Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League

Country	Kuwait
Confederation	AFC
Founded	1961
Number of teams	13
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Kuwaiti Division One
Domestic cup(s)	Kuwait Emir Cup Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Kuwait Federation Cup Kuwait Super Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Cup AFC Champions League GCC Champions League Arab Champions League
Current champions	Qadsia SC (17th title) (2015–16)
Most championships	Al Qadsia SC (17 titles)
2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League

The Kuwaiti Premier League/ VIVA Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times. The current Kuwaiti Premier League champions are Kuwait SC. The league is a league point system with Regelation to Kuwaiti Division One

Kuwaiti Premier League clubs (2016-17)

Al Arabi Al Fahaheel Al Jahra Al Kuwait Al Nasar Al Qadsia Al Sahel

Al Sulaibikhat Al Salmiyah Al Shabab Yarmouk Kazma Khaitan Burgan

Source:^[1]

Previous winners

1961–62 : Al Arabi 1962–63 : Al Arabi 1963–64 : Al Arabi 1964–65 : Al Kuwait 1965–66 : Al Arabi 1966–67 : Al Arabi 1967–68 : Al Kuwait 1968–69 : Al Qadsia 1969–70 : Al Arabi 1970–71 : Al Qadsia 1971–72 : Al Kuwait 1972–73 : Al Qadsia 1973–74 : Al Kuwait 1974–75 : Al Qadsia 1975–76 : Al Qadsia 1976–77 : Al Kuwait 1977–78 : Al Qadsia 1978–79 : Al Kuwait 1979–80 : Al Arabi 1980–81 : Al Salmiya 1981–82 : Al Arabi 1982–83 : Al Arabi 1983–84 : Al Arabi 1984–85 : Al Arabi 1985–86 : Kazma 1986–87 : Kazma 1987–88 : Al Arabi

1988–89 : Al Arabi 1989–90 : Al Jahra 1990–91 : Suspended due to Gulf War 1991–92 : Al Qadsia 1992–93 : Al Arabi 1993–94 : Kazma 1994–95 : Al Salmiya 1995–96 : Kazma 1996–97 : Al Arabi 1997–98 : Al Salmiya 1998–99 : Al Qadsia 1999–2000 : Al Salmiya 2000–01 : Al Kuwait 2001–02 : Al Arabi 2002–03 : Al Qadsia 2003–04 : Al Qadsia 2004–05 : Al Qadsia 2005–06 : Al Kuwait 2006–07 : Al Kuwait 2007–08 : Al Kuwait 2008–09 : Al Qadsia 2009–10 : Al Qadsia 2010–11 : Al Qadsia 2011–12 : Al Qadsia 2012–13 : Al Kuwait 2013–14 : Al Qadsia 2014–15 : Al Kuwait 2015–16 : Al Qadsia

Source:^[2]

Total championships

Club	Titles	Runners-up	Winning Years
Al Qadsia SC	17		1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
Al Arabi SC	16	12	1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1979–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2001–02
Al Kuwait SC	12	10	1964–65, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15
Kazma SC	4		1985-86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995-96
Al Salmiya SC	4		1980-81, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999-00
Al Jahra	1		1989-90

Topscorers

Year	Top scorers	Team	Goals
1991–92	Jassem Al Houwaidi	Al-Salmiya	10
1995–96	Jassem Al Houwaidi Carlos Branco	Al-Salmiya Kazma	6
1999–2000	Bashar Abdullah	Al-Salmiya	11
2000–01	Faraj Laheeb Bashar Abdullah	Al-Kuwait Al-Salmiya	10
2001–02	Malek John	Kazma	10
2003–04	Khalaf Al Salamah	Al-Qadsia	12
2004–05	Firas Al Khatib	Al-Arabi	13
2005–06	Hamad Al Harbi	Fahaheel	22
2006–07	Bashar Abdullah	Al-Kuwait	10
2007–08	Ahmad Ajab	Al-Qadsia	14
2008–09	Careca	Al-Kuwait	13
2009–10	Ismail Al Ajmi	Al-Kuwait	13
2010–11	Firas Al Khatib	Al-Qadsia	14
2011–12	Vinícius Lopes	Al-Jahra SC	9
2012–13	Rogerio	Kuwait SC	11
2013–14	Omar Al Soma	Qadsia SC	23
2014–15	Patrick Fabiano	Kazma SC	22
2013–14	Firas Al Khatib ]]	Al-Arabi SC	23

References

1. "Kuwait Premier League 2015/2016". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
2. Atsushi Fujioka (15 October 2015). "Kuwait - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

External links

• Kuwait: VIVA Premier League Fixtures and Results at FIFA
• xscores.com Kuwait Premier League
• goalzz.com - Kuwaiti League
• hityah.com Kuwait Premier League Statistics