Summary
The Kuwait Premier League (KUW1) is the top football league in the Kuwaiti football system. At the end of the 2022-2023 KUW1 season, the KUW1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2024 AFC Champions League - Preliminary Round:
- 1st place 2022-2023 KUW1 Championship Round team
- 2024 AFC Cup - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2022-2023 KUW1 Championship Round team
The winner of the 2023 Kuwait Emir Cup, typically an KUW1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2024 AFC Cup.
Leagues Pyramid - Kuwait
| Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
|---|---|---|
| KUW1 | Kuwait Premier League | 10 |
| KUW2 | Kuwaiti Divison One | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
| Regular 25 Aug 2022 - 11 Mar 2023 | Champ/Releg Rounds 31 Mar 2023 - 31 May 2023 | 10: KUW1 (10), KUW2 (0) | |
Season Format
The 2022-2023 KUW1 is split into 2 Stages. In the 1st Stage, each KUW1 team plays the other 9 KUW1 teams twice for 18 league matches per team. In the 2nd Stage, the 1st Stage teams ranked 1-6 play in the Championship Round (5 Home/Away matches per team), and the teams ranked 7-10 play in the Relegation Round (3 Home/Away matches per team). 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 2022-2023 Regular season, the 3rd and 4th place KUW1 Relegation Round teams will be relegated directly to the KUW2, and 2 KUW2 teams will be promoted.
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2nd Stage
| 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 | |
| Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kuwait SC | 28 | 15 -10-3 | 55 | - | 65 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 9 -3-2 | 30 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 6 -7-1 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 13 |
| 2 | Al-Arabi SC | 28 | 13 -10-5 | 49 | - | 53 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 6 -6-2 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 -4-3 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 12 |
| 3 | Kazma SC | 28 | 13 -7-8 | 46 | - | 51 | 47 | 4 | 14 | 8 -3-3 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 5 -4-5 | 19 | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| 4 | Qadsia SC | 28 | 11 -8-9 | 41 | - | 44 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 7 -3-4 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 14 | 4 -5-5 | 17 | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| 5 | Al-Fahaheel FC | 28 | 9 -4-15 | 31 | - | 44 | 51 | -7 | 14 | 6 -2-6 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 3 -2-9 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| 6 | Al-Salmiyah SC | 28 | 7 -9-12 | 30 | - | 37 | 46 | -9 | 14 | 5 -6-3 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 2 -3-9 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -11 |
| Relegation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Nasar SC | 24 | 9 -7-8 | 34 | - | 41 | 47 | -6 | 12 | 5 -4-3 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 21 | 30 | -9 |
| 2 | Al-Jahra SC | 24 | 8 -6-10 | 30 | - | 28 | 36 | -8 | 12 | 3 -4-5 | 13 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 12 | 5 -2-5 | 17 | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| 3 | Al-Tadhamon SC | 24 | 6 -5-13 | 23 | - | 28 | 47 | -19 | 12 | 4 -3-5 | 15 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 12 | 2 -2-8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 |
| 4 | Al-Sahel SC | 24 | 5 -6-13 | 21 | - | 31 | 37 | -6 | 12 | 4 -2-6 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 -4-7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 |
2024 AFC Cup Relegation to KUW2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1st Stage
| 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 | 9 -8-1 | 35 | - | 37 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 6 -2-1 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 -6-0 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 2 | Kazma SC | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | - | 33 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 5 -2-2 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| 3 | Qadsia SC | 18 | 8 -5-5 | 29 | - | 30 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 4 -3-2 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| 4 | Al-Arabi SC | 18 | 7 -7-4 | 28 | - | 31 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 -4-1 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 -3-3 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | Al-Fahaheel FC | 18 | 7 -3-8 | 24 | - | 31 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 4 -1-4 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
| 6 | Al-Salmiyah SC | 18 | 5 -8-5 | 23 | - | 25 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 3 -5-1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 7 | Al-Jahra SC | 18 | 6 -5-7 | 23 | - | 21 | 25 | -4 | 9 | 2 -3-4 | 9 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | Al-Nasar SC | 18 | 5 -6-7 | 21 | - | 30 | 40 | -10 | 9 | 2 -4-3 | 10 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
| 9 | Al-Tadhamon SC | 18 | 4 -4-10 | 16 | - | 19 | 35 | -16 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| 10 | Al-Sahel SC | 18 | 3 -5-10 | 14 | - | 22 | 31 | -9 | 9 | 2 -2-5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 9 | 1 -3-5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 |
Championship Round Relegation Round | ||||||||||||||||||||
Results
 | 36 | Al-Arabi SC | Thamir Stadium |
 | 43 | Qadsia SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
| 21 | Al-Fahaheel FC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
| 21 | Al-Fahaheel FC | Thamir Stadium |
| 02 | Kuwait SC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
| 20 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
 | 22 | Al-Arabi SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
| 31 | Al-Fahaheel FC | Al-Kuwait Sports Club Stadium |
 | 41 | Al-Jahra SC | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium |
| 31 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
 | 30 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Al Ahmadi Stadium |
| 20 | Al-Jahra SC | Al-Farwaniya Stadium |
| 30 | Al-Nasar SC | Al Ahmadi Stadium |
| 00 | Qadsia SC | Sabah Al Salem Stadium |
| 12 | Kazma SC | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium |
| 31 | Kuwait SC | Thamir Stadium |
| 00 | Al-Sahel SC | Al-Shabab Mubarak al-Aiar Stadium |