# Kazma SC

Kazma Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي كاظمة الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional association football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League.

## Club history
### Naming

The club is named after the area of Kathma, which is located 40 kilometers north of Kuwait City, on the Kuwait coast. In 630 A.D., the battle of Chains took place in Kathma.

### Recent history

On 21 December 2009, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions FC Barcelona to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the club. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Barcelona received €1.7 million for participating in the match.
Won the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2011 a 1–0 over Kuwait SC.

### 2011-

On November 10, 2015, after 4 years of trophy-less seasons the club won the 2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup vs Kuwait SC 2-1 goals scored by Patrick Fabiano.

## Stadium

Kazma's stadium, Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a 21,500 holding capacity. The stadium hosted 2 Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments, the first being in 1990, which Kuwait won for the seventh time. However, the second time in 2003 Kuwait ended up in 6th place, which is their worst ever ranking. It has also hosted many finals of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup.

## Presidents

* Ahmad Khalid Al-Fozan (Oct 1964 – Oct 1965)
* Yousef Abdullah Mohammed Shaheen Al-Ghanim (Nov 1965 – June 1995)
* Abdullah Al-Dakheel Al-Rasheed (June 1995 – Sep 1995)
* Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (Sept 1995 – May 1997)
* Khalid Nasser Al-Sanea (May 1997 – May 2000)
* Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (May 2000 – May 2006)
* Asad Ahmed Al-Banwan (May 2006–)

## Achievements

Kazma has 20 official championships.

### Official

* Kuwaiti Premier League: 4
       1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96
* Kuwait Emir Cup: 8
       1982, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2022
* Kuwait Crown Cup: 1
       1995
       Runners-up : 2007
* Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2
       1987, 1995
       Runners-up 1988, 1997
* Kuwaiti Division One: 1
       1968–69
* Kuwait Super Cup:
       Runners-up : 2011, 2022, 2023–24
* Kuwait Federation Cup: 2
       2015–16, 2017–18
       Runners-up : 2009, 2012
* Al Khurafi Cup: 2
       2004, 2007

### Friendly

* Al Hasawi Super Cup: 1
       2007

## Futsal

* Kuwaiti Futsal League: 2
       2014–15, 2015–16
* Kuwait Futsal Super Cup: 3
       2015, 2017, 2018

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KUW | Hussain Kankoune |
| 2 | DF | PLE | Michel Termanini |
| 4 | DF | KUW | Ali Ateej |
| 6 | MF | KUW | Abdullah Al Fahd |
| 7 | MF | KUW | Omar Al Hubaiter |
| 8 | MF | KUW | Naser Faleh |
| 9 | FW | KUW | Bandar Boresli |
| 10 | FW | KUW | Nasser Faraj |
| 11 | MF | KUW | Talal Al ajmi |
| 12 | MF | KUW | Hamad Harbi |
| 14 | DF | KUW | Othman Al shammari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | KUW | Fahd Zouiad |
| 17 | FW | KUW | Shabaib Al-Khaldi |
| 20 | DF | KUW | Mohamed al azmi |
| 21 | FW | BRA | Mathews Eduardo |
| 23 | GK | KUW | Saud Al Hushan |
| 25 | DF | KUW | Mubarak Said |
| 26 | DF | KUW | Abdulaziz Al Rassam |
| 28 | DF | KUW | Mohammed Safar |
| 29 | DF | ALG | Imaddine Azzi |
| 30 | MF | JOR | Anas Al-Awadat |
| 70 | DF | KUW | Mohammed Al Farsi |

## Recent seasons
### Kazma's biggest wins

* In Asia
       1988: Kazma 3–0 Muharraq Club
       1989: Kazma 3–0 Sharjah
       1995: Kazma 9–0 Dhofar
       1996: Kazma 4–1 Al Ain
       1999: Kazma 3–0 Al Nassr
* Friendlies
       2008: Kazma 7–1 Spartak Trnava
       2009: Kazma 1–1 Ismaily
       2009: Kazma 1–1 FC Barcelona

