Kazma Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي كاظمة الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional association football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League.
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| Full name | Kazma Sporting Club | ||
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| Short name | Kazma | ||
| Founded | 31 August 1964 | ||
| Ground | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium Adiliya | ||
| Capacity | 21,500 | ||
| Chairman | Ali Alobaid | ||
| Manager | Sérgio Farias | ||
| League | Kuwait Premier League | ||
| 2023–24 | 7th of 10 | ||
| Website | http://www.kazmasc.com/ | ||
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Club history
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Naming
editThe club is named after the area of Kathma, which is located 40 kilometers north of Kuwait City, on the Kuwait coast. In 630 A.D., the battle of Chains took place in Kathma.[1]
Recent history
editOn 21 December 2009, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions FC Barcelona to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the club. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Barcelona received €1.7 million for participating in the match.[2]
Kazma  | 1–1 |  FC Barcelona |
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Abdullah Al Dhafiri  90' |
Bojan Krkić 80' |
Won the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2011 a 1–0 over Kuwait SC.
2011-
editOn November 10, 2015, after 4 years of trophy-less seasons the club won the 2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup vs Kuwait SC 2-1 goals scored by Patrick Fabiano.[3]
Stadium
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Kazma's stadium, Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a 21,500 holding capacity.[citation needed] The stadium hosted 2 Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments, the first being in 1990, which Kuwait won for the seventh time. However, the second time in 2003 Kuwait ended up in 6th place, which is their worst ever ranking. It has also hosted many finals of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup.[citation needed]
Presidents
edit- Ahmad Khalid Al-Fozan (Oct 1964 – Oct 1965)
- Yousef Abdullah Mohammed Shaheen Al-Ghanim (Nov 1965 – June 1995)
- Abdullah Al-Dakheel Al-Rasheed (June 1995 – Sep 1995)
- Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (Sept 1995 – May 1997)
- Khalid Nasser Al-Sanea (May 1997 – May 2000)
- Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (May 2000 – May 2006)
- Asad Ahmed Al-Banwan (May 2006–)
Achievements
editKazma has 20 official championships.
Official
edit- 1995
- Runners-up : 2007
- 1968–69
- Runners-up : 2011, 2022, 2023–24
- 2004, 2007
Friendly
edit- Al Hasawi Super Cup: 1
- 2007[4]
Futsal
edit- 2014–15, 2015–16
- 2015, 2017, 2018
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Recent seasons
edit- Kazma's biggest wins
- In Asia
- Friendlies
- 2008: Kazma 7–1
Spartak Trnava - 2009: Kazma 1–1
Ismaily - 2009: Kazma 1–1
FC Barcelona
- 2008: Kazma 7–1
Kazma in Asia
edit| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Asian Club Championship | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 16 |
| Asian Cup Winners Cup | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 25 |
| AFC Cup | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 |
| Total | 57 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 101 | 61 |
FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players
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Kuwait
- Nassir Al-Ghanim
- Jamal Al-Qabendi
- Hamoud Al-Shemmari
- Yussef Al-Suwayed
- Adam Marjam
- Abdullah Mayouf
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Managerial history
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| Years | Name | Nationality |
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| 1985–90 | Eddie Firmani |  Italy
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| 1994–96 | Milan Máčala |  Czech Republic
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| 1997–99 | Theo Bücker |  Germany
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| 1999 | Adam Marjan | Kuwait
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| 2001–02 | Fouzy Ibrahim | Kuwait
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| 2002–03 | Acácio Casimiro |  Portugal
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| June 2004–Nov 2004 | Júlio César Leal |  Brazil
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| 2004–05 | Johan Boskamp |  Netherlands
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| 2005–06 | Zlatko Krmpotić |  Serbia
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| June 2006–July 2007 | José Garrido | Portugal
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| 2007–08 | Marinko Koljanin |  Croatia
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| 2008–09 | Robertinho | Brazil
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| 2009–10 | Ilie Balaci |  Romania
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| 2010 | Jamal Yaqoob | Kuwait
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| 2010–June 2012 | Milan Máčala | Czech Republic
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| July 2012 – 2013 | Miodrag Radulović |  Montenegro
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| 2013–2015 | Jacenir Silva | Brazil
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| May 2015–July 2017 | Florin Motroc | Romania
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| July 2017 – 2019 | Toni | Portugal
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| 2019–2020 | Boris Bunjak | Serbia
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| 2020–2021 | Beto Bianchi | Brazil
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| 2021–2022 | Darko Nestorović |  Bosnia
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| 2022 | Željko Markov | Serbia
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| 2022–2023 | Ilie Stan | Romania
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| 2023– | Sérgio Farias | Brazil
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Affiliated clubs
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Other sports
editBesides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Taekwando, and Ice Hockey.
Basketball
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- FIBA Asia Champions Cup: twice finished third in
Indonesia 1990 in Jakarta and 
Thailand 1992 in Bangkok
Handball team achievements
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Performance in AFC (Asian) Competitions
edit- Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 4 appearances
- AFC Cup: 2 appearances
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Welcome to the official website of Al-Diwan Al-Amiri". Archived from the original on 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Barcelona To Play Lucrative Friendly Against Kazma Sporting Club In December | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
- ^ "Today in Kuwait's history 07/02/2015". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
External links
edit- Official website (in Arabic) (archived)