |{{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Weehdat Club (Amman)|Al-Wahdat]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–3 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 2nd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|OMA}} [[Al-Suwaiq]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–1 |- | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Talaba SC|Al Talaba]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |- | Round of 16 | {{fbaicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–2 {{aet}}<br /><small>{{pso|3–2}}</small> |- | Quarter-final | {{fbaicon|THA}} [[Muangthong United F.C.|Muangthong United]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |- | Semi-final | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Arbil SC|Arbil]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 3–3 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 5–3 |- |bgcolor=silver | [[2011 AFC Cup final|Final]] | {{fbaicon|UZB}} [[FC Nasaf|Nasaf]] |colspan="3"; style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–2 |- | rowspan="7" | [[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] | rowspan="7" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–5 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 2–2 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 2nd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|MDV}} [[VB Sports Club]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 7–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 2–2 |- | {{fbaicon|LBN}} [[Al Ahed]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 4–0 |- | Round of 16 | {{fbaicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Qadsia]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 1–1 {{aet}}<br /><small>{{pso|3–1}}</small> |- | Quarter-final | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–0 |- | Semi-final | {{fbaicon|KSA}} [[Ettifaq FC|Al-Ettifaq]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 4–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 6–1 |- |bgcolor=gold| [[2012 AFC Cup final|Final]] | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Arbil SC|Arbil]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 4–0 |- | rowspan="7" | [[2013 AFC Cup|2013]] | rowspan="7" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|TJK}} [[Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda|Regar-TadAZ]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 5–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1st out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|LBN}} [[Al-Safa' SC|Al-Safa]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |- | {{fbaicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Riffa SC]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 2–3 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |- | Round of 16 | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Dohuk SC|Dohuk]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 1–1 {{aet}}<br /><small>{{pso|4–1}}</small> |- | Quarter-final | {{fbaicon|MDV}} [[New Radiant SC|New Radiant]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 5–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 7–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 12–2 |- | Semi-final | {{fbaicon|IND}} [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 4–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 7–2 |- |bgcolor=gold| [[2013 AFC Cup final|Final]] | {{fbaicon|KUW}} [[Qadsia SC|Al-Qadsia]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–0 |- | rowspan="8" | 2014 | rowspan="3" | [[2014 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] | Qualifying play-off round one | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Shorta SC (Baghdad)|Al-Shorta]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 1–0 |- | Qualifying play-off round two | {{fbaicon|UZB}} [[PFC Lokomotiv Tashkent|Lokomotiv Tashkent]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 3–1 |- | Qualifying play-off round three | {{fbaicon|QAT}} [[Lekhwiya SC]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;" | 1–4 |- | rowspan="5" | [[2014 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|LBN}} [[Nejmeh SC]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1st out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|OMA}} [[Fanja SC|Fanja]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 4–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–3 |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |- | Round of 16 | {{fbaicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.|Al Riffa]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–0 |- | Quarter-final | {{fbaicon|INA}} [[Persipura Jayapura]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 3–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–6 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 4–8 |- | rowspan="6" | [[2015 AFC Cup|2015]] | rowspan="6" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|LBN}} [[Nejmeh SC]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 4–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 2nd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|BHR}} [[Riffa S.C.]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–2 |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 0–0 |- | Round of 16 | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Al Shorta SC]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–0 |- | Quarter-final | {{fbaicon|Hong Kong}} [[Kitchee SC]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 6–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 1–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 7–1 |- | Semi-final | {{fbaicon|TJK}} [[FC Istiklol]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| <s>4–0</s> |{{N/A}} |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| [[Walkover|w/o]]{{efn|group=note|value=13|On 16 October 2015, the [[Kuwait Football Association]] was suspended by FIFA. As a result, Al-Kuwait was disqualified from the AFC Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases-afc-cup-2015/fifa-suspension-of-kuwait-fa-afc-cup-implications|title=FIFA Suspension of Kuwait FA: AFC Cup implications|publisher=AFC|date=17 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2015/m=10/news=suspension-of-the-kuwait-football-association-2717726.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018164814/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2015/m=10/news=suspension-of-the-kuwait-football-association-2717726.