# 2023–24 Kuwaiti Premier League

The 2023–24 season for the Kuwait Premier League is the 62nd season of professional football played in Kuwait. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.

## Teams
### Stadia and locations

| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al Arabi | Mansouria, | Sabah Al Salem Stadium | 15,000 |
| Fahaheel | Fahaheel | Al-Ahmadi Stadium Fahaheel Stadium | 18,000 2,000 |
| Al-Jahra | Al Jahra | Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium | 17,000 |
| Kazma | Adiliya | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | 26,500 |
| Khaitan | Khaitan | Khaitan Stadium | 11,000 |
| Al-Kuwait | Kaifan | Al Kuwait SC Stadium | 16,500 |
| Al Naser | Ardiya | Ali Al-Salem Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Qadsia | Hawalli | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al-Salmiya | Salmiya | Thamir Stadium | 16,105 |
| Al-Shabab | Ahmadi | Al-Ahmadi Stadium | 18,000 |

## 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.
| Team | Head Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
| Al Arabi | Darko Nestorović | Sulaiman Abdulghafour | Unique | Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait |
| Fahaheel | Firas Al-Khatib | Fawaz Al Rashidi | Solosport | |
| Al Jahra | Abdullah Al Mutairi | Abdelkarim Hassan | Zeus | |
| Kazma | Mohammed Dehiles | Hussain Kankoune | Nike | |
| Khaitan | Florin Motroc | | Kelme | |
| Al-Kuwait | Nabil Maâloul | Fahad Al Rashidi | Solosport | BMW |
| Al Naser | Dhahir Al-Adwani | Mesh'al Fawaz | Joma | |
| Al-Qadsia | Mohammed Mashaan | Bader Al-Mutawa | Erreà | Switch Electronics |
| Al-Salmiya | Ante Miše | Fawaz AL-Otaibi | Solosport | Atyab Al Marshoud |
| Al Shabab | Nacif Beyaoui | Zaid Zakaria | Kelme | |

## Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing head coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming head coach | Date of appointment |
| Al Arabi | Rusmir Cviko | End of contract | 28 May 2023 | Thomas Brdarić | 26 June 2023 |
| Al Naser | Jamal Mahmoud | End of contract | 7 May 2023 | Dhahir Al-Adwani | 6 July 2023 |
| Kazma | Ilie Stan | End of contract | 31 May 2023 | Sérgio Farias | 6 July 2023 |
| Al Shabab | Eid Sabge | End of contract | 31 July 2023 | Slavoljub Bubanja | 31 July 2023 |
| Kazma | Sérgio Farias | End of contract | 11 September 2023 | Francisco Chaló | 18 September 2023 |
| Al Arabi | Thomas Brdarić | Sacked | 2 November 2023 | Darko Nestorović | 4 November 2023 |
| Al Jahra | Ginés de Silva | Sacked | 1 December 2023 | Abdullah Al Mutairi | 2 December 2023 |
| Khaitan | Ibrahim Obaid | Sacked | 2 December 2023 | Florin Motroc | 3 December 2023 |
| Al-Kuwait | Boris Bunjak | Sacked | 3 December 2023 | Nabil Maâloul | 6 December 2023 |
| Kazma | Francisco Chaló | Sacked | 27 December 2023 | Mohammed Dehiles | 27 December 2023 |
| Al-Qadsia | Mohammed Ebrahim | Sanitary conditions | 6 January 2024 | Mohammed Mashaan | 11 January 2024 |
| Al-Salmiya | Mohammed Mashaan | End of contract | 10 January 2024 | Ante Miše | 12 January 2024 |
| Al Shabab | Slavoljub Bubanja | Sacked | 16 February 2024 | Nacif Beyaoui | 5 March 2024 |

