{{Short description|Association football club in Kuwait}} {{distinguish|Al-Qadsiah FC}} {{more citations needed|date=July 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Al Qadsia SC | image = Qadsia SC Crest.svg | upright = 0.8 | short name = Qadsia | fullname = Al-Qadsia Sporting Club | nickname = The Royal Club ({{langx|ar|الملكي}}) <br> Bani Qadis ({{langx|ar|بني قادس}}) <br> The Yellow Castle ({{langx|ar|القلعة الصفراء}}) | founded = {{Start date and age|1953}} (as ''Al-Jazira'')<br>{{nowrap|{{Start date and age|df=yes|1960|10|20}} (as ''Qadsia''}})<ref>On 20 October 1960, the name was changed to ''Qadsia''.</ref> | ground = [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]] <br> [[Hawalli Governorate|Hawalli]] | capacity = 22,000 | chairman = [[:ar:خالد فهد الأحمد الصباح|Khaled Fahad Al Sabah]] | manager = [[Nabil Maâloul]] | league = [[Kuwait Premier League]] | season = [[2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League|2024–25]] | position = Kuwait Premier League, 3rd of 10 | current = 2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League | pattern_la1 = _blackborder | pattern_b1 = _alQadsiakfc2223h | pattern_ra1 = _blackborder | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = _color_3_yellow| | leftarm1 = FFC533 | body1 = FFC000 | rightarm1 = FFC533 | shorts1 = 000000 | socks1 = FFCC33 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _alQadsiasc2223a | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = _color_3_black| | leftarm2 = 000000 | body2 = 000000 | rightarm2 = 000000 | shorts2 = 000000 | socks2 = 000000 | website = {{URL|https://website.qadsia.club/}} }}
'''Al Qadsia Sporting Club''' ({{langx|ar|نادي القادسية الرياضي}}) is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Kuwait City]]. Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 as ''Al-Jazira'', before being renamed to ''Al Qadsia SC'' on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the [[Kuwait Premier League]] and has won the league 17 times. Qadsia plays in the [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], which is in [[Hawalli Governorate|Hawalli]], and is the third largest stadium in Kuwait.
==History== {{Unreferencedsect|date=August 2024}} Al Qadsia was one of the first Kuwaiti teams to be established, alongside [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] and [[Kuwait SC]]. They started playing in 1961–62 and finished second for three consecutive seasons, behind Al-Arabi, who started the [[Kuwaiti El Clásico]] between them. Their first league title came in 1968–69.
===1960s=== The 1961/62 season was the first official for Kuwaiti football. Qadsia was second in the league and Prince Cup, under the leadership of coach Mohammed Al-Hamad. The team won Kuwaiti league title in 1963–64. The team lost in the Prince Cup 1963–64 final against Al-Arabi by 2–0. In 1964–65 [[Egyptians|Egyptian]] coach Omar Khairy was appointed, and the team won second place. On 8 January 1965, Qadsia won in the 1964–65 Prince Cup final. In the season 1965–66 coach Aladdin Niazi and won second place in the league for fifth consecutive time, this time behind the Al-Arabi, and team went out against [[Al-Salmiya SC|Salmiya]] in the quarterfinals of Prince Cup. In the season of 1966–67, under the leadership of coach Jean Cristo, the club won Prince Cup 1966–67 for the second time, after beating Al-Arabi by 4–2. In 1967, the team won fourth place in the Kuwaiti league, and on 12 January 1968 Al-Qadisiya defeated Al-Arabi by 2–1 in the Prince Cup final. In 1968–69 Qadsia won the Kuwait league title for the first time in its history. In the 1969–70 season club won third league place and emerged from the quarter-finals of Prince Cup by [[Al-Yarmouk SC|Yarmouk]], which won the title later.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
===1970s===
In the 1970–71 season under the leadership of coach Ron Lewin, Al Qadsia won league title 1970–71 for the second time. The team went out of the cup quarter-final against Al-Arabi in the penalty shootout. In 1971–72 season, team emerged from the semi-finals of the 1971–72 league playoffs. However, Qadsia won the Prince's Cup for the first time in their history. In the 1972–73 season, the team finished fourth in Group A with 6 points and emerged from the league competition. In 1972–73, the team emerged from the cup quarter-finals after losing to Al Arabi. The team won third place in the Kuwaiti league 1973–74. In Prince Cup, Qadsia defeated [[Kuwait SC]]. In the 1974–75 season, the tournament was not organized, but Federation Cup was established and Qadsia came in third place. The team won Kuwaiti league 1974–75 for the fifth time in its history, and in the Prince Cup, Qadsia defeated Kuwait Club by 2–0, scored by [[Faisal Al-Dakhil]]. Qadsia won the next league title in 1975–76 without losing any match, and in the Prince Cup they lost to [[Kuwait SC]]. The 1976–77 league championship returned again and the team won second place behind Kuwait SC, after losing 5–3 in the final. As coach Ron Lewin returned and the team won the third place in the league, and in the Prince Cup 1978–79, the club managed to win the title after defeating [[Kazma SC|Kazma]].