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2015|title=Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association|publisher=FIFA.com|date=16 October 2015}}</ref>}} |- | rowspan="5" | 2019 | rowspan="2" | [[2019 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] | Preliminary round 1 | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 3–2 |- | Preliminary round 2 | {{fbaicon|IRN}} [[Zob Ahan SC]] |colspan="3"; style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |- | rowspan="3" | [[2019 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Jazeera Club (Jordan)|Al-Jazeera Club]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |rowspan="3"; style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 2nd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)|Al-Najma]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–0 |- | rowspan="5" | 2020 | rowspan="2" |[[2020 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] | Preliminary round 1 | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–1 |- | Preliminary round 2 | {{fbaicon|IRN}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] |colspan="3"; style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–3 |- | rowspan="3" | [[2020 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|LBN}} [[Al-Ansar SC|Al-Ansar]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 1–0 | {{n/a}} | rowspan="3" | Cancelled{{efn|group=note|Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Asia]], the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled by the AFC.}} |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Wathba]] | {{n/a}} |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffffdd| 0–0 |- | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |- | rowspan="5" | [[2021 AFC Cup|2021]] | rowspan="5" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" |Group stage | {{fbaicon|PLE}} [[Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari|Markaz Shabab]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 4–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1st out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Tishreen SC]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 3–3 |- | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 1–0 |- | Quarter-final | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Salt SC]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–0 |- | West Asia Zone final | {{fbaicon|BHR}} [[Al-Muharraq SC]] |colspan="3"; style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–2 |- | rowspan="3" | [[2022 AFC Cup|2022]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" | Group stage | {{fbaicon|LBN}} [[Al Ansar Club (Libya)|Al-Ansar]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 1–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 2nd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|OMA}} [[Al-Seeb Club|Al-Seeb]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–1 |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Jableh]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 0–0 |- |rowspan="3"| [[2023–24 AFC Cup|2023–24]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Champions League Two|AFC Cup]] | rowspan="3" |Group stage | {{fbaicon|IRQ}} [[Al-Kahrabaa SC|Al-Kahrabaa]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 0–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 0–0 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 3rd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 1–1 |- | {{fbaicon|SYR|1980}} [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo|Al Ittihad]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 1–1 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 1–1 |- |rowspan="3"| [[2024–25 AFC Champions League Two|2024–25]] |rowspan="3"| [[AFC Champions League Two]] | rowspan="3" |Group stage | {{fbaicon|UZB}} [[FC Nasaf|Nasaf]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 0–0 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ddffdd| 2–1 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffdddd;"| 3rd out of 4 |- | {{fbaicon|JOR}} [[Al-Hussein SC (Irbid)|Al-Hussein]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 2–2 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–2 |- | {{fbaicon|UAE}} [[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Shabab Al Ahli]] |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffd| 3–3 |style=text-align:center bgcolor=#ffdddd| 1–4 |- |rowspan="6"|[[2025–26 AFC Challenge League|2025–26]] |rowspan="6" |[[AFC Challenge League]] | rowspan="3" |Group stage |{{fbaicon|LBN}} [[Al Ansar Club (Libya)|Al-Ansar]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 3–2 | rowspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"| 1st out of 4 |- |{{fbaicon|OMA}} [[Al-Seeb Club|Al-Seeb]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;" | 1–1 |- |{{fbaicon|BAN}} [[Bashundhara Kings|Bashundra]] | colspan="2;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 2–0 |- |Quarter-final |{{fbaicon|OMA}} [[Al-Shabab SC (Seeb)|Al-Shabab]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 5–3 |- |Semi-final |{{fbaicon|KGZ}} [[FC Muras United|Muras United]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" |2–1 |- |bgcolor=gold| [[2026 AFC Challenge League final|Final]] |{{fbaicon|CAM}} [[Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC|PKR Svay Rieng]] | colspan="3;" style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;" | 4–3 {{aet}} |- | rowspan="3" |[[2026–27 AFC Champions League Two|2026–27]] | rowspan="3" |[[AFC Champions League Two]] | rowspan="3" |Group stage | | | | rowspan="3" | |- | | | |- | | | |}
==Players== ===First team squad=== {{updated|20 March 2026}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|other=|no=1|nat=KUW|name=[[Khaled Al-Rashidi]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|other=|no=2|nat=KUW|name=Sami Al-Sanea|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=3|nat=KUW|name=Meshari Al-Enezi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=4|nat=KUW|name=[[Redha Abujabarah]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=5|nat=KUW|name=[[Fahed Al Hajri]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=6|nat=KUW|name=Yousif Al-Khebizi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=7|nat=KUW|name=Ebrahim Kameel|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|other=|no=8|nat=KUW|name=[[Ahmed Al-Dhefiri]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=9|nat=KUW|name=[[Faisal Zayid]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=10|nat=EGY|name=Amr Abdelfattah|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=KUW|name=[[Mohammad Daham]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=12|nat=KUW|name=Mohsen Falah|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=13|nat=KUW|name=Fahad Hamoud|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=17|nat=KUW|name=Khaled Al-Kharqawi|pos=FW}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|other=|no=19|nat=EGY|name= Ahmed Alaa|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|other=|no=20|nat=KUW|name=[[Yousef Nasser]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|other=|no=21|nat=IRN|name=Ali Pourdara|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=22|nat=CIV|name=[[Idrissa Doumbia]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=23|nat=KUW|name=[[Mohammad Frieh]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=26|nat=BHR|name=[[Mohamed Marhoon]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|other=|no=27|nat=TUN|name=[[Taha Yassine Khenissi]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|other=|no=29|nat=KUW|name=[[Ahmad Zanki]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=KUW|name=Saud Al Hoshan|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|other=|no=35|nat=DRC|name=[[Arsène Zola]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=40|nat=KUW|name=Abdulrahman Kameel|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|other=|no=45|nat=KUW|name=Sultan Al-Faraj|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=66|nat=Morocco|name=El Mehdi Barrahma|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|other=|no=72|nat=KUW|name=Humoud Al-Sanousi |pos=MF}} {{Fs end}}
