Kuwait national football team results (2000–2009)

Last updated September 22, 2025

This article provides details of international football games played by the Kuwait national football team from 2000 to 2009.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

2000

31 January 2000 Friendly	Kuwait	4–0	Syria	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

4 February 2000 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Iran	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

10 February 2000 2000 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	6–1	Turkmenistan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

14 February 2000 2000 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	20–0	Bhutan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

16 February 2000 2000 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–0	Yemen	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

18 February 2000 2000 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	5–0	Nepal	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

25 June 2000 Friendly	Lebanon	3–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

24 September 2000 Friendly	Kuwait	1–0	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

4 October 2000Friendly	Australia	1–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

7 October 2000 2000 Asian Cup	United Arab Emirates	1–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

13 October 2000 2000 Asian Cup	Kuwait	0–0	Indonesia	Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

16 October 2000 2000 Asian Cup	Kuwait	1–0	South Korea	Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

19 October 2000 2000 Asian Cup	China	0–0	Kuwait	Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

24 October 2000 2000 Asian Cup	Saudi Arabia	3–2	Kuwait	Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

2001

12 January 2001 Friendly	Qatar	1–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

18 January 2001 Friendly	Kuwait	3–1	Syria
--:-- UTC+3

23 January 2001 Friendly	Thailand	5–4	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

3 February 2001 2002 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	1–2	Kuwait	Bahrain
--:-- UTC+3

6 February 2001 2002 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	1–1	Singapore	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

9 February 2001 2002 World Cup qualification	Kyrgyzstan	0–3	Kuwait	Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+3

15 February 2001 Friendly	Kuwait	4–3	Finland	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

21 February 2001 2002 World Cup qualification	Singapore	1–0	Kuwait	Singapore
--:-- UTC+8

24 February 2001 2002 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–0	Kyrgyzstan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

27 February 2001 2002 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–1	Bahrain	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

3 August 2001	Kuwait	1–1	Trinidad and Tobago
--:-- UTC+3

5 August 2001	North Korea	1–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

29 November 2001 Friendly	Oman	1–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

29 December 2001 Friendly	Kuwait	0–0	Syria
--:-- UTC+3

31 December 2001 Friendly	Kuwait	2–2	Syria
--:-- UTC+3

2002

3 January 2002 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Romania
--:-- UTC+3

5 January 2002 Friendly	Kuwait	3–0	Zimbabwe
--:-- UTC+3

8 January 2002 Friendly	Kuwait	0–0	Iceland
--:-- UTC+3

16 January 2002 2002 Gulf Cup	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

19 January 2002 2002 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	1–3	Oman	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

22 January 2002 2002 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–0	Bahrain	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

26 January 2002 2002 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–1	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

29 January 2002 2002 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	2–1	United Arab Emirates	Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3

4 April 2002	Kuwait	3–1	Qatar	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

6 April 2002	Kuwait	1–1	Syria	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

10 April 2002	Kuwait	7–0	Palestine	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

12 April 2002	Kuwait	0–0	Iran	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

9 May 2002 Friendly	Germany	7–0	Kuwait	Freiburg, Germany
--:-- UTC+2				Attendance: 22,000

23 May 2002 Friendly	Kuwait	0–0	Iran
--:-- UTC+3

30 May 2002 Friendly	Kuwait	1–3	Iran
--:-- UTC+3

16 December 2002	Kuwait	1–1	Morocco	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

18 December 2002	Kuwait	1–0	Sudan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

23 December 2002	Kuwait	1–2	Jordan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

25 December 2002	Kuwait	3–3	Palestine	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

2003

3 March 2003 Friendly	Egypt	0–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

4 September 2003	Singapore	1–3	Kuwait	Singapore
--:-- UTC+3

14 September 2003	Kuwait	2–1	Qatar	Hawally, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Attendance: 20,000

20 September 2003	Qatar	2–2	Kuwait	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

27 September 2003	Kuwait	4–0	Singapore	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

5 October 2003	Kuwait	2–1	Palestine	Hawally, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium

8 October 2003	Palestine	0–4	Kuwait	Hawally, Kuwait^{[note 1]}
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium

19 November 2003 Friendly	Portugal	8–0	Kuwait	Leiria, Portugal
--:-- UTC+0				Attendance: 22,000

2 December 2003 Friendly	Kuwait	3–1	Iran
--:-- UTC+3

16 December 2003 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Lebanon	Larnaca, Cyprus
--:-- UTC+2

18 December 2003 Friendly	Lebanon	0–0	Kuwait	Larnaca, Cyprus
--:-- UTC+2

20 December 2003 Friendly	Latvia	0–2	Kuwait	Larnaca, Cyprus
--:-- UTC+2				Stadium: Pafiako Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)

