2024–25 Kuwaiti Premier League
Season | 2024–25 |
---|---|
Dates | 8 August 2024 – 11 May 2025 |
Champions | Al-Kuwait (20th titles) |
AFC Challenge League group stage | Al-Kuwait |
AFC Challenge League qualifiers | Al-Arabi |
AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League | Al-Qadsia |
Matches played | 55 |
Goals scored | 176 (3.2 per match) |
Biggest home win | Al-Kuwait 5–0 Khaitan |
Biggest away win | Al Naser 1–5 Al-Kuwait |
Highest scoring | Al-Fahaheel 7–4 Qadsia |
Longest winning run | 9 Al-Kuwait (8 August 2024 – 2 November 2024) |
Longest unbeaten run | 9 Al-Kuwait (8 August 2024 – 2 November 2024) |
Longest winless run | 11 Al-Yarmouk (9 August 2024 – 14 January 2025) |
Longest losing run | 4 Al-Yarmouk (20 October 2024 – 9 January 2025) Khaitan (20 October 2024 – 8 January 2025) Al Naser (19 October 2024 – 10 January 2025) |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 15 January 2025. |
The 2024–25 season for the Kuwait Premier League is the 63rd season of professional football played in Kuwait.
Kuwait SC are the defending champions.
Changes
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2023–24 season:
To Premier League
Promoted from the Kuwaiti Division One
From Premier League
Relegated to the Kuwaiti Division One
Teams
Stadia and locations
Team | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Al-Kuwait | Kaifan | Al Kuwait SC Stadium | 18,500 |
Al Arabi | Mansouria, | Sabah Al Salem Stadium | 28,000 |
Al-Qadsia | Hawalli | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium | 22,000 |
Al-Salmiya | Salmiya | Thamir Stadium | 16,105 |
Fahaheel | Fahaheel | Fahaheel Stadium | 3,000 |
Al Naser | Ardiya | Ali Al-Salem Stadium | 10,000 |
Kazma | Adiliya | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | 21,500 |
Khaitan | Khaitan | Khaitan Stadium | 10,000 |
Al-Yarmouk | Mishref | Abdullah Alkhalifa Satduim | 12,000 |
Al-Tadamon | Farwaniya | Farwaniya Stadium | 14,000 |
Source:[1]
Foreign players
Clubs can register a total of five foreign players throughout the season, in addition to two Kuwaiti-born players, but five of them are allowed to participate in the match.
Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Al-Kuwait | Amine Aboulfath | Yahya Jabrane | Arsène Zola | Taha Yassine Khenissi | Mohamed Marhoon |
Al Arabi | Hamza Khabba | Anayo Iwuala | Sofiane Bouchar | Kamil Al-Aswad | Jacó |
Al-Qadsia | Igor Rossi | Mehdi Berrahma | Ismail Khafi | Daniel Ajibola | Mohammed Soulah |
Salmiya | Imed Louati | Younes Najjari | Alex Lima | Al-Senussi Al-Hadi | Sang Pierre Mendy |
Fahaheel | Carlos Perino | Rodrigo Yuri | Uilliam Barros Pereira | Robin Addo | Vitor Vieira |
Al Naser | Karrar Amer | Zakaria El Wardi | Olawale Onanuga | Bernardo Vilar | Carlos Ventura |
Kazma | Dodô | Hansel Zapata | Ahmad Ersan | Reza Binsha | |
Khaitan | Luiz Fernando | Prince Obus Aggreh | Chigozie Mbah | Chima Akas | Donovan Ewolo |
Al-Tadamon | Bubacar Djaló | Casimir Ninga | Mame Saher Thioune | Seydina Keita | Birahim Gaye |
Al-Yarmouk | Kialy Abdoul Koné | Habib Allah Dahmani | Reza Yazdandoost | Ayoub Lakhdar | Mario Fontanella |
Source:[2]
Main league table
The main league, consisting of 10 teams in which the top six clubs competing in the league and the last four clubs qualifying for the relegation group are determined.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Kuwait (Q) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 11 | +41 | 47 | Qualification for Championship Play-offs |
2 | Al-Arabi (Q) | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 45 | |
3 | Al-Qadsia (Q) | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 35 | |
4 | Al-Salmiya (Q) | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 28 | +4 | 29 | |
5 | Al-Fahaheel (Q) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 28 | |
6 | Al-Tadamon (Q) | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 20 | |
7 | Kazma (Q) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 19 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
8 | Al-Nasar (Q) | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 12 | |
9 | Khaitan (Q) | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 30 | −18 | 11 | |
10 | Al-Yarmouk (Q) | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 44 | −27 | 6 |
Results
Championship play-offs
The top 6 Teams will play in the Championship play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Al-Kuwait (C) | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 15 | +52 | 60 | Qualification for AFC Challenge League group stage |
2 | Al-Arabi | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 17 | +28 | 55 | Qualification for AFC Challenge League qualifiers[a] |
3 | Al-Qadsia | 23 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 38 | Qualification for the AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage |
4 | Al-Salmiya | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 36 | |
5 | Al-Fahaheel | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 35 | |
6 | Al-Tadamon | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 52 | −25 | 21 |
- ^ Since the Kuwaiti Emir Cup couldn't be completed in time for due to tightness of schedules, the AFC Challenge League playoff spot was passed to the Premier League runners-up.
