Kuwait at the AFC Asian Cup
Kuwait is one of the most successful teams in the AFC Asian Cup, having won the title once, during 1980 edition which they were awarded as host, became the first Arab team to win the Asian Cup.
During 1970s to 2000s, Kuwait had risen from a normal, unknown to become one of Asia's most prestigious teams and Kuwait was regarded for having a group of golden generation that would facilitate and develop football in the small nation at the Arabian Gulf. Kuwait had also qualified for the FIFA World Cup once, in 1982, thanked for the success in Asian Cup. Kuwait remained a powerful team until 2004, when they were surprisingly knocked out from the group stage. Since then, Kuwait's strength has started to diminish slowly, and although had qualified for 2011 and 2015, Kuwait didn't win any matches. Kuwait was even excluded for 2019 edition, due to FIFA's sanctions over Government's interference.[1]
Kuwait's Asian Cup record
| AFC Asian Cup record | AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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.svg.png){kind=small} | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Runners-up | 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Qualified automatically due to withdrawal of others in the Group | ||||||
 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
 | Third Place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Qualified automatically as defending champions | ||||||
 | Group stage | 7th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
   | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| Group stage | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
| Disqualified | Disqualified from qualification due to FIFA sanction | |||||||||||||
| To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Champions | 10/18 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 45 | 51 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 94 | 33 | |
1972 edition in Thailand
Template:Kuwait squad 1972 AFC Asian Cup
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 |
 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2 |
| South Korea | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
Park Lee-Chun  |
Sultan Duraiham |
| Khmer Republic | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doeur Sokhom Sok Sun Hean Tes Sean Sea Cheng Eang |
1976 edition in Iran
Template:Kuwait squad 1976 AFC Asian Cup
Semi-finals
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1980 edition in Kuwait
Template:Kuwait squad 1980 AFC Asian Cup
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 5 |
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 |
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chombi |
Al-Houti |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
| Kuwait | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kameel Yaqoub |
Zulkifli |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
| Kuwait | 0–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hwang Seok-keun Choi Soon-ho |
Semi-finals
Final
| Kuwait | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Houti Al-Dakhil |
1984 edition in Singapore
Template:Kuwait squad 1984 AFC Asian Cup
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
|
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 1 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Rumaihi |
| South Korea | 0 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 3 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahrous Al-Dakhil A. Al-Buloushi |
Abu Al-Sel |
| Kuwait | 0 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Jam'an |
Third place play-off
Iran  | 1 – 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammadkhani |
Al-Haddad |
|
| Penalties | ||
Hajiloo  Derakhshan Ahadi Mokhtarifar  |
3 – 5 | |
1988 edition in Qatar
Template:Kuwait squad 1988 AFC Asian Cup
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
|
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
|
4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
|
3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
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2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
| Kuwait | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
| Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
1996 edition in the UAE
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Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed Al-Talyani B. Saad |
Report | Al-Huwaidi |
| Kuwait | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Huwaidi B. Abdullah |
Report |
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
| United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Saeed |
Report |
Third place play-off
| Iran | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daei |
Report | Al-Huwaidi |
| Penalties | ||
| Moharrami Estili Peyrovani Bagheri |
3–2 | |
2000 edition in Lebanon
| | |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 |
| South Korea | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Al-Huwaidi |
Quarter-finals
| Kuwait | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bashar Abdullah Al-Huwaidi |
Report | Al-Temyat  Al-Meshal |
2004 edition in China
| | |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
 |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
|
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
|
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 |
| Kuwait | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| B. Abdullah Al-Mutawa |
Report | Rashid |
| South Korea | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Dong-Gook Cha Du-Ri Ahn Jung-Hwan |
Report |
2011 edition in Qatar
| | |
2015 edition in Australia
| | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 |  |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| 9 January 2015 | |||
| Australia | 4–1[2] | | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 13 January 2015 | |||
| Kuwait | 0–1 | | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
| 17 January 2015 | |||
| Oman | 1–0 | | Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle |
References
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