Kuwait women's national football team

Kuwait

Association	Kuwait Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
FIFA code	KUW
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	NR (12 June 2025) [1]
Highest	110 (December 2013)
Lowest	124 (September 2014)
First international
Palestine 17–0 Kuwait   (Abu Dhabi, UAE; 22 February 2010)
Biggest defeat
Kuwait 0–21 Jordan   (Amman, Jordan; 8 June 2013)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2010 )
Best result	Group stage (2010)

The Kuwait women's national football team represents Kuwait in international women's association football and is governed by Kuwait Football Association (KFA).

History

The Organizing Committee of GCC Women's Sports Committee has been organizing women's football events in Kuwait in an effort to support the women's national team. ^[2] The country's kit colors are blue shirts, white shorts, and blue socks. ^[3]

As of 1999, the women's national team had not competed at the Women's World Cup. They had never entered the Asian Women's Championship as of 1999. ^[4] As of June 2017, the team was not ranked in the world by FIFA. ^[5]

Background and development

Kuwait women's national football team in 2012

In 2012 it was written that development of women's football in the Middle East and central Asia dated back only about ten years. ^[6] The national federation became a FIFA affiliate in 1962. ^[3]

Results and fixtures

Main article: Kuwait women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Head coach	Vacant
Assistant coach	Vacant
Goalkeeping coach	Vacant
Fitness coach	Vacant
Match analyst	Vacant
Team Doctor	Vacant
Physiotherapist	Vacant
Masseur	Vacant
Team manager	Vacant
Technical director	Vacant

Manager history

• Fahad Kameel (20??–2019)

Players

Main article: List of Kuwait women's international footballers

Main category: Kuwait women's international footballers

Current squad

The following 25 players were called up for friendly matches against xxxx on xxx.

Caps and goals correct as of 26 February 2023

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. PRE Preliminary squad. SUS Player is serving a suspension. WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Records

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 28 September 2022.^{[ citation needed ]}

Most-capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps 1 2

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1991 to 2027	Did not enter
2031	To be determined
2035	To be determined
Total	0/12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
1975 to 2010	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
2018	Did not enter
2022
2026
2029	To be determined
Total	0/20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Championship

See also: WAFF Women's Championship

Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2005	Did not enter
2007
2010	Group stage	2	0	0	2	0	24	−24
2011	Did not enter
2014
2019
2022
2024
Total	1/8	2	0	0	2	0	24	−24

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Head-to-head record

As of 21 March 2018 ^[7]

  Positive Record  Neutral Record  Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Jordan	1	0	0	1	0	21	−21
Lebanon	1	0	0	1	1	12	−11
Maldives	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2
Nepal	1	0	0	1	0	8	−8
Palestine	1	0	0	1	0	17	−17
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1	0	7	−7
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	18	−18
Total	9	0	1	8	3	68	−65

See also

• Sport in Kuwait
  • Football in Kuwait
    • Women's football in Kuwait
• Kuwait women's national under-20 football team
• Kuwait women's national under-17 football team
• Kuwaiti Women's League

References

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
2. "Parents must be supportive if girls are to pursue sport, Noora says". Gulf News. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. April 11, 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
3. Pickering, David (1994). The Cassell soccer companion : history, facts, anecdotes. London: Cassell. p. 175. ISBN   0304342319. OCLC   59851970.
4. Ballard, John; Suff, Paul (1999). The dictionary of football : the complete A-Z of international football from Ajax to Zinedine Zidane. London: Boxtree. pp. 344–345. ISBN   0752224344. OCLC   59442612.
5. "The FIFA Women's World Ranking". FIFA.com. 2009-09-25. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
6. New statesman. New Statesman, Ltd. 2008. p. 20. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
7. "World Football Matches Kuwait". Fifa.com. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile

• Asia portal
• Middle East portal
• Sports portal
• Association football portal
• Women's association football portal