===1980s=== In the 1980–81 season they finished third in the league, and in the Prince Cup they lost the quarter-finals to Kuwait Club. In 1982–83, Al Qadsia was in sixth league place and third place in the Prince Cup. In the 1983–84 season, coach Milan Milanić was appointed. In the first season the team settled in fifth league place, and in Prince Cup reached quarter-finals. In the 1984–85 season, [[Muayad Al-Haddad]] moved to Qadsia from Kheitan Club. The team was in fifth place, and in the Prince's Cup was fourth place. In 1985–86 season, coach Bob Campbell was appointed. The team finished second in league behind Kazma, and in Prince Cup they finished third. In 1986–87 season, Kuwaiti coach [[Saleh Zakaria]] was appointed, the team finished fourth in the league and in Prince Cup the team emerged from the quarter-finals after losing to Al-Nasr in penalties. In 1987, [[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] was coach of the team, and the team settled in seventh place in the Kuwaiti league, which is the worst ever position of the club. In the Prince Cup the team went out in the preliminary round after losing against [[Al-Jahra SC|Al-Jahra]] in a penalty shootout. In 1988–89 season, the team finished fourth in the Kuwaiti league. In the Prince Cup, they won title for the first time since 1978–79. Qadsia won the final against Al-Arabi Club 2–0. In the Prince Cup 1989–90, the team got third place. They also participated in the Silver Jubilee Championship, together with Al Arabi Club, [[Al-Salmiya SC|Al Salmiya]] Club, [[Al-Muharraq SC|Al Muharraq]] Club, [[Al-Zawraa SC|Al Zawraa]] Club, and [[Zamalek SC]]. Qadsia and Zamalek qualified for the final, Qadsia won 1–0.
===1990s=== In the 1990s, period that followed [[Iraqi invasion of Kuwait]], team appointed the Brazilian coach Fola in the 1991–92 season. Al Qadsia won first place in the league, for the seventh time. In the 1992–93 season, after Brazilian coach Scolari returned, they came second in the Kuwaiti Confederation Cup, losing in the final against Kuwait Club, and won second place in the Kuwaiti league behind Al Arabi Club. In 1993 club won new championship, the Crown Prince Cup, and got second place in the league behind [[Kazma SC|Kazma]]. In the Prince Cup 1993–94 Qadsia won the championship title after beating Al-Tadamon Club 2–1. The club did not compete in the Crown. In the 1995/96 season, coach Idanaldo Patricio took charge of the club. Qadsia won third league place. In the Prince Cup 1996/97 Qadsia won second place, after losing to Kazma 2–0. In the 1997/98 season [[Jorvan Vieira]] was appointed as coach. Qadsia came out in the quarter-final against Kazma, who won the title later. In the season of 1998/1999, Qadsia won league title for eighth time in its history, after winning the final game against Al-Tadamon Club. In Prince's Cup Qadsia went out of the quarter-finals against Al-Sahel. In 1999/2000 season Mohamed Ibrahim took over the club, and the team won second league place. In the Prince Cup, Qadsia was fourth. In Gulf Clubs Cup, Qadsia won the championship for the first time in the club's history.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
=== 2010s and 2020s === Al Qadsia has been to the final of the [[AFC Cup]] twice ([[2010 AFC Cup Final|2010]] and [[2013 AFC Cup Final|2013]]), but lost both, first to [[Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo|Al-Ittihad Aleppo]] and second to [[Kuwait SC]]. Al Qadsia won the [[2014 AFC Cup]] for the first time, in their third final appearance. Qadsia is first club in Kuwait to win four trophies in a year, in the 2013–14 season ([[Kuwait Super Cup]], Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, Kuwait Premier League, and AFC Cup). The second half of the decade witnessed a decline in Al-Qadsia's performance and an unusual absence from winning titles. During the following ten years (2014–2024), the club secured only one league title and two [[Kuwait Emir Cup|Emir Cup]] titles.