## Kazma in Asia

| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Asian Club Championship | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 16 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 25 |
| AFC Cup | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 |
| Total | 57 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 101 | 61 |
| Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away |
| 1987–88 ||||||
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | Al Hilal | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | Muharraq Club | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | Al Nasr | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | Al-Fanja | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Asian Club Championship | GS | Yomiuri | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Asian Club Championship | GS | August 1st | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Asian Club Championship | GS | Federal Territory | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 1988–89 ||||||
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | West Riffa | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | Al-Fanja | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | Sharjah | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Asian Club Championship | Q1 | Al-Ittifaq | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Asian Club Championship | GS | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Asian Club Championship | GS | Al-Rasheed | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Asian Club Championship | GS | Guangdong | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 1992 ||||||
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | Al Sadd | 1–1 (2–4p) | 1–1 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | QF | Al Nassr | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| 1994–95 ||||||
| Asian Club Championship | R1 | Al Arabi | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| 1996 ||||||
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | Oman Club | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | R2 | Al Ain | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | QF | Riyadh SC | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 1996–97 ||||||
| Asian Club Championship | R1 | Dhofar | 9–0 | 1–1 |
| Asian Club Championship | R2 | Al-Rayyan | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| 1998 ||||||
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | Bahrain club | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | R2 | Al Ittihad | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| 1999 ||||||
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | Al Wahda | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | R2 | Al Nassr | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | QF | Al Talaba | – | – |
| 2010 ||||||
| AFC Cup | GS | Al-Ahed | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| AFC Cup | GS | Al Jaish | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| AFC Cup | GS | Nasaf Qarshi | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| AFC Cup | R16 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 (aet) (6–5 p) | 1–1 (aet) (6–5 p) |
| AFC Cup | QF | Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | 2–3 |
| 2012 ||||||
| AFC Cup | GS | Arbil | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| AFC Cup | GS | East Bengal | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| AFC Cup | GS | Al-Oruba | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| AFC Cup | R16 | Al-Wehdat | 1–2 (aet) | 1–2 (aet) |

## FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players

FIFA World Cup 1982
* Kuwait
** Nassir Al-Ghanim
** Jamal Al-Qabendi
** Hamoud Al-Shemmari
** Yussef Al-Suwayed
** Adam Marjam
** Abdullah Mayouf
| 1984 AFC Asian Cup  Kuwait Jamal Al-Qabandi Homoud Al-Shammari Yousef Suwayed | 1996 AFC Asian Cup  Kuwait Fawaz Al Ahmad Yousef Al Dookhi Ayman Al Husaini Badr Haji Esam Sakeen | 2000 AFC Asian Cup  Kuwait Falah Al Majidi Ahmed Al Mutairi Naser Al Omran Shehab Kankoune Esam Sekin | 2004 AFC Asian Cup  Kuwait Fahad Al Hamad Nawaf Al Humaidan Khaled Al Shammari Shehab Kankoune | AFC Asian Cup 2007  Bahrain Mohamed Husain  Oman Younis Al Mushaifri | AFC Asian Cup 2011  Kuwait Fahad Al Enezi Yousef Nasser |

## Managerial history

| Years | Name | Nationality |
| 1985–90 | Eddie Firmani | Italy |
| 1994–96 | Milan Máčala | Czech Republic |
| 1997–99 | Theo Bücker | Germany |
| 1999 | Adam Marjan | Kuwait |
| 2001–02 | Fouzy Ibrahim | Kuwait |
| 2002–03 | Acácio Casimiro | Portugal |
| June 2004–Nov 2004 | Júlio César Leal | Brazil |
| 2004–05 | Johan Boskamp | Netherlands |
| 2005–06 | Zlatko Krmpotić | Serbia |
| June 2006–July 2007 | José Garrido | Portugal |
| 2007–08 | Marinko Koljanin | Croatia |
| 2008–09 | Robertinho | Brazil |
| 2009–10 | Ilie Balaci | Romania |
| 2010 | Jamal Yaqoob | Kuwait |
| 2010–June 2012 | Milan Máčala | Czech Republic |
| July 2012 – 2013 | Miodrag Radulović | Montenegro |
| 2013–2015 | Jacenir Silva | Brazil |
| May 2015–July 2017 | Florin Motroc | Romania |
| July 2017 – 2019 | Toni | Portugal |
| 2019–2020 | Boris Bunjak | Serbia |
| 2020–2021 | Beto Bianchi | Brazil |
| 2021–2022 | Darko Nestorović | Bosnia |
| 2022 | Željko Markov | Serbia |
| 2022–2023 | Ilie Stan | Romania |
| 2023– | Sérgio Farias | Brazil |

### Affiliated clubs

* Boca Juniors

## Other sports

Besides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Taekwando, and Ice Hockey.

### Basketball

* FIBA Asia Champions Cup: twice finished third in Indonesia 1990 in Jakarta and Thailand 1992 in Bangkok

### Handball team achievements

* Asian Club League Handball Championship: 2
** 1998 in Amman
** 1999 in Isfahan

## Performance in AFC (Asian) Competitions

* Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
       1987: Group Stage (Top 8)
       1988: Group Stage (Top 8)
       1995: First Round
       1997: Second Round
* Asian Cup Winners Cup: 4 appearances
       1991–92: Quarter-Finals
       1995–96: Quarter-Finals
       1997–98: Second Round
       1998–99: Quarter-Finals (withdrew)
* AFC Cup: 2 appearances
       2010: Quarter-Finals
       2012: Round of 16