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.
On 25 April 2016 it was stated that the Division One league would return for 2017–18 due to Kuwait Football Association being banned by FIFA therefore not allowing the tournament to return until reinstatement by FIFA.
Division One clubs 2026–27 Burgan Ittihad Al-Shorta Al-Jazeera Khaitan Al-Shamiya Sporty Yarmouk
Future expansions Go FC Al-Itihad Kuwait National Guard Kuwait Fire Service Kuwait Army
Previous winners
1965–66: Khaitan 1966–67: Al-Tadhamon 1967–68: Yarmouk 1968–69: Kazma 1969–70: Fahaheel 1970–71: Khaitan 1971–72: Al-Salmiya 1972–73: Fahaheel 1973–74: Khaitan 1974–75: Al-Shabab 1975–76: Fahaheel 1976–77: Sulaibikhat 1977–78: Al-Nasr 1978–79: Fahaheel 1979–84: Stopped due to all teams competing in the Premier League 1985–86: Al-Tadhamon 1986–87: Al-Nasr 1987–88: Al-Jahra 1988–89: Yarmouk 1989–90: Fahaheel 1990–91: Not held due to Gulf War 1991–92: Stopped due to all teams competing in the Premier League 1992–93: Al-Tadhamon 1993–94: Khaitan 1994–95: Stopped due to all teams competing in the Premier League 1995–96: Al-Sahel 1996–98: Stopped due to all teams competing in the Premier League 1999–00: Al-Arabi 2000–01: Al-Sahel 2001–02: Al-Shabab 2002–03: Al-Jahra 2003–05: Stopped due to all teams competing in the Premier League 2006–07: Al-Nasr 2007–08: Al-Shabab 2008–09: Sulaibikhat 2009–10: Al-Sahel 2010–11: Al-Shabab 2011–12: Sulaibikhat 2012–13: Fahaheel 2013–17: Stopped due to all teams competing in the Premier League 2017–18: Al-Shabab 2018–19: Yarmouk 2019–20: Al-Jahra 2020–21: Al-Tadhamon 2021–22: Al-Jahra 2022–23: Al-Shabab 2023–24: Yarmouk 2025: Al-Jahra 2025–26: Sulaibikhat 2026–27: TBD
Most titles ClubTitlesSeasonsAl-Shabab1974–75, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2017–18, 2022–23Fahaheel1969–70, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1989–90, 2012–13Al-Jahra1987–88, 2002–03, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2025Khaitan1965–66, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1993–94Al-Tadhamon1966–67, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2020–21Yarmouk1967–68, 1988–89, 2018–19, 2023–24Sulaibikhat1976–77, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2025–26Al-Nasr1977–78, 1986–87, 2006–07Al-Sahel1995–96, 2000–01, 2009–10Al-Arabi1999–00Al-Salmiya1971–72Kazma1968–69
Total titles won by Governorate GovernorateNumber of titlesClubsAhmadiAl-Shabab (6), Fahaheel (6), Al-Sahel (3)FarwaniyaKhaitan (4), Al-Tadhamon (4), Al-Nasr (3)Al AsimahSulaibikhat (4), Kazma (1), Al-Arabi (1)HawalliYarmouk (4), Al-Salmiya (1)JahraAl-Jahra (5)
See also Kuwait Premier League Kuwait Emir Cup Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Kuwait Super Cup
References
External links Soccerway page