Qadsia SC

Al Qadsia Sporting Club (Template:Langx) is a professional 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, and is the third largest stadium in Kuwait.

History

Template:Unreferencedsect Al Qadsia was one of the first Kuwaiti teams to be established, alongside 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 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 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 Yarmouk, which won the title later.

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.

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 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 Club, Al Muharraq Club, 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. 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.

2010s and 2020s

Al Qadsia has been to the final of the AFC Cup twice (2010 and 2013), but lost both, first to 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 Emir Cup titles.

Honours

Type	Competition	Title(s)	Seasons
Domestic	Kuwait Premier League	17	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
	Kuwait Emir Cup	17	1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2023–24
	Kuwait Crown Prince Cup	9S	1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18
	Kuwait Super Cup	6	2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
	Kuwait Federation Cup	6	2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2022–23
	Al-Khurafi Cup (Defunct)	2	2002–03, 2005–06
Continent	AFC Cup	1	2014
	GCC Champions League	2	2000, 2005

•   record
• ^S shared record

Futsal

• Kuwaiti Futsal League: 2

2012–13, 2013–14

• Kuwait Futsal Federation Cup: 5

2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Kuwait Futsal Super Cup: 3

2013, 2014, 2016

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	Template:Country data KUW	Rashed Al-Dawsari
5	MF	Template:Country data KUW	Faisel Al Shatti
7	MF	Template:Country data LBY	Mohammed Soulah
8	MF	Template:Country data KUW	Salman Al Bose
9	FW	Template:Country data MAR	Ismail Khafi
10	FW	Template:Country data KUW	Mobarak Al-Faneeni
11	MF	Template:Country data KUW	Eid Al-Rashidi
12	MF	Template:Country data KUW	Mohammad Khalil
14	DF	Template:Country data KUW	Abdulaziz Wadi
17	FW	Template:Country data KUW	Bader Al-Mutawa (captain)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	Template:Country data EGY	Abdullah Motawea
22	GK	Template:Country data KUW	Abdulaziz Al-Bahar
32	GK	Template:Country data KUW	Ali Jarragh
35	GK	Template:Country data KUW	Khaled Al-Rashidi
36	DF	Template:Country data KUW	Khalid El Ebrahim
40	FW	Template:Country data KUW	Meshal Khaled
43	MF	Template:Country data KUW	Abdullah Al Enai
44	MF	Template:Country data NGA	Daniel Ajibola
66	MF	Template:Country data MAR	AlMehdi Berrahma

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 4 appearances

2006: Semi-finals

2008: Quarter-finals

2014: 3rd round qualifying

2015: 3rd round qualifying

• AFC Cup: 8 appearances

2010: Runners-up

2011: Round of 16

2012: Round of 16

2013: Runners-up

2014: Winner

2015: Semifinal

2019: Group stage

2020: Cancelled

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

2000: First round (withdrew)

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearances

1994–95: Second round (withdrew)

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
1991	Asian Cup Winners Cup	1st round	Template:Flagicon	Al Faisaly	-	-
1995	Asian Cup Winners Cup	1st round	Template:Flagicon	Al Oruba Sur	2–0	0–1
		2nd round	Template:Flagicon	Al Sadd	-	0–2
2000	Asian Club Championship	1st round	Template:Flagicon	Al-Wahda	-	-
2006	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Foolad	2–0	0–6
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Pakhtakor	2–1	2–2
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al Ittihad	1–0	2–2
		Quarterfinal	Template:Flagicon	Al Ain	2–2	3–0
		Semifinal	Template:Flagicon	Al-Karamah	0–1	0–0
2008	AFC Champions League	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Pakhtakor	2–2	1–0
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Arbil	1–1	2–4
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Gharafa	1–0	1–0
		Quarterfinal	Template:Flagicon	Urawa	3–2	0–2
2010	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	East Bengal	4–1	3–2
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al Ittihad	3–0	0–0
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al Nejmeh	1–1	3–1
		Round of 16	Template:Flagicon	Churchill Brothers	2–1
		Quarterfinal	Template:Flagicon	Thai Port	3–0	0–0
		Semifinal	Template:Flagicon	Riffa	4–1	0–2
		Final	Template:Flagicon	Al-Ittihad	1–1 Template:Aet 2–4 Template:Pso
2011	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Shurtan	4–0	1–1
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Ittihad	3–2	2–0
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Saqr	3–0	2–2
		Round of 16	Template:Flagicon	Al-Kuwait	2–2 Template:Aet 2–3 Template:Pso
2012	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Suwaiq	2–0	5–1
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Ittihad	5–2	0–1
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Faisaly	1–2	1–1
		Round of 16	Template:Flagicon	Al-Kuwait	1–1 Template:Aet 1–3 Template:Pso
2013	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Shorta	0–1	2–0
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Ramtha	2–2	3–0
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Ravshan	3–0	3–1
		Round of 16	Template:Flagicon	Fanja	4–0
		Quarterfinal	Template:Flagicon	Al-Shorta	0–0	2–2
		Semifinal	Template:Flagicon	Al-Faisaly	2–1	1–0
		Final	Template:Flagicon	Al-Kuwait	0–2
2014	AFC Champions League	1st round	Template:Flagicon	Al-Suwaiq	1–0
		2nd round	Template:Flagicon	Bani Yas	4–0
		3rd round	Template:Flagicon	El Jaish	0–3
	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al Shorta SC	3–0	0–0
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Hidd	2–0	2–3
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Wahda	1–1	3–1
		Round of 16	Template:Flagicon	That Ras	4–0
		Quarterfinal	Template:Flagicon	Al-Hidd	1–1	2–2
		Semifinal	Template:Flagicon	Persipura Jayapura	4–2	6–0
		Final	Template:Flagicon	Arbil	0–0 Template:Aet 4–2 Template:Pso
2015	AFC Champions League	Playoff 2	Template:Flagicon	Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
		Playoff 3	Template:Flagicon	Al-Ahli	1–2
	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	FC Ahal	2–0	1–0
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	FC Istiklol	2–2	0–2
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Arbil	1–2	1–0
		Round of 16	Template:Flagicon	Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
		Quarterfinal	Template:Flagicon	Al-Jaish	3–0	0–2
		Semifinal	Template:Flagicon	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	3–1	w/o
2019	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Suwaiq Club	2–0	1–2
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Malkiya Club	1–2	2–1
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Ahed SC	0–1	0–0
2020	AFC Cup	Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Dhofar Club
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Riffa SC		2–1
		Group stage	Template:Flagicon	Al-Jazeera

