Kuwait Premier League

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The Kuwait Premier League (Template:Langx), known as Zain Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Kuwait SC holds the best record in the competition, having won 20 times.

History

The Kuwaiti Premier League officially began in the 1961/62 season, after playing unofficially for eight years (played with group of clubs: "Ahli - Al Jazeera - Arabism - Gulf - Solidarity - Al-Qubali, Al-Nahda, Al-Sharqai, Al-Merqab, Al-Mawalim and Al-Taawon). National companies and ministries were club's first sponsors.

1960s

In the 1961/1962 season, several new clubs joined (Al-Arabi, Qadsia, Kuwait SC, Kifan High School, Shuwaikh Secondary School, Industrial College and Police Team). Al-Arabi won the league title without losing, and winning 7 points ahead of Qadsia, scoring 42 goals and conceding 10.

In the following season, the number of teams was reduced to 7. Al-Arabi managed to win the second title in a row after winning 18 points ahead of Qadsia, scoring 45 goals and conceding 6.

The third season of the league almost witnessed the end of Arabi monopoly, after fierce competition from Qadsia and other teams. Arabi and Qadsia were equal on points before the decisive match. Arabi managed to maintain the title after defeating Qadsia 2-0, scoring overall 42 goals and conceding nine.

In the fourth season, school teams were removed from participating and league saw participation of 3 new clubs (Salmiya, Fahaheel and Al-Shabab). The Kuwait Club managed to end the Arabi monopoly to achieve its first title, after winning the competition without any defeat.

The 1960s witnessed a sweep of the Arabi club when it won six titles against two titles for Kuwait and a title for Qadsia.

1970s

The 1970 era began with Qadsia's winning the 1971/1970 season, for the second time in its history. Al-Arabi lost its championship in a strange way during ten years. They did not win any title during this period until the end of the 1979/1980 season.

1980s

The eighties witnessed three new league champions, namely Al-Salmiya who won its first title in the 1980/81 season, and Kazma club which won the titles of 1985/86 and 1986/87, as well as Jahra club, which ended the 1980s by winning the title.

1990s

The league championship was not held in the 1990–91 season because of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Competition began again in the 1991–92 season, which was held as group system with qualification. Old format returned with participation of 14 teams in the 1994–95 season. Era of the nineties witnessed a parity between clubs, where both Al-Arabi and Al-Salmiya won 3 titles, and Qadsia and Kazma two.

2000s

At the beginning of a new millennium, Kuwait SC achieved the league championship after a long absence of 22 years, followed by victory of Al-Arabi for the sixteenth time in its history in the 2001–02 season. Since then until 2020–21 season, Qadsia has won nine titles while Kuwait Club won five. Al-Arabi was able to break their dominance and win the mentioned season title.

Previous winners

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By season

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Most titles

Club Titles Seasons
Kuwait SC
20
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 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
Al-Arabi
17
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1979–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2020–21
Qadsia
17
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
Kazma
4
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Al-Salmiya
4
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".		 1980–81, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–2000
Al-Jahra
1
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Total titles won by Governorate

Governorate Number of titles Clubs
Al Asimah
41
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		Kuwait SC (20), Al-Arabi (17), Kazma (4)
Hawalli
21
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Jahra
1
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Topscorers

All-time top scorers

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Rank Players Goals Club(s)
1 Template:Flagicon Bader Al-Mutawa 173 Qadsia
2 Template:Flagicon Firas Al-Khatib 162 Al-Nasr, Al-Arabi, Qadsia, Al-Salmiya, Kuwait
3 Template:Flagicon Jasem Yaqoub 146 Qadsia
4 Template:Flagicon Faisal Al-Dakhil 141 Qadsia
5 Template:Flagicon Yussef Al-Suwayed 137 Kazma
6 Template:Flagicon Patrick Fabiano 133 Al-Nasr, Kazma, Al-Salmiya, Kuwait
7 Template:Flagicon Yousif Naser 115 Kazma, Qadsia, Kuwait SC
8 Template:Flagicon Ali Marwi 111 Al-Salmiya
9 Template:Flagicon Abdulrahman Al-Dawla 105 Al-Arabi
10 Template:Flagicon Bashar Abdullah 104 Al-Salmiya, Kuwait

