# Kuwait SC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuwait_SC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Kuwait_SC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_SC > Source revision: 1356492411 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Kuwaiti sports club For the basketball team, see [Al Kuwait SC (basketball)](/source/Al_Kuwait_SC_(basketball)). For the handball team, see [Kuwait SC (handball)](/source/Kuwait_SC_(handball)). This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article contains promotional content. Please help improve it by removing promotional language and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic text written from a neutral point of view. 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Find sources: "Kuwait SC" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Football club Kuwait SC Full name Kuwait Sports Club Nickname The Brigadiers (العميد) Founded 20 October 1960; 65 years ago (1960-10-20) Ground Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Stadium (selected matches) Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium (selected matches) Capacity 12,350 15,000 60,000 Chairman Khalid Al-Ghanim Manager Nebojša Jovović League Kuwait Premier League 2024–25 Kuwait Premier League, 1st of 10 (champions) Home colours Away colours Current season Kuwait SC active departments Football (men's) Handball (men's) Basketball (men's) **Kuwait Sports Club**, also known as **Al-Kuwait**, ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): نادي الكويت الرياضي) is a [Kuwaiti](/source/Kuwait) professional [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Kuwait City](/source/Kuwait_City). They have won the [Kuwait Premier League](/source/Kuwait_Premier_League) 19 times and over 50 trophies overall. The club plays at the [Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium](/source/Al_Kuwait_Sports_Club_Stadium) located in [Kaifan](/source/Kaifan). It is the first Kuwaiti club to win an Asian title, having won the [2009 AFC Cup](/source/2009_AFC_Cup), [2012 AFC Cup](/source/2012_AFC_Cup), [2013 AFC Cup](/source/2013_AFC_Cup), and the [2025–26 AFC Challenge League](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_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 [1982 FIFA World Cup](/source/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](/source/AFC_Cup). In 2009, Kuwait won the first [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) winning against [Al-Karamah](/source/Al-Karamah_SC) from Syria with the victory of 2–1. In 2011, they reached the AFC Cup final, but they lost against [Nasaf Qarshi](/source/Nasaf_Qarshi) from Uzbekistan. The club became champion of [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup) in 2012 and 2013 defeating [Erbil SC](/source/Erbil_SC) from Iraq with 4-0 and fellow side [Al-Qadsia](/source/Qadsia_SC). 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](/source/2023_Arab_Club_Champions_Cup). Kuwait SC is a team based in [Kuwait City](/source/Kuwait_City). There are two other teams in the capital of Kuwait: [Al Arabi SC](/source/Al-Arabi_SC_(Kuwait)), and [Kazma SC](/source/Kazma_SC), who are naturally the team's rivals. The 2000s were a new era of dominance for Kuwait SC alongside [Qadsia](/source/Qadsia_SC), which is based in [Hawalli](/source/Hawally%2C_Kuwait). The dominance of both sides for almost 10 years winning all local tournaments between them has created an important rivalry between both teams. ## Honours Type Competition Title holder Seasons Runners-up Seasons Domestic Kuwait Premier League 20 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, 2024–25 11 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2004-05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 Kuwait Emir Cup 17S 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2002, 2009, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2024–25 10 1963, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1981, 1982, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2020 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup 10 1993-1994, 2002-2003, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2024–25 10 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22 , 2025–26 Kuwait Super Cup 8 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2023–24, 2024–25 8 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2025–26 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 Asia AFC Cup / AFC Champions League Two 3S 2009, 2012, 2013[1] 1 2011[2] AFC Challenge League 1 2025–26 0 - record - S shared record ## Statistics in Asian football Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2001–02 Asian Club Championship First round Jableh 2–0 0–0 2–0 Second round Al-Quds Club 3–2 6–1 9–3 Group stage Nasaf 1–1 3rd out of 4 Al-Wahda 2–2 Esteghlal 0–3 2002–03 AFC Champions League Second round Al-Ahli 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a) 