Association football is the most popular sport in Kuwait, followed by basketball and cricket. Additional sports on the rise in Kuwait include powerboating, handball, field hockey, rugby union, and shooting.
Jaber al-Ahmad International Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Ardhiyah area of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Completed in 2009, it is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 seated spectators, the building is constructed in 4 levels, with 54 corporate boxes and a parking lot with a 6,001-car capacity. It was expected to open in the second quarter of 2010, but the building failed structural-integrity testing and remained closed for nearly half a decade due to a miscalculation by structural engineers. It was finally opened on 18 December 2015. Jaber Al-Ahmad stadium is currently the new home of the Kuwait national football team.
Al-Arabi Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti sports club based in Mansuriya district of Kuwait City. The most notable section is football team in the Kuwait Premier League.
Kuwait Sports Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 19 times and has won over 50 trophies overall. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located in Kaifan, which is the 5th largest stadium in Kuwait. It is the first Kuwaiti club to ever win an Asian title, having won the 2009 AFC Cup, 2012 AFC Cup and 2013 AFC Cup.
Firas Mohamad Al Khatib is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward. He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals.
Al Nasr Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club, founded on 8 June 1965, and based in Farwaniya. The team has participated in the Kuwait Premier League 26 times. Al Nasr had been promoted to the Premier League three times, as champions of Kuwaiti Division One.
Ahmed Mubarak Obaid al-Mahaijri, commonly known as Ahmed Mubarak or Ahmed Kano, is an Omani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Ismail Sulaiman Ashoor Al-Ajmi, commonly known as Ismail Al-Ajmi, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club in Oman Professional League.
Association football is the most popular sport in Kuwait.
The Kuwaiti Division One is a second-tier professional Kuwaiti football league. Winners of the league are promoted to the Kuwait Premier League. Kuwaiti Division One was introduced for the 2006–07 season, when the bottom 6 clubs in the Premier League were relegated to Division One.
Chadi Bin Al Basheer Hammami is a Tunisian retired international footballer who played as a midfielder, mostly for CS Sfaxien.
Hattan Sultan Ahmed Bahebri is a Saudi Arabian footballer. He plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Pro League side Al-Taawoun. In May 2018, he was named to the Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Abdul Salam Amur Juma Al-Mukhaini, commonly known as Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Kuwait SC in Kuwaiti Premier League.
Burgan Sports Club is a professional sports club best known for its football team. Based in Al Farwaniyah, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Division One.
Kuwait SC enter the season as defending champions.
56th edition of the tournament. First season to have 8 teams after the return of Kuwaiti Division One.
57th edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions. Originally the league was structured at 8 teams but Kuwait FA announced its expansion in football so last seasons 2017–18 relegated team have been un-relegated and 2017–18 Kuwaiti Division One winners Al-Shabab SC and losing play-off team Al-Fahaheel FC will all compete this season.
Kassem Mohammed El Zein is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
Ali Salman Alaaeddine is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Kuwaiti Premier League club Al-Fahaheel.
59th edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.