## 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.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Born in Kuwait | Former Players |
| Al Arabi | Imadeddine Boubekeur | Hamza Khabba | Walid Sabbar | Anayo Iwuala | Aymen Sfaxi | Gomaa Aboud Abdulrahman Al-Dhaferi | Sofiane Bouchar Mamadou Thiam |
| Fahaheel | Júlio César | Uilliam | Vitão | Nasouh Al Nakdali | Abderrahman Hanchi | Ahmed Al-Riyahi Mohammed Alyan | Luiz Fernando |
| Al-Jahra | Igor Salatiel | Rodrigo Yuri | Wilfried Kanon | Anas Alshibli | | | Abdelkarim Hassan |
| Kazma | Reda Benchaa | Toni Silva | Ahmad Ersan | Michel Termanini | Benjamin Teidi | | Douglas Valle Imadeddine Azzi |
| Khaitan | Johnathan Pereira | Victor Lisboa | Wellington | Kevin Muhire | Othman Fani | | Rodrigo Dias |
| Al-Kuwait | Mohamed Marhoon | Arsène Zola | Guy Mbenza | Mehdi Berrahma | Yassine Amri | Ali Pourdara Amro Abdelfatah | Bilel Ifa Taha Yassine Khenissi |
| Al Naser | Issad Lakdja | Almuetasim Allafi | Hansel Zapata | Omar Midani | Abdullah Al Shami | | |
| Al-Qadsia | Abdullah Fawaz | Mohammed Soulah | Daniel Ajibola | Sergio Vittor | Ibrahima Tandia | Abdullah Motawea Abdulaziz Nassari | Youssef Ben Souda |
| Salmiya | Alex Lima | Sang Per Mendy | Izaka Aboudou | AlSanousi AlHadi | Srđan Spiridonović | | Ousseynou Gueye Sebá |
| Al Shabab | Bilel Ifa | Youssef 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Kuwait (Q) | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 43 | Qualification for Championship Play-offs |
| 2 | Al-Arabi (Q) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 18 | +29 | 42 | Qualification for Championship Play-offs |
| 3 | Al-Qadsia (Q) | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 | 39 | Qualification for Championship Play-offs |
| 4 | Al-Salmiya (Q) | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 24 | Qualification for Championship Play-offs |
| 5 | Al-Nasar (Q) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 24 | Qualification for Championship Play-offs |
| 6 | Al-Fahaheel (Q) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 23 | Qualification for Championship Play-offs |
| 7 | Kazma (R) | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 20 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 8 | Al-Shabab (R) | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 43 | −29 | 14 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 9 | Khaitan (R) | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | −20 | 12 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Al-Jahra (R) | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 8 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |

## Championship play-offs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Kuwait (C, Q) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 21 | +51 | 69 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two qualifying play-off |
| 2 | Al-Arabi (Q) | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 27 | +35 | 59 | Qualification for the AFC Challenge League group stage |
| 3 | Al-Qadsia | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 54 | |
| 4 | Al-Salmiya | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 36 | |
| 5 | Al-Fahaheel | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 33 | |
| 6 | Al-Nasar | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 25 | |

## Relegation-offs

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Kazma | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 35 | |
| 2 | Khaitan | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 21 | |
| 3 | Al-Shabab (R) | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 20 | Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One |
| 4 | Al-Jahra (R) | 24 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 14 | Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 27 May 2024
| Rank | Player | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Hamza Khabba | Al Arabi | 21 |
| 2 | Hansel Zapata | Al Naser | 20 |
| 3 | Uilliam | Fahaheel | 14 |
| 4 | Bader Al-Mutawa | Al-Qadsia | 13 |
| 4 | Mohammed Daham | Al-Kuwait | 13 |
| 6 | Yousef Naser | Al-Kuwait | 12 |
| 7 | Issaka Abudu Diarra | Al-Salmiya | 10 |

## Awards
### Round awards

| Round | Player of the Round | Player of the Round |
| Round | Player | Club |
| 1 | Ali Fadel | Khaitan |
| 2 | Ahmed Al-Dhefiri | Al-Kuwait |
| 3 | Khalid Al-Ajaji | Al-Nasr |
| 4 | Mohammed Daham | Al-Kuwait |
| 5 | Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Al-Shabab |
| 6 | Sami Al-Sanea | Al-Kuwait |
| 7 | Khaled Al-Rashidi | Al-Qadsia |
| 8 | Bandar Al Salamah | Al Arabi |
| 9 | Sultan Al Enezi | Al Arabi |
| 10 | Mohammed Daham | Al-Kuwait |
| 11 | Ahmad Raheel | Al-Fahaheel |
| 12 | Bader Al-Mutawa | Al-Qadsia |
| 13 | Mohammed Daham | Al-Kuwait |
| 14 | Eid Al-Rashidi | Al-Qadsia |
| 15 | Mohammed Daham | Al-Kuwait |
| 16 | Othman Al Shemeri | Al-Jahra |
| 17 | Yaqoub Al-Tararwa | Khaitan |
| 18 | Bader Al-Mutawa | Al-Qadsia |
| 19 | Bader Al-Mutawa | Al-Qadsia |
| 20 | Eid Al-Rasheedi | Al-Qadsia |
| 21 | Yousef Naser | Al-Kuwait |
| 22 | Yousef Naser | Al-Kuwait |
| 23 | Khaled Al-Rashidi | Al-Qadsia |
| 24 | Ahmed Al-Dhefiri | Al-Kuwait |
| 25 | Ahmed Al Khaldi | Al-Fahaheel |
| 26 | Ahmed Al-Dhefiri | Al-Kuwait |
| 27 | Mohammed Daham | Al-Kuwait |
| 28 | Yousef Naser | Al-Kuwait |