2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season	2009–10
Champions	Al Qadsia Kuwait
Relegated	Al Salibikhaet ; Al Tadamon
Matches played	85
Goals scored	245 (2.88 per match)
	← 2008–09 2010–11 →

The 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League season was the 48th since its establishment.

Members clubs

Al Asimah

Hawalli

Al Farwaniyah

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Locations of teams in the 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League

Club	Coach	Governorate, City	Stadium
Al Arabi	Dragan Skočić	Al Asimah, Al Mansouriah	Sabah Al Salem Stadium
Al Kuwait	Mohammad Abdullah	Al Asimah, Keifan	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Al Naser	Marcelo Cabo	Al Farwaniyah, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh	Ali Al Salem Al Subah
Al Salibikhaet	Abdullah Al-Yarmouk	Al Asimah, Sulaibikhat	Al Sulaibikhat Stadium
Al Salmiya	Saleh Zakaria	Hawalli, Salmiya	Thamir Stadium
Al Tadamon	Saad Shabib	Al Farwaniyah, Farwaniyah	Farwaniya Stadium
Kazma Sporting Club	Milan Máčala	Al Asimah, Adiliya	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Qadsia	Mohammed Ibrahem	Hawalli, Hawalli	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium

Transfers

Kuwaiti 2009 Summer transfers

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Reason of departure	Replaced by
Al Kuwait	Laurent Banide	Contract Expired Pre Season^[1]	Nestor Clausen
Al Arabi	Ahmed Khalaf	Contract Expired June 2009	Dragan Skočić
Al Kuwait	Nestor Clausen	Sacked ^[2]	Mohammad Abdullah
Kazma Sporting Club	Ilie Balaci	Sacked	Jamal Yaqoob

Final league standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Qadsia SC (C)	21	15	3	3	49	14	+35	48	2011 AFC Cup^[a]
2	Al Kuwait	21	14	4	3	42	16	+26	46
3	Al-Nasr	21	12	5	4	29	21	+8	41
4	Kazma Sporting Club	21	11	4	6	40	26	+14	37
5	Al-Arabi	21	7	9	5	31	17	+14	30
6	Al-Salmiya	21	5	5	11	24	44	−20	20
7	Al Tadamun (R)	21	2	2	17	13	45	−32	8	Relegation playoff
8	Al Salibikhaet (R)	21	2	0	19	15	60	−45	6	Relegation

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2010. Source: fifa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Qadsia SC won the 2010 Kuwait Emir Cup and also reached the 2010 AFC Cup Final. Therefore, the league 2nd and 3rd placed teams also entered the 2011 AFC Cup.

2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League champions
Al Qadsia Kuwait 13th title

Relegation playoff

13 May 2010

Tadamon	1 – 1 6-7 pens	Al Jahra

References

^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2009/24894-careca-sharpens-kuwait-sc-cutting-edge Argentine Nestor Ortega who replaces Frenchman Laurent Banide
^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2009/25420-kuwait-sc-coach-booted-out Kuwait SC coach booted out

[table_note_res_AC0.511702875845-3] Qadsia SC won the 2010 Kuwait Emir Cup and also reached the 2010 AFC Cup Final. Therefore, the league 2nd and 3rd placed teams also entered the 2011 AFC Cup.

[1] ttp://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2009/24894-careca-sharpens-kuwait-sc-cutting-edge Argentine Nestor Ortega who replaces Frenchman Laurent Banide

[2] ttp://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2009/25420-kuwait-sc-coach-booted-out Kuwait SC coach booted out

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