# 2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League

56th edition of the tournament. First season to have 8 teams after the return of Kuwaiti Division One.

## Teams
### Lists of teams and locations

| Team | Based | Home stadium | Capacity |
| Al Arabi | Kuwait City | Sabah Al-Salem Stadium | 26,000 |
| Al Jahra | Jahra | Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium | 17,000 |
| Al Kuwait | Kuwait City | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium | 18,500 |
| Al Nasar | Al Farwaniyah | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al Qadsia | Kuwait City | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al Salmiya | Al Salmiya | Thamir Stadium | 16,105 |
| Al Tadhamon | Farwaniya | Farwaniya Stadium | 14,000 |
| Kazma | Kuwait City | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | 21,500 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Chairman | Head Coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Al-Arabi | Jamal Al-Kazmi | | Ali Maqseed | Erreà | Ahli Bank of Kuwait |
| Kuwait | Marzouq Al-Ghanim | | Jarah Al Ateeqi | HH | BMW |
| Qadsia | Shiekh Khaled Al-Fahad | Dalibor Starčević | Saleh Al Sheikh | Givova | Samsung |
| Kazma | Asaad Al-Banwan | | Yousef Nasser | Erreà | Viva |
| Al-Salmiya | Shiekh Turki Al-Yousef | Hutam Dhelies | Brahima Keita | Adidas | The Sultan Center |
| Al-Tadhamon | | | Mohammed Ibrahim | | |
| Al-Jahra | D'Ham AL-Shammari | Da Silva | Nino Santos | Givova | Viva |
| Al-Nasr | | | | Givova | Viva |

## Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Asian Player | Former Players |
| Al-Arabi | Léo | Brahima Keita | Bobby Clement | Said Al-Ruzaiqi | |
| Al-Kuwait | Juma Saeed | Medó | Hamid Mido | Baha' Faisal | Patrick Fabiano |
| Al-Qadsia | Renatinho | Tiago Orobó | Rashid Sumaila | Ahmed Al-Reyahi | |
| Kazma | Alex Lima | Vanderlei | Hernán Hinostroza | Juliano Mineiro | Joélson Jaja |
| Al-Salmiya | Guy Toindouba | Odai Al-Saify | Firas Al-Khatib | Ahmad Deeb | |
| Al-Tadhamon | Igor Djoman | Cofie Bekoe | | Fadi Awad | Yago Bernardo Lucas Barboza |
| Al-Jahra | Renan Silva | Aaron Mbimbe | Ronald Ngah | Ahmed Hisham | Francisco |
| Al Naser | Francisco | Eric Epuko | Emmanuel Ofori | Youssef Kalfa | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al Kuwait (C) | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 49 | Qualification to Champions League first preliminary round |
| 2 | Al Qadsia | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 33 | |
| 3 | Al Salmiya * | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 33 | |
| 4 | Kazma | 21 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 29 | |
| 5 | Al Arabi | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 27 | |
| 6 | Al Nasar | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 26 | |
| 7 | Al Jahra | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 26 | Play off of Kuwaiti Division One |
| 8 | Al Tadhamon (R) | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 68 | −35 | 10 | Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One |
* Al-Salmiya SC lost 3 points by the decision of FIFA on 24 of June 2018 now stand on 30 points.

## Play-Off

In this Seasons Play-Off match to determine who's the 8th team of the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League, Is between Al-Jahra SC and Al-Fahaheel FC

## Awards
### Top Scorer

| Number | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Faisal Ajab | Al Tadhmon SC | 15 |
| 2 | Yaqoub Al-Tararwa | Kuwait SC | 13 |
| 2 | Ronald | Al-Jahra SC | 13 |
| 3 | Firas Al-Khatib | Al-Salmiya SC | 12 |
| 4 | Francisco Wagsley | Al-Nasr SC Al-Jahra SC | 11 |

### Top Assist Provider

| Number | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | Faisal Zayid | Al-Jahra SC | 11 |
| 2 | Sa'ad Al-Mutairi | Al Tadhmon SC | 8 |
| 3 | Bader Al-Mutawa | Qadsia SC | 6 |
| 4 | Mashari Al Azmi | Kazma SC | 5 |

### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Club |
| September | Firas Al-Khatib | Al-Salmiya SC |
| October | Faisal Zayid | Al-Jahra SC |
| November | Not Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup & Crown Prince Cup | - |
| December | Not Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup & Crown Prince Cup | - |
| January | Not Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup & Crown Prince Cup | - |
| February | Bader Al-Fadhel | Al-Arabi SC |
| March | Abdullah Mawee | Qadsia SC |