Founded in 1960, Al Kuwait is a landmark football institution in Kuwait City, known officially as Al Kuwait Sporting Club and widely called Kuwait SC. Its traditional white and black identity accompanies a long domestic presence and a regular regional footprint. The club plays at Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Kaifan, while its 2026 profile brings together a 25-player squad, a Montenegro-born head coach and a blend of Kuwaiti and overseas football experience.
Al Kuwait Upcoming matches by league
Premier League
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- Regular Season - 4
Al NasarNo H2HAl Kuwait
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- Regular Season - 5
Al KuwaitNo H2HAl Sulaibikhat
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- Regular Season - 6
Al TadhamonNo H2HAl Kuwait
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- Regular Season - 7
Al KuwaitNo H2HKazma
AFC Cup
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- Group Stage - 1
Al Wahda FC
Al Kuwait
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- Group Stage - 2
Al KuwaitNo H2HKhalidiya
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- Group Stage - 3
NasafNo H2HAl Kuwait
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- Group Stage - 4
Al KuwaitNo H2HNasaf
Al Kuwait Last matches by league
Premier League
AFC Cup
Crown Prince Cup
AFC Challenge League
Super Cup
Emir Cup
Friendlies Clubs
AFC Champions League
Al Kuwait Team Roster
Al Kuwait’s recorded squad contains 25 players: 10 midfielders, six attackers, six defenders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Mohammad Daham, T. Khenissi and Amr Abd El Fattah Ammouri, while Fahad Al Hajeri and A. Zola provide defensive options. Midfield depth features Carlinhos, Mohamed Marhoon, I. Doumbia and Faisal Al Harbi. K. Al Rashidi, A. Kameel and S. Al Hoshan form the goalkeeper group. Shirt numbers range from 1 to 72, with some numbers shared across positions.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Sami Al Sanea
Fahad Al Hajeri
Fahad Hammoud Hammoud Hadi She Al Rashidi
Ali Pour Dara
Mohammad Freih
Arsène Zola Kiaku
position Midfielder
R. Hani
Yousif Abdullateef Sulaiman Al Khebezi
A. Al Dhefiri
Faisal Zayed Awadh Mohammad Fa Al Harbi
Carlos Vinícius Santos de Jesús
M. Ghareeb
Idrissa Doumbia
Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Ali Abdulla Marhoon
El Mehdi Barrahma
Hamood Al Sanosi
position Attacker
Ebrahim Fahad Kameel Marzouq
Amr Ahmed Abd El Fattah
Mohammad Abdullah Daham
Yousef Nasser Al Sulaiman
Taha Yassine Khenissi
Ahmad Jaber Ali Zanki
Last Al Kuwait Coachs
Nebojša Jovović has been Al Kuwait’s recorded head coach since July 2024, and the role remains current. The Montenegro coach followed Nabil Maâloul, whose latest recorded spell ran from December 2023 to June 2024. Earlier timeline entries also place Mohammad Ali and Boris Bunjak in charge between April 2022 and April 2023, with Maâloul recorded for an earlier spell beginning in October 2021. The chronology records changes across recent seasons.
