The 2023–24 season for the Kuwait Premier League was the 62nd season of professional football played in Kuwait. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.
Teams Stadia and locations TeamCity/TownStadiumCapacityAl Arabi Mansouria,Sabah Al Salem Stadium15,000FahaheelFahaheelAl-Ahmadi Stadium Fahaheel Stadium18,000 2,000Al-JahraAl Jahra Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium17,000KazmaAdiliyaAl-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium26,500KhaitanKhaitan Khaitan Stadium11,000Al-KuwaitKaifanAl Kuwait SC Stadium16,500Al NaserArdiyaAli Al-Salem Stadium10,000Al-QadsiaHawalliMohammed Al-Hamad Stadium22,000 Al-SalmiyaSalmiyaThamir Stadium16,105Al-ShababAhmadiAl-Ahmadi Stadium18,000
Personnel and kits Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsorAl Arabi Darko Nestorović Sulaiman AbdulghafourUniqueAl Ahli Bank of KuwaitFahaheel Firas Al-Khatib Fawaz Al RashidiSolosportAl Jahra Abdullah Al Mutairi Abdelkarim HassanZeusKazma Mohammed Dehiles Hussain KankouneNikeKhaitan Florin MotrocKelmeAl-Kuwait Nabil Maâloul Fahad Al RashidiSolosportBMWAl Naser Dhahir Al-Adwani Mesh'al FawazJomaAl-Qadsia Mohammed Mashaan Bader Al-MutawaErreàSwitch ElectronicsAl-Salmiya Ante Miše Fawaz AL-OtaibiSolosportAtyab Al MarshoudAl Shabab Nacif Beyaoui Zaid ZakariaKelme
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing manager/coachManner of departureDate of vacancyIncoming manager/coachDate of appointmentAl ArabiEnd of contract28 May 2023 Thomas Brdarić26 June 2023Al Naser Jamal MahmoudEnd of contract7 May 2023 Dhahir Al-Adwani6 July 2023Kazma31 May 2023 Sérgio Farias6 July 2023Al Shabab Eid Sabge31 July 2023 Slavoljub Bubanja31 July 2023Kazma Sérgio FariasEnd of contract11 September 2023 Francisco Chaló18 September 2023Al Arabi Thomas BrdarićSacked2 November 2023 Darko Nestorović4 November 2023Al Jahra Ginés de SilvaSacked1 December 2023 Abdullah Al Mutairi2 December 2023Khaitan Ibrahim ObaidSacked2 December 2023 Florin Motroc3 December 2023Al-Kuwait Boris BunjakSacked3 December 2023 Nabil Maâloul6 December 2023Kazma Francisco ChalóSacked27 December 2023 Mohammed Dehiles27 December 2023Al-Qadsia Mohammed EbrahimSanitary conditions6 January 2024 Mohammed Mashaan11 January 2024Al-Salmiya Mohammed MashaanEnd of contract10 January 2024 Ante Miše12 January 2024Al Shabab Slavoljub BubanjaSacked16 February 2024 Nacif Beyaoui5 March 2024
Foreign players Teamss 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. TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Born in KuwaitFormer PlayersAl Arabi Imadeddine Boubekeur Hamza Khabba Walid Sabbar Anayo Iwuala Aymen Sfaxi Gomaa Aboud Abdulrahman Al-DhaferiSofiane Bouchar Mamadou ThiamFahaheel Júlio César Uilliam Vitão Nasouh Al Nakdali Abderrahman Hanchi Ahmed Al-Riyahi Mohammed Alyan Luiz FernandoAl-Jahra Igor Salatiel Rodrigo Yuri Wilfried Kanon Anas Alshibli Abdelkarim HassanKazmaReda Benchaa Toni Silva Ahmad Ersan Michel Termanini Benjamin Teidi Douglas Valle Imadeddine AzziKhaitan Johnathan Pereira Victor Lisboa Wellington Kevin Muhire Othman Fani Rodrigo DiasAl-Kuwait Mohamed Marhoon Arsène Zola Guy Mbenza Mehdi Berrahma Yassine Amri Ali Pourdara Amro Abdelfatah Bilel Ifa Taha Yassine KhenissiAl Naser Issad Lakdja Almuetasim Allafi Hansel Zapata Omar Midani Abdullah Al ShamiAl-Qadsia Abdullah Fawaz Mohammed Soulah Daniel Ajibola Sergio Vittor Ibrahima Tandia Abdullah Motawea Abdulaziz Nassari Youssef Ben SoudaSalmiya Alex Lima Sang Per Mendy Izaka AboudouAlSanousi AlHadiSrđan Spiridonović Ousseynou Gueye SebáAl Shabab Bilel IfaYoussef BenSouda Carlos Rivas Birahim Gaye Bogdan Vaštšuk Oussainou N'Diaye Omar Wade
Mame Saher Thioune
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.
Championship play-offs
Relegation-offs
Statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Team Goals Hamza KhabbaAl Arabi Hansel ZapataAl Naser UilliamFahaheel Bader Al-MutawaAl-Qadsia Mohammed DahamAl-Kuwait Yousef NaserAl-Kuwait Issaka Abudu DiarraAl-Salmiya
Awards
Round awards Round Player of the Round PlayerClub1 Ali Fadel Khaitan2 Ahmed Al-DhefiriAl-Kuwait3 Khalid Al-AjajiAl-Nasr4 Mohammed DahamAl-Kuwait5 Abdullah Al-OtaibiAl-Shabab6 Sami Al-SaneaAl-Kuwait7 Khaled Al-RashidiAl-Qadsia8 Bandar Al SalamahAl Arabi9 Sultan Al EneziAl Arabi10 Mohammed DahamAl-Kuwait11 Ahmad RaheelAl-Fahaheel12 Bader Al-MutawaAl-Qadsia13 Mohammed DahamAl-Kuwait14 Eid Al-RashidiAl-Qadsia15 Mohammed DahamAl-Kuwait16 Othman Al ShemeriAl-Jahra17 Yaqoub Al-TararwaKhaitan18 Bader Al-MutawaAl-Qadsia19 Bader Al-MutawaAl-Qadsia20 Eid Al-RasheediAl-Qadsia21 Yousef NaserAl-Kuwait22 Yousef NaserAl-Kuwait23 Khaled Al-RashidiAl-Qadsia24 Ahmed Al-DhefiriAl-Kuwait25 Ahmed Al KhaldiAl-Fahaheel26 Ahmed Al-DhefiriAl-Kuwait27 Mohammed DahamAl-Kuwait28 Yousef NaserAl-Kuwait
References
External links
Official website