2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season	2017–18
Champions	Kuwait SC (14th title)
2019 AFC Champions League ; 2019 AFC Cup	Kuwait SC
Matches played	84
Goals scored	241 (2.87 per match)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

56th edition of the tournament. First season to have 8 teams after the return of Kuwaiti Division One.

Teams

Lists of teams and locations

Team	Based	Home stadium	Capacity
Al Arabi	Kuwait City	Sabah Al-Salem Stadium	26,000
Al Jahra	Jahra	Mubarak Al-Aiar Stadium	17,000
Al Kuwait	Kuwait City	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium	18,500
Al Nasar	Al Farwaniyah	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium	10,000
Al Qadsia	Kuwait City	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	22,000
Al Salmiya	Al Salmiya	Thamir Stadium	16,105
Al Tadhamon	Farwaniya	Farwaniya Stadium	14,000
Kazma	Kuwait City	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium	21,500

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Chairman	Head Coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Al-Arabi	Jamal Al-Kazmi		Ali Maqseed	Erreà	Ahli Bank of Kuwait
Kuwait	Marzouq Al-Ghanim		Jarah Al Ateeqi	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	Brahima Keita	Adidas	The Sultan Center
Al-Tadhamon			Mohammed Ibrahim
Al-Jahra	D'Ham AL-Shammari	Da Silva	Nino Santos	Givova	Viva
Al-Nasr				Givova	Viva

Foreign players

Club	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Asian Player	Former Players ¹
Al-Arabi	Léo	Brahima Keita	Bobby Clement	Said Al-Ruzaiqi
Al-Kuwait	Juma Saeed	Medó	Hamid Mido	Baha' Faisal	Patrick Fabiano
Al-Qadsia	Renatinho	Tiago Orobó	Rashid Sumaila	Ahmed Al-Reyahi
Kazma	Alex Lima	Vanderlei	Hernán Hinostroza	Juliano Mineiro	Joélson Jaja
Al-Salmiya	Guy Toindouba	Odai Al-Saify	Firas Al-Khatib	Ahmad Deeb
Al-Tadhamon	Igor Djoman	Cofie Bekoe		Fadi Awad	Yago Bernardo Lucas Barboza
Al-Jahra	Renan Silva	Aaron Mbimbe	Ronald Ngah	Ahmed Hisham	Francisco
Al Naser	Francisco	Eric Epuko	Emmanuel Ofori	Youssef Kalfa

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al Kuwait (C)	21	15	4	2	51	18	+33	49	Qualification to Champions League first preliminary round
2	Al Qadsia	21	9	6	6	37	25	+12	33
3	Al Salmiya *	21	10	3	8	31	32	−1	33
4	Kazma	21	6	11	4	29	28	+1	29
5	Al Arabi	21	7	6	8	30	29	+1	27
6	Al Nasar	21	8	2	11	30	39	−9	26
7	Al Jahra	21	8	2	11	38	40	−2	26	Play off of Kuwaiti Division One
8	Al Tadhamon (R)	21	2	4	15	33	68	−35	10	Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One

Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2018. Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Al-Salmiya SC lost 3 points by the decision of FIFA on 24 of June 2018 now stand on 30 points.^[1]

Play-Off

In this Seasons Play-Off match to determine who's the 8th team of the 2018–19 Kuwaiti Premier League, Is between Al-Jahra SC and Al-Fahaheel FC

22 April 2018

Al-Jahra SC

6 – 0

Al-Fahaheel FC

Kuwait City, Kuwait

Awards

Top Scorer

Number	Player	Club	Goals
1	Faisal Ajab	Al Tadhmon SC	15
2	Yaqoub Al-Tararwa	Kuwait SC	13
2	Ronald	Al-Jahra SC	13
3	Firas Al-Khatib	Al-Salmiya SC	12
4	Francisco Wagsley	Al-Nasr SC Al-Jahra SC	11

Top Assist Provider

Number	Player	Club	Assists
1	Faisal Zayid	Al-Jahra SC	11
2	Sa'ad Al-Mutairi	Al Tadhmon SC	8
3	Bader Al-Mutawa	Qadsia SC	6
4	Mashari Al Azmi	Kazma SC	5

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Club	Ref
September	Firas Al-Khatib	Al-Salmiya SC	^[2]
October	Faisal Zayid	Al-Jahra SC	^[3]
November	Not Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup & Crown Prince Cup	-
December
January
February	Bader Al-Fadhel	Al-Arabi SC	^[4]
March	Abdullah Mawee	Qadsia SC	^[5]

References

^ "رسمياً : الفيفا يخصم 3 نقاط من نادي السالمية - كورة". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
^ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (12 October 2017). "الخطيب… افضل لاعب في شهر سبتمبر وفقاً للتصويت #kuwaitfootball #KuwaitFA https://t.co/dUEmAY92XA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (30 October 2017). "فيصل زايد افضل لاعب لشهر اكتوبر #KuwaitFA #kuwaitfootball https://t.co/zjHeWNXWHF" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (11 March 2018). "بدر طارق أفضل لاعب في شهر فبراير #KiwaitFA https://t.co/duKpV6Pnp5" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
^ KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (5 April 2018). "عبدالله ماوي أفضل لاعب في شهر مارس #KuwaitFA https://t.co/HYcPOLVcuA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

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[1] "رسمياً : الفيفا يخصم 3 نقاط من نادي السالمية - كورة". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-21.

[2] KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (12 October 2017). "الخطيب… افضل لاعب في شهر سبتمبر وفقاً للتصويت #kuwaitfootball #KuwaitFA https://t.co/dUEmAY92XA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[3] KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (30 October 2017). "فيصل زايد افضل لاعب لشهر اكتوبر #KuwaitFA #kuwaitfootball https://t.co/zjHeWNXWHF" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[4] KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (11 March 2018). "بدر طارق أفضل لاعب في شهر فبراير #KiwaitFA https://t.co/duKpV6Pnp5" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

[5] KuwaitFA [@KuwaitFA] (5 April 2018). "عبدالله ماوي أفضل لاعب في شهر مارس #KuwaitFA https://t.co/HYcPOLVcuA" (Tweet) (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.

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