Nebojša Jovović
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebojša Jovović | Montenegro | 1 July 2024 | |
| Nabil Maâloul | Tunisia | 1 December 2023 | 1 June 2024 |
| Mohammad Ali | Kuwait | 1 May 2022 | 1 April 2023 |
| Boris Bunjak | Serbia | 1 April 2022 | 1 December 2023 |
| Nabil Maâloul | Tunisia | 1 October 2021 | 1 May 2022 |
| Fathi Al-Sadiq bin Muhammad Al-Jabaal | Tunisia | 1 July 2021 | 1 December 2021 |
| Carlos González Juárez | Spain | 1 February 2021 | 1 July 2021 |
| Waleed Abdelkarim Nassar Mobarak | Kuwait | 1 January 2020 | 1 February 2021 |
| Mohammad Ali | Kuwait | 1 January 2019 | 1 January 2020 |
| Abdulaziz Hamada | Kuwait | 1 April 2014 | 1 December 2014 |
| Ion Marin | Romania | 1 July 2012 | 1 April 2014 |
| Dragan Talajić | Croatia | 1 July 2011 | 1 June 2012 |
Al Kuwait Transfers
The latest listed arrivals show a varied recruitment pattern, not a complete history. Carlinhos joined from Portimonense as a free agent on 17 July 2026, while I. Doumbia arrived from Al Ahli Doha as a free agent in December 2025. E. Barrahma and K. Al Rashidi came from Al Qadsia in July 2025, and Sam Morsy was listed as arriving from Ipswich that month. Earlier entries include free-agent arrivals A. Aboulfath and Y. Jabrane from Wydad AC, plus loan moves involving G. Mbenza and A. Zola in 2024.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinhos |
Portimonense
|
Free agent | 17 July 2026 |
| Carlinhos |
Portimonense
|
Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
| I. Doumbia |
Al Ahli Doha
|
Free agent | 31 December 2025 |
| E. Barrahma |
Al Qadsia
|
Transfer | 31 July 2025 |
| Sam Morsy |
Ipswich
|
Transfer | 23 July 2025 |
| K. Al Rashidi |
Al Qadsia
|
Transfer | 2 July 2025 |
| Fahad Al Rashidi |
Al Tadhamon
|
- | 30 June 2025 |
| I. Doumbia |
Al Ahli Doha
|
Free agent | 29 June 2025 |
| A. Aboulfath |
Wydad AC
|
Free agent | 27 July 2024 |
| Y. Jabrane |
Wydad AC
|
Free agent | 7 July 2024 |
| A. Zola |
Wydad AC
|
Transfer | 30 June 2024 |
| S. Vittor |
Al Qadsia
|
Free agent | 25 June 2024 |
| S. Vittor |
Al Qadsia
|
Free agent | 25 June 2024 |
| G. Mbenza |
Muaither SC
|
Loan | 31 January 2024 |
| A. Zola |
Wydad AC
|
Loan | 26 January 2024 |
Departures listed include Sam Morsy, shown as moving from Al Kuwait to Bristol City in entries dated 1 January 2026 and 21 September 2025, and Emad Fida’s free-agent departure to Al Riyadh in September 2025. Talal Al Fadhel left for Al Qadsia and A. Aboulfath moved to Wydad AC in July 2025, while S. Vittor departed for Banfield as a free transfer. Earlier records include returns from loan by A. Zola and G. Mbenza, plus transfers involving Fawaz Al Mubailish and free-agent exits by H. Youssef and A. Al Yahya. This is a listed sample, not a complete total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Morsy |
Bristol City
|
- | 1 January 2026 |
| Emad Fida |
Al Riyadh
|
Free agent | 28 September 2025 |
| Sam Morsy |
Bristol City
|
Free agent | 21 September 2025 |
| Talal Al Fadhel |
Al Qadsia
|
Transfer | 25 July 2025 |
| A. Aboulfath |
Wydad AC
|
Transfer | 22 July 2025 |
| S. Vittor |
Banfield
|
Free Transfer | 7 July 2025 |
| S. Vittor |
Banfield
|
Free agent | 5 July 2025 |
| A. Al Yahya |
Al Qadsia
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| H. Youssef |
Al Qadsia
|
Free agent | 30 June 2025 |
| Y. Amri |
Al Jandal
|
Free | 2 September 2024 |
| G. Mbenza |
Muaither SC
|
N/A | 7 August 2024 |
| E. Barrahma |
Al Qadsia
|
Free agent | 30 June 2024 |
| H. Youssef |
Al Qadsia
|
Free agent | 29 June 2024 |
| Fawaz Al Mubailish |
Al Nasar
|
Transfer | 29 June 2024 |
| G. Mbenza |
Muaither SC
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2024 |
Transfers Synthesis
The listed movement around Al Kuwait between 2024 and August 2026 shows frequent turnover across domestic, regional and international pathways. The most recent arrivals include a free-agent addition in Carlinhos, a free-agent move for I. Doumbia and several players arriving from Kuwaiti rivals or established African clubs. The same record also contains conventional transfers and earlier loans, including the temporary arrivals of G. Mbenza and A. Zola. Outgoing entries show movement in the opposite direction to Bristol City, Al Riyadh, Al Qadsia, Wydad AC and Banfield, alongside free-agent departures and returns from loan. Sam Morsy appears in both arrival and departure records across the period, illustrating why individual entries should be read as dated movements rather than a simple balance. The available listings are capped and not exhaustive, so they support a picture of changing personnel and mixed transaction types, but not a definitive count of all recruitment or exits.
