2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League
| Season | 2018–19 |
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| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 72 (3.27 per match) |
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← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
57th edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions. Originally the league was structured at 8 teams but Kuwait FA announced its expansion in football so last seasons 2017–18 relegated team have been un-relegated and 2017–18 Kuwaiti Division One winners Al-Shabab SC and losing play-off team Al-Fahaheel FC will all compete this season.[1][2]
Teams
Lists of teams and locations
| Team | Based | Home stadium | Capacity |
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| Al Arabi | Kuwait City | Sabah Al-Salem Stadium | 26,000 |
| Al Jahra | Jahra | Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium | 17,000 |
| Al Kuwait | Kuwait City | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium | 18,500 |
| Al Nasar | Al Farwaniyah | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al Qadsia | Kuwait City | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al-Salmiya | Al Salmiya | Thamir Stadium | 16,105 |
| Al-Shabab | Al-Ahmadi | Al-Ahmadi Stadium | 18,000 |
| Al Tadhamon | Farwaniya | Farwaniya Stadium | 14,000 |
| Kazma | Kuwait City | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | 21,500 |
| Al Fahaheel | Kuwait City | Fahaheel Stadium | 2,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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| Al-Arabi | Jamal Al-Kazmi | Hussam Al Sayed | Ali Maqseed | Erreà | Ahli Bank of Kuwait |
| Al-Fahaheel | Mohammed Hammad | Andrey Chernyshov | Abdullah Al Enazi | Givova | none |
| Kuwait | Marzouq Al-Ghanim | Jarah Al Ateeqi | HH | BMW | |
| Qadsia | Shiekh Khaled Al-Fahad | Dalibor Starčević | Saleh Al Sheikh | Givova | Samsung |
| Kazma | Asaad Al-Banwan | Yousef Nasser | Erreà | Viva | |
| Al-Salmiya | Shiekh Turki Al-Yousef | Hutam Dhelies | Adidas | The Sultan Center | |
| Al-Shabab | Mohammed Ibrahim | Adidas | |||
| Al-Tadhamon | Mohammed Ibrahim | ||||
| Al-Jahra | D'Ham AL-Shammari | Da Silva | Nino Santos | Givova | Viva |
| Al-Nasr | Givova | Viva |
Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former Players 1 |
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League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Al-Kuwait | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 13 | Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 1[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Al-Salmiya | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 13 | |
| 3 | Al-Qadsia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | |
| 4 | Al-Nasar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Kazma | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
| 6 | Al-Arabi | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Al-Shabab | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 4 | |
| 8 | Al-Fahaheel | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
| 9 | Al-Jahra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 | |
| 10 | Al-Tadhamon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 1 | Relegation to 2019–20 Kuwaiti Division One |
- ↑ If the team cannot qualify for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter 2020 AFC Cup group stage.
Statistics
Top scorers
References
- ↑ "Kuwait League".
- 1 2 "Kuwait League". FIFA.com.
External links
- Official website (in Arabic) (in English)
- Kuwait League Fixtures and Results at FIFA
- Kuwaiti League (in Arabic)
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