The 2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League (also known as Zain Premier League) is the 64th edition of the Kuwait Premier League, the top-tier of Kuwaiti football, since being established in 1961. Kuwait SC are the 4-time defending champions following a 2–1 win against Al Arabi in final game of last season’s championship round.
It was announced on June 20, 2025, that the league would kick off after the September FIFA international break, on September 12, 2025.https://x.com/kuwaitfa/status/1936083128063303959?s=46&t=GpanI5lZxjL3R6zeUTtG4g On 28 February, the Minister of Youth Affairs Tariq Al-Jalahma announced the full suspension of all sporting activities, including the league, for undetermined period due the Iranian strikes on Kuwait. This suspension ended in May 2026, with games resuming from May 14.
Teams 10 teams will compete in the league – the top 8 teams from the previous season and the 2 teams promoted from the Division One.
Club changes To Premier League Promoted from the Kuwaiti Division One Al-Jahra Al-Shabab From Premier League Relegated to the Kuwaiti Division One Al-Yarmouk Khaitan
Stadia and locations
TeamCity/TownStadiumCapacityAl Arabi MansouriaSabah Al Salem Stadium28,000FahaheelFahaheelNayef Al-Dabbous Stadium10,000JahraJahraMubarak Al-Aiar Stadium17,000KazmaAdiliyaAl-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium21,500Kuwait SCSulaibikhatJaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Stadium15,000NasrArdiyaAli Al-Salem Stadium10,000QadsiaHawalliMohammed Al-Hamad Stadium22,000SalmiyaSalmiyaThamir Stadium16,105ShababAl AhmadiAl-Ahmadi Stadium18,000Tadamon FarwaniyaFarwaniya Stadium14,000 Source:
Personnel and kits TeamHead coachCaptain (s)Kit manufacturerShirt sponsorOther sponsorsAl Arabi Nasser Al-Shatti Sulaiman Abdulghafour AlNasserAl Ahli Bank of KuwaitWest End Watch Co.MkhmkhSaray PerfumesKuwait Nebojša Jovović Fahed Al Hajri HH SportsBMW Al-Seef HospitalAnanas Diamond HouseQadsia Nabil Maâloul Bader Al-Mutawa ErreàJazeera Airways Miles WaterAuto1 Intersport Fix ProAl-Salmiya Ali Ashoor Fawaz Al-Otaibi JakoAtyab Al-Marshoud MJ ClinicUltra WaterKazma Dragan Tadić Hussain KankoneHH SportsNoneNoneFahaheel Firas Al-Khatib Mohammed NaeemWolves SportInfinity ECNNoneAl Nasar Djamel Belkacem Salman BormeyaVictoryNoneNoneAl-Jahra Ahmed Abdulkareem Abdullah Al-MasamehHH SportsNoneNoneAl-Shabab Slavoljub Bubanja Mohammed Al-QabandiLuanviNoneNoneAl-Tadamon Igor Remetić Abdulaziz Al-BisherErreàCheesy Burger Rare DesignNone
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment Kazma Rusmir CvikoEnd of contract1 June 2025Pre-season Dragan Tadić 1 June 2025 Jahra Mohammad Dehilis Rodion Gačanin 7 June 2025 Qadsia Željko Petrović Nabil Maâloul 11 June 2025 Tadamon Jamal Al-Qabandi Miguel Leal 21 June 2025 Al Arabi Nasser Al-Shatti 30 June 2025 Marco Alves 8 July 2025Salmiya Ante Miše Mutual Consent 11 July 2025 Nasser Al-Shatti 11 July 2025 Nasser Al-Shatti Resigned 17 September 2025 6th Mohammad Dehilis 19 September 2025 Tadamon Miguel LealSacked 2 November 2025 9th Maher Al-Shammari 2 November 2025 Al Arabi Marco Alves 10 November 2025 3rd Nasser Al-Shatti 15 November 2025 Salmiya Mohammad Dehilis Mutual consent 31 January 2026 5th Ali Ashoor 31 January 2026 Tadamon Maher Al-Shammari Resigned 5 February 2026 10th Igor Remetić 7 February 2026 Jahra Rodion Gačanin Sacked 16 February 2026 9th Ahmad Abdulkareem 16 February 2026
Main league table
Championship play-offs The top 6 Teams play in the Championship play-offs.
Relegation play-offs The bottom 4 Teams play in the Relegation play-offs with the bottom 2 relegated.
Awards
Seasonal Player of the season: Youssef Nasser Young Player of the season: Ali Hassan Best Goalkeeper: Saud Al Hoshan Kuwaiti Golden Boot: Youssef Nasser Best Manager: Nebojša Jovović
Round awards Round Player of the Round PlayerClub1Salman Al-BousFahaheel2Soud Al-JanaeiAl-Shabab3Eid Al-RashidiQadsia4Moath Al-EneziAl-Salmiya5Mohamed FareehKuwait SC6Nasser FalehKazma7Othman Al-ShammariKazma8Abdullah Al-AwadhiQadsia9Sulaiman AbdulghafourAl-Arabi10Yousef NasserKuwait SC11Mohammad DahamKuwait SC12Yousef NasserKuwait SC13Talal JazaʽaAl-Naser14Talal JazaʽaAl-Naser15Nasser FalahKazma16Ali HassanAl-Naser17Abdulrahman Al-FadhliAl-Salmiya18Youssef Al-HaqanQadsia19Youssef NasserKuwait SC20Youssef NasserKuwait SC21Youssef Al-OnaizanAl-Salmiya22Youssef Al-KandariAl-Salmiya23Saud Al HoshanKuwait SC
See also 2025–26 Kuwaiti Division One 2025–26 Kuwait Super Cup 2025–26 Kuwait Emir Cup 2025–26 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup 2025–26 AFC Challenge League 2025–26 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League
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References
External links Official website