26 December 2003 2003 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–0	Oman	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

29 December 2003 2003 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–2	United Arab Emirates	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

2004

1 January 2004 2003 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	4–0	Yemen	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

4 January 2004 2003 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	1–1	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

8 January 2004 2003 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	1–2	Qatar	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

10 January 2004 2003 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–4	Bahrain	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

18 February 2004 2006 World Cup qualification	China	1–0	Kuwait	China
--:-- UTC+8

31 March 2004 2006 World Cup qualification	Malaysia	0–2	Kuwait	Malaysia
--:-- UTC+8

1 June 2004 Friendly	Kuwait	0–1	Syria
--:-- UTC+3

3 June 2004 Friendly	Kuwait	1–2	Syria
--:-- UTC+3

9 June 2004 2006 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	4–0	Hong Kong	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

19 July 2004	Kuwait	3–1	United Arab Emirates	China
--:-- UTC+8

23 July 2004	Jordan	2–0	Kuwait	China
--:-- UTC+8

27 July 2004	South Korea	4–0	Kuwait	China
--:-- UTC+8

26 August 2004 Friendly	Bahrain	0–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

1 September 2004 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

8 September 2004 2006 World Cup qualification	Hong Kong	0–2	Kuwait	Hong Kong
--:-- UTC+8

29 September 2004 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Syria
--:-- UTC+3

3 October 2004 Friendly	Lebanon	1–3	Kuwait	Tripoli, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

6 October 2004 Friendly	Lebanon	1–1	Kuwait	Beirut, Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

13 October 2004 2006 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	1–0	China	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

5 November 2004 Friendly	Kuwait	2–3	India
--:-- UTC+3

10 November 2004 Friendly	Kuwait	3–0	Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+3

17 November 2004 2006 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	6–1	Malaysia	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

3 December 2004 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

6 December 2004 Friendly	Kuwait	3–0	Tajikistan
--:-- UTC+3

11 December 2004 2004 Gulf Cup	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Kuwait	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

14 December 2004 2004 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	1–1	Bahrain	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

17 December 2004 2004 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	3–0	Yemen	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

20 December 2004 2004 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–2	Qatar	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

23 December 2004 2004 Gulf Cup	Bahrain	3–1	Kuwait	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

2005

22 January 2005 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Norway
--:-- UTC+3

26 January 2005 Friendly	Kuwait	3–2	Syria
--:-- UTC+3

3 February 2005 Friendly	North Korea	0–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

9 February 2005 2006 World Cup qualification	South Korea	2–0	Kuwait	South Korea
--:-- UTC+9

12 March 2005 Friendly	Kuwait	0–1	Finland
--:-- UTC+3

18 March 2005 Friendly	Kuwait	3–1	Armenia	United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+3

25 March 2005 2006 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–1	Uzbekistan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

30 March 2005 2006 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–0	South Korea	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

27 May 2005 Friendly	Kuwait	0–1	Egypt	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

3 June 2005 2006 World Cup qualification	Saudi Arabia	3–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

8 June 2005 2006 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–4	South Korea	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

17 August 2005 2006 World Cup qualification	Uzbekistan	3–2	Kuwait	Uzbekistan
--:-- UTC+5

26 November 2005 Friendly	Kuwait	0–0	Iraq
--:-- UTC+3

2006

3 February 2006 Friendly	Kuwait	2–2	Singapore
--:-- UTC+3

7 February 2006 Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Jordan
--:-- UTC+3

22 February 2006 2007 Asian Cup qualification	Lebanon	1–1	Kuwait	Beirut, Lebanon
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Beirut Municipal Stadium

1 March 2006 2007 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–0	Bahrain	Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:15 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuwait National Stadium

23 July 2006Friendly	Greuther Fürth	6–1	Kuwait	Germany
			Bader 56'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stein

16 August 2006 2007 Asian Cup qualification	Australia	2–0	Kuwait	Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+11				Stadium: Aussie Stadium

6 September 2006 2007 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–0	Australia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Kuwait National Stadium

11 October 2006Friendly	Kuwait	1–0	Lithuania
--:-- UTC+3

9 November 2006 Friendly	Kuwait	10–0	Chinese Taipei
--:-- UTC+3

15 November 2006 2007 Asian Cup qualification	Bahrain	2–1	Kuwait	Riffa, Bahrain
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

