2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League

61st edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.[1][2]

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates25 August 2022 – 28 May 2023
ChampionsAl-Kuwait (18)
RelegatedAl-Tadhamon
Al-Sahel
Matches played132
Goals scored422 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerTunisia Taha Yassine Khenissi
(20 goals)

Main league table edit

The main league, consisting of 10 teams in which the top six clubs competing in the league and the last four clubs qualifying for the relegation group are determined.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Kuwait 18 9 8 1 37 22 +15 35 Qualification for Championship Play-offs
2 Kazma 18 8 5 5 33 27 +6 29
3 Al-Qadsia 18 8 5 5 30 24 +6 29
4 Al-Arabi 18 7 7 4 31 22 +9 28
5 Al-Fahaheel 18 7 3 8 31 31 0 24
6 Al-Salmiya 18 5 8 5 25 22 +3 23
7 Al-Jahra 18 6 5 7 21 25 −4 23 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
8 Al-Nasar 18 5 6 7 30 40 −10 21
9 Al-Tadhamon 18 4 4 10 19 35 −16 16
10 Al-Sahel 18 3 5 10 22 31 −9 14
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2023. Source: [1]

Championship play-offs edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Kuwait (C) 28 15 10 3 65 33 +32 55 Qualification for AFC Cup Group Stage
2 Al-Arabi 28 13 10 5 53 34 +19 49
3 Kazma 28 12 7 9 48 49 −1 43
4 Al-Qadsia 28 11 8 9 44 44 0 41
5 Al-Salmiya 28 8 9 11 39 43 −4 33
6 Al-Fahaheel 28 9 4 15 44 51 −7 31
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: [2]
(C) Champions

Relegation-offs edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Al-Nasar 24 9 7 8 41 47 −6 34
2 Al-Jahra 24 8 6 10 28 36 −8 30
3 Al-Tadhamon (R) 24 6 5 13 28 47 −19 23 Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
4 Al-Sahel (R) 24 5 6 13 31 37 −6 21
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2023. Source: [3]
(R) Relegated

Statistics edit

Top scorers edit

Rank Name Team Goals Games
1   Taha Yassine Khenissi Al-Kuwait 20 19
2   Mohammed Soulah Al-Arabi 19 27
3   Mohamed Daham Al-Nasr 18 26
  Shabaib Al-Khaldi Kazma 20

References edit

  1. ^ "Kuwait League".
  2. ^ "Kuwait League". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016.

External links edit