2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League

The 2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League season was the 49th since its establishment. The season started in August and finished in April after a 3-month break for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup played in January.

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2010–11

Teams

Al Salibikhaet and Al Tadamon were relegated to the Kuwaiti Division One league after finishing bottom in the 2009–10 season and relegation playoff respectively.

The two relegated teams were replaced by Kuwaiti Division One champions Al Sahel and playoff winners Al Jahra.

Al Asimah
Hawalli
Abu Halifa
Al Jahra
Al Farwaniyah
Locations of teams in the 2010–11 Kuwaiti Premier League
Club Governorate, City Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Al Asimah, Al Mansouriah Sabah Al Salem Stadium 28.000
Al Kuwait Al Asimah, Keifan Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium 18.500
Al Naser Al Farwaniyah, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium 10.000
Al Sahel Abu Halifa Abu Halifa City Stadium 2.000
Al Salmiya Hawalli, Salmiya Thamir Stadium 16.105
Al Jahra Al Jahra Mubarak Al Ayyar Stadium 17.000
Kazma Sporting Club Al Asimah, Adiliya Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium 21.500
Qadsia Hawalli, Hawalli Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium 22.000

League standing
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qadsia SC (C) 21 16 3 2 47 10 +37 51 2012 AFC Cup group stage
2 Al Kuwait 21 14 5 2 46 17 +29 47 2012 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Al Arabi 21 12 3 6 28 19 +9 39
4 Kazma Sporting Club 21 11 5 5 28 14 +14 38 2012 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 2]
5 Al Jahra 21 5 4 12 14 31 −17 19
6 Al Naser 21 4 4 13 18 34 −16 16
7 Al-Salmiya 21 3 5 13 17 36 −19 14 Relegation playoff
8 Al Sahel (R) 21 3 3 15 16 53 −37 12 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2011. Source: fifa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Qualified as 2011 AFC Cup Finalists.
  2. Qualified as 2011 Kuwait Emir Cup winners.

Promotion/relegation playoff
Al Salmiya2 - 1Khaitan

Al Salmiya retained Premier League status.

Top goalscorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Firas Al Khatib Qadsia
15
2 Abdelmajid Eddine Al Arabi
12
3 Ahmad Alazmy Al Sahel
10
Ali Al Kandari Al Kuwait
10
5 Hussain Al-Moussawi Al Arabi
9
6 Khalid Ajab Al Kuwait
8
Ali Ferydoon Al Salmiya
8
8 Ismail Al-Ajmi Al Kuwait
7
Bader Al-Mutwa Qadsia
7
10 Fahad Al Enezi Kazma Sporting Club
6
Waleed Ali Al Kuwait
6
Jarah Al Ateeqi Al Kuwait
6

References

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