Kuwait SC

Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sports Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwaiti Premier League 18 times. Kuwait SC also has won over 50 trophies in Kuwaiti club football history. Kuwait SC plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located in Kaifan, which is the 5th largest stadium in Kuwait. It is the first Kuwaiti club to ever win an Asian title, winning the 2009 AFC Cup, 2012 AFC Cup and 2013 AFC Cup.
History
Kuwait SC is the oldest football club in Kuwait, the first to be founded after independence. The club is also called "Al Kuwait" and Al Ameed, which translates to "the oldest club in the nation". Members of the club during the 1980s formed a part of the Kuwaiti team which reached the FIFA World Cup 1982. The second golden age for the club was in the 2000s, as they have been winning most of the league titles and participating in AFC Cup. In 2009, Kuwait won the first AFC Cup winning against Al-Karamah from Syria with the victory of 2–1. In 2011, they reached the AFC Cup final, but they lost against Nasaf Qarshi from Uzbekistan. The club became champion of AFC Cup in 2012 and 2013 defeating Arbil from Iraq with 4-0 and Al-Qasdia from Kuwait.
Kuwait SC has been growing steadily over the last two decades from 2000 to 2020, over the two decades the team has won many domestic titles and Asian titles in the form of AFC CUP. Kuwait SC has been also among the teams to represent Kuwait in international tournaments including the Arab Champions Cup.
Kuwait SC is a team based in Kuwait City. There are two other teams in the capital of Kuwait: Al Arabi SC, and Kazma SC, who are naturally the team's rivals. The 2000s were a new era of dominance for Kuwait SC alongside Qadsia, which is based in Hawalli. The dominance of both sides for almost 10 years winning all local tournaments between them has created an important rivalry between both teams; Kuwait SC and Qadsia have met in more than 6 finals in the Emir Cup and Crown Prince Cup. They also met in the 2013 AFC Cup final, which was won by Kuwait SC.
Kuwait SC is the most traveled Kuwaiti team. Kuwait SC has played matches in the following countries: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Oman, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Iran, Palestine, India, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Thailand, The Maldives, Tajikistan, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Mauritania, and Egypt. Kuwait SC has an amazing record in Asian football winning across 20 different seasons at least once in their participation. They have taken part in the AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, and now defunct Asian Club Championship.
Achievements
Statistics in Asian football
AFC Champions League: 7 appearances
2002–03: Qualifying West – 2nd round
2005: Group stage
2007: Group stage
2008: Group stage
2014: 3rd round qualifying
2019: 2nd qualifying round
2020: 2nd qualifying round
AFC Cup: 12 appearances
2009: Winners
2010: Round of 16
2011: Runners-up
2012: Winners
2013: Winners
2014: Quarter-finals
2015: Semi-finals
2019: Group stage
2020: Canceled
2021: Semi-finals (final zone-west)
2022 : Group stage
2023–24
Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
2002: Group stage (Top 8)
Players
First team squad
Presidents and managers
List of presidents
List of managers
Kuwait SC also played the final of the Arab Cup Championship
Final
Handball
Kuwait SC Handball team is among the most successful teams in the list of different teams which are part of Kuwait SC
Kuwait SC has one of the strongest Handball teams in Kuwait, furthermore they are the only Kuwaiti team to win three international tournaments.
In August 2023, Kuwait SC won the Arab Handball championship tournament defeating El Zamalek of Egypt in the final that was held in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.
Other sports
Besides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, water polo, squash, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, boxing, judo, and weightlifting. The club has also maintained a monthly magazine since 2007.
Club sponsors
Ooredoo Kuwait
Platinum
BMW
See also
List of football clubs in Kuwait
References
External links
Kuwait SC at Soccerway
Kuwait Kaifan
Kuwait Kaifan
Association football clubs established in 1960
1960 establishments in Kuwait
Sports clubs and teams in Kuwait
AFC Cup winning clubs