| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Kuwait |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kuwait SC (7th title) (2021–22) |
| Official website | www |
The Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Kuwait. The most decorated team in the league is Kuwait SC, who have won 7 titles.
The following teams have won the Division 1 championship: [1]
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score | Third place |
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| 2011–12 | Kazma | Kuwait SC | 2–1 | – |
| 2012–13 | Kuwait SC | Qadsia | League standings | Kazma |
| 2013–14 | Kuwait SC | Qadsia | 3–0 | – |
| 2014–15 | Kuwait SC | Qadsia | 2–1 | – |
| 2015–16 | Qadsia | Kuwait SC | Round-robin | Kazma |
| 2019–20 | Kuwait SC | Qadsia | Kazma | |
| 2020–21 | Kuwait SC | Kazma | 83–61 | Qadsia |
| 2021–22 | Kuwait SC | Kazma | 3–0 | Al-Jahra |
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The Kuwait Premier League, known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Al-Arabi, Qadsia and Kuwait both hold the best record in the competition, having won 17 times.
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 parking lot with a 6,000 car capacity. It was expected to open in second quarter of 2010, but the building failed structural-integrity testing and remained closed due to a miscalculation by structural engineers for nearly half a decade. However it was finally opened on 18 December 2015. Jaber Al-Ahmad stadium is currently the new home of the Kuwait national football team.
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