Kuwaiti Premier League
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| Country |  Kuwait |
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| 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 Federation Cup Kuwait Super Cup |
| International cup(s) | AFC Cup AFC Champions League GCC Champions League Arab Champions League |
| Current champions | Kuwait SC (12th title) (2014–15) |
| Most championships | Al Arabi SC Al Qadsia SC (16 titles) |
 2015–16 Kuwaiti Premier League |
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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 Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times. The current Kuwaiti Premier League champions are Kuwait SC. The league is a league point system with Regelation to Kuwaiti Division One
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History & timeline
The Kuwaiti football league pyramid system was first established in the 1961/1962 season, under the supervision of the Kuwaiti FA. At that time, the Kuwaiti football league pyramid system consisted of only one division, with the inclusion of several high school football teams as well as teams officially sponsored by the state university and police.[citation needed]
The 1960s
Al-Arabi were the first team to win the league championship (in season 1961/1962) winning all their matches. They defended their title in 1962/1963. Al Arabi won back-to-back titles from 1965 to 1967, as well as securing doubles by winning the Amir trophy in 1966. Al-Qadsiya went on to win the league in 1968/1969, which was their first title.
The 1970s
The league titles were shared as follows - Al Qadsiya (5), Al Kuwait (4), Al Arabi (1) = Al Arabi won 4 consecutive titles.
The 1990's
in season 1989/1990 Jahra became the first team outside Kuwait City to win the league title.
2000-
Since 2000 the first champions were Al-Salmiya SC in 2000-01 then Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) in 2001-02 after that all the titles was shared between Kuwait SC and Qadsia SC.
Kuwaiti Premier League clubs (2015-16)
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Previous winners
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Total championships
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Winning Years |
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| Al Arabi SC |
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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 Qadsia SC |
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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 | |
| Al Kuwait SC |
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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 SC |
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1985-86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995-96 | |
| Al Salmiya SC |
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1980-81, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999-00 | |
| Al Jahra |
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1989-90 |
Topscorers
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
| 1991–92 | Jassem Al Houwaidi |
Al-Salmiya | 10 |
| 1995–96 | Jassem Al Houwaidi Carlos Branco |
Al-Salmiya Kazma |
6 |
| 1999–2000 | Bashar Abdullah |
Al-Salmiya | 11 |
| 2000–01 | Faraj Laheeb Bashar Abdullah |
Al-Kuwait Al-Salmiya |
10 |
| 2001–02 |  Malek John |
Kazma | 10 |
| 2003–04 | Khalaf Al Salamah |
Al-Qadsia | 12 |
| 2004–05 |  Firas Al Khatib |
Al-Arabi | 13 |
| 2005–06 | Hamad Al Harbi |
Fahaheel | 22 |
| 2006–07 | Bashar Abdullah |
Al-Kuwait | 10 |
| 2007–08 | Ahmad Ajab |
Al-Qadsia | 14 |
| 2008–09 | Careca |
Al-Kuwait | 13 |
| 2009–10 |  Ismail Al Ajmi |
Al-Kuwait | 13 |
| 2010–11 | Firas Al Khatib |
Al-Qadsia | 14 |
| 2011–12 | Vinícius Lopes |
Al-Jahra SC | 9 |
| 2012–13 | Rogerio |
Kuwait SC | 11 |
| 2013–14 | Omar Al Soma |
Qadsia SC | 23 |
| 2014–15 | Patrick Fabiano |
Kazma SC | 22 |
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