Kuwait SC active departmentsFootball(men's)Handball(men's)Basketball(men's)

Kuwait Sports Club, also known as Al-Kuwait, () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. They have won the Kuwait Premier League 19 times and over 50 trophies overall. The club plays at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located in Kaifan. It is the first Kuwaiti club to win an Asian title, having won the 2009 AFC Cup, 2012 AFC Cup, 2013 AFC Cup, and the 2025–26 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. 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. In 2009, Kuwait won the first AFC Cup winning against Al-Karamah from Syria with the victory of 2–1. In 2011, they reached the AFC Cup final, but they lost against Nasaf Qarshi from Uzbekistan. The club became champion of AFC Cup in 2012 and 2013 defeating Erbil SC from Iraq with 4-0 and fellow side Al-Qadsia.

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.

Kuwait SC is a team based in Kuwait City. There are two other teams in the capital of Kuwait: Al Arabi SC, and Kazma SC, who are naturally the team's rivals. The 2000s were a new era of dominance for Kuwait SC alongside Qadsia, which is based in Hawalli. 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-upSeasons Domestic Kuwait Premier League 21 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, 2025–26 11 1969–70, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1987–88, 2004-05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14 Kuwait Emir Cup 17 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 3 2009, 2012, 2013 1 2011"Nasaf win 2011 AFC Cup . the-afc.com, 29 October 2011. AFC Challenge League 1 2025–26 0

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 LeagueGroup stage Al-Hilal 0–0 1–1 3rd out of 3 Pakhtakor 0–1 1–2 2008 AFC Champions LeagueGroup 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 CupGroup 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 2010AFC 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 2011AFC 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 Quarter-final Muangthong United 1–0 0–0 1–0 Semi-final Arbil 3–3 2–0 5–3 Final Nasaf 1–2 2012AFC 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 Quarter-final Al-Wehdat 0–0 3–0 3–0 Semi-final Al-Ettifaq 4–1 2–0 6–1 Final Arbil 4–0 2013AFC 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 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 2015AFC 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 w/o 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 2020AFC Champions League Preliminary round 1 Al-Faisaly 2–1 Preliminary round 2 Esteghlal 0–3 AFC Cup Group stage Al-Ansar 1–0 Cancelled Al-Wathba 0–0 Al-Faisaly 2021AFC CupGroup 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 2022AFC Cup Group stage Al-Ansar 1–1 2nd out of 4 Al-Seeb 2–1 Jableh 0–0 2023–24AFC CupGroup 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 TwoGroup stage Nasaf 0–0 2–1 3rd out of 4 Al-Hussein 2–2 1–2 Shabab Al Ahli 3–3 1–42025–26AFC Challenge League Group stage Al-Ansar 3–2 1st out of 4 Al-Seeb 1–1 Bashundra 2–0Quarter-final Al-Shabab 5–3Semi-final Muras United2–1 Final PKR Svay Rieng 4–3 2026–27AFC Champions League TwoGroup stage Al Wahda 2–3 Al-Khaldiya Nasaf

Players First team squad

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 Ion2014 Aziz Hamada2014–2016 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

Other sports Besides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, water polo, squash, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, boxing, judo, and weightlifting. The club has also maintained a monthly magazine since 2007.

See also List of football clubs in Kuwait

References

Notes

External links

Kuwait SC at Soccerway Kuwait SC at BeSoccer