2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League
| Season | 2013–14 |
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| Champions | Al Qadsia SC |
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← 2012–13
2014–15 →
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The 2013–14 Kuwaiti Premier League season is the 52nd since the league's establishment. This season in the Kuwaiti Premier League, there will be 14 teams. This is the first time there have been 14 teams since the 2005–06 season. Kuwait SC will come in to this tournament as defending champion after they won the title last season following four seasons without a league title.
Teams
This seasons Kuwaiti Premier League features all 14 teams of the football pyramid, combining both the Premier League and Division One together, a structure last used in the 2005–06 Kuwaiti Premier League season. 14 teams will play each other twice to determine the league champions.
Therefore, Kazma, whom came bottom in the 2012–13 campaign avoid relegation. The end of season playoff between Al Salmiya and Al Shabab in which Al Salmiya won, thus didn't mater.
Teams joining the top flight are Khaitan (back after relegation in 2005–06), Al Fahaheel (back after relegation in 2006–07), Al Sahel (back after relegation in 2010–11), Al Shabab (back after relegation in 2011–12), Al Yarmouk (back after relegation in 2005–06), and Al Tadamun (back after relegation in 2009–10).
Stadia and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Al Arabi | Sabah Al-Salem Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al Fahaheel | Nayif Daboos Stadium | 3,000 |
| Al Jahra | Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium | 17,000 |
| Al Kuwait | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium | 18,000 |
| Al Naser | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al Qadsia | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium | 22,000 |
| Al Sahel | Abu Halifa City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al Salibikhaet | Al Salibikhaet Stadium | 7,000 |
| Al Salmiya | Thamir Stadium | 16,100 |
| Al Shabab | Al-Ahmadi Stadium | 18,000 |
| Al Tadamun | Farwaniya Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al Yarmouk | Mishref Stadium | 12,000 |
| Kazma | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium | 21,500 |
| Khaitan | Khaitan Stadium | 3,000 |
Standings
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qadsia SC (C) | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 68 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round |
| 2 | Al Kuwait | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 64 | Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup Group Stage |
| 3 | Al Jahra | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 55 | Qualification to the 2015 GCC Champions League Group Stage |
| 4 | Kazma SC | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 52 | |
| 5 | Al-Arabi | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 43 | |
| 6 | Al-Salmiya | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 37 | |
| 7 | Al Tadamun | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 36 | |
| 8 | Al-Nasr | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 33 | |
| 9 | Khaitan | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 28 | |
| 10 | Al Yarmouk | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 41 | −20 | 27 | |
| 11 | Al Salibikhaet | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 19 | |
| 12 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 48 | −29 | 18 | |
| 13 | Al Sahel | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 51 | −23 | 18 | |
| 14 | Fahaheel | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 13 |
Updated to games played on 25 April 2013.
Source: http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=kuw/nationalleague/standings.html
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