Leagues Al Kuwait has participated in
Al Kuwait’s recorded competition footprint spans domestic league and cup football plus major Asian club tournaments. The Premier League and Emir Cup are the latest active competitions in the record, both reaching 2025, while the AFC Challenge League is also recorded in 2025. The AFC Cup remains a significant historical continental entry through 2024, alongside the Crown Prince Cup and Super Cup. Earlier participation includes the Arab Club Champions Cup and club friendlies through 2023, plus AFC Champions League records from 2019 and 2020. This mix reflects sustained domestic involvement and a documented regional presence, while older entries are presented as historical rather than current.
More about Al Kuwait
Al Kuwait, formally Al Kuwait Sporting Club and commonly known as Kuwait SC, is a football institution based in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Founded in 1960, it is identified with the early institutional development of Kuwaiti sport and is described as the first officially registered football club in the state. That origin gives the club a distinctive place in the country’s sporting history, while its modern identity is associated with sustained competitiveness at the highest domestic level. The club’s traditional colors are white and black. A predominantly white home design with black accents supports the nickname Al-Ameed, or The Dean, a label that reflects its longstanding status within Kuwaiti football. Home matches are associated with Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in the Kaifan area of Kuwait City. The multi-purpose venue functions as both a practical home for domestic fixtures and an important setting for the club’s regional ambitions. Al Kuwait operates within the traditional Kuwaiti sporting-club structure, with a board-of-directors model emphasizing institutional continuity, multi-sport development and long-term infrastructure rather than transient private ownership. Its football program combines a strong Kuwaiti core with selected overseas professionals, a structure suited to domestic competition and the demands of Asian club football. The club’s ecosystem therefore links local player development and national-team experience with international recruitment. Its competitive history includes a long presence in Kuwait’s top division and repeated participation in domestic cup football, including the Emir Cup, Crown Prince Cup and Super Cup. Across Asia, Al Kuwait has built a notable record of continental involvement, particularly in the AFC Cup, while also appearing in AFC Champions League pathways. Recorded participation in the AFC Challenge League adds to that regional continuity. The club remains defined by its white-and-black traditions, Kaifan home, institutional identity and broad domestic and continental footprint.
Last matches statistics for Al Kuwait
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Al Kuwait
2 - 0
Kazma
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Salmiyah
0 - 0
Al Kuwait
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Kuwait
4 - 0
Al Fahaheel
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Salmiyah
3 - 3
Al Kuwait
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Kuwait
3 - 2
Al Arabi
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Kuwait
0 - 0
Kazma
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Qadsia
0 - 0
Al Kuwait
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Kuwait
3 - 3
Al Arabi
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Qadsia
0 - 1
Al Kuwait
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Al Kuwait
1 - 0
Al Jahra
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
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Al Kuwait vs Al Hussein
AFC Cup 2024 - 1289413
Nasaf vs Al Kuwait
AFC Cup 2024 - 1289397
Al Kuwait vs Shabab Al Ahli Dubai
AFC Cup 2024 - 1289383
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai vs Al Kuwait
AFC Cup 2024 - 1289366
Al Kuwait vs Nasaf
AFC Cup 2024 - 1289336
Al Ahli vs Al Kuwait
AFC Cup 2024 - 1222922
2020-2021
1st shirt