==Honours==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" !style="width: 1%;"|Type !style="width: 5%;"|Competition !style="width: 1%;"|Title(s) !style="width: 21%;"|Seasons |- |rowspan="6" |'''Domestic''' ! scope=col|[[Kuwait Premier League]] |17 | [[Kuwaiti Premier League|1968–69]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|1970–71]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|1972–73]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|1974–75]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|1975–76]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|1977–78]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 1991–92|1991–92]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|1998–99]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|2002–03]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League|2003–04]], [[Kuwaiti Premier League 2004–05|2004–05]], [[2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League|2008–09]], [[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]], [[2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League|2015–16]] |- ! scope=col|[[Kuwait Emir Cup]] |bgcolor="gold"|'''17''' | [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1964–65]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1966–67]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1967–68]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1971–72]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1973–74]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1974–75]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1978–79]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1988–89]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|1993–94]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|2002–03]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|2003–04]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|2006–07]], [[2010 Kuwait Emir Cup|2009–10]], [[2011–12 Kuwait Emir Cup|2011–12]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|2012–13]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|2014–15]], [[Kuwait Emir Cup|2023–24]] |- ! scope=col|[[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup]] |'''9''' | [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|1998]], [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2002]], [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2004]], [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2005]], [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2006]], [[2009 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2009]], [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2012–13]], [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2013–14]], [[2017–18 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup|2017–18]] |- ! scope=col|[[Kuwait Super Cup]] |'''7''' | [[Kuwait Super Cup|2009]], [[Kuwait Super Cup|2011]], [[Kuwait Super Cup|2013]], [[Kuwait Super Cup|2014]], [[2018 Kuwait Super Cup|2018]], [[2019 Kuwait Super Cup|2019]], [[2025–26 Kuwait Super Cup|2025–26]] |- ! scope=col|[[Kuwait Federation Cup]] | align="center"|6 | [[2008 Kuwait Federation Cup|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Kuwait Federation Cup|2008–09]], [[2010–11 Kuwaiti Federation Cup|2010–11]], [[2012–13 Kuwaiti Federation Cup|2012–13]], [[2018–19 Kuwait Federation Cup|2018–19]], 2022–23 |- ! scope=col|[[Al-Khurafi Cup]] ''(Defunct)'' | align="center"|2 | [[Al Kurafi Cup|2002–03]], [[Al Kurafi Cup|2005–06]] |- | rowspan="3" |'''Continent''' ! scope=col|[[AFC Cup]] |align="center"|1 | [[2014 AFC Cup|2014]] |- ! scope=col|[[GCC Champions League]] | align="center"|2 | [[Gulf Club Champions Cup|2000]], [[2005 Gulf Club Champions Cup|2005]] |} * {{legend|gold|record}} * {{sup|S}} shared record
==Futsal==
*[[Kuwaiti futsal league|Kuwaiti Futsal League]]: 2 ::2012–13, 2013–14
*[[Kuwaiti Futsal Federation Cup|Kuwait Futsal Federation Cup]]: 5 ::2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
*[[Kuwaiti Futsal Super Cup|Kuwait Futsal Super Cup]]: 3 ::2013, 2014, 2016
