The Singapore Premier League (SPL) is the Singaporean professional league for men's association football clubs. It was previously known as the S.League. At the highest level of domestic football competition in Singapore, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by nine clubs, it consists of three rounds in which each team plays every other team once. Clubs from Brunei, China, France, Japan and Korea have been invited to take part in the league to raise its level of competitiveness and profile.
Gabriel Humberto Calderón is a former Argentine football midfielder. Calderón played in several teams including Argentine Racing Club de Avellaneda and Club Atlético Independiente, Spanish Real Betis and French Paris Saint-Germain. He was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, and also played in the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. After his retirement, he managed Caen, Lausanne Sports and several teams in the Middle East including the Saudi Arabian national team, Omani national team, Al-Ittihad, Al-Hilal, Baniyas and Bahraini national team. He also managed La Liga side Real Betis.
Al-Ahli Saudi Football Club is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah, that competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. The club was founded in 1937.
Al-Zawra'a Sport Club is an Iraqi sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District, West Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. Their football team compete in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Al-Zawra'a are considered to be one of the biggest clubs in Iraq having won 14 league titles, more than any other Iraqi team, and having never been relegated. They won their 14th title in the 2017–18 season, coupling that triumph with victory in the Iraqi Super Cup earlier that campaign.
The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in Bahrain. The first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup. The championship is currently contested by 10 clubs.
Al-Gharafa Sports Club is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Gharrafa district of Al Rayyan. It is best known for its football team, although it also has teams for other sports. It was established on 6 June 1979 as Al-Ittihad and later officially incorporated into the Qatar Football Association on 23 September that same year. The club was officially renamed to its current form in 2004 to better represent the district of Al-Gharafa, which the club belongs to.
Al-Arabi Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional club based in Mansuriya, Kuwait City, that sponsors a number of teams, the most notable of which is the football team in the VIVA Premier League. Al-Arabi SC was named Al-Uruba at the beginning of 1953, and changed to Al-Arabi SC in 1960. As winners of the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2008, Al-Arabi SC was the first Kuwaiti team to compete in the AFC Cup. Al-Arabi SC has 57 official trophies next to its name, the most of any Kuwaiti football team. Al-Arabi SC's stadium is Sabah Al-Salem Stadium in Mansūriya, a suburb of the capital of the country, Kuwait City. It is the second largest stadium in Kuwait. Al-Arabi has never won any league title since the 2001–02 season. It had the same points as Kuwait SC in 2014–15 season, but the title went to Kuwait by the principle of the results of the matches between the two team. Al-Arabi SC is the only team in Kuwait that has never lost in the Kuwait Super Cup. Holding both records to be in the final of the Kuwait Crown Prince Cup 4 consecutive times tied with Kuwait SC and in Kuwait Emir Cup going to the final 11 consecutive times since 1962 to 1973, more than any Kuwaiti team.
Qadsia Sporting Club is primarily an association football club. Based in Kuwait City, Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait. Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 and it was called Al Jazira before being renamed to Qadsia SC on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwaiti Premier League and has won this league 17 times, as the most winning club in the league.
Al-Sadd Sports Club is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname "Al Zaeem", which translates to "The Boss". In addition to football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and athletics. It is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 53 official football championships.
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya is an Iraqi football club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing football club in Iraq.
Joseph "Joe" Vogel is an American-Lebanese basketball player.
Al-Shorta Sports Club is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, East Districts of the Tigris River, Baghdad. It has teams in more sports than any other Iraqi club including football, basketball, handball, futsal, volleyball, beach volleyball, archery, athletics, bodybuilding, boxing, chess, judo, show jumping, swimming, taekwondo, water polo, weightlifting and wrestling. The oldest and best known section of the club is the football team.
The Iraq FA Cup is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Iraqi football. First held in the 1975–76 season, it is organised by and named after the Iraq Football Association. The tournament begins with one or more rounds played between lower division clubs, twelve of which advance to the Round of 32, where the Iraqi Premier League clubs are entered and the ties become two-legged. The Round of 32 is then followed by the Round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and the final which is played as a single leg at Al-Shaab Stadium.
Between 1916 and 1995, the Kor Royal Cup was the top level of club football competition. In 1996 the Thai Premier League was established by the Football Association of Thailand, sponsored by whiskey manufacturing brand Johnnie Walker.
The Libyan Premier League 2005–06 was the 38th edition of the Libyan Premier League, the top flight of Libyan football organised by the Libyan Football Federation.
The Kuwaiti Crown Prince Cup is an end of season cup competition involving teams from the Kuwaiti Premier League and the Kuwaiti Division One league.
The Iraqi Elite Cup, known officially as the Baghdad Championship and previously known as the Mother of all Battles Championship, referring to the name that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein referred to the Gulf War as, was an annual football competition in men's domestic Iraqi football that was held at the beginning of each season. It was founded in 1991, and its last ever edition was the 2003 edition. The entire tournament was usually played in a two-week period before the league season began, except for the 1995 and 2001 editions that were played midway through the league season.
The Qatari Basketball League is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second division, with plans to expand it in the future. Currently, there are only two domestic championships, the Emir of Qatar Cup and the Qatar Crown Prince Cup.
The 2017–18 Crown Prince Cup is the 43rd season of the Saudi premier knockout tournament for football teams of the Saudi Professional League. It will begin on 7 September 2017 and will concluded with the final on March 2018.
