The Kuwait Football Association (Arabic: الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of association football in Kuwait.
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| Short name | KFA |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Headquarters | Kuwait City, Kuwait[1] |
| FIFA affiliation | 1964 |
| AFC affiliation | 1964 AFC (1964)[2] |
| WAFF affiliation | 2010 |
| President | Abdullah Al-Shaheen |
| Website | https://kuwait-fa.org |
Kuwait has thrice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and were allowed to participate in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign and other international competitions on a provisional basis.[3]
Association staff edit
| Name | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
 Abdullah AL SHAHEEN AL RABEEA | President | [4][5] |
| Ahmad Oqiah Maran Al Enezi | Vice-president | [4][6] |
| Salah Eissa Al Qenaei | General secretary | [4][7] |
| n/a | Treasurer | |
| Abdulaziz Hamada | Technical director | [4][8] |
| Rui Bento | Team coach (men's) | [4][8] |
| n/a | Team coach (women's) | |
| Sattam Al-Sahli | Media/communications manager | [4] |
| n/a | Futsal Coordinator | |
 Mike Bössler | Director of Refereeing | [4] |
FIFA Suspension edit
Contrary to the road map established by FIFA and the AFC, the Kuwaiti Public Authority for Youth and Sport continued to interfere. Elections were held on 9 October in direct violation of the FIFA Executive Committee's May 2007 decision to the contrary. As a consequence, the committee recommended to the FIFA Executive Committee that the Kuwait Football Association be unsuspended.[9] Kuwait's football federation board resigned days after world governing body FIFA unsuspended the Gulf Arab state.[10] The suspension was lifted after the federation said it will ratify new statutes to prevent government interference in the sport as demanded by FIFA. "Otherwise FIFA will immediately suspend the (federation) again," FIFA said in a statement.[11] The suspension was conditionally lifted and extended by the FIFA Congress in June 2009.[12] FIFA was closely monitoring the situation within Kuwait.[13]
On 16 October 2015, FIFA suspended Kuwait and all remaining results from AFC Asian Cup and FIFA World Cup qualification were added as forfeits while all Kuwaiti teams that were participating in international competitions were withdrawn.[14] Kuwait tried to get the suspension lifted at the 66th FIFA Congress but this was rejected and therefore from the earlier announcement on 27 April 2016, the hosting of the Arabian Gulf Cup tournament was moved to Qatar.[15] The suspension was eventually lifted on 6 December 2017 after Kuwait's adoption of a new sports law.[16]
Competitions edit
- STC Premier League
- Kuwaiti Division One
- Kuwaiti Futsal League
- Kuwait Joint League (defunct)
- Kuwait Emir Cup
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
- Al Khurafi Cup (defunct)
- Kuwait Federation Cup
- Kuwait Super Cup
- Kuwaiti Futsal Federation Cup
- Kuwaiti Futsal Super Cup
Friendly Competitions edit
- Kuwait Champions Challenge
Current champions edit
| Championship | Current champion(s) | Title number(s) won | Date won | Previous Champions | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zain Premier League | Kuwait SC | 18 | 28 May 2023 | Kuwait SC | 2022-23 |
| Kuwaiti Division One | Al-Shabab SC | 6 | 11 May 2023 | Al-Jahra SC | 2022-23 |
| Kuwait Emir Cup | Kuwait SC | 17 | 9 May 2023 | Kazma SC | 2022-23 |
| Kuwait Crown Prince Cup | Al-Arabi SC | 9 | 6 February 2023 | Al-Arabi SC | 2022-23 |
| Zain Cup | Qadsia SC | 6 | 27 March 2023 | Al-Nasr | 2022-23 |
| Kuwait Super Cup | Kuwait SC | 6 | 6 November 2022 | Al-Arabi SC | 2022 |
Defunct/paused edit
| Championship | Final champion(s) | Title number(s) won | Date won | Previous Champions | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait Joint League | Kuwait SC | 2 | 1989 | Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) | 1988-89 |
| Al Khurafi Cup | Kazma SC | 2 | 2007 | Qadsia SC | 2006-07 |
References edit
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Kuwait". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "AFC TELLS INDONESIA: PAY OR BE SACKED". The Straits Times. 28 August 1964. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015.
- ^ "Kuwait hopeful of peace talks with FIFA. Sydney Morning Herald 27 February 2009". Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kuwait". FIFA.com. 2022-01-22.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ a b "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Priority given to protection of FIFA principles and members 29 October 2007 FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 6 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Kuwait federation board quit over FIFA ban www.soccernet.com 1 November 2007". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2009.
- ^ FIFA lifts ban on Kuwait after it pledges to prevent government interference USA Today 11 September 2007
- ^ "Brazil 2014 host cities confirmed FIFA.com 31 May 2009". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Key decisions reached in Rio FIFA.com 31 September 2009 Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association FIFA.com 16 October 2015". Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "FIFA Congress drives football forward, first female secretary general appointed FIFA.com 13 May 2016". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Suspension of the Kuwait Football Association lifted FIFA.com 6 December 2017". Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Arabic)
- Kuwait at the FIFA website.
- Kuwait at AFC site