==Current squad== ''{{As of|2026|2|5}}'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1 |nat=KUW|name=[[Nawaf Rakan]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2 |nat=KUW|name=[[Ahmad Al-Yahya]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3 |nat=KUW|name=[[Moaath Al‑Dhafiri]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=4 |nat=KUW|name=[[Rashed Al-Dousary]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5 |nat=KUW|name=[[Faisel Al Shatti]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=6 |nat=KUW|name=[[Khaled Al‑Fadhli]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=8 |nat=EGY|name=[[Abdullah Motawea]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=KUW|name=[[Mobarak Al-Faneeni]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=ALG|name=[[Sofiane Bouchar]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=KUW|name=[[Abdulaziz Wadi]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=KUW|name=[[Abdullah Al-Awadhi]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=KUW|name=[[Bader Al-Mutawa]]|pos=FW}} ''([[Captain (association football)|captain]])'' {{Fs player|no=18|nat=KUW|name=[[Athbi Shehab]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=KUW|name=[[Ahmad Boodai]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=BHR|name=[[Mahdi Al-Humaidan]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=KUW|name=[[Ali Jarragh]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=KUW|name=[[Mohammed Al-Omran]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=KUW|name=[[Yousef Al‑Haqan]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=KUW|name=[[Fadhel Al-Sarraf]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=KUW|name=[[Abdullah Qhunaiman]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=KUW|name=[[Jasim Al-Mutar]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=KUW|name=[[Turki Al-Yousef]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=KUW|name=[[Talal Al Fadhel]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=KUW|name=[[Hameed Al-Qallaf]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=KUW|name=[[Khalid El Ebrahim]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=60|nat=KUW|name=[[Abdulaziz Al-Bahar]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=ALG|name=[[Tayeb Meziani]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=88|nat=KUW|name=[[Abdulrahman Al‑Dhaferi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=91|nat=SEN|name=[[Ablaye Mbengue]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=92|nat=DRC|name=[[Neeskens Kebano]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}
==Performance in AFC competitions== * '''[[AFC Champions League]]''': 4 appearances ::[[AFC Champions League 2006|2006]]: Semi-finals ::[[AFC Champions League 2008|2008]]: Quarter-finals ::[[AFC Champions League 2014|2014]]: 3rd round qualifying ::[[AFC Champions League 2015|2015]]: 3rd round qualifying
*'''[[AFC Cup]]''': 8 appearances
::[[AFC Cup 2010|2010]]: ''Runners-up'' ::[[AFC Cup 2011|2011]]: Round of 16 ::[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]]: Round of 16 ::[[2013 AFC Cup|2013]]: ''Runners-up'' ::[[2014 AFC Cup|2014]]: '''Winner''' ::[[2015 AFC Cup|2015]]: Semifinal ::[[2019 AFC Cup|2019]]: Group stage ::[[2020 AFC Cup|2020]]: Cancelled
* '''[[Asian Club Championship]]''': 1 appearance ::[[Asian Club Championship 2000|2000]]: First round (withdrew)
* '''[[Asian Cup Winners Cup]]''': 1 appearances ::[[Asian Cup Winners Cup 1995|1994–95]]: Second round (withdrew)
{|class="wikitable collapsible" |- !Season !Competition !Round ! !Club !Home !Away |- |[[Asian Cup Winners Cup 1991|1991]] |[[Asian Cup Winners Cup]] |1st round |{{flagicon|JOR}} |[[Al-Faisaly Amman|Al Faisaly]] | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|- | style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|- |- |[[Asian Cup Winners Cup 1995|1995]] |[[Asian Cup Winners Cup]] |1st round |{{flagicon|OMA}} |[[Al Oruba Sur]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1 |- | | |2nd round |{{flagicon|QAT}} |[[Al-Sadd Sports Club|Al Sadd]] |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|- |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–2 |- |[[Asian Club Championship 1999-2000|2000]] |[[Asian Club Championship]] |1st round |{{flagicon|YEM}} |[[Al-Wahda (San'a')|Al-Wahda]] |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|- |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|- |- |[[AFC Champions League 2006|2006]] |[[AFC Champions League]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|IRN}} |[[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–6 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|UZB}} |[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)|Al Ittihad]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|UAE}} |[[Al Ain Club|Al Ain]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |- | | |Semifinal |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0 |- |[[AFC Champions League 2008|2008]] |[[AFC Champions League]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|UZB}} |[[Pakhtakor Tashkent FK|Pakhtakor]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|IRQ}} |[[Arbil FC|Arbil]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|2–4 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|QAT}} |[[Al-Gharafa]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|JPN}} |[[Urawa Red Diamonds|Urawa]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–2 |- |[[AFC Cup 2010|2010]] |[[AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|IND}} |[[Kingfisher East Bengal FC|East Bengal]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–2 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Ittihad (Aleppo)|Al Ittihad]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Lebanon}} |[[Al-Nejmeh SC|Al Nejmeh]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1 |- | | |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|IND}} |<small>[[Churchill Brothers]]</small> |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|THA}} |[[Thai Port F.C.|Thai Port]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0 |- | | |Semifinal |{{flagicon|BHR}} |[[Bahrain Riffa Club|Riffa]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–2 |- | | |bgcolor=silver|[[2010 AFC Cup Final|Final]] |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Ittihad Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–1 {{aet}} <br/>2–4 {{pso}} |- |[[AFC Cup 2011|2011]] |[[AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|UZB}} |[[FC Shurtan Guzar|Shurtan]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Ittihad Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|YEM}} |[[Al-Saqr]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |- | | |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|KUW}} |[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|2–2 {{aet}} <br/>2–3 {{pso}} |- |[[2012 AFC Cup|2012]] |[[AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|OMA}} |[[Al-Suwaiq]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|5–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Ittihad Aleppo|Al-Ittihad]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|5–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|JOR}} |[[Al-Faisaly Club (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1 |- | | |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|KUW}} |[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–1 {{aet}} <br/>1–3 {{pso}} |- |[[2013 AFC Cup|2013]] |[[AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]] |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|JOR}} |[[Al-Ramtha SC|Al-Ramtha]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|TJK}} |[[Ravshan Kulob|Ravshan]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1 |- | | |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|OMA}} |[[Fanja SC|Fanja]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–0 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Shorta SC (Damascus)|Al-Shorta]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |- | | |Semifinal |{{flagicon|JOR}} |[[Al-Faisaly FC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |- | | |bgcolor=silver|[[2013 AFC Cup Final|Final]] |{{flagicon|KUW}} |[[Kuwait SC|Al-Kuwait]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–2 |- |[[2014 AFC Champions League|2014]] |[[AFC Champions League]] |1st round |{{flagicon|OMA}} |[[Al-Suwaiq SC|Al-Suwaiq]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |- | | |2nd round |{{flagicon|UAE}} |[[Bani Yas SC|Bani Yas]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–0 |- | | |3rd round |{{flagicon|QAT}} |[[El Jaish SC|El Jaish]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–3 |- | |[[AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|IRQ}} |[[Al Shorta SC]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Bahrain}} |[[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|2–3 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1 |- | | |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|JOR}} |[[That Ras Club|That Ras]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–0 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|Bahrain}} |[[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |- | | |Semifinal |{{flagicon|Indonesia}} |[[Persipura Jayapura]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|4–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|6–0 |- | | |bgcolor=gold|[[2014 AFC Cup Final|Final]] |{{flagicon|IRQ}} |[[Erbil SC|Arbil]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|0–0 {{aet}}<br />4–2 {{pso}} |- |[[2015 AFC Champions League|2015]] |[[2015 AFC Champions League|AFC Champions League]] |Playoff 2 |{{flagicon|JOR}} |[[Al-Wehdat SC]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#ddffdd;"|1–0 |- | | |Playoff 3 |{{flagicon|KSA}} |[[Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–2
