2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League

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Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2016–17
Champions Kuwait SC
2018 AFC Champions League
2018 AFC Cup
Kuwait SC
Qadsia SC
Arab Club Championship
GCC Champions League
Gulf Cup Winners Cup
Al-Nasr
Al-Arabi SC
Al-Salmiya SC
Matches played210
Goals scored648 (3.09 per match)
Biggest home win Kuwait SC 9-1 Burgan SC
Highest scoring Kuwait SC 9-1 Burgan SC
2017–18

The season started with 2 new teams Burgan SC and Al-Tadhamon SC.

Contents

Kuwait SC narrowly won the title by edging out rivals Al Qadsia with a 2-1 win over Al Salmiya clinched in injury time, just moments after Al Qadsia's final league match. [1]

Teams

Lists of teams and locations

TeamBasedHome stadiumCapacity
Al Arabi Kuwait City Sabah Al Salem Stadium 26,000
Al Fahaheel Kuwait City Fahaheel Stadium 2,000
Al Jahra Jahra Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium 17,000
Al Kuwait Kuwait City Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium 18,500
Al Nasar Al Farwaniyah Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium 10,000
Al Qadsia Kuwait City Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium 22,000
Al Sahel Abu Hulayfah Abu Halifa City Stadium 2,000
Al Sulaibikhat Sulaibikhat Al Salibikhaet Stadium 7,000
Al Salmiya Al Salmiya Thamir Stadium 16,105
Al Shabab Al Ahmadi Al-Ahmadi Stadium 18,000
Al Tadhamon Farwaniya Farwaniya Stadium 14,000
Yarmouk Mishref Mishref Stadium 12,000
Burgan Al Farwaniyah Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium 10,000
Kazma Kuwait City Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium 21,500
Khaitan Khaitan Khaitan Stadium 10,000

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al-Arabi Jamal Al-KazmiFawzi Ibrahim Ali Maqseed Macron Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait Marzouq Al-Ghanim Laurent Banide Jarah Al Ateeqi HH BMW
Qadsia Shiekh Khaled Al-Fahad Dalibor Starčević Saleh Al Sheikh Givova Samsung
Kazma Asaad Al-BanwanUnrevealed Yousef Nasser Erreà Viva
Al-Salmiya Shiekh Turki Al-YousefHutam Dhelies Brahima Keita Adidas The Sultan Center
Al-Tadhamon Mohammed Ibrahim
Al-Jahra D'Ham AL-Shammari Da Silva Nino Santos Givova Viva
Al-Fahaheel Mohammed HammadAndrey ChernyshovAbdullah Al Enazi Givova none
Khaitan SC Aleksandar Dixon Jovanovski Zeus Samsung
Al-Nasr Givova Viva
Sahel Zeus Viva
Al-Sulaibikhat Mohammad Al Dabous Erreà LG
Al-Shabab Uhlsport None
Al-Yarmouk SC Adidas Samsung
Burgan SC Hamlan Al-Hamlan Hamad Al Harbi Tarik Lugman Givova none

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Players 1
Al-Arabi Flag of Tunisia.svg Amine Chermiti Flag of Brazil.svg Nino Santos Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ibrahima Keita Flag of Iraq.svg Ali Hosni Flag of Brazil.svg Elias
Flag of France.svg Joël Damahou
Al-Fahaheel Flag of South Sudan.svg Atir Thomas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abdullah Coulibaly Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Habib Meïté Flag of Senegal.svg Abdou Kader Fall
Al-Jahra Flag of Cameroon.svg Guy Toindouba Flag of Brazil.svg Rogerinho Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jovica Stokić
Al-Nasr SC Flag of Ghana.svg Eric Epuko Flag of Nigeria.svg Ayrinsku Barifu Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Mahmoud Al Baher
Al-Salmiya SC Flag of Brazil.svg Ygor Flag of Jordan.svg Saleh Rateb Flag of Jordan.svg Odai Al-Saify Flag of Jordan.svg Mahmoud Za'tara
Al Tadhamon Flag of Brazil.svg Cristian Lucca Flag of Brazil.svg Ânderson Grafite Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Hamid Mido Flag of Brazil.svg Mauricio Nunes
Al Yarmouk Flag of Brazil.svg Samuel Flag of Nigeria.svg Prince Abedi
Kuwait SC Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Juma Saeed Flag of Colombia.svg Jairo Palomino Flag of Oman.svg Abdul Sallam Amur Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Medo
Qadsia SC Flag of Brazil.svg David da Silva Flag of Argentina.svg Ricardo Blanco Flag of Jordan.svg Sharif Al-Nawaisheh Flag of Jordan.svg Ahmed Al-Reyahi
Kazma SC Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Jaja Flag of Tunisia.svg Chaker Rguiî Flag of Brazil.svg Flag of East Timor.svg Patrick Fabiano Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Guerra
Burgan SC Flag of Tunisia.svg Wesam Idrees Flag of Liberia.svg Emile Damey

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Al Kuwait 2821617017+5369Qualification to Champions League preliminary round 1
2 Al Qadsia 2821435717+4067
3 Al Nasar 2818374930+1957
4 Al Arabi 2814955536+1951
5 Kazma 28121065436+1846
6 Al Salmiya 2812794733+1443
7 Al Jahra 28124125251+140
8 Al Tadhamon 2810993937+239
9 Al Fahaheel 28115123943438Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
10 Al Shabab 28611113946729
11 Yarmouk 28681440511126
12 Al Sulaibikhat 28651732441223
13 Khaitan 28641825563122
14 Sahel 28571627613422
15 Burgan 28322323906711
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2017. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head goals scored

References