Kuwaiti El Clásico

Leqa' Al-Ghareemayn (Arabic: لقاء الغريمين),^[1] also known as Al-derbi Al-Kuwaity, or Clasico Al-Kora Al-Kuwaitia (Arabic language) is the nickname of a football match (derby) between the rivals Al-Arabi and Qadsia. The rivalry comes about as Hawally and Capital are the two cities in Kuwait, and the two clubs are the most successful and influential football clubs in the country.

Leqa' Al-Ghareemayn

Other names	Al-derbi Al-Kuwaity , Clasico Al-Kora Al-Kuwaitia
Location	Capital / Hawally (Kuwait)
Teams	Al-Arabi & Qadsia
First meeting	17 November 1961
Latest meeting	Al-Arabi 2–1 Qadsia (2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League) (21 August 2024)
Statistics
Most wins	Qadsia (84)
Most player appearances	Bader Al-Mutawa (54)

Statistics

Total Head to Head Results

The following table lists the history,^[2][3][4] of meetings between Qadsia SC and Al-Arabi SC, updated to the most recent classico of 21 August 2024 (Al-Arabi–Qadsia 2–1)

	Matches	Qadsia wins	Draws	Al-Arabi wins	Qadsia goals	Al-Arabi goals
Zain Premier League	133	46	45	42	162	166
Kuwait Emir Cup	29	16	2	11	41	39
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup	21	11	1	9	25	20
Kuwait Super Cup	1	0	0	1	1	2
All competitions	184	73	48	63	229	227
Kuwait Federation Cup	13	5	3	5	14	15
Al Kurafi Cup	7	3	1	3	7	11
Kuwait Joint League	7	3	1	3	8	8
All refresher competitions	27	11	5	11	29	34
The Total	211	84	53	74	258	261

All-Time Top Scorers

^{[citation needed]}

As of 16 May 2024

Rank	Nationality	Player	Years	Club	Total
1	Kuwait	Bader Al-Mutawa	2002–	Qadsia	19
2	Kuwait	Abdulrahman Al-Dawla	1961–1975	Al-Arabi	14
	Kuwait	Jasem Yaqoub	1970–1983	Qadsia
	Syria	Firas Al-Khatib	2003–2009 & 2014–2016 2009–2011 & 2012	AL-Arabi Qadsia
5	Kuwait	Khaled Khalaf	2001–2016	AL-Arabi	7
6	Kuwait	Mohammad Jarragh	1998–2016	AL-Arabi	5
7	Syria	Omar Al Soma	2011–2014	Qadsia	4
	Kuwait	Ali Maqseed	2005–2020	AL-Arabi

Records

• Record victory – Al Arabi 7–1 Al Qadsia (10 January 1962)
• Record goals in match – 8
  • Al Arabi 7–1 Al Qadsia (10 January 1962)
  • Al Qadsia 5–3 Al Arabi (February 1975)

Personnel at both clubs

Players

Qadsia then Al Arabi

• 1997: Faisal Bourgba
• 2002: Mishari Jassim
• 2016: Doris Fuakumputu
• 2016: Hamad Al-Enezi
• 2017: Mohammad Rashed
• 2017: Brahima Keita
• 2019: Hamad Aman
• 2020: Mohammad Znefer
• 2021: Oday Dabbagh
• 2021: Sultan Al Enezi
• 2021: Saif Al Hashan

Al Arabi then Qadsia

• 1964: Abdullah Al Asfour
• 1996: Nawaf Bkheet
• 2010: Firas Al-Khatib
• 2018: Khaled Al-Rashidi
• 2022: Bernard Doumbia
• 2022: Ali Jarrakh
• 2022: Abdullah Al Shemali
• 2023: Mohammed Soulah
• 2023: Mahmoud Al-Mardi

Managers

• Dragan Gugleta
  • Qadsia: 1993–1995
  • Al-Arabi: 1999–2000
• Mohammed Ebrahim
  • Qadsia: 1999–2000, 2002–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2011, 2012–2014 and 2023–2024
  • Al-Arabi: 2017–2018
• Nasser Al-Shatti
  • Qadsia: 2022
  • Al-Arabi: 2024–present

See also

• Major football rivalries

References

1. arabiclub.net/site/index.php?got=derby
2. "تاريخ لقاءات القادسية - العربي". www.kooora.com.
3. fussball.wettpoint.com, Cpr. "Al Qadsia – Al Arabi Head to Head Statistics Games, Soccer Results 19/01/2018 – Soccer Database Wettpoint". fussball.wettpoint.com.
4. "ديربي الكرة الكويتية.. سلبي أداء ونتيجة - القبس الإلكتروني".