2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League

62st edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates24 August 2023 - May 2024
Matches played15
Goals scored54 (3.6 per match)
Top goalscorerHansel Zapata
(7 goals)
2024–25 →

Teams

Stadia and locations
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Mansouria, Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium 26.000
Fahaheel Fahaheel Al-Ahmadi Stadium

Fahaheel Stadium

 18.000

2.000

Al-Jahra Al Jahra Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium 17.000
Kazma Adiliya Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium 26.500
Khaitan Khaitan Khaitan Stadium 11.000
Al-Kuwait Kaifan Al Kuwait SC Stadium 16,500
Al Naser Ardiya Ali Al-Salem Stadium 10.000
Al-Qadsia Hawalli Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium 22.000
Al-Salmiya Salmiya Thamir Stadium 16.105
Al-Shabab Ahmadi Al-Ahmadi Stadium 18.000

Personnel and kits

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

Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
Al Arabi Germany Thomas Brdarić Kuwait Sulaiman Abdulghafour Unique Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Fahaheel Syria Firas Al-Khatib Kuwait Fawaz Al Rashidi Solosport
Al Jahra Brazil Ginés de Silva Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan Zeus
Kazma Brazil Sérgio Farias Kuwait Hussain Kankoune Nike
Khaitan Kuwait Ibrahim Obaid Kelme
Al-Kuwait Serbia Boris Bunjak Kuwait Fahad Al Rashidi Solosport BMW
Al Naser Kuwait Dhahir Al-Adwani Kuwait Mesh'al Fawaz Joma
Al-Qadsia Kuwait Mohammed Ebrahim Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Erreà Switch Electronics
Al-Salmiya Kuwait Mohammed Mashaan Kuwait Fawaz AL-Otaibi Solosport Atyab Al Marshoud
Al Shabab Montenegro Slavoljub Bubanja Kuwait Zaid Zakaria Kelme

Foreign players

Clubs can register a total of five foreign players throughout the season, in addition to two Kuwaiti-born players, but five of them are allowed to participate in the match.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Al Arabi Senegal Mamadou Thiam AlgeriaSofiane Bouchar Morocco Hamza Khabba Nigeria Anayo Iwuala Morocco Walid Sabbar
Fahaheel Tunisia Abderrahman Hanchi Brazil Uilliam Brazil Júlio César Brazil Luiz Fernando Brazil Vitor Vieira
Al-Jahra Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan Libya Anas Alshibli Brazil Igor Salatiel Ivory Coast Wilfried Kanon Brazil Rodrigo Yuri
Kazma Jordan Ahmad Ersan State of Palestine Michel Termanini Algeriaimadeddine azzi Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva
Khaitan Brazil Johnathan Rwanda Kevin Muhire Brazil Wellington Brazil Victor Felipe
Al-Kuwait Tunisia Yassine Amri Tunisia Bilel Ifa Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi Morocco Mehdi Berrahma Bahrain Mohamed Marhoon
Al Naser Algeria Issad Lakdja Libya Almuetasim Allafi Colombia Hansel Zapata Syria Omar Midani Syria Abdullah Al Shami
Al-Qadsia Libya Mohammed Soulah Nigeria Daniel Ajibola Argentina Sergio Vittor Tunisia Youssef Ben Souda Ivory Coast Ibrahima Tandia
Salmiya Brazil Alex Lima Senegal Ousseynou Gueye The Gambia Sang Per Mendy Ghana Izaka Aboudou Brazil Sebá
Al Shabab Senegal Oussainou N'Diaye Senegal Omar Wade Senegal Mame Saher Thioune Colombia Carlos Rivas

Main league table

The main league, consisting of 10 teams in which the top six clubs competing in the league and the last four clubs qualifying for the relegation group are determined.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Kuwait 5 4 1 0 15 5 +10 13 Qualification for Championship Play-offs
2 Al-Arabi 5 3 2 0 11 5 +6 11
3 Al-Qadsia 5 3 2 0 7 3 +4 11
4 Al-Salmiya 6 3 0 3 9 11 −2 9
5 Al-Nasar 5 2 1 2 11 7 +4 7
6 Kazma 5 2 1 2 10 12 −2 7
7 Al-Shabab 6 1 2 3 7 13 −6 5 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Khaitan 5 1 2 2 5 8 −3 5
9 Al-Fahaheel 5 0 2 3 2 9 −7 2
10 Al-Jahra 5 0 1 4 4 9 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2023. Source:

Championship play-offs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 qualifying play-offs
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Challenge League group stage
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Relegation-offs
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Results
Home \ Away ARB FAH JAH KAZ KHA KUW NAS QAS SAL SHA
Al Arabi - 4–0 3–2
Fahaheel - 0–3 1–1
Al-Jahra 1–1 - 1–2
Kazma 2–1 - 2–5
Khaitan 3–0 - 0–2
Al-Kuwait 3–1 - 2–0
Al Naser 3–3 - 3–0
Al-Qadsia 1–1 1–1 -
Al-Salmiya 1–2 3–2 -
Al-Shabab 1–1 0–4 -

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 8 October 2023

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Colombia Hansel Zapata Al Naser 8
2 Morocco Hamza Khabba Al-Arabi 4
3 Tunisia Yassine Amri Al-Kuwait 3
3 Jordan Ahmad Ersan Kazma 3
3 Brazil Alex Lima Salmiya 3
6 9 players 2
15 26 players 1

Awards

Round awards
Round Player of the Round
Player Club
1 Ali Fadel Khaitan
2 Ahmed Al-Dhefiri Al-Kuwait
3 Khalid Al-Ajaji Al-Nasr
4 Mohammed Daham Al-Kuwait
5 Abdullah Al-Otaibi Al-Shabab

References
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