Presidents and managers

Presidential history

Qadsia has had numerous presidents over the course of their history.

Name Years Suliman Al-Khaled 1960–1961 Faisel Al-Mutawa 1961–1962 Rashed Al-Rashed 1962–1963 Khaled Al-Masaod 1963–1965 Khaled Al-Hamed 1965–1966 Mohammed Al-Hamed 1966–1967 Khaled Al-Masaod 1967–1968 Khaled Al-Hamad 1968–1970 Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah 1970–1979 Khaled Al-Hamad 1979–1985 Yousef Al-Mushari 1985–1987 Abdulaziz Al-Mokhled 1989 Abdulmohsen Al-Faris 1989–1997 Talal Al-Fahad Al-Subah 1997–2010 Fawaz Al-Hasawi 2010–2012 Khaled Al-Fahad Al-Sabah 2012–

Managerial history

Below is a list of Qadsia coaches from 1960 until the present day.

Name Nationality Years Mohammed Al Hamed Template:Flagicon 1960–1962 Abdulmhsen Al Faris Template:Flagicon 1962–1963 Omar Shendi Template:Flagicon 1963–1965 Aladdin Niazi Template:Flagicon 1965–1966 Jan Cestić Template:Flagicon 1966–1967 Vojin Božović Template:Flagicon 1967–1970 Ron Lewin Template:Flagicon 1970–1972 Žarko Mihajlović Template:Flagicon 1972–1975 Peter McBride Template:Flagicon 1975–1977 Mohammed Al Masaod Template:Flagicon 1976–1977 Tomason Template:Flagicon 1977 Žarko Mihajlović Template:Flagicon 1977–1978 Ron Lewin Template:Flagicon 1978–1979 Abdullah Al Asfor Template:Flagicon 1979–1980 Bonero Template:Flagicon 1980–1983 Miljan Miljanić Template:Flagicon 1983–1985 Bobby Campbell Template:Flagicon 1985–1986 Saleh Zakaria Template:Flagicon 1986–1987 Luiz Felipe Scolari Template:Flagicon 1987–1990 Vola Template:Flagicon 1990–1992 Luiz Felipe Scolari Template:Flagicon 1992–1993 Alexandru Moldovan Template:Flagicon 1993 Dragan Gugleta Template:Flagicon 1993–1995 Mohammed Al Zaer Template:Flagicon 1995 Ednaldo Patricio Template:Flagicon 1995–1997 René Feller Template:Flagicon 1997–1998 Jorvan Vieira Template:Flagicon 1997–1999 Mohammed Ebrahim Template:Flagicon 1999–2000 Fakro Al Deen Template:Flagicon 2000 Senad Kreso Template:Flagicon 2000–2001 Branko Totak Template:Flagicon 2001 Radojko Avramović Template:Flagicon 2001 Willem Leushuis Template:Flagicon 2001–2002 Mohammed Ebrahim Template:Flagicon 2002–2004 Duílio Template:Flagicon 2004–2005 Mohammed Ebrahim Template:Flagicon 2005–2007 José Garrido Template:Flagicon 2007–2008 Mohammed Ebrahim Template:Flagicon 2008–2011 Rodion Gačanin Template:Flagicon 2011–2012 Mohammed Ebrahim Template:Flagicon 2012–2014 Antonio Puche Template:Flagicon 2014–2015 Rashed Al Bediah Template:Flagicon 2015 Dalibor Starčević Template:Flagicon 2015–2018 Yousef AlMusaibeeh Template:Flagicon 2018 Marin Ion Template:Flagicon 2018–2019 Pablo Franco Template:Flagicon 2019–2021 Kheïreddine Madoui Template:Flagicon 2021–2022 Nasser Al-Shatti Template:Flagicon 2022 Boris Bunjak Template:Flagicon 2022–2023 Mohammed Ebrahim Template:Flagicon 2023–2024 Mohammed Mashaan Template:Flagicon 2024 Željko Petrović Template:Flagicon 2024–

See also

• List of football clubs in Kuwait

External links

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