2005 AFC Champions League Group stage Neftchi 1–0 0–1 3rd out of 4 Al-Sadd 0–1 0–2 Al-Ahli 1–0 3–3 2007 AFC Champions League Group stage Al-Hilal 0–0 1–1 3rd out of 3 Pakhtakor 0–1 1–2 2008 AFC Champions League Group stage Saipa 1–1 0–1 4th out of 4 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 1st out of 4 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 2–1 Semi-final South China 2–1 1–0 3–1 Final Al-Karamah 2–1 2010 AFC Cup Group stage Al Hilal 2–2 2–0 1st out of 3 Churchill Brothers 7–1 2–2 Round of 16 Al-Ittihad 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) 2011 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Wahdat 1–3 0–1 2nd out of 4 Al-Suwaiq 0–0 3–1 Al Talaba 1–0 2–1 Round of 16 Qadsia 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) Quarter-final Muangthong United 1–0 0–0 1–0 Semi-final Arbil 3–3 2–0 5–3 Final Nasaf 1–2 2012 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Ettifaq 1–5 2–2 2nd out of 4 VB Sports Club 7–1 2–2 Al Ahed 1–0 4–0 Round of 16 Qadsia 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) Quarter-final Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0 3–0 Semi-final Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0 6–1 Final Arbil 4–0 2013 AFC Cup Group stage Regar-TadAZ 5–0 3–1 1st out of 4 Al-Safa 3–1 0–1 Riffa SC 2–3 2–0 Round of 16 Dohuk 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) Quarter-final New Radiant 5–0 7–2 12–2 Semi-final East Bengal 4–2 3–0 7–2 Final Al-Qadsia 2–0 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off round one Al-Shorta 1–0 Qualifying play-off round two Lokomotiv Tashkent 3–1 Qualifying play-off round three Lekhwiya SC 1–4 AFC Cup Group stage Nejmeh SC 2–1 0–0 1st out of 4 Fanja 4–0 1–3 Al-Jaish 2–0 2–0 Round of 16 Al Riffa 2–0 Quarter-final Persipura Jayapura 3–2 1–6 4–8 2015 AFC Cup Group stage Nejmeh SC 4–1 2–1 2nd out of 4 Riffa S.C. 2–1 1–2 Al-Jaish 0–1 0–0 Round of 16 Al Shorta SC 2–0 Quarter-final Kitchee SC 6–0 1–1 7–1 Semi-final FC Istiklol 4–0 —N/a w/o[note 1] 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 2nd out of 4 Al-Najma 2–1 1–0 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 —N/a Cancelled[note 2] Al-Wathba —N/a 0–0 Al-Faisaly —N/a —N/a 2021 AFC Cup Group stage Markaz Shabab 4–1 1st out of 4 Tishreen SC 3–3 Al-Faisaly 1–0 Quarter-final Al-Salt SC 2–0 West Asia Zone final Al-Muharraq SC 0–2 2022 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Ansar 1–1 2nd out of 4 Al-Seeb 2–1 Jableh 0–0 2023–24 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Kahrabaa 0–1 0–0 3rd out of 4 Al-Wehdat 2–1 1–1 Al Ittihad 1–1 1–1 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two Group stage Nasaf 0–0 2–1 3rd out of 4 Al-Hussein 2–2 1–2 Shabab Al Ahli 3–3 1–4 2025–26 AFC Challenge League Group stage Al-Ansar 3–2 1st out of 4 Al-Seeb 1–1 Bashundra 2–0 Quarter-final Al-Shabab 5–3 Semi-final Muras United 2–1 Final PKR Svay Rieng 4–3 (a.e.t.) 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two Group stage ## Players ### First team squad - *As of 20 March 2026* Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK KUW Khaled Al-Rashidi 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 Ebrahim Kameel 8 MF KUW Ahmed Al-Dhefiri 9 MF KUW Faisal Zayid 10 MF EGY Amr Abdelfattah 11 MF KUW Mohammad Daham 12 DF KUW Mohsen Falah 13 DF KUW Fahad Hamoud 17 FW KUW Khaled Al-Kharqawi No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW EGY Ahmed Alaa 20 FW KUW Yousef Nasser 21 DF IRN Ali Pourdara 22 MF CIV Idrissa Doumbia 23 DF KUW Mohammad Frieh 26 FW BHR Mohamed Marhoon 27 FW TUN Taha Yassine Khenissi 29 MF KUW Ahmad Zanki 33 GK KUW Saud Al Hoshan 35 DF COD Arsène Zola 40 GK KUW Abdulrahman Kameel 45 DF KUW Sultan Al-Faraj 66 MF MAR El Mehdi Barrahma 72 MF KUW Humoud Al-Sanousi ## List of presidents Years President 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/coaches Years Name 1978–82 Saleh Zakaria 1982–84 Geoff Hurst 1987–89 Allan Jones 1995–96 John Cartwright 1996 Oleh Bazylevych 1996–97 Slobodan Pavković 2001–02 Rainer Bonhof 2002–03 Ján Pivarník 2003 Saleh Zakaria 2003–04 Giba 2004 Saleh Zakaria 2004–05 Mohamed Abdullah 2005 Theo Bücker 2005–06 Rodion Gačanin 2006 Mohamed Abdullah 2006–07 Willem Leushuis 2007 Mohamed Abdullah 2007–08 Rodion Gačanin 2008 Radmilo Ivančević 2008–09 Laurent Banide 2009 Néstor Clausen 2009–10 Mohamed Abdullah Years Name 2010 Arthur Bernardes 2010 Mohamed Abdullah 2010–11 José Romão 2011–12 Dragan Talajić 2012–14 Marin Ion 2014 Aziz Hamada 2014–2016 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 2016–2017 Laurent Banide 2017–2018 Abdullah Abu Zema 2018 Mohamed Abdullah 2019 Hussam Al Sayed 2020 Ruud Krol 2020–21 Mohamed Abdullah 2021 Carlos González Juárez 2021 Fathi Al-Jabal 2021–22 Nabil Maâloul 2022 Rodion Gačanin 2022–23 Ali Ashoor 2023 Boris Bunjak 2023–24 Nabil Maâloul 2024– Nebojša Jovović Marin Ion, manager of the club from 2012 to 2014, won the Kuwaiti Premier League and the AFC Cup twice in 2012 and 2013 ## Other sports Besides [football](/source/Association_football), the club has teams for [handball](/source/Kuwait_SC_(handball)), [basketball](/source/Kuwait_SC_(basketball)), [volleyball](/source/Volleyball), [water polo](/source/Water_polo), [squash](/source/Squash_(sport)), [athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics), [gymnastics](/source/Gymnastics), [swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)), [boxing](/source/Boxing), [judo](/source/Judo), and [weightlifting](/source/Powerlifting). The club has also maintained a monthly magazine since 2007.