2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League

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Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates24 August 2023 – May 2024
Matches played60
Goals scored187 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerMorocco Hamza Khabba
(16 goals)

The 2023–24 season for the Kuwait Premier League is the 62nd season of professional football played in Kuwait.[1] Kuwait SC are the defending champions.

Teams[edit]

Stadia and locations[edit]

Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Mansouria, Sabah Al Salem Stadium 15.000
Fahaheel Fahaheel Al-Ahmadi Stadium

Fahaheel Stadium

18.000

2.000

Al-Jahra Al Jahra Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium 17.000
Kazma Adiliya Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium 26.500
Khaitan Khaitan Khaitan Stadium 11.000
Al-Kuwait Kaifan Al Kuwait SC Stadium 16,500
Al Naser Ardiya Ali Al-Salem Stadium 10.000
Al-Qadsia Hawalli Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium 22.000
Al-Salmiya Salmiya Thamir Stadium 16.105
Al-Shabab Ahmadi Al-Ahmadi Stadium 18.000

Personnel and kits[edit]

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

Team Head Coach Captain Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor
Al Arabi Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Nestorović Kuwait Sulaiman Abdulghafour Unique Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Fahaheel Syria Firas Al-Khatib Kuwait Fawaz Al Rashidi Solosport
Al Jahra Kuwait Abdullah Al Mutairi Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan Zeus
Kazma Kuwait Mohammed Dehiles Kuwait Hussain Kankoune Nike
Khaitan Romania Florin Motroc Kelme
Al-Kuwait Tunisia Nabil Maâloul Kuwait Fahad Al Rashidi Solosport BMW
Al Naser Kuwait Dhahir Al-Adwani Kuwait Mesh'al Fawaz Joma
Al-Qadsia Kuwait Mohammed Mashaan Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Erreà Switch Electronics
Al-Salmiya Croatia Ante Miše Kuwait Fawaz AL-Otaibi Solosport Atyab Al Marshoud
Al Shabab Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui Kuwait Zaid Zakaria Kelme

Managerial changes[edit]

Team Outgoing head coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming head coach Date of appointment
Al Arabi Bosnia and Herzegovina Rusmir Cviko End of contract 28 May 2023 Germany Thomas Brdarić 26 June 2023
Al Naser Jordan Jamal Mahmoud End of contract 7 May 2023 Kuwait Dhahir Al-Adwani 6 July 2023
Kazma Romania Ilie Stan 31 May 2023 Brazil Sérgio Farias 6 July 2023
Al Shabab Kuwait Eid Sabge 31 July 2023 Montenegro Slavoljub Bubanja 31 July 2023
Kazma Brazil Sérgio Farias End of contract 11 September 2023 Portugal Francisco Chaló 18 September 2023
Al Arabi Germany Thomas Brdarić Sacked 2 November 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Nestorović 4 November 2023
Al Jahra Brazil Ginés de Silva Sacked 1 December 2023 Kuwait Abdullah Al Mutairi 2 December 2023
Khaitan Kuwait Ibrahim Obaid Sacked 2 December 2023 Romania Florin Motroc 3 December 2023
Al-Kuwait Serbia Boris Bunjak Sacked 3 December 2023 Tunisia Nabil Maâloul 6 December 2023
Kazma Portugal Francisco Chaló Sacked 27 December 2023 Kuwait Mohammed Dehiles 27 December 2023
Al-Qadsia Kuwait Mohammed Ebrahim Sanitary conditions 6 January 2024 Kuwait Mohammed Mashaan 11 January 2024
Al-Salmiya Kuwait Mohammed Mashaan End of contract 10 January 2024 Croatia Ante Miše 12 January 2024
Al Shabab Montenegro Slavoljub Bubanja Sacked 16 February 2024 Tunisia Nacif Beyaoui 5 March 2024

Foreign players[edit]

Clubs can register a total of five foreign players throughout the season, in addition to two Kuwaiti-born players, but five of them are allowed to participate in the match.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Born in Kuwait Former Players
Al Arabi Algeria Imadeddine Boubekeur Morocco Hamza Khabba Morocco Walid Sabbar Nigeria Anayo Iwuala Tunisia Aymen Sfaxi Syria Gomaa Aboud

Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Dhaferi

AlgeriaSofiane Bouchar

Senegal Mamadou Thiam

Fahaheel Brazil Júlio César Brazil Uilliam Brazil Vitão Syria Nasouh Al Nakdali Tunisia Abderrahman Hanchi Jordan Ahmed Al-Riyahi

Syria Mohammed Alyan

Brazil Luiz Fernando
Al-Jahra Brazil Igor Salatiel Brazil Rodrigo Yuri Ivory Coast Wilfried Kanon Libya Anas Alshibli Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan
Kazma AlgeriaReda Benchaa Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva Jordan Ahmad Ersan State of Palestine Michel Termanini Nigeria Benjamin Teidi Brazil Douglas Valle

