2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League
Football league season
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The 2018-19 Kuwaiti Premier League was the 57th edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC enter the season as the defending champions. Originally, the league was structured at 8 teams but the Kuwait FA announced the expansion of the league; so last season's 2017–18 relegated team Al Tadmahon, had been un-relegated and 2017–18 Kuwaiti Division One winners Al-Shabab SC and losing play-off team Al-Fahaheel FC will all compete this season.[1][2]
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Kuwait |
| Relegated | Al-Jahra Al-Fahaheel |
| 2019 AFC Champions League 2019 AFC Cup | Al-Kuwait Al Qadsia Al-Salmiya |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 263 (2.92 per match) |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
Teams
Lists of teams and locations
| Team | Based | Home stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Arabi | Kuwait City | Sabah Al-Salem Stadium | 26,000 |
| Al Qadsia | Kuwait City | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium | 22,000 |
| Kazma | Kuwait City | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | 21,500 |
| Al Kuwait | Kuwait City | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium | 18,500 |
| Al-Shabab | Al-Ahmadi | Al-Ahmadi Stadium | 18,000 |
| Al Jahra | Jahra | Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium | 17,000 |
| Al-Salmiya | Al Salmiya | Thamir Stadium | 16,105 |
| Al Tadhamon | Al Farwaniyah | Farwaniya Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al Nasar | Al Farwaniyah | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al Fahaheel | Kuwait City | Fahaheel Stadium | 2,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi | Jamal Al-Kazmi | Hussam Al Sayed | Ali Maqseed | Erreà | Ahli Bank of Kuwait |
| Al-Fahaheel | Mohammed Hammad | Andrey Chernyshov | Abdullah Al Enazi | Givova | none |
| Kuwait | Marzouq Al-Ghanim | Hussain Hakem | 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 | Adidas | The Sultan Center | |
| Al-Shabab | Mohammed Ibrahim | Adidas | |||
| Al-Tadhamon | Mohammed Ibrahim | ||||
| Al-Jahra | D'Ham AL-Shammari | Da Silva | Nino Santos | Givova | Viva |
| Al-Nasr | Givova | Viva |
Foreign players
The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former Players 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Fahaheel |  Gershon Koffie |
 Munther Abu Amarah |
Ibrahim Al-Zawahreh |
 Bouchaib Soufiani |
 Ahmed El Aash | |
| Al-Kuwait |  Lucão |
 Jumaa Saeed |
 Hamid Mido |
 Hamza Lahmar |
Issam El Adoua |
Saber Khalifa Mohammed Fatau |
| Al-Qadsia |  Ronald Ngah |
 Axel Méyé |
 Ebiabowei Baker |
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| Kazma | Alex Lima |
Vanderlei |
 Medo Kamara |
 Denis Iguma |
Hítalo Rogério Hernán Hinostroza | |
| Al-Salmiya | Marclei |
Odai Al-Saify |
Tareq Khattab |
Firas Al-Khatib |
Patrick Fabiano Guy Toindouba | |
| Al-Shabab | Helder |
Ricardinho |
 Naby Soumah |
 Igor Filipović |
Aleksandar Trninić |
Darlan Zizo |
| Al-Tadhamon | Alexandre Hans |
Nixon Guylherme |
Talisson |
Jackson Owusu |
Hasan Owaid |
|
| Al-Jahra |  Nicholas Olsen |
 Moussa Dao |
Samuel Bitte |
Aaron Mbimbe |
Rudolph Ngombé |
|
| Al Naser |  Sayed Baqer |
Ernest Barfo |
 John Makwata |
Tunde Adeniji |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Kuwait (C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 42 | Qualification for AFC Champions League preliminary round 1[a] |
| 2 | Al-Qadsia | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 36 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage[b] |
| 3 | Al-Salmiya | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 33 | |
| 4 | Kazma | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Al-Arabi | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Al-Nasar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 18 | |
| 7 | Al-Tadhamon | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 17 | |
| 8 | Al-Shabab | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 16 | |
| 9 | Al-Jahra (R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 15 | Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One |
| 10 | Al-Fahaheel (R) | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 13 |
- If the league champions cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League group stage, they will enter the AFC Cup group stage.
- Since league champions Al-Kuwait were also Kuwait Emir Cup winners, the league runners-up qualified for the AFC Cup group stage.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hussein Al-Musawi | Al Arabi | 17 |
| 2 | Jumaa Saeed | Kuwait SC | 13 |
| 3 | Nabi Somah | Al Shabab | 11 |
| 4 |  Patrick Fabiano | Al Salmiya | 10 |
| Saber Khalifa | kuwait SC | ||
| Yousef Nasser | Qadsia SC |
Best player in the season
- the first Golden One Bader Al-Mutawa.