2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League

56th edition of the tournament. First season to have 8 teams after the return of Kuwaiti Division One.

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2017–18
ChampionsKuwait SC (14th title)
2019 AFC Champions League
2019 AFC Cup		Kuwait SC
Matches played84
Goals scored241 (2.87 per match)

Teams

Lists of teams and locations
Team Based Home stadium Capacity
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 Tadhamon Farwaniya Farwaniya Stadium 14,000
Kazma Kuwait City Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium 21,500

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Chairman Head Coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al-Arabi Jamal Al-Kazmi Ali Maqseed Erreà Ahli Bank of Kuwait
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 Brahima Keita Adidas The Sultan Center
Al-Tadhamon Mohammed Ibrahim
Al-Jahra D'Ham AL-Shammari Da Silva Nino Santos Givova Viva
Al-Nasr Givova Viva

Foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Asian Player Former Players 1
Al-Arabi Léo Brahima Keita Bobby Clement Said Al-Ruzaiqi
Al-Kuwait Juma Saeed Medó Hamid Mido Baha' Faisal Patrick Fabiano
Al-Qadsia Renatinho Tiago Orobó Rashid Sumaila Ahmed Al-Reyahi
Kazma Alex Lima Vanderlei Hernán Hinostroza Juliano Mineiro Joélson
Jaja
Al-Salmiya Guy Toindouba Odai Al-Saify Firas Al-Khatib Ahmad Deeb
Al-Tadhamon Igor Djoman Cofie Bekoe Fadi Awad Yago
Bernardo
Lucas Barboza
Al-Jahra Renan Silva Aaron Mbimbe Ronald Ngah Wanja Ahmed Hisham Francisco
Al Naser Francisco Eric Epuko Emmanuel Ofori Youssef Kalfa

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Kuwait 21 15 4 2 51 18 +33 49 Qualification to Champions League first preliminary round
2 Al Qadsia 21 9 6 6 37 25 +12 33
3 Al Salmiya * 21 10 3 8 31 32 −1 33
4 Kazma 21 6 11 4 29 28 +1 29
5 Al Arabi 21 7 6 8 30 29 +1 27
6 Al Nasar 21 8 2 11 30 39 −9 26
7 Al Jahra 21 8 2 11 38 40 −2 26 Play off of Kuwaiti Division One
8 Al Tadhamon 21 2 4 15 33 68 −35 10 Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored

Play-Off

In this Seasons Play-Off match to determine who's the 8th team of the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League, Is between Al-Jahra SC and Al-Fahaheel FC

22 April 2018 Al-Jahra SC6 – 0Al-Fahaheel FC Kuwait City, Kuwait

Awards

Top Scorer
Number Player Club Goals
1 Faisal Ajab Al Tadhmon SC 15
2 Yaqoub Al-Tararwa Kuwait SC 13
Ronald Al-Jahra SC 13
3 Firas Al-Khatib Al-Salmiya SC 12
4 Francisco Wagsley Al-Nasr SC
Al-Jahra SC		 11

Top Assist Provider
Number Player Club Assists
1 Faisal Zayid Al-Jahra SC 11
2 Sa'ad Al-Mutairi Al Tadhmon SC 8
3 Bader Al-Mutawa Qadsia SC 6
4 Mashari Al Azmi Kazma SC 5

Player of the Month
Month Player Club Ref
September Firas Al-Khatib Al-Salmiya SC [2]
October Faisal Zayid Al-Jahra SC [3]
November Not Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup & Crown Prince Cup -
December
January
February Bader Al-Fadhel Al-Arabi SC [4]
March Abdullah Mawee Qadsia SC [5]

References
  2. https://twitter.com/KuwaitFA/status/918445649456222208
  3. https://twitter.com/KuwaitFA/status/925120566364909568
  4. https://twitter.com/KuwaitFA/status/972935653586546688
  5. https://twitter.com/kuwaitfa/status/981821021589311488?s=21


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