2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates24 August 2023 - May 2024
Matches played60
Goals scored187 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerMorocco Hamza Khabba
(14 goals)
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62st edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.

Teams

Stadia and locations

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

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 Montenegro Slavoljub Bubanja Kuwait Zaid Zakaria Kelme

Managerial changes

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 31May 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

Foreign players

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 Senegal Mamadou Thiam Tunisia Aymen Sfaxi Morocco Hamza Khabba Nigeria Anayo Iwuala Morocco Walid Sabbar Syria Gomaa Aboud

Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Dhaferi

AlgeriaSofiane Bouchar
Fahaheel Tunisia Abderrahman Hanchi Brazil Uilliam Brazil Júlio César Brazil Luiz Fernando Brazil Vitor Vieira Jordan Ahmed Al-Riyahi

Syria Mohammed Alyan

Al-Jahra Libya Anas Alshibli Brazil Igor Salatiel Ivory Coast Wilfried Kanon Brazil Rodrigo Yuri Qatar Abdelkarim Hassan
Kazma Jordan Ahmad Ersan State of Palestine Michel Termanini Algeria Imadeddine Azzi Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva Brazil Douglas Valle
Khaitan Brazil Johnathan Rwanda Kevin Muhire Brazil Wellington Brazil Victor Felipe
Al-Kuwait Tunisia Yassine Amri Tunisia Bilel Ifa Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi Morocco Mehdi Berrahma Bahrain Mohamed Marhoon Iran ali pourdara

Egypt Amro Abdelfatah

Al Naser Algeria Issad Lakdja Libya Almuetasim Allafi Colombia Hansel Zapata Syria Omar Midani Syria Abdullah Al Shami
Al-Qadsia Libya Mohammed Soulah Nigeria Daniel Ajibola Argentina Sergio Vittor Tunisia Youssef Ben Souda Ivory Coast Ibrahima Tandia Iran Abdulaziz Nassari

Egypt Abdullah Motawea

Salmiya Brazil Alex Lima Senegal Ousseynou Gueye The Gambia Sang Per Mendy Ghana Izaka Aboudou Brazil Sebá
Al Shabab Senegal Oussainou N'Diaye Senegal Omar Wade Senegal Mame Saher Thioune Colombia Carlos Rivas Senegal Birahim Gaye

Main league table

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) 14 10 3 1 40 15 +25 33 Qualification for Championship Play-offs
2 Al-Arabi (Q) 14 10 3 1 33 13 +20 33
3 Al-Qadsia (Q) 14 9 5 0 26 9 +17 32
4 Al-Nasar 14 6 3 5 25 17 +8 21
5 Al-Salmiya 14 5 5 4 19 19 0 20
6 Kazma 14 5 2 7 19 30 −11 17
7 Al-Fahaheel 14 4 3 7 17 23 −6 15 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Al-Shabab 14 4 2 8 13 28 −15 14
9 Khaitan 14 1 4 9 8 28 −20 7
10 Al-Jahra (R) 14 0 2 12 10 28 −18 2
Updated to match(es) played on 9 January 2024. Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Championship play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al Arabi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 qualifying play-offs
2 Al-Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Challenge League group stage
3 Al-Qadsia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Relegation-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
4 Al-Jahra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 10 January 2024
Rank Player Team Goals
1
 Morocco Hamza Khabba Al Arabi
14
2
 Colombia Hansel Zapata Al Naser
12
3
 Tunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi Al-Kuwait
9
4
 Brazil Alex Lima Al-Salmiya
8
5
 Kuwait Mohammed Daham Al-Kuwait
7
Kuwait Bader Al-Mutawa Al-Qadsia

Awards

Round awards

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

References

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