2017–18 Kuwaiti Premier League

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Football league season

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
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/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.

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

Al-Jahra SC v 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
September	Firas Al-Khatib	Al-Salmiya SC
October	Faisal Zayid	Al-Jahra SC
November	Not Awarded due to 23rd Gulf Cup & Crown Prince Cup	-
December
January
February	Bader Al-Fadhel	Al-Arabi SC
March	Abdullah Mawee	Qadsia SC

References※

^ "رسمياً : الفيفا يخصم 3 نقاط من نادي السالمية - كورة". Archived from the original on 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
^ 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 ※ (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 ※ (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 ※ (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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