Topscorers by season

Table key
Record number of goals
Year[2] Top scorers Team Goals
1961–62 Template:Flagicon Khalifa Al-Shatti Qadsia 21
Template:Flagicon Saleh Zakaria Al-Kuliya Al-Sanaya
1962–63 Template:Flagicon Abdulrahman Al-Dawla Al-Arabi 15
1963–64 Template:Flagicon Othman Al-Ossimi Qadsia 17
1964–65 Template:Flagicon Abdulrahman Al-Dawla Al-Arabi 16
1965–66 Template:Flagicon Abdulrahman Al-Dawla Al-Arabi 22
1966–67 Template:Flagicon Abdulrahman Al-Dawla Al-Arabi 12
1967–68 Template:Flagicon Mohamed Yusif Al-Salmiya 6
1968–69 Template:Flagicon Mohamed Al-Misud Qadsia 6
Template:Flagicon Ali Hasiz Arti Al-Arabi
1969–70 Template:Flagicon Hassan Shehata Kazma 7
1970–71 Template:Flagicon Hassan Shehata Kazma 9
1971–72 Template:Flagicon Mohamed Al Misud Qadsia 7
Template:Flagicon Hassan Shehata Kazma
1972–73 Template:Flagicon Ali Al-Mali Al-Arabi 16
1973–74 Template:Flagicon Jasem Yaqoub Qadsia 10
1974–75 Template:Flagicon Jasem Yaqoub Qadsia 25
1975–76 Template:Flagicon Jasem Yaqoub Qadsia 16
1976–77 Template:Flagicon Faisal Al-Dakhil Qadsia 12
Template:Flagicon Jasem Yaqoub Qadsia
1977–78 Template:Flagicon Saud Buhamad Qadsia 10
1978–79 Template:Flagicon Ali Al-Mali Al-Arabi 10
1979–80 Template:Flagicon Jasem Yaqoub Qadsia 31
1980–81 Template:Flagicon Faisal Al-Dakhil Qadsia 19
Template:Flagicon Ahmad Khalaf Al-Arabi
1981–82 Template:Flagicon Tariq Najm Kazma 16
1982–83 Template:Flagicon Talib Hasin Sulaibikhat 23
1983–84 Template:Flagicon Yussef Al-Suwayed Kazma 26
1984–85 Template:Flagicon Faisal Al-Dakhil Qadsia 22
1985–86 Template:Flagicon Salah Al-Masnad Kazma 9
1986–87 Template:Flagicon Nassir Al-Ghanem Kazma 9
1987–88 Template:Flagicon Faisal Al-Dakhil Qadsia 11
1988–89 Template:Flagicon Bader Al-Anbari Kazma 8
1989–90 Template:Flagicon Khaled Al-Nasr Al-Arabi 8
1991–92 Template:Flagicon Jassem Al Houwaidi Al-Salmiya 10
1992–93 Template:Flagicon Ali Marwi Al-Salmiya 10
1993–94 Template:Flagicon Hamad Al Salah Qadsia 12
Template:Flagicon Nawaf Jadid Al Jahra
1994–95 Template:Flagicon Roman Hanus Kazma 13
1995–96 Template:Flagicon Luiz Carlos Kazma 14
1996–97 Template:Flagicon Luiz Carlos Kazma 11
1997–98 Template:Flagicon Ali Marwi Al-Salmiya 28
1998–99 Template:Flagicon Ali Marwi Al-Salmiya 22
1999–2000 Template:Flagicon Bashar Abdullah Al-Salmiya 11
2000–01 Template:Flagicon Faraj Laheeb
Template:Flagicon Bashar Abdullah		 Kuwait
Al-Salmiya		 10
2001–02 Template:Flagicon Malek John Kazma 10
2002–03 Template:Flagicon Dênis Marques Kuwait 9
2003–04 Template:Flagicon Khalaf Al Salamah Qadsia 12
2004–05 Template:Flagicon Firas Al Khatib Al-Arabi 13
2005–06 Template:Flagicon Hamad Al Harbi Al-Fahaheel 22
2006–07 Template:Flagicon Bashar Abdullah Kuwait 10
2007–08 Template:Flagicon Ahmad Ajab Qadsia 14
2008–09 Template:Flagicon Careca Kuwait 13
2009–10 Template:Flagicon Ismail Al Ajmi Kuwait 13
2010–11 Template:Flagicon Firas Al Khatib Qadsia 14
2011–12 Template:Flagicon Vinícius Lopes Al-Jahra 9
2012–13 Template:Flagicon Rogerinho Kuwait 11
2013–14 Template:Flagicon Omar Al Soma Qadsia 23[3]
2014–15 Template:Flagicon Patrick Fabiano Kazma 22[4]
2015–16 Template:Flagicon Firas Al Khatib Al-Arabi 23[5]
2016–17 Template:Flagicon David da Silva Qadsia 14[6]
2017–18 Template:Flagicon Faisal Ajab Al Tadhamon 15
2018–19 Template:Flagicon Hussain Al-Musawi Al-Arabi 17
2019–20 Template:Flagicon Yousef Nasser
Template:Flagicon Patrick Fabiano		 Kuwait
Al-Salmiya		 14
2020–21 Template:Flagicon Oday Dabbagh Al-Arabi 13
2021–22 Template:Flagicon Shabaib Al-Khaldi Kazma 11
2022–23 Template:Flagicon Taha Yassine Khenissi Kuwait 20
2023–24 Template:Flagicon Hamza Khabba Al-Arabi 21
2024–25 Template:Flagicon Vitor Vieira Al-Fahaheel 22

Participation by the years

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