Kazma SC

Kazma Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي كاظمة الرياضي‎) is a Kuwaiti football club founded in 1964. Kazma play in Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium in Adiliya, Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait), Kuwait City and is the 3rd largest stadium in Kuwait. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League 4 times. Kazma faced FC Barcelona at the end of the 2009–10 season, drawing 1–1 after Bojan Krkić scored in the 80th minute for Barcelona, before Abdullah Al Dhafiri equalised in the 90th minute with a fine effort for Kazma. On 19 April 2013 Kazma SC were relegated for the first time in their history after losing to Al-Arabi SC 3–0 in the final game of the 2012–13.

Kazma
كاظمة
Full nameKazma Sporting Club
نادي كاظمة الرياضي
Founded31 August 1964 (1964-08-31)
GroundAl-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Adiliya, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Capacity21,500
ChairmanAli Alobaid
ManagerBoris Bunjak
LeagueKuwaiti Premier League
2018–194th
WebsiteClub website

Club history

Naming

The club is named after the area of Kathma. In 630 A.D., the battle of 'That Alslasil' took place in Kathma, which is located forty kilometers north of Kuwait City on the coast of Kuwait.[1]

Recent history

On 21 December 2009, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions FC Barcelona to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the club. The match ended with 1–1 draw and Barcelona received €1.7 million to participate in the match.[2]

Kazma 1–1 FC Barcelona
Abdullah Al Dhafiri  90' Bojan Krkić  80'
Attendance: 21,500

Won the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2011 a 1-0 over Kuwait SC.

2011-

On November 10, 2015 after 4 years of trophy-less seasons the club won the 2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup vs Kuwait SC 2-1 goals scored by Patrick Fabiano.[3]

Stadium
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium in Adiliya

Kazma's stadium, Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a 21,500 holding capacity. It is the 2nd largest stadium in Kuwait and is the home ground for Kazma.

The stadium hosted 2 Gulf Cup of Nations tournaments, the first being in 1990, which Kuwait won for the seventh time. However, the second time in 2003 Kuwait ended up in 6th place, which is their worst ever ranking. It has also hosted many finals of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup.

Presidents
  • Ahmad Khalid Al-Fozan (Oct 1964 – Oct 65)
  • Yousef Abdullah Mohammed Shaheen Al-Ghanim (Nov 1965 – June 95)
  • Abdullah Al-Dakheel Al-Rasheed (June 1995 – Sept 95)
  • Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (Sept 1995 – May 97)
  • Khalid Nasser Al-Sanea (May 1997 – May 00)
  • Asad Ahmed Al-Banwan (2004–)

Achievements

Kazma Has 19 official championships

Official
  • Viva Premier League: 4
1986, 1987, 1994, 1996
1982, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011
  • Kuwait Crown Cup: 1
1995
  • Al Khurafi Cup: 2
2004, 2007
  • Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2
1987, 1995
Runners-up 1988, 1977
1968–67
Runners-up 2011
2015-16, 2017-18

Friendly
  • Al Hasawi Super Cup: 1
2007[4]

Futsal
2014–15, 2015–16
2015, 2017, 2018

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Hussain Kankoune
3 DF Bader Thekrallah
5 DF Vivien Assie
7 MF Omar Al Hubaiter
8 MF Meshari Al-Azmi
9 FW Bandar Boresli
10 FW Nasser Faraj
11 FW Abdullah Al Dhafiri
12 MF Hamad Harbi
13 DF Nasser Al-Wuhaib
15 FW Feijão
17 MF Shabaib Al-Khaldi
18 MF Paul Onobi
22 GK Ali Jeragh
25 DF Sultan Salbokh
No. Position Player
26 FW Mohammed Jabbar Shokan
27 DF Essa Waleed
36 FW Bruno Paulo
38 MF Bader Al Salim
44 MF Meshari Khamis

Recent seasons
Kazma's biggest wins
  • In Asia
1988: Kazma 3–0 Muharraq Club
1989: Kazma 3–0 Sharjah
1995: Kazma 9–0 Dhofar
1996: Kazma 4–1 Al Ain
1999: Kazma 3–0 Al Nassr
  • Friendlies
2008: Kazma 7–1 Spartak Trnava
2009: Kazma 1–1 Ismaily
2009: Kazma 1–1 FC Barcelona

