Kuwait VIVA Premier League

Kuwait VIVA Premier League

Country	Kuwait
Confederation	AFC
Founded	1961
Number of teams	13
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Kuwaiti Division One
Domestic cup(s)	Kuwait Emir Cup Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Kuwait Super Cup
International cup(s)	AFC Cup AFC Champions League GCC Champions League Gulf Cup Winners' Cup Arab World Club Cup
Current champions	Qadsia SC (17th title) (2015–16)
Most championships	Al Qadsia SC (17 titles)
2016–17 Kuwaiti Premier League

The Kuwaiti Premier League/ VIVA Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al-Qadisiya holds the best record in the competition, having won 17 times. The current Kuwaiti Premier League champions are Al-Qadisiya. The league is a league point system with Regelation to Kuwaiti Division One

Sponsorship

1960-1980: Kuwaiti League

1980-2012: Kuwaiti Premier League

2012-2018: Kuwaiti VIVA Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League clubs (2016-17)

Source:^[1]

Previous winners

Source:^[2]

By season

1961–62 : Al-Arabi
1962–63 : Al-Arabi
1963–64 : Al-Arabi
1964–65 : Al-Kuwait
1965–66 : Al-Arabi
1966–67 : Al-Arabi
1967–68 : Al-Kuwait
1968–69 : Al-Qadisiya
1969–70 : Al-Arabi
1970–71 : Al-Qadisiya
1971–72 : Al-Kuwait
1972–73 : Al-Qadisiya
1973–74 : Al-Kuwait
1974–75 : Al-Qadisiya
1975–76 : Al-Qadisiya
1976–77 : Al-Kuwait
1977–78 : Al-Qadisiya
1978–79 : Al-Kuwait
1979–80 : Al-Arabi
1980–81 : Al-Salmiya
1981–82 : Al-Arabi
1982–83 : Al-Arabi
1983–84 : Al-Arabi
1984–85 : Al-Arabi
1985–86 : Kazma
1986–87 : Kazma
1987–88 : Al-Arabi

1988–89 : Al-Arabi
1989–90 : Al-Jahra
1990–91 : No championship due to Gulf War
1991–92 : Al-Qadisiya
1992–93 : Al-Arabi
1993–94 : Kazma
1994–95 : Al-Salmiya
1995–96 : Kazma
1996–97 : Al-Arabi
1997–98 : Al-Salmiya
1998–99 : Al-Qadisiya
1999–00 : Al-Salmiya
2000–01 : Al-Kuwait
2001–02 : Al-Arabi
2002–03 : Al-Qadisiya
2003–04 : Al-Qadisiya
2004–05 : Al-Qadisiya
2005–06 : Al-Kuwait
2006–07 : Al-Kuwait
2007–08 : Al-Kuwait
2008–09 : Al-Qadisiya
2009–10 : Al-Qadisiya
2010–11 : Al-Qadisiya
2011–12 : Al-Qadisiya
2012–13 : Al-Kuwait
2013–14 : Al-Qadisiya
2014–15 : Al-Kuwait
2015–16 : Al-Qadisiya

Most titles

Club	Titles	Seasons
Al-Qadisiya	17	1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
Al-Arabi	16	1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1979–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2001–02
Al-Kuwait	12	1964–65, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15
Kazma	4	1985-86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995-96
Al-Salmiya	4	1980-81, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999-00
Al-Jahra	1	1989-90

Topscorers

Year^[3]	Top scorers	Team	Goals
1991–92	Jassem Al Houwaidi	Al-Salmiya	10
1995–96	Jassem Al Houwaidi Carlos Branco	Al-Salmiya Kazma	6
1999–00	Bashar Abdullah	Al-Salmiya	11
2000–01	Faraj Laheeb Bashar Abdullah	Kuwait Al-Salmiya	10
2001–02	Malek John	Kazma	10
2003–04	Khalaf Al Salamah	Qadsia	12
2004–05	Firas Al Khatib	Al-Arabi	13
2005–06	Hamad Al Harbi	Al-Fahaheel	22
2006–07	Bashar Abdullah	Kuwait	10
2007–08	Ahmad Ajab	Qadsia	14
2008–09	Careca	Kuwait	13
2009–10	Ismail Al Ajmi	Kuwait	13
2010–11	Firas Al Khatib	Qadsia	14
2011–12	Vinícius Lopes	Al-Jahra	9
2012–13	Rogerinho	Kuwait	11
2013–14	Omar Al Soma	Qadsia	23 ^[4]
2014–15	Patrick Fabiano	Kazma	22 ^[5]
2015–16	Firas Al Khatib	Al-Arabi	23 ^[6]

References

↑ "Kuwait Premier League 2015/2016". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
↑ Atsushi Fujioka (6 May 2016). "Kuwait - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
↑ http://kfa.org.kw/StatisticsDetails.aspx?Id=33&CatId=32
↑ http://www.kooora.com/?c=9350&scorers=true
↑ http://www.kooora.com/?c=10699&scorers=true
↑ http://www.kooora.com/?c=11361&scorers=true

External links

Football in Kuwait

Kuwait Football Association

National teams	Men's Men's Futsal U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's

Leagues	VIVA Premier League First Division Futsal League

Cups	Emir Cup Crown Prince Cup Super Cup Futsal Federation Cup Futsal Super Cup

Defunct Tournaments	Federation Cup (defunct) Al Kurafi Cup (defunct) Joint League (defunct)

List of clubs List of footballers List of venues Kuwaiti Football Records

Kuwaiti Premier League seasons

1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

Top level football leagues of Asia (AFC)

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^† Provisional Associated Member

Union of Arab Football Associations

International competitions

Club competitions

Youth competitions

Arab Cup U-20
Arab Cup U-17
Palestine Cup of Nations for Youth (defunct)

Women's competitions

Arab Women's Championship

Women's youth competitions

Arab U-17 Women's Cup

Sub-competitions

Gulf	Gulf Cup GCC Futsal Cup U-23 Gulf Cup U-19 Gulf Cup U-17 Gulf Cup GCC Champions League Gulf Cup Winners Cup

Related competitions

UNAF	U-23 Tournament U-20 Tournament U-17 Tournament Women's Tournament UNAF Club Cup Women's Club Tournament

CECAFA	CECAFA Cup U-20 Championship U-17 Championship Kagame Interclub Cup

WAGF / WAFF	WAFF Championship West Asian Games

ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC	Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Afro-Asian Games Afro-Asian Club Championship

ISSF	Islamic Solidarity Games

IMGC	Mediterranean Games

National Teams

Algeria
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Mauritania
Morocco
Oman
Palestine
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Arabic teams not part of the UAFA (Chad)

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