==List of presidents== {| class="wikitable" ! Years ! President |- | 1961–63 | Mohamed Al Khaled Al Zayed |- | 1963–65 | Fahad Al Marzoq |- | 1965–72 | [[:ar:خضير المشعان|Khidair Al Mashaan]] |- | 1972–74 | Mubarak Al Asfoor |- | 1974–81 | [[:ar:خضير المشعان|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/coaches== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" ! Years ! Name |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1978–82 | {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Saleh Zakaria]] |- | 1982–84 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Hurst]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1987–89 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Allan Jones (football coach)|Allan Jones]] |- | 1995–96 | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Cartwright (footballer)|John Cartwright]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1996 | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Oleh Bazylevych]] |- | 1996–97 | {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Slobodan Pavković]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2001–02 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Rainer Bonhof]] |- | 2002–03 | {{flagicon|SVK}} [[Ján Pivarník]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2003 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Saleh Zakaria |- | 2003–04 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Antônio Gilberto Maniaes|Giba]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2004 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Saleh Zakaria |- | 2004–05 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Mohamed Abdullah |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2005 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Theo Bücker]] |- | 2005–06 | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Rodion Gačanin]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2006 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Mohamed Abdullah |- | 2006–07 | {{flagicon|NED}} Willem Leushuis |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2007 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Mohamed Abdullah |- | 2007–08 | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Rodion Gačanin]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2008 | {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Radmilo Ivančević]] |- | 2008–09 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Banide]] |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2009 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Néstor Clausen]] |- | 2009–10 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Mohamed Abdullah |} {{col-3}} {| class="wikitable" ! Years ! Name |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2010 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Arthur Bernardes Ribas da Silva Filho|Arthur Bernardes]] |- | 2010 |{{flagicon|KUW}} Mohamed Abdullah |- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2010–11 | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[José Romão]] |- | 2011–12 | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dragan Talajić]] |- |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2012–14 | {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Marin Ion]] |- |- |2014 | {{flagicon|KUW}} Aziz Hamada |- |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" |2014–2016 | {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah]] |- | 2016–2017 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Banide]] |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2017–2018 | {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Abdullah Abu Zema]] |- | 2018 |{{flagicon|KUW}} Mohamed Abdullah |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2019 | {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Hussam Al Sayed]] |- | 2020 |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud Krol]] |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2020–21 |{{flagicon|KUW}} Mohamed Abdullah |- | 2021 |{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos González Juárez]] |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2021 |{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Fathi Al-Jabal]] |- | 2021–22 |{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Nabil Maâloul]] |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2022 |{{flagicon|CRO}} Rodion Gačanin |- | 2022–23 |{{flagicon|BHR}} Ali Ashoor |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2023 |{{flagicon|SER}} [[Boris Bunjak]] |- | 2023–24 |{{flagicon|TUN}} Nabil Maâloul |-bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2024– |{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Nebojša Jovović]] |}
{{col-3}} [[File:Ion-marin-farul-farul.jpg|thumb|[[Marin Ion]], manager of the club from 2012 to 2014, won the [[2012–13 Kuwaiti Premier League|Kuwaiti Premier League]] and the [[AFC Cup]] twice in [[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] and [[2013 AFC Cup|2013]]]] {{col-end}}
==Other sports== Besides [[association football|football]], the club has teams for [[Kuwait SC (handball)|handball]], [[Kuwait SC (basketball)|basketball]], [[volleyball]], [[water polo]], [[squash (sport)|squash]], [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[gymnastics]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[boxing]], [[judo]], and [[powerlifting|weightlifting]]. The club has also maintained a monthly magazine since 2007.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
==See also== * [[List of football clubs in Kuwait]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==Notes== {{Reflist|group=note}}
==External links== * {{Facebook|100170011332235}} * [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/kuwait/al-kuwait-sc/3627/ Kuwait SC] at Soccerway * [https://www.besoccer.com/team/al-kuwait-kw Kuwait SC] at BeSoccer
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