|- | |[[2015 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} |[[FC Ahal]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Tajikistan}} |[[FC Istiklol]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|2–2 |bgcolor=#ffdddd|0–2 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|IRQ}} |[[Erbil SC|Arbil]] |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|1–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |- | | |Round of 16 |{{flagicon|JOR}} |[[Al-Wehdat SC]] |colspan="2" align=center style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|1–0 |- | | |Quarterfinal |{{flagicon|SYR}} |[[Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)|Al-Jaish]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–2 |- | | |Semifinal |{{flagicon|Malaysia}} |[[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|3–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|[[AFC Cup 2015|w/o]] |- |[[2019 AFC Cup|2019]] |[[2019 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|Oman}} |[[Suwaiq Club]] |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–0 |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–2 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Bahrain}} |[[Malkiya Club]] |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|1–2 |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Lebanon}} |[[Al-Ahed SC]] |style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"|0–1 |style="text-align:center; background:#ffd;"|0–0 |- |[[2020 AFC Cup|2020]] |[[2020 AFC Cup|AFC Cup]] |Group stage |{{flagicon|Oman}} |[[Dhofar Club]] | | |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Bahrain}} |[[Riffa SC]] | |style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"|2–1 |- | | |Group stage |{{flagicon|Jordan}} |[[Al-Jazeera Club (Jordan)|Al-Jazeera]] | | |}
==Presidents and managers==
===Presidential history===
Qadsia has had numerous presidents over the course of their history. <div style="font-size:100%"> {| |- |width="10"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !|Name !|Years |- |align=left|Suliman Al-Khaled |align=left|1960–1961 |- |align=left|Faisel Al-Mutawa |align=left|1961–1962 |- |align=left|Rashed Al-Rashed |align=left|1962–1963 |- |align=left|Khaled Al-Masaod |align=left|1963–1965 |- |align=left|Khaled Al-Hamed |align=left|1965–1966 |- |align=left|Mohammed Al-Hamed |align=left|1966–1967 |- |align=left|Khaled Al-Masaod |align=left|1967–1968 |- |align=left|Khaled Al-Hamad |align=left|1968–1970 |- |align=left|[[Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah]] |align=left|1970–1979 |- |align=left|Khaled Al-Hamad |align=left|1979–1985 |- |align=left|Yousef Al-Mushari |align=left|1985–1987 |- |align=left|Abdulaziz Al-Mokhled |align=left|1989 |- |align=left|Abdulmohsen Al-Faris |align=left|1989–1997 |- |align=left|Talal Al-Fahad Al-Subah |align=left|1997–2010 |- |align=left|[[Major General Dr. Mahmoud Ghadban Al-Razouki]] |align=left|2010 |- |align=left|[[Fawaz Al-Hasawi]] |align=left|2010–2012 |- |align=left|Khaled Al-Fahad Al-Sabah |align=left|2012– |} |} </div>
===Managerial history=== Below is a list of Qadsia coaches from 1960 until the present day. <div style="font-size:100%"> {| |- |width="10"| |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !|Name !|Nationality !|Years |- |align=left|Mohammed Al Hamed |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|1960–1962 |- |align=left|Abdulmhsen Al Faris |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|1962–1963 |- |align=left|[[Omar Shendi]] |{{flagicon|Egypt}} |align=left|1963–1965 |- |align=left|Aladdin Niazi |{{flagicon|Syria}} |align=left|1965–1966 |- |align=left|Jan Cestić |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} |align=left|1966–1967 |- |align=left|[[Vojin Božović]] |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} |align=left|1967–1970 |- |align=left|[[Ron Lewin]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|1970–1972 |- |align=left|[[Žarko Mihajlović]] |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} |align=left|1972–1975 |- |align=left|Peter