2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League

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Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2017–18
Champions Kuwait SC (14th title)
2019 AFC Champions League
2019 AFC Cup 		Kuwait SC
Matches played84
Goals scored241 (2.87 per match)
2018–19 →

56th edition of the tournament. First season to have 8 teams after the return of Kuwaiti Division One.

Contents

Teams

Lists of teams and locations

TeamBasedHome stadiumCapacity
Al Arabi Kuwait City Sabah Al-Salem Stadium 26,000
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 Salmiya Al Salmiya Thamir Stadium 16,105
Al Tadhamon Farwaniya Farwaniya Stadium 14,000
Kazma Kuwait City Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium 21,500

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamChairmanHead CoachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Al-Arabi Jamal Al-Kazmi Ali Maqseed Erreà Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait Marzouq Al-Ghanim Jarah Al Ateeqi HH BMW
Qadsia Shiekh Khaled Al-Fahad Dalibor Starčević Saleh Al Sheikh Givova Samsung
Kazma Asaad Al-Banwan 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-Nasr Givova Viva

Foreign players

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Asian PlayerFormer Players 1
Al-Arabi Flag of Brazil.svg Léo Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Brahima Keita Flag of Nigeria.svg Bobby Clement Flag of Oman.svg Said Al-Ruzaiqi
Al-Kuwait Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Juma Saeed Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Medó Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Hamid Mido Flag of Jordan.svg Baha' Faisal Flag of Brazil.svg Patrick Fabiano
Al-Qadsia Flag of Brazil.svg Renatinho Flag of Brazil.svg Tiago Orobó Flag of Ghana.svg Rashid Sumaila Flag of Jordan.svg Ahmed Al-Reyahi
Kazma Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Lima Flag of Brazil.svg Vanderlei Flag of Peru.svg Hernán Hinostroza Flag of East Timor.svg Juliano Mineiro Flag of Brazil.svg Joélson
Flag of Brazil.svg Jaja
Al-Salmiya Flag of Cameroon.svg Guy Toindouba Flag of Jordan.svg Odai Al-Saify Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Firas Al-Khatib Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Ahmad Deeb
Al-Tadhamon Flag of France.svg Igor Djoman Flag of Ghana.svg Cofie Bekoe Flag of Jordan.svg Fadi Awad Flag of Brazil.svg Yago
Flag of Brazil.svg Bernardo
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas Barboza
Al-Jahra Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Silva Flag of Cameroon.svg Aaron Mbimbe Flag of Cameroon.svg Ronald Ngah Flag of Jordan.svg Ahmed Hisham Flag of Brazil.svg Francisco
Al Naser Flag of Brazil.svg Francisco Flag of Ghana.svg Eric Epuko Flag of Ghana.svg Emmanuel Ofori Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Youssef Kalfa

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Al Kuwait (C)2115425118+3349Qualification to Champions League first preliminary round
2 Al Qadsia 219663725+1233
3 Al Salmiya *2110383132−133
4 Kazma 2161142928+129
5 Al Arabi 217683029+127
6 Al Nasar 2182113039−926
7 Al Jahra 2182113840−226Play off of Kuwaiti Division One
8 Al Tadhamon (R)2124153368−3510Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Play-Off

In this Seasons Play-Off match to determine who's the 8th team of the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League, Is between Al-Jahra SC and Al-Fahaheel FC

22 April 2018 Al-Jahra SC 6 – 0 Al-Fahaheel FC Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait City, Kuwait

Awards

Top Scorer

NumberPlayerClubGoals
1 Faisal Ajab Al Tadhmon SC 15
2 Yaqoub Al-Tararwa Kuwait SC 13
Ronald Al-Jahra SC 13
3 Firas Al-Khatib Al-Salmiya SC 12
4 Francisco Wagsley Al-Nasr SC
Al-Jahra SC 		11

Top Assist Provider

NumberPlayerClubAssists
1 Faisal Zayid Al-Jahra SC 11
2 Sa'ad Al-Mutairi Al Tadhmon SC 8
3 Bader Al-Mutawa Qadsia SC 6
4 Mashari Al Azmi Kazma SC 5

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerClubRef
September Firas Al-Khatib Al-Salmiya SC [2]
October Faisal Zayid Al-Jahra SC [3]
NovemberNot Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup
Crown Prince Cup 		-
December
January
February Bader Al-Fadhel Al-Arabi SC [4]
March Abdullah Mawee Qadsia SC [5]
April Abdulaziz Nasari Qadsia SC [6]

References

  1. ↑ "رسمياً : الفيفا يخصم 3 نقاط من نادي السالمية - كورة". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  2. ↑ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (12 October 2017). "الخطيب… افضل لاعب في شهر سبتمبر وفقاً للتصويت #kuwaitfootball #KuwaitFA https://t.co/dUEmAY92XA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (30 October 2017). "فيصل زايد افضل لاعب لشهر اكتوبر #KuwaitFA #kuwaitfootball https://t.co/zjHeWNXWHF" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020– via Twitter.
  4. ↑ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (11 March 2018). "بدر طارق أفضل لاعب في شهر فبراير #KiwaitFA https://t.co/duKpV6Pnp5" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020– via Twitter.
  5. ↑ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (5 April 2018). "عبدالله ماوي أفضل لاعب في شهر مارس #KuwaitFA https://t.co/HYcPOLVcuA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020– via Twitter.
  6. ↑ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (5 May 2018). "Abdulaziz Nasari أفضل لاعب في شهر #KuwaitFA https://x.com/QadsiaClub/status/991773569255342080" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020– via Twitter.{{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
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