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## See also - [List of football clubs in Kuwait](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Kuwait) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Kuwait SC retain AFC Cup title"](http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html). *the-afc.com*. [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation). 3 November 2013. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131104000539/http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-cup/27148-kuwait-sc-retain-021113.html) from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "[Nasaf win 2011 AFC Cup](http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/36929-nasaf-v-kuwait-sports-club) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20181116043332/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/content/article/36929-nasaf-v-kuwait-sports-club) 16 November 2018 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine). the-afc.com, 29 October 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["FIFA Suspension of Kuwait FA: AFC Cup implications"](http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases-afc-cup-2015/fifa-suspension-of-kuwait-fa-afc-cup-implications). AFC. 17 October 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association"](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). FIFA.com. 16 October 2015. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2015/m=10/news=suspension-of-the-kuwait-football-association-2717726.html) on 18 October 2015. ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** On 16 October 2015, the [Kuwait Football Association](/source/Kuwait_Football_Association) was suspended by FIFA. As a result, Al-Kuwait was disqualified from the AFC Cup.[3][4] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Due to the [COVID-19 pandemic in Asia](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Asia), the 2020 AFC Cup was cancelled by the AFC. ## External links - [Kuwait SC](https://www.facebook.com/100170011332235) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier)) - [Kuwait SC](https://int.soccerway.com/teams/kuwait/al-kuwait-sc/3627/) at Soccerway - [Kuwait SC](https://www.besoccer.com/team/al-kuwait-kw) at BeSoccer v t e Kuwaiti Clubs 2025–26 Premier League Clubs Kuwait SC Al Arabi Qadsia Al Salmiya Fahaheel Al Tadamon Kazma Al Nasr Al Jahra Al Shabab 2025–26 Division One Clubs Khaitan Yarmouk Al Salibikhaet Burgan Sahel Al Jazeera Sporty Al Shamiya Associated competitions Emir Cup Crown Prince Cup Super Cup v t e AFC Cup and AFC Champions League Two winners AFC Cup era, 2004–2024 2000s 2004: Al-Jaish 2005: Al-Faisaly 2006: Al-Faisaly 2007: Shabab Al-Ordon 2008: Al-Muharraq 2009: Al-Kuwait 2010s 2010: Al-Ittihad 2011: Nasaf Qarshi 2012: Al-Kuwait 2013: Al-Kuwait 2014: Al-Qadsia 2015: Johor Darul Ta'zim 2016: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2017: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2018: Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2019: Al-Ahed 2020s 2020: Not awarded 2021: Al-Muharraq 2022: Al-Seeb 2023–24: Central Coast Mariners AFC Champions League Two era, 2024–present 2020s 2024–25: Sharjah 2025–26: Gamba Osaka v t e AFC President's Cup and AFC Challenge League winners AFC President's Cup era, 2005–2014 2000s 2005: Regar-TadAZ 2006: Dordoi-Dynamo 2007: Dordoi-Dynamo 2008: Regar-TadAZ 2009: Regar-TadAZ 2010s 2010: Yadanarbon 2011: Taiwan Power Company 2012: Istiklol 2013: Balkan 2014: HTTU Aşgabat AFC Challenge League era, 2024–present 2020s 2024–25: Arkadag 2025–26: Al-Kuwait v t e Football in Kuwait Kuwait Football Association National teams Men's Men's Futsal U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's League competitions Zain Premier League Kuwaiti Division One Futsal League Cups Emir Cup Crown Prince Cup Super Cup Futsal Federation Cup Futsal Super Cup Defunct Tournaments Federation Cup (defunct) Kuwaiti Women's League (defunct) Al-Khurafi Cup (defunct) Joint League (defunct) List of clubs List of footballers List of venues List of transfer windows --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Kuwait SC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_SC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_SC?action=history)). 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