Summary
The Kuwait Premier League (KUW1) is the top football league in the Kuwaiti football system. At the end of the 2024-2025 KUW1 season, the KUW1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2026 AFC Champions League 2 - Qualifying Playoff Round:
- 1st place 2024-2025 KUW1 Championship Round team
- 2026 AFC Challenge League - Group Stage:
- 2nd place 2024-2025 KUW1 Championship Round team
The winner of the 2025 Kuwait Emir Cup, typically an KUW1 team, also receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2026 AFC Challenge League.
Leagues Pyramid - Kuwait
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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KUW1 | Kuwait Premier League | 10 |
KUW2 | Kuwaiti Division One | - |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 8 Aug 2024 - 8 Mar 2025 | Champ/Releg Rounds 12 Mar 2025 - 31 May 2025 | 10: KUW1 (10), KUW2 (0) |
Season Format
The 2024-2025 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 2024-2025 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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1st Stage
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 | 9 | 9 -0-0 | 27 | - | 27 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 -0-0 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
2 | Al-Arabi SC | 7 | 6 -0-1 | 18 | - | 14 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 -0-0 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
3 | Qadsia SC | 9 | 5 -1-3 | 16 | - | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 -0-1 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
4 | Al-Fahaheel FC | 9 | 4 -2-3 | 14 | - | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 -2-1 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
5 | Al-Salmiyah SC | 8 | 4 -2-2 | 14 | - | 17 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
6 | Al-Tadhamon SC | 9 | 3 -2-4 | 11 | - | 17 | 19 | -2 | 5 | 2 -1-2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
7 | Kazma SC | 9 | 3 -1-5 | 10 | - | 9 | 13 | -4 | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
8 | Khaitan SC | 9 | 1 -2-6 | 5 | - | 7 | 21 | -14 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
9 | Al-Nasar SC | 8 | 1 -1-6 | 4 | - | 7 | 18 | -11 | 3 | 0 -1-2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 5 | 1 -0-4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 |
10 | Al-Yarmouk SC | 9 | 0 -3-6 | 3 | - | 11 | 21 | -10 | 5 | 0 -1-4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
Championship Round Relegation Round |
Results
Al-Fahaheel FC | 31 | Al-Nasar SC | Khaitan Stadium |
Al-Yarmouk SC | 02 | Kazma SC | Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium |
Al-Tadhamon SC | 03 | Kuwait SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
Qadsia SC | 20 | Khaitan SC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
Khaitan SC | 14 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Khaitan Stadium |
Al-Fahaheel FC | 12 | Qadsia SC | Thamir Stadium |
Al-Yarmouk SC | 12 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium |
Al-Nasar SC | PSPD | Al-Arabi SC | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
Kazma SC | 20 | Khaitan SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
Al-Arabi SC | 20 | Al-Yarmouk SC | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
Al-Salmiyah SC | 34 | Kuwait SC | Thamir Stadium |
Qadsia SC | 21 | Al-Nasar SC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
Al-Tadhamon SC | 22 | Al-Fahaheel FC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
Khaitan SC | 11 | Al-Salmiyah SC | Khaitan Stadium |
Al-Nasar SC | 22 | Al-Yarmouk SC | Thamir Stadium |
Al-Fahaheel FC | 40 | Kazma SC | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium |
Qadsia SC | 31 | Al-Tadhamon SC | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium |
Kuwait SC | 20 | Al-Arabi SC | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium |
Al-Yarmouk SC | 13 | Kuwait SC | Abdullah Al-Khalifa Stadium |