Kuwait Premier League
FIFA Region
AFC
Season
2019-2020
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 2019-2020 KUW1 season, the KUW1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021 AFC Champions League - Preliminary Round:
- 1st place 2019-2020 KUW1 team
- 2021 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2019-2020 KUW1 team
The winner of the 2020 Kuwait Emir Cup, typically an KUW1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2021 AFC Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Kuwait
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| KUW1 | Kuwait Premier League | 12 |
| KUW2 | Kuwaiti Divison One | 7 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| 14 Sep 2019 - 3 Sep 2020 | 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 2019-2020 Regular season, the 9th and 10th place KUW1 teams will be relegated directly to the KUW2.
More Info...
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 -4-1 | 43 | - | 49 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 7 -2-0 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Qadsia SC | 18 | 10 -6-2 | 36 | - | 29 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 5 -3-1 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Al-Salmiyah SC | 18 | 11 -2-5 | 35 | - | 42 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 -1-2 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 11 |
| 4 | Al-Arabi SC | 18 | 9 -4-5 | 31 | - | 26 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 6 -0-3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 -4-2 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Kazma SC | 18 | 9 -1-8 | 28 | - | 29 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 5 -0-4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 6 | Al-Nasar SC | 18 | 6 -3-9 | 21 | - | 18 | 22 | -4 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Al-Sahel SC | 18 | 4 -6-8 | 18 | - | 16 | 36 | -20 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 9 | 19 | -10 |
| 8 | Al-Shabab SC | 18 | 4 -5-9 | 17 | - | 17 | 32 | -15 | 9 | 1 -4-4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
| 9 | Al-Tadhamon SC | 18 | 3 -4-11 | 13 | - | 21 | 39 | -18 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | -12 |
| 10 | Al-Yarmouk SC | 18 | 1 -5-12 | 8 | - | 16 | 39 | -23 | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | -12 |
AFCCL Relegation to KUW2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
Thu - 3 Sep 2020
 | 24 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium |
 | 01 | Al-Nasar SC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
 | 20 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
 | 15 | Kuwait SC | Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
 | 14 | Kazma SC | Thamir Stadium |
Mon - 31 Aug 2020
| 14 | Kuwait SC | Thamir Stadium |
Sun - 30 Aug 2020
| 02 | Al-Sahel SC | Al-Shabab Mubarak al-Aiar Stadium |
| 13 | Al-Arabi SC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
| 21 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium |
Wed - 26 Aug 2020
| 04 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium |
| 30 | Al-Yarmouk SC | Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
Tue - 25 Aug 2020
| 20 | Al-Shabab SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
| 12 | Kazma SC | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium |
| 10 | Al-Nasar SC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
Fri - 21 Aug 2020
| 22 | Al-Arabi SC | Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
| 01 | Al-Nasar SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
| 30 | Qadsia SC | Thamir Stadium | |||
| Match awarded 3-0 to Al-Salmiyah SC by FA decision. | ||||||
Thu - 20 Aug 2020
| 11 | Al-Sahel SC | Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium |
| 22 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Al-Shabab Mubarak al-Aiar Stadium |