Kuwait Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2018-2019
Location
Kuwait
Abbreviation
KUW1
Summary
The Kuwait Premier League (KUW1) is the top football league in the Kuwaiti football system. At the end of the 2018-2019 KUW1 season, the KUW1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2020 AFC Champions League - Preliminary Round:
- 1st place 2018-2019 KUW1 team
- 2020 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2018-2019 KUW1 team
The winner of the 2019 Kuwait Emir Cup, typically an KUW1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020 AFC Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Jordan
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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KUW1 | Kuwait Premier League | 12 |
KUW2 | Kuwaiti Divison One | 7 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
26 Aug 2018 - 9 May 2019 | 10: KUW1 (8), KUW2 (2) |
Season Format
Each KUW1 team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 KUW1 teams for a total of 18 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) total goal difference, then (5) total goals scored.
Playoffs
Not applicable.
Relegation
At the end of the 2018-2019 Regular season, the 9th and 10th place KUW1 teams will be relegated directly to the KUW2.
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League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Kuwait SC | 18 | 13 -3-2 | 42 | - | 52 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 9 -0-1 | 27 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 4 -3-1 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
2 | Qadsia SC | 18 | 11 -3-4 | 36 | - | 34 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 -1-2 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
3 | Al-Salmiyah SC | 18 | 9 -6-3 | 33 | - | 31 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 5 -4-0 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 |
4 | Kazma SC | 18 | 7 -7-4 | 28 | - | 30 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
5 | Al-Arabi SC | 18 | 7 -6-5 | 27 | - | 27 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 2 -5-2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
6 | Al-Nasar SC | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | - | 16 | 26 | -10 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 | 1 -5-3 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -5 |
7 | Al-Tadhamon SC | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 18 | 27 | -9 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
8 | Al-Shabab SC | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | - | 18 | 39 | -21 | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | -6 |
9 | Al-Jahra SC | 18 | 4 -3-11 | 15 | - | 16 | 29 | -13 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | -9 |
10 | Al-Fahaheel FC | 18 | 2 -7-9 | 13 | - | 21 | 42 | -21 | 9 | 0 -4-5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 12 | 19 | -7 |
AFCCL Relegation to KUW2 |
Results
Thu - 9 May 2019
Kuwait SC | 41 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
Kazma SC | 31 | Al-Nasar SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
Qadsia SC | 01 | Al-Shabab SC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
Al-Arabi SC | 03 | Al-Fahaheel FC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
Al-Jahra SC | 02 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Al-Shabab Mubarak al-Aiar Stadium |
Sat - 4 May 2019
Al-Fahaheel FC | 24 | Al-Shabab SC | Al Sahel Stadium |
Al-Jahra SC | 10 | Kuwait SC | Al-Shabab Mubarak al-Aiar Stadium |
Al-Tadhamon SC | 20 | Al-Nasar SC | Al-Farwaniya Stadium |
Kazma SC | 13 | Al-Arabi SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
Qadsia SC | 40 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
Thu - 18 Apr 2019
Sun - 17 Mar 2019
Al-Nasar SC | 04 | Kuwait SC | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium |
Sat - 16 Mar 2019
Qadsia SC | 40 | Al-Fahaheel FC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
Wed - 6 Mar 2019
Al-Jahra SC | 00 | Al-Nasar SC | Al-Shabab Mubarak al-Aiar Stadium |
Al-Arabi SC | 22 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
Tue - 5 Mar 2019
Al-Salmiyah SC | 32 | Al-Fahaheel FC | Thamir Stadium |
Kazma SC | 20 | Al-Shabab SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
Sat - 2 Mar 2019
Al-Jahra SC | 21 | Al-Arabi SC | Al-Shabab Mubarak al-Aiar Stadium |
Fri - 1 Mar 2019
Al-Tadhamon SC | 13 | Al-Shabab SC | Al-Farwaniya Stadium |