Kazma in Asia
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship2110463316
Asian Cup Winners Cup188554625
AFC Cup188372220
Total5726121810161
Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1987–88
Asian Club Championship Q1 Al Hilal 0–1
Q1 Muharraq Club 3–0
Q1 Al Nasr 1–0
Q1 Al-Fanja 2–0
GS Yomiuri 1–2
GS August 1st 1–0
GS Federal Territory 1–1
1988–89
Asian Club Championship Q1 West Riffa 2–0
Q1 Al-Fanja 3–1
Q1 Sharjah 3–0
Q1 Al-Ittifaq 1–1 1–2
GS Mohun Bagan 1–0
GS Al-Rasheed 0–2
GS Guangdong 1–1
1992
Asian Cup Winners Cup R1 Al Sadd 1–1 (2–4p) 1–1
QF Al Nassr 0–1 1–2
1994–95
Asian Club Championship R1 Al Arabi 2–1 0–1
1996
Asian Cup Winners Cup R1 Oman Club 3–1 1–1
R2 Al Ain 2–0 4–1
QF Riyadh SC 1–0 1–2
1996–97
Asian Club Championship R1 Dhofar 9–0 1–1
R2 Al-Rayyan 0–1 1–1
1998
Asian Cup Winners Cup R1 Bahrain club 2–2 3–2
R2 Al Ittihad 0–0 0–1
1999
Asian Cup Winners Cup R1 Al Wahda 2–0 3–2
R2 Al Nassr 3–0 1–2
QF Al Talaba –
2010
AFC Cup GS Al-Ahed 1–0 2–1
GS Al Jaish 0–1 1–0
GS Nasaf Qarshi 0–0 2–1
R16 Shabab Al-Ordon 1–1 (aet)
(6–5 p)
QF Al-Ittihad 0–1 2–3
2012
AFC Cup GS Arbil 1–2 1–1
GS East Bengal 3–0 2–1
GS Al-Oruba 1–1 2–1
R16 Al-Wehdat 1–2 (aet)

FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players

FIFA World Cup 1982

  •  Kuwait
    • Nassir Al-Ghanim
    • Jamal Al-Qabendi
    • Hamoud Al-Shemmari
    • Yussef Al-Suwayed
    • Adam Marjam
    • Abdullah Mayouf

1984 AFC Asian Cup

  •  Kuwait
    • Jamal Al-Qabandi
    • Homoud Al-Shammari
    • Yousef Suwayed

1996 AFC Asian Cup

  •  Kuwait
    • Fawaz Al Ahmad
    • Yousef Al Dookhi
    • Ayman Al Husaini
    • Badr Haji
    • Esam Sakeen

2000 AFC Asian Cup

2004 AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup 2007

AFC Asian Cup 2011

Managerial history
Ilie Balaci coach of Kazma 2009–10
Years Name Nationality
1985–90 Eddie Firmani Italy
1994–96 Milan Máčala Czech Republic
1997–99 Theo Bücker Germany
1999 Adam Marjan Kuwait
2001–02 Fouzy Ibrahim Kuwait
2002–03 Acácio Casimiro Portugal
June 2004 – Nov 2004 Júlio César Leal Brazil
2004–05 Johan Boskamp Netherlands
2005–06 Zlatko Krmpotić Serbia
June 2006 – July 2007 José Garrido Portugal
2007–08 Marinko Koljanin Croatia
2008–09 Robertinho Brazil
2009–10 Ilie Balaci Romania
2010 Jamal Yaqoob Kuwait
2010 – June 2012 Milan Máčala Czech Republic
July 2012 – 2013 Miodrag Radulović Montenegro
2013–2015 Jacenir Silva Brazil
May 2015 – July 2017 Florin Motroc Romania
July 2017 – 2019 Toni Portugal
2019 – present Boris Bunjak Serbia

Affiliated clubs

Other sports

Besides football, the Club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Taekwando, and Ice Hockey.

Basketball

Handball team achievements

Performance in AFC (Asian) Competitions
  • Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
1988: Group Stage
1989: Group Stage
1995: First Round
1997: Second Round
  • Asian Cup Winners Cup: 4 appearances
1991–92: Quarter-Finals
1995–96: Quarter-Finals
1997–98: Second Round
1998–99: Quarter-Finals
2010: Quarter-Finals
2012: Round of 16

References
  1. http://www.da.gov.kw/eng/picsandevents/historicevents.php
  2. http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/11/06/1608949/barcelona-to-play-lucrative-friendly-against-kazma-sporting-club-
  3. http://www.kooora.com/?n=445123&o=nckw
  4. "Today in Kuwait's history 07/02/2015". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 7 February 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
Preceded by
Al-Shabab		 Gulf Club Champions Cup
1995		 Succeeded by
Al-Nasr
Preceded by
Al-Hilal		 Gulf Club Champions Cup
1987		 Succeeded by
Al-Ittifaq
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