McBride |{{flagicon|Scotland}} |align=left|1975–1977 |- |align=left|Mohammed Al Masaod |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|1976–1977 |- |align=left|Tomason |{{flagicon|Denmark}} |align=left|1977 |- |align=left|Žarko Mihajlović |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} |align=left|1977–1978 |- |align=left|Ron Lewin |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|1978–1979 |- |align=left|Abdullah Al Asfor |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|1979–1980 |- |align=left|Bonero |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|1980–1983 |- |align=left|[[Miljan Miljanić]] |{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} |align=left|1983–1985 |- |align=left|[[Bobby Campbell (English footballer)|Bobby Campbell]] |{{flagicon|England}} |align=left|1985–1986 |- |align=left|[[Saleh Zakaria]] |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|1986–1987 |- |align=left|[[Luiz Felipe Scolari]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} |align=left|1987–1990 |- |align=left|Vola |{{flagicon|Italy}} |align=left|1990–1992 |- |align=left|Luiz Felipe Scolari |{{flagicon|BRA}} |align=left|1992–1993 |- |align=left|[[Alexandru Moldovan]] |{{flagicon|ROU}} |align=left|1993 |- |align=left|[[Dragan Gugleta]] |{{flagicon|YUG}} |align=left|1993–1995 |- |align=left|Mohammed Al Zaer |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|1995 |- |align=left|Ednaldo Patricio |{{flagicon|BRA}} |align=left|1995–1997 |- |align=left|[[René Feller]] |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |align=left|1997–1998 |- |align=left|[[Jorvan Vieira]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} |align=left|1997–1999 |- |align=left|[[Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah|Mohammed Ebrahim]] |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|1999–2000 |- |align=left|Fakro Al Deen |{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} |align=left|2000 |- |align=left|[[Senad Kreso]] |{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} |align=left|2000–2001 |- |align=left|Branko Totak |{{flagicon|Croatia}} |align=left|2001 |- |align=left|Radojko Avramović |{{flagicon|Serbia}} |align=left|2001 |- |align=left|Willem Leushuis |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} |align=left|2001–2002 |- |align=left|Mohammed Ebrahim |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2002–2004 |- |align=left|[[Duílio Dias Júnior|Duílio]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} |align=left|2004–2005 |- |align=left|Mohammed Ebrahim |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2005–2007 |- |align=left|[[José António Garrido (football)|José Garrido]] |{{flagicon|Portugal}} |align=left|2007–2008 |- |align=left|Mohammed Ebrahim |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2008–2011 |- |align=left|[[Rodion Gačanin]] |{{flagicon|Croatia}} |align=left|2011–2012 |- |align=left|Mohammed Ebrahim |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2012–2014 |- |align=left|[[Antonio Puche]] |{{flagicon|ESP}} |align=left|2014–2015 |- |align=left|Rashed Al Bediah |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2015 |- |align=left|[[Dalibor Starčević]] |{{flagicon|CRO}} |align=left|2015–2018 |- |align=left|Yousef AlMusaibeeh |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2018 |- |align=left|[[Marin Ion]]<ref>{{cite web |title=الروماني إيوان مارين مدربًا للقادسية |url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=705077 |website=Kooora |access-date=9 July 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709153656/http://www.kooora.com/?n=705077 |url-status=live }}</ref> |{{flagicon|ROM}} |align=left|2018–2019 |- |align=left|[[Pablo Franco]] |{{flagicon|Spain}} |align=left|2019–2021 |- |align=left|[[Kheïreddine Madoui]] |{{flagicon|Algeria}} |align=left|2021–2022 |- |align=left|Nasser Al-Shatti |{{flagicon|Kuwait}} |align=left|2022 |- |align=left|[[Boris Bunjak]] |{{flagicon|Serbia}} |align=left|2022–2023 |- |align=left|Mohammed Ebrahim |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2023–2024 |- |align=left|Mohammed Mashaan |{{flagicon|KUW}} |align=left|2024 |- |align=left|[[Željko Petrović]] |{{flagicon|Montenegro}} |align=left|2024–2024 |- |align=left|[[Nabil Maâloul]] |{{flagicon|Tunisia}} |align=left|2025– |} |} </div>
==Handball==
==See also== * [[List of football clubs in Kuwait]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Al Qadsia SC}}
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