Algeria Imadeddine Azzi

Khaitan Brazil Johnathan Pereira Brazil Victor Lisboa Brazil Wellington Rwanda Kevin Muhire Ivory Coast Othman Fani Brazil Rodrigo Dias
Al-Kuwait Bahrain Mohamed Marhoon Democratic Republic of the Congo Arsène Zola Republic of the Congo Guy Mbenza Morocco Mehdi Berrahma Tunisia Yassine Amri Iran Ali Pourdara

Egypt Amro Abdelfatah

Tunisia Bilel Ifa

Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi

Al Naser Algeria Issad Lakdja Libya Almuetasim Allafi Colombia Hansel Zapata Syria Omar Midani Syria Abdullah Al Shami
Al-Qadsia Oman Abdullah Fawaz Libya Mohammed Soulah Nigeria Daniel Ajibola Argentina Sergio Vittor Ivory Coast Ibrahima Tandia Egypt Abdullah Motawea

Iran Abdulaziz Nassari

Tunisia Youssef Ben Souda
Salmiya Brazil Alex Lima The Gambia Sang Per Mendy Ghana Izaka Aboudou LibyaAlSanousi AlHadi AustriaSrđan Spiridonović Senegal Ousseynou Gueye

Brazil Sebá

Al Shabab Tunisia Bilel Ifa TunisiaYoussef BenSouda Colombia Carlos Rivas Senegal Birahim Gaye Estonia Bogdan Vaštšuk Senegal Oussainou N'Diaye

Senegal Omar Wade

Senegal Mame Saher Thioune

Main league table[edit]

The main league, consisting of 10 teams in which the top six clubs competing in the league and the last four clubs qualifying for the relegation group are determined.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Kuwait (Q) 18 13 4 1 46 17 +29 43 Qualification for Championship Play-offs
2 Al-Arabi (Q) 18 13 3 2 47 18 +29 42
3 Al-Qadsia (Q) 18 11 6 1 34 10 +24 39
4 Al-Salmiya (Q) 18 6 6 6 21 24 −3 24
5 Al-Nasar (Q) 18 7 3 8 31 27 +4 24
6 Al-Fahaheel (Q) 18 6 5 7 25 27 −2 23
7 Kazma (R) 18 5 5 8 20 32 −12 20 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Al-Shabab (R) 18 4 2 12 14 43 −29 14
9 Khaitan (R) 18 2 6 10 11 31 −20 12
10 Al-Jahra (R) 18 2 2 14 17 37 −20 8
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2024. Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Championship play-offs[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Kuwait 23 16 6 1 56 20 +36 54 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 qualifying play-off
2 Al-Arabi 23 15 6 2 55 22 +33 51
3 Al-Qadsia 23 14 7 2 46 17 +29 49
4 Al-Salmiya 23 8 7 8 29 33 −4 31
5 Al-Fahaheel 23 7 6 10 31 38 −7 27
6 Al-Nasar 23 7 3 13 34 40 −6 24
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2024. Source: [2]

Relegation-offs[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Kazma 21 8 5 8 29 35 −6 29
2 Khaitan 21 3 6 12 15 38 −23 15
3 Al-Jahra 21 4 2 15 25 44 −19 14 Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
4 Al-Shabab 21 4 2 15 15 48 −33 14
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2024. Source: [3]

Statistics[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

As of 7 April 2024
Rank Player Team Goals
1
 Morocco Hamza Khabba Al Arabi
15
Colombia Hansel Zapata Al Naser
3
 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Al-Qadsia
13
4
 Brazil Uilliam Fahaheel
9
Kuwait Mohammed Daham Al-Kuwait
Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi Al-Kuwait
7
 Brazil Alex Lima Al-Salmiya
8

Awards[edit]

Round awards[edit]

Round Player of the Round
Player Club
1 Kuwait Ali Fadel Khaitan
2 Kuwait Ahmed Al-Dhefiri Al-Kuwait
3 Kuwait Khalid Al-Ajaji Al-Nasr
4 Kuwait Mohammed Daham Al-Kuwait
5 Kuwait Abdullah Al-Otaibi Al-Shabab
6 Kuwait Sami Al-Sanea Al-Kuwait
7 Kuwait Khaled Al-Rashidi Al-Qadsia
8 Kuwait Bandar Al Salamah Al Arabi
9 Kuwait Sultan Al Enezi Al Arabi
10 Kuwait Mohammed Daham Al-Kuwait
11 Kuwait Ahmad Raheel Al-Nasr
12 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Al-Qadsia
13 Kuwait Mohammed Daham Al-Kuwait
14 Kuwait Eid Al-Rashidi Al-Qadsia
15 Kuwait Mohammed Daham Al-Kuwait
16 Kuwait Othman Al Shemeri Al-Jahra
17 Kuwait Yaqoub Al-Tararwa Khaitan
18 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Al-Qadsia
19 Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Al-Qadsia

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kuwait Club Triumphs 3-1 Against Al-Jahra in 62nd Zain League Opener". Arab Times. August 24, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2024.

External links[edit]

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