2026–27 Al-Arabi SC season
Al-Arabi 2026–27 football season
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The 2026–27 is Al-Arabi's 65th consecutive season in the top flight of Kuwait football. The club participates in the Premier League, the Kuwait Emir Cup, the AFC Champions League Two, AFC Challenge League , the Super Cup and Kuwait Crown Prince Cup.
PresidentAbdulaziz Ashour
Head coachGoran Sablić
StadiumSabah Al Salem Stadium
Sulaibikhat Stadium (selected matches)
Sulaibikhat Stadium (selected matches)
| 2026–27 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Abdulaziz Ashour |
| Head coach | Goran Sablić |
| Stadium | Sabah Al Salem Stadium Sulaibikhat Stadium (selected matches) |
| Premier League | TBD |
| Kuwait Emir Cup | TBD |
| AFC Champions League 2 | Preliminary Round |
| Kuwait Super Cup | TBD |
| 25/26 Kuwait Emir Cup | TBD |
| AFC Challenge League | TBD |
The season covers the period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Overview
Players
First-team squad
- As of 31 July 2026
Out on loan
Technical staff
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2026 | GK | 35 |  Abdulrahman Ajaj |
Al-Tadamon |
Free | [1] |
| 3 July 2026 | GK | 26 | Ahmad A'adi |
Al-Fahaheel |
Free | [2] |
| 6 July 2026 | FW | 9 | Ali Al Doukhi |
Al-Fahaheel |
Free | [3] |
| 6 July 2026 | FW | 11 | Talal Al-Qaisi |
Kazma |
Free | [4] |
| 11 July 2026 | FW | 9 |  Kenean Markneh |
 Al-Shabab |
Free | [5] |
| 15 July 2026 | FW | 27 |  Lucas Shallon |
Sulaibikhat |
Free | [6] |
| 18 July 2026 | DF | 29 |  Khadim Rassoul |
 Duhok |
Free | [7] |
- Expenditure:
$0
Loans in
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2026 | FW | 15 | Abdulrahman Karam |
Al-Yarmouk |
End of Contract | [8] |
| 3 July 2026 | GK | 1 | Ahmed Dashti |
Al-Fahaheel |
End of Contract | [9] |
| 4 July 2026 | GK | 39 | Abdulreda Shehab |
Burgan |
Released | [10] |
| 4 July 2026 | GK | 35 | Abdullah Al-Ayoub |
Al-Salmiya |
Released | [11] |
| 9 July 2026 | FW | 39 | Salman Al-Awadhi |
Kuwait |
undisclosed | [12] |
| 10 July 2026 | MF | 88 | Abdullah Al-Garzaie |
Kuwait |
undisclosed | [13] |
| 11 July 2026 | DF | 23 | Nasser Saeed |
Khaitan |
Released | [14] |
| 11 July 2026 | MF | 19 |  Kamil Al-Aswad |
Al-Riffa |
Released | [15] |
| 15 July 2026 | MF | 32 | Ahmed Awadh |
Al-Salmiya |
Released | [16] |
| 18 July 2026 | DF | 27 |  Nabil Marmouk |
AS FAR |
End of Contract | [17] |
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2026 | 31 July 2027 | DF | 41 | Abdullah Essa |
Al-Jazeera |
None | [18] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 23 July 2026 Friendly | Al-Arabi | 1–3 |  Erzurumspor | Erzurum, Turkey |
| 17:30 AST | Jumma Abboud  38' |
Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium |
| 27 July 2026 Friendly | Al-Arabi | 1–1 | Vanspor | Erzurum, Turkey |
| 17:30 AST | Zaid Qunbar 62' |
Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium |
| 27 July 2026 Friendly | Al-Arabi | 4–0 | Amed | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| 17:30 AST | Stadium: Diyarbakır Stadium |
| 4 August 2026 Friendly | Al-Arabi | 1–3 |  Pyramids | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| 17:30 AST | Kenean Markneh 35' |
Stadium: Diyarbakır Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Emir Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Emir Cup (25/26) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| AFC Champions League 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| AFC Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Super Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Crown Prince Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 0.00 |
Source: Competitions
Premier League
Results summary
Results by round
First match(es) will be played on 17 August 2025. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 25 August 2026 1 | Al-Kuwait | 3-3 | Al-Arabi | Ardiya, Farwaniya |
| AST 21:00 | Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
Emir Cup
2025-26
AFC Champions League Two
Preliminary stage
| 12 August 2026 West Q1 | East Bengal  | 4-1 (a.e.t.) | Al-Arabi | Kolkata |
| 13:00 AST | Anayo Iwuala 76' (pen.) |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 32,256 Referee:  Sadullo Gulmurodi |
Super Cup
Crown Prince Cup
Statistics
Appearances
- Last updated on 4 September 2026.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premier League | Emir Cup | ACL2 | ACL | Super Cup | Crown Prince Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | GK | KUW |
Sulaiman Abdulghafour | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | GK | KUW |
Abdulrahman Ajaj | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | GK | KUW |
Ahmad A'adi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | GK | KUW |
Hussain Kankouni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | DF | BRA |
Leonardo Sheldon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | DF | SEN |
Khadim Rassoul | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  SYR |
Jumma Abboud | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | KUW |
Abdullah Ammar | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | KUW |
Mohammed Khaled | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF | KUW |
Hamad Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | KUW |
Hamad Al-Qallaf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 41 | DF | KUW |
Abdullah Essa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | KUW |
Ali Abdul Rasul | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | KUW |
Abdulwahab Al-Awadi | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | DF |  IRN |
Abdulaziz Nasari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | DF | KUW |
Jassem Shammouh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KUW |
Bader Al-Fadhel | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | KUW |
Hussain Ashkanani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | KUW |
Bandar Al Salamah | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | KUW |
Bader Al-Mutairi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 40 | MF | KUW |
Saud Al-Anbari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | KUW |
Khaled Al-Mershed | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF | KUW |
Ali Khalaf | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | KUW |
Nayef Al-Shemmari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | MF | IRN |
Ali Porusaniei | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | MF | KUW |
Yousef Majed | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | KUW |
Omar Al-Azmi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | KUW |
Yousef Al-Khubbazi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Strikers | |||||||||||||||||||
| 77 | FW |  NGA |
Anayo Iwuala | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 99 | FW | KUW |
Hussain Al-Aryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 70 | FW | KUW |
Yousef Sabah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | KUW |
Talal Al-Qaisi | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | KUW |
Ali Al Doukhi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ETH |
Kenean Markneh | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 98 | FW |  PLE |
Zaid Qunbar | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Goalscorers
Last Updated: 29 June 2026
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League | Emir Cup | ACL2 | ACL | Super Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | FW | |
Zaid Qunbar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 77 | FW | |
Anayo Iwuala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | |
Ali Khalaf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Assists
Last Updated: 29 June 2026
Clean sheets
Last Updated: 29 June 2026