Football in Kuwait

Football is the most popular sport in Kuwait.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Kuwait Football Association

The Kuwait Football Association (Arabic: الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم‎‎) is headquartered in Udailiya,Al-Ittihad Street, Kuwait City.

The Kuwait Football Association (KFA) was founded in 1952.

Tournaments

Domestic tournaments

• Kuwaiti Premier League
• Kuwaiti Division One
• Kuwait Emir Cup
• Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
• Kuwait Super Cup

Futsal

• Kuwaiti Futsal League
• Kuwait Futsal Federation Cup
• Kuwait Futsal Super Cup

Defunct

• Kuwait Federation Cup
• Kuwait Joint League
• Al-Khurafi Cup

Other tournaments held in Kuwait

• 1964 Arab Nations Cup
• Gulf Cup of Nations 1974
• 1975 AFC Youth Championship
• 1980 AFC Asian Cup
• Gulf Cup of Nations 1990
• 2002 West Asian Games
• 2002 Arab Nations Cup
• Gulf Cup of Nations 2003
• 2012 WAFF Championship

Kuwait football achievements

Asian Cup

• 1 time champions of AFC Asian Cup (1980 AFC Asian Cup)
• 1 time runners-up of AFC Asian Cup (1976 AFC Asian Cup)
• 1 time third place of AFC Asian Cup (1984 AFC Asian Cup)

World Military Cup

• 2 times champions of World Military Cup (Qatar 1981, Kuwait 1983)
• 1 time runners-up of World Military Cup (Syria 1977)
• 3 times third place of World Military Cup (Congo 1973, West Germany 1975, Kuwait 1979)

League system

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Kuwaiti Premier League 15 clubs

Football clubs in Kuwait

• Al Arabi
• Al Fahaheel
• Al Jahra
• Al Kuwait
• Al Naser
• Al Salmiya
• Al Shabab
• Al Qadsia
• Al Yarmouk
• Kazma
• Khaitan
• Sulaibikhat
• Sahel
• Tadamon
• Burgan SC

References

1. المحرر (2009-04-07). "كيف دخلت كرة القدم الكويت؟ | Nebras Ezine". Nebras.nuks.org. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
2. "Kuwait and UAE football teams' poor performance mirrors social ills | Raymond Barrett | Comment is free". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
3. "The Asian Football Confederation - Kuwaiti football is on the rise: AFC President". The-afc.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
4. "FIFA.com - Kuwaiti women look to the future". M.fifa.com. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
5. "One of the great clichĂŠs in football is that there... - | FOX Soccer Blog | FOX Soccer on MSN | FOX Sports on MSN". Blog.foxsoccer.com. Retrieved 2014-01-18.

External links

• Kuwait at the FIFA website.
• Kuwait at the AFC website.
• RSSSF (men)