2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League
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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.
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Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 24 August 2023 – 27 May 2024 |
Champions | Al-Kuwait (19) |
Relegated | Al-Jahra Al-Shabab |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 401 (3.04 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Hamza Khabba (21 goals) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
Teams
Stadia and locations
Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al Arabi | Mansouria, | Sabah Al Salem Stadium | 15,000 |
Fahaheel | Fahaheel | Al-Ahmadi 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 |
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Al Arabi | ![]() |
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Unique | Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait |
Fahaheel | ![]() |
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Solosport | |
Al Jahra | ![]() |
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Zeus | |
Kazma | ![]() |
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Nike | |
Khaitan | ![]() |
Kelme | ||
Al-Kuwait | ![]() |
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Solosport | BMW |
Al Naser | ![]() |
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Joma | |
Al-Qadsia | ![]() |
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Erreà | Switch Electronics |
Al-Salmiya | ![]() |
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Solosport | Atyab Al Marshoud |
Al Shabab | ![]() |
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Kelme |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
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Al Arabi | ![]() |
End of contract | 28 May 2023 | ![]() |
26 June 2023 |
Al Naser | ![]() |
End of contract | 7 May 2023 | ![]() |
6 July 2023 |
Kazma | ![]() |
31 May 2023 | ![]() |
6 July 2023 | |
Al Shabab | ![]() |
31 July 2023 | ![]() |
31 July 2023 | |
Kazma | ![]() |
End of contract | 11 September 2023 | ![]() |
18 September 2023 |
Al Arabi | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 November 2023 | ![]() |
4 November 2023 |
Al Jahra | ![]() |
Sacked | 1 December 2023 | ![]() |
2 December 2023 |
Khaitan | ![]() |
Sacked | 2 December 2023 | ![]() |
3 December 2023 |
Al-Kuwait | ![]() |
Sacked | 3 December 2023 | ![]() |
6 December 2023 |
Kazma | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 December 2023 | ![]() |
27 December 2023 |
Al-Qadsia | ![]() |
Sanitary conditions | 6 January 2024 | ![]() |
11 January 2024 |
Al-Salmiya | ![]() |
End of contract | 10 January 2024 | ![]() |
12 January 2024 |
Al Shabab | ![]() |
Sacked | 16 February 2024 | ![]() |
5 March 2024 |
Foreign players
Summarize
Perspective
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.
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 |
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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 |
Championship play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Al-Kuwait (C, Q) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 21 | +51 | 69 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-off |
2 | Al-Arabi (Q) | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League group stage |
3 | Al-Qadsia | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 54 | |
4 | Al-Salmiya | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 36 | |
5 | Al-Fahaheel | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 33 | |
6 | Al-Nasar | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 25 |
Relegation-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Kazma | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 35 | |
2 | Khaitan | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 21 | |
3 | Al-Shabab (R) | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 20 | Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One |
4 | Al-Jahra (R) | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 14 |
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 27 May 2024
Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
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1 |
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Al Arabi | 21 |
2 |
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Al Naser | 20 |
3 |
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Fahaheel | 14 |
4 |
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Al-Qadsia | 13 |
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Al-Kuwait | ||
6 |
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Al-Kuwait | 12 |
7 |
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Al-Salmiya | 10 |
Awards
Round awards
Round | Player of the Round | |
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Player | Club | |
1 | ![]() |
Khaitan |
2 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
3 | ![]() |
Al-Nasr |
4 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
5 | ![]() |
Al-Shabab |
6 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
7 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia |
8 | ![]() |
Al Arabi |
9 | ![]() |
Al Arabi |
10 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
11 | ![]() |
Al-Fahaheel |
12 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia |
13 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
14 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia |
15 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
16 | ![]() |
Al-Jahra |
17 | ![]() |
Khaitan |
18 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia |
19 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia |
20 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia |
21 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
22 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
23 | ![]() |
Al-Qadsia |
24 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
25 | ![]() |
Al-Fahaheel |
26 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
27 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
28 | ![]() |
Al-Kuwait |
References
External links
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