Kuwaiti Premier League
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/* Kuwaiti Premier League Clubs (2007-2008) */
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|[[Image:Current sport.svg|40px|]] ''[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2008-09]]''
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! style="font-size: 16px;" | Kuwaiti Premier League
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Founded'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[1962]]
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Nation'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | {{KUW}}
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Relegation To'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Kuwaiti Division One]]<br/>(promotion only)
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Number of Teams'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | 9
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Asian Qualification'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[AFC Champions League|Asian Champions League]] </br> [[AFC Cup]]
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Cups'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Kuwait Emir Cup]] </br> [[Kuwait Crown Prince Cup]] </br> [[Kuwait Federation Cup]]
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| style="font-size: 12px; background: #BFD7FF;" | '''Current Champions ([[Kuwaiti Premier League 2007-08|2008]])'''
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| style="font-size: 12px;" | [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
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The '''Kuwaiti Premier League''' is the top division of the [[Kuwait Football Association]], it was created in [[1962]]. [[Al Arabi Kuwait|Al Arabi]] holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times. The current Kuwaiti Premier League champions are [[Al Kuwait Kaifan|Al Kuwait]].
== Kuwaiti Premier League Clubs (2008-2009) ==
* [[Al Kazma Kuwait|Kazma]]
* [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait|Qadsia]]
* [[Al Kuwait Kaifan|Kuwait]]
* [[Al Salmiya Club|Salmiya]]
* [[Tadamon]]
* [[Al Arabi Kuwait|Arabi]]
* [[Al-Shabab (Kuwait)|Al Shabab]]
* [[Naser]]
* [[Fahaheel (football club)|Al Fahaheel]]
==Previous Winners==
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*1962 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1963 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1964 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1965 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*1966 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1967 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1968 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*1969 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*1970 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1971 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*1972 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*1973 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*1974 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*1975 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*1976 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*1977 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
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*1978 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*1979 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*1980 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1981 : [[Al Salmiya Club]]
*1982 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1983 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1984 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1985 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1986 : [[Al Kazma Kuwait]]
*1987 : [[Al Kazma Kuwait]]
*1988 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1989 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1990 : [[Al Jahra]]
*1991 : ''no champion''
*1992 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
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*1993 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1994 : [[Al Kazma Kuwait]]
*1995 : [[Al Salmiya Club]]
*1996 : [[Al Kazma Kuwait]]
*1997 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*1998 : [[Al Salmiya Club]]
*1999 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*2000 : [[Al Salmiya Club]]
*2001 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*2002 : [[Al Arabi Kuwait]]
*2003 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*2004 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*2005 : [[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]
*2006 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*2007 : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
*[[Kuwaiti Premier League 2007-08|2008]] : [[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]
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==Total Championships==
The number of national championships that clubs in Kuwait have attained.
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!Club<br />
!Number of Championships <br />
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Arabi Kuwait]]||16
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Qadisiya Kuwait]]||11
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Kuwait Kaifan]]||10
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Kazma Kuwait]]||4
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Salmiya Club]]||4
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|style="text-align:left;"|[[Al Jahra]]||1
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== External links ==
* [http://www.kfa.org.kw/local_leagues/index.php?tourn=kuwait_premier Kuwaiti Premier League] (Arabic)
* [http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?c=3014&stage=1 goalzz.com - Kuwaiti Premier League]
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