Results
Relegation play-offs
The bottom 4 Teams will play in the Relegation play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kazma | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 21 | |
2 | Al-Nasar | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 19 | |
3 | Khaitan | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 36 | −22 | 12 | Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One |
4 | Al-Yarmouk | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 51 | −26 | 12 |
Results
Statistics
Source:[3]
Top scorers
- As of 14 January 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Goals | Games |
---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Vitor Da silva Vieira | Fahaheel | 22
|
23
|
2
|
Birahim Gaye | Al-Tadamon | 8
|
11
|
Yousef Nasser | Al-Kuwait | 11
| ||
Hamza Khabba | Al-Arabi | 12
|
16
| |
5
|
Anayo Iwuala | Al-Arabi | 6
|
11
|
Top assisters
- As of 6 May 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
---|---|---|---|
1
|
Ali Khalaf | Al Arabi | 7
|
2
|
Abdulmohsen Al Ajmi | Fahaheel | 5
|
3
|
Abdulmohsen Al Turkmani | Al-Salmiya | 4
|
4
|
Muath Al-Enezi | Al-Salmiya | 3
|
5
|
Bader Al-Fadhel | Al Arabi | 2
|
Bandar Al Salamah | Al Arabi | ||
Al-Sanousi Al-Hadi | Al-Salmiya |
Top saves & clean sheets
- As of 15 January 2025
Rank | Player | Team | Saves | Clean sheets | Games |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
Hussain Kankone | Kazma | 13
|
4
|
11
|
2
|
Sulaiman Abdulghafour | Al-Arabi | 15
|
5
| |
3
|
Khaled Al-Rashidi | Al-Qadsia | 9
|
3
|
9
|
Saad Al Enazi | Khaitan | 1
|
10
|
Hat-tricks
- As of 11 May 2025
Player | Team | Result | Date | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vitor Vieira | Fahaheel | Fahaheel 4–0 Kazma | 28 September 2024 | 3 |
Vitor Vieira | Fahaheel | Fahaheel 3–1 Al Naser | 3 November 2024 | 3 |
Ulliam Barros Pereira | Fahaheel | Fahaheel 4–1 Al-Yarmouk | 21 January 2025 | 3 |
Mohammed Soulah | Qadsia | Qadsia 5–1 Al-Tadamun | 20 April 2025 | 3 |
Vitor Vieira | Fahaheel | Fahaheel 7-4 Qadsia | 11 May 2025 | 4 |
Awards
Seasonal
- Player of the season: Mohammad Daham
- Young Player of the season: Jasem Al-Mutar
- Golden Glove: Sulaiman Abdulghafour
- Best Goalkeeper: Saud Al-Houshan
- Best Young Goalkeeper: Hussain Kankouni
- Kuwaiti Golden Boot: Yousef Nasser
- Playmaker: Ali Khalaf
- Best Manager: Nebojša Jovović
Round awards
- As of 11 May 2025
Round | Player of the Round | |
---|---|---|
Player | Club | |
1[4] | Ali Khalaf | Al Arabi |
2[5] | Yousef Nasser | Al-Kuwait |
3[6] | Abdelmohsen Al-Ajmi | Al-Fahaheel |
4[7] | Talal Alansare | Al-Tadamon |
5[8] | Yousef Nasser | Al-Kuwait |
6[9] | Redha Abujabarah | Al-Kuwait |
7[10] | Moath Al Asaima | Al-Salmiya |
8[11] | Eid Al-Rashidi | Al-Qadsia |
9[12] | Ali Khalaf | Al Arabi |
10[13] | Eid Al-Rashidi | Al-Qadsia |
11[14] | Abdulwahab Al-Awadi | Al Arabi |
12[15] | Salman Al Awadhi | Al Arabi |
13 | Ahmad Zanki | Kuwait |
14 | Mohammad Daham | Kuwait |
15 | Salman Bormeya | Al-Nasr |
16 | Fawaz Al-Mubailish | Al-Nasr |
17 | Mobarak Al-Faneeni | Qadsia |
18 | Jasem Al-Mutar | Qadsia |
19 | Fawaz Ayedh | Salmiya |
20 | Rashed Al-Dousari | Qadsia |
21 | Mohammad Frieh | Kuwait |
22 | Sami Al-Sanea | Kuwait |
23 | Mohammad Daham | Kuwait |
References
- ^ "Stadiums in Kuwait :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
- ^ "Foreign professionals for Zain Premier League clubs for the 2024/2025 season". 15 August 2024.
- ^ "dawrizain statistics". dawrizain.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
- ^ "Player of Round 1".
- ^ "Player of Round 2".
- ^ "Player of Round 3".
- ^ "Player of Round 4".
- ^ "Player of Round 5".
- ^ "Player of Round 6".
- ^ "Player of Round 7".
- ^ "Player of Round 8".
- ^ "Player of Round 9".
- ^ "Player of Round 10".
- ^ "Player of Round 11".
- ^ "Player of Round 11".