2007

17 January 2007 2007 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	1–1	Yemen	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium

20 January 2007 2007 Gulf Cup	Kuwait	1–2	Oman	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

23 January 2007 2007 Gulf Cup	United Arab Emirates	3–2	Kuwait	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium

5 June 2007 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Portugal
--:-- UTC+3

12 June 2007 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Egypt
--:-- UTC+3

8 October 2007 2010 World Cup qualification	Bhutan	v	Kuwait	Bhutan
--:-- UTC+6

28 October 2007 2010 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	v	Bhutan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

2008

2 January 2008 Friendly	Kuwait	3–2	Lebanon
--:-- UTC+3

12 January 2008 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Ivory Coast
--:-- UTC+3

16 January 2008 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

24 January 2008 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Singapore
--:-- UTC+3

30 January 2008 Friendly	Oman	1–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

6 February 2008 2010 World Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	2–0	Kuwait	United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+3

21 March 2008 Friendly	Kuwait	0–0	Iraq
--:-- UTC+3

26 March 2008 2010 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–2	Iran	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

23 May 2008 Friendly	Qatar	1–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

27 May 2008 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

2 June 2008 2010 World Cup qualification	Syria	1–0	Kuwait	Damascus, Syria
--:-- UTC+3

8 June 2008 2010 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	4–2	Syria	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

14 June 2008 2010 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–3	United Arab Emirates	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

22 June 2008 2010 World Cup qualification	Iran	2–0	Kuwait	Tehran, Iran
--:-- UTC+3:30				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

30 December 2008 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	0–0	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

2009

4 January 2009 2009 Gulf Cup	Oman	0–0	Kuwait	Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

7 January 2009 2009 Gulf Cup	Bahrain	0–1	Kuwait	Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

10 January 2009 2009 Gulf Cup	Iraq	1–1	Kuwait	Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Royal Oman Police Stadium

14 January 2009 2009 Gulf Cup	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Kuwait	Muscat, Oman
--:-- UTC+4				Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

20 January 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Turkmenistan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

23 January 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	2–3	Syria	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

28 January 2009 2011 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–1	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Attendance: 22,000

11 February 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Azerbaijan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

5 March 2009 2011 Asian Cup qualification	Australia	0–1	Kuwait	Canberra, Australia
20:00 UTC+11				Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 20,032

17 March 2009 Friendly	Qatar	1–0	Kuwait	Qatar
--:-- UTC+3

31 May 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	0–1	Vietnam	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

5 October 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Libya	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

10 October 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Jordan	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

26 October 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	1–0	Syria	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

3 November 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	5–0	Kenya	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

8 November 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	2–2	China	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

14 November 2009 2011 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	2–1	Indonesia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium

18 November 2009 2011 Asian Cup qualification	Indonesia	1–1	Kuwait	Jakarta, Indonesia
18:30 UTC+7				Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

16 December 2009 Friendly	Kuwait	0–0	United Arab Emirates	Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

Notes

↑ Palestine played their home game against Kuwait due to security concerns stemming from the Second Intifada.

References

↑ "Kuwait - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
↑ "Kuwait national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 11 January 2023.
↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Kuwait". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

External links

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[4] Palestine played their home game against Kuwait due to security concerns stemming from the Second Intifada.

[1] "Kuwait - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "Kuwait national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 11 January 2023.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Kuwait". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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v t e Men's national football team results (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain 2000−2009 2010−2019 2020–present Iraq 1957–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Jordan 2010–2019 2020–present Kuwait 1961−1979 1980−1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Lebanon 1940–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Oman 1965–2019 2020–present Palestine 1998–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Qatar 2020–present Saudi Arabia 1957–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Syria 1940–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present United Arab Emirates 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran 1941–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Kyrgyzstan 2020–present Tajikistan 2020–present Turkmenistan Uzbekistan 1992–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh 1973–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Bhutan India 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Maldives Nepal Pakistan 1950–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Sri Lanka 1950–1979 1980–2009 2010–present
East Asia (EAFF)	China 1913–1949 1950–1969 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Chinese Taipei Taiwan Guam Hong Kong 1954–1969 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Japan 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Macau Mongolia North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Northern Mariana Islands ^† South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 2010–2019 2020–present Indonesia 1934–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Laos 1961–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Malaysia 2010–2019 2020–present Myanmar 1950–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Philippines 1913–1948 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2000–2019 2020–present Singapore 1948–1969 1970–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Thailand 1948–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1991–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Vietnam South Yemen
^† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA