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Al Qadsia SC

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Full name	Al-Qadsia Sporting Club
Nicknames	The Royal Club (Arabic: الملكي) Bani Qadis (Arabic: بني قادس) The Yellow Castle (Arabic: القلعة الصفراء)
Short name	Qadsia
Founded	1953; 73 years ago (1953) (as Al-Jazira) 20 October 1960; 65 years ago (1960-10-20) (as Qadsia)[1]
Ground	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli
Capacity	22,000
Chairman	Khaled Fahad Al Sabah
Manager	Nabil Maâloul
League	Kuwait Premier League
2024–25	Kuwait Premier League, 3rd of 10
Website	website.qadsia.club
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Al Qadsia Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية الرياضي) is a professional football club based in Kuwait City. Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 as Al-Jazira, before being renamed to Al Qadsia SC on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwait Premier League and has won the league 17 times. Qadsia plays in the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, which is in Hawalli, and is the third largest stadium in Kuwait.

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Al Qadsia was one of the first Kuwaiti teams to be established, alongside Al-Arabi and Kuwait SC. They started playing in 1961–62 and finished second for three consecutive seasons, behind Al-Arabi, who started the Kuwaiti El Clásico between them. Their first league title came in 1968–69.

The 1961/62 season was the first official for Kuwaiti football. Qadsia was second in the league and Prince Cup, under the leadership of coach Mohammed Al-Hamad. The team won Kuwaiti league title in 1963–64. The team lost in the Prince Cup 1963–64 final against Al-Arabi by 2–0. In 1964–65 Egyptian coach Omar Khairy was appointed, and the team won second place. On 8 January 1965, Qadsia won in the 1964–65 Prince Cup final. In the season 1965–66 coach Aladdin Niazi and won second place in the league for fifth consecutive time, this time behind the Al-Arabi, and team went out against Salmiya in the quarterfinals of Prince Cup. In the season of 1966–67, under the leadership of coach Jean Cristo, the club won Prince Cup 1966–67 for the second time, after beating Al-Arabi by 4–2. In 1967, the team won fourth place in the Kuwaiti league, and on 12 January 1968 Al-Qadisiya defeated Al-Arabi by 2–1 in the Prince Cup final. In 1968–69 Qadsia won the Kuwait league title for the first time in its history. In the 1969–70 season club won third league place and emerged from the quarter-finals of Prince Cup by Yarmouk, which won the title later.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1970–71 season under the leadership of coach Ron Lewin, Al Qadsia won league title 1970–71 for the second time. The team went out of the cup quarter-final against Al-Arabi in the penalty shootout. In 1971–72 season, team emerged from the semi-finals of the 1971–72 league playoffs. However, Qadsia won the Prince's Cup for the first time in their history. In the 1972–73 season, the team finished fourth in Group A with 6 points and emerged from the league competition. In 1972–73, the team emerged from the cup quarter-finals after losing to Al Arabi. The team won third place in the Kuwaiti league 1973–74. In Prince Cup, Qadsia defeated Kuwait SC. In the 1974–75 season, the tournament was not organized, but Federation Cup was established and Qadsia came in third place. The team won Kuwaiti league 1974–75 for the fifth time in its history, and in the Prince Cup, Qadsia defeated Kuwait Club by 2–0, scored by Faisal Al-Dakhil. Qadsia won the next league title in 1975–76 without losing any match, and in the Prince Cup they lost to Kuwait SC. The 1976–77 league championship returned again and the team won second place behind Kuwait SC, after losing 5–3 in the final. As coach Ron Lewin returned and the team won the third place in the league, and in the Prince Cup 1978–79, the club managed to win the title after defeating Kazma.

In the 1980–81 season they finished third in the league, and in the Prince Cup they lost the quarter-finals to Kuwait Club. In 1982–83, Al Qadsia was in sixth league place and third place in the Prince Cup. In the 1983–84 season, coach Milan Milanić was appointed. In the first season the team settled in fifth league place, and in Prince Cup reached quarter-finals. In the 1984–85 season, Muayad Al-Haddad moved to Qadsia from Kheitan Club. The team was in fifth place, and in the Prince's Cup was fourth place. In 1985–86 season, coach Bob Campbell was appointed. The team finished second in league behind Kazma, and in Prince Cup they finished third. In 1986–87 season, Kuwaiti coach Saleh Zakaria was appointed, the team finished fourth in the league and in Prince Cup the team emerged from the quarter-finals after losing to Al-Nasr in penalties. In 1987, Luiz Felipe Scolari was coach of the team, and the team settled in seventh place in the Kuwaiti league, which is the worst ever position of the club. In the Prince Cup the team went out in the preliminary round after losing against Al-Jahra in a penalty shootout. In 1988–89 season, the team finished fourth in the Kuwaiti league. In the Prince Cup, they won title for the first time since 1978–79. Qadsia won the final against Al-Arabi Club 2–0. In the Prince Cup 1989–90, the team got third place. They also participated in the Silver Jubilee Championship, together with Al Arabi Club, Al Salmiya Club, Al Muharraq Club, Al Zawraa Club, and Zamalek SC. Qadsia and Zamalek qualified for the final, Qadsia won 1–0.

In the 1990s, period that followed Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, team appointed the Brazilian coach Fola in the 1991–92 season. Al Qadsia won first place in the league, for the seventh time. In the 1992–93 season, after Brazilian coach Scolari returned, they came second in the Kuwaiti Confederation Cup, losing in the final against Kuwait Club, and won second place in the Kuwaiti league behind Al Arabi Club. In 1993 club won new championship, the Crown Prince Cup, and got second place in the league behind Kazma. In the Prince Cup 1993–94 Qadsia won the championship title after beating Al-Tadamon Club 2–1. The club did not compete in the Crown. In the 1995/96 season, coach Idanaldo Patricio took charge of the club. Qadsia won third league place. In the Prince Cup 1996/97 Qadsia won second place, after losing to Kazma 2–0. In the 1997/98 season Jorvan Vieira was appointed as coach. Qadsia came out in the quarter-final against Kazma, who won the title later. In the season of 1998/1999, Qadsia won league title for eighth time in its history, after winning the final game against Al-Tadamon Club. In Prince's Cup Qadsia went out of the quarter-finals against Al-Sahel. In 1999/2000 season Mohamed Ibrahim took over the club, and the team won second league place. In the Prince Cup, Qadsia was fourth. In Gulf Clubs Cup, Qadsia won the championship for the first time in the club's history.^{[citation needed]}

Al Qadsia has been to the final of the AFC Cup twice (2010 and 2013), but lost both, first to Al-Ittihad Aleppo and second to Kuwait SC. Al Qadsia won the 2014 AFC Cup for the first time, in their third final appearance. Qadsia is first club in Kuwait to win four trophies in a year, in the 2013–14 season (Kuwait Super Cup, Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, Kuwait Premier League, and AFC Cup). The second half of the decade witnessed a decline in Al-Qadsia's performance and an unusual absence from winning titles. During the following ten years (2014–2024), the club secured only one league title and two Emir Cup titles.

Type	Competition	Title(s)	Seasons
Domestic	Kuwait Premier League	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
	Kuwait Emir Cup	17	1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2023–24
	Kuwait Crown Prince Cup	9	1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18
	Kuwait Super Cup	7	2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2025–26
	Kuwait Federation Cup	6	2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2022–23
	Al-Khurafi Cup (Defunct)	2	2002–03, 2005–06
Continent	AFC Cup	1	2014
	GCC Champions League	2	2000, 2005

•  record
• ^S shared record

• Kuwaiti Futsal League: 2

2012–13, 2013–14

• Kuwait Futsal Federation Cup: 5

2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Kuwait Futsal Super Cup: 3

2013, 2014, 2016

As of 5 February 2026^[update] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK 👁 Image  KUW Nawaf Rakan 2 DF 👁 Image  KUW Ahmad Al-Yahya 3 DF 👁 Image  KUW Moaath Al‑Dhafiri 4 DF 👁 Image  KUW Rashed Al-Dousary 5 MF 👁 Image  KUW Faisel Al Shatti 6 DF 👁 Image  KUW Khaled Al‑Fadhli 8 MF 👁 Image  EGY Abdullah Motawea 10 FW 👁 Image  KUW Mobarak Al-Faneeni 13 DF 👁 Image  ALG Sofiane Bouchar 14 DF 👁 Image  KUW Abdulaziz Wadi 15 FW 👁 Image  KUW Abdullah Al-Awadhi 17 FW 👁 Image  KUW Bader Al-Mutawa (captain) 18 MF 👁 Image  KUW Athbi Shehab 19 FW 👁 Image  KUW Ahmad Boodai 20 MF 👁 Image  BHR Mahdi Al-Humaidan

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK 👁 Image  KUW Ali Jarragh 24 MF 👁 Image  KUW Mohammed Al-Omran 25 DF 👁 Image  KUW Yousef Al‑Haqan 26 FW 👁 Image  KUW Fadhel Al-Sarraf 27 MF 👁 Image  KUW Abdullah Qhunaiman 28 MF 👁 Image  KUW Jasim Al-Mutar 30 FW 👁 Image  KUW Turki Al-Yousef 31 MF 👁 Image  KUW Talal Al Fadhel 33 GK 👁 Image  KUW Hameed Al-Qallaf 36 DF 👁 Image  KUW Khalid El Ebrahim 60 GK 👁 Image  KUW Abdulaziz Al-Bahar 77 FW 👁 Image  ALG Tayeb Meziani 88 MF 👁 Image  KUW Abdulrahman Al‑Dhaferi 91 FW 👁 Image  SEN Ablaye Mbengue 92 FW 👁 Image  COD Neeskens Kebano

• AFC Champions League: 4 appearances

2006: Semi-finals

2008: Quarter-finals

2014: 3rd round qualifying

2015: 3rd round qualifying

• AFC Cup: 8 appearances

2010: Runners-up

2011: Round of 16

2012: Round of 16

2013: Runners-up

2014: Winner

2015: Semifinal

2019: Group stage

2020: Cancelled

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

2000: First round (withdrew)

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearances

1994–95: Second round (withdrew)

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
1991	Asian Cup Winners Cup	1st round	👁 Jordan	Al Faisaly	-	-
1995	Asian Cup Winners Cup	1st round	👁 Oman	Al Oruba Sur	2–0	0–1
2nd round	👁 Qatar	Al Sadd	-	0–2
2000	Asian Club Championship	1st round	👁 Yemen	Al-Wahda	-	-
2006	AFC Champions League	Group stage	👁 Iran	Foolad	2–0	0–6
Group stage	👁 Uzbekistan	Pakhtakor	2–1	2–2
Group stage	👁 Syria	Al Ittihad	1–0	2–2
Quarterfinal	👁 United Arab Emirates	Al Ain	2–2	3–0
Semifinal	👁 Syria	Al-Karamah	0–1	0–0
2008	AFC Champions League	Group stage	👁 Uzbekistan	Pakhtakor	2–2	1–0
Group stage	👁 Iraq	Arbil	1–1	2–4
Group stage	👁 Qatar	Al-Gharafa	1–0	1–0
Quarterfinal	👁 Japan	Urawa	3–2	0–2
2010	AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 India	East Bengal	4–1	3–2
Group stage	👁 Syria	Al Ittihad	3–0	0–0
Group stage	👁 Lebanon	Al Nejmeh	1–1	3–1
Round of 16	👁 India	Churchill Brothers	2–1
Quarterfinal	👁 Thailand	Thai Port	3–0	0–0
Semifinal	👁 Bahrain	Riffa	4–1	0–2
Final	👁 Syria	Al-Ittihad	1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–4 (p)
2011	AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 Uzbekistan	Shurtan	4–0	1–1
Group stage	👁 Syria	Al-Ittihad	3–2	2–0
Group stage	👁 Yemen	Al-Saqr	3–0	2–2
Round of 16	👁 Kuwait	Al-Kuwait	2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–3 (p)
2012	AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 Oman	Al-Suwaiq	2–0	5–1
Group stage	👁 Syria	Al-Ittihad	5–2	0–1
Group stage	👁 Jordan	Al-Faisaly	1–2	1–1
Round of 16	👁 Kuwait	Al-Kuwait	1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–3 (p)
2013	AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 Syria	Al-Shorta	0–1	2–0
Group stage	👁 Jordan	Al-Ramtha	2–2	3–0
Group stage	👁 Tajikistan	Ravshan	3–0	3–1
Round of 16	👁 Oman	Fanja	4–0
Quarterfinal	👁 Syria	Al-Shorta	0–0	2–2
Semifinal	👁 Jordan	Al-Faisaly	2–1	1–0
Final	👁 Kuwait	Al-Kuwait	0–2
2014	AFC Champions League	1st round	👁 Oman	Al-Suwaiq	1–0
2nd round	👁 United Arab Emirates	Bani Yas	4–0
3rd round	👁 Qatar	El Jaish	0–3
AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 Iraq	Al Shorta SC	3–0	0–0
Group stage	👁 Bahrain	Al-Hidd	2–0	2–3
Group stage	👁 Syria	Al-Wahda	1–1	3–1
Round of 16	👁 Jordan	That Ras	4–0
Quarterfinal	👁 Bahrain	Al-Hidd	1–1	2–2
Semifinal	👁 Indonesia	Persipura Jayapura	4–2	6–0
Final	👁 Iraq	Arbil	0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)
2015	AFC Champions League	Playoff 2	👁 Jordan	Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
Playoff 3	👁 Saudi Arabia	Al-Ahli	1–2
AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 Turkmenistan	FC Ahal	2–0	1–0
Group stage	👁 Tajikistan	FC Istiklol	2–2	0–2
Group stage	👁 Iraq	Arbil	1–2	1–0
Round of 16	👁 Jordan	Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
Quarterfinal	👁 Syria	Al-Jaish	3–0	0–2
Semifinal	👁 Malaysia	Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	3–1	w/o
2019	AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 Oman	Suwaiq Club	2–0	1–2
Group stage	👁 Bahrain	Malkiya Club	1–2	2–1
Group stage	👁 Lebanon	Al-Ahed SC	0–1	0–0
2020	AFC Cup	Group stage	👁 Oman	Dhofar Club
Group stage	👁 Bahrain	Riffa SC	2–1
Group stage	👁 Jordan	Al-Jazeera

Qadsia has had numerous presidents over the course of their history.

Below is a list of Qadsia coaches from 1960 until the present day.

• List of football clubs in Kuwait

Preceded by Al-Arabi	GCC Champions League 2005	Succeeded by Al-Ittifaq
Preceded by Al-Ittihad	GCC Champions League 2000	Succeeded by Al-Ain

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