2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League

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

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2017–18
ChampionsKuwait SC (14th title)
2019 AFC Champions League
2019 AFC Cup		Kuwait SC
Matches played84
Goals scored241 (2.87 per match)

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 1
Al-Arabi Brazil Léo Ivory Coast Brahima Keita Nigeria Bobby Clement Oman Said Al-Ruzaiqi
Al-Kuwait Ivory Coast Juma Saeed Sierra Leone Medó Syria Hamid Mido Jordan Baha' Faisal Brazil Patrick Fabiano
Al-Qadsia Brazil Renatinho Brazil Tiago Orobó Ghana Rashid Sumaila Jordan Ahmed Al-Reyahi
Kazma Brazil Alex Lima Brazil Vanderlei Peru Hernán Hinostroza East Timor Juliano Mineiro Brazil Joélson
Brazil Jaja
Al-Salmiya Cameroon Guy Toindouba Jordan Odai Al-Saify Syria Firas Al-Khatib Syria Ahmad Deeb
Al-Tadhamon France Igor Djoman Ghana Cofie Bekoe Jordan Fadi Awad Brazil Yago
Brazil Bernardo
Brazil Lucas Barboza
Al-Jahra Brazil Renan Silva Cameroon Aaron Mbimbe Cameroon Ronald Ngah Jordan Ahmed Hisham Brazil Francisco
Al Naser Brazil Francisco Ghana Eric Epuko Ghana Emmanuel Ofori Syria 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
Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

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

22 April 2018 Al-Jahra SC 6 – 0 Al-Fahaheel FC Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait

Awards

Top Scorer
Number Player Club Goals
1 Faisal Ajab Al Tadhmon SC 15
2 Yaqoub Al-Tararwa Kuwait SC 13
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 Ref
September Firas Al-Khatib Al-Salmiya SC [2]
October Faisal Zayid Al-Jahra SC [3]
November Not Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup & Crown Prince Cup -
December
January
February Bader Al-Fadhel Al-Arabi SC [4]
March Abdullah Mawee Qadsia SC [5]

References
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  2. KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (12 October 2017). "الخطيب… افضل لاعب في شهر سبتمبر وفقاً للتصويت #kuwaitfootball #KuwaitFA t.co/dUEmAY92XA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (30 October 2017). "فيصل زايد افضل لاعب لشهر اكتوبر #KuwaitFA #kuwaitfootball t.co/zjHeWNXWHF" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (11 March 2018). "بدر طارق أفضل لاعب في شهر فبراير #KiwaitFA t.co/duKpV6Pnp5" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (5 April 2018). "عبدالله ماوي أفضل لاعب في شهر مارس #KuwaitFA t.co/HYcPOLVcuA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.


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