2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2020–21
Dates15 October 2020 – 17 May 2021
ChampionsAl-Arabi (17)
RelegatedKhaitan
Al Sahel
2021 AFC CupAl-Kuwait
Matches played90
Goals scored263 (2.92 per match)
Top goalscorerOday Dabbagh (13 goals)

59th edition of the tournament. Kuwait SC are the defending champions.[1][2]

Teams

2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League is located in Kuwait
Al Arabi, Al Fahaheel, Kazma, Kuwait, Qadsia
Al Arabi, Al Fahaheel, Kazma, Kuwait, Qadsia
Al Nasr, Khaitan
Al Nasr, Khaitan
Al Sahel
Al Sahel
Al Shabab
Al Shabab
Al Salmiya
Al Salmiya
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Location football club of Kuwaiti Premier League
Team Based Home stadium Capacity
Al Arabi Kuwait City Sabah Al-Salem Stadium 26,000
Al-Fahaheel Al-Ahmadi Fahaheel Stadium 2,000
Kazma Kuwait City Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium 21,500
Khaitan Al Farwaniyah Khaitan Stadium 11,000
Al Kuwait Kuwait City Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium 18,500
Al Nasar Al Farwaniyah Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium 10,000
Al Qadsia Kuwait City Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium 22,000
Al-Shabab Al-Ahmadi Al-Ahmadi Stadium 18,000
Al-Sahel Abu Halifa Abu Halifa City Stadium 2,000
Al-Salmiya Hawalli Thamir Stadium 16,105

Main league table

The main league, consisting of 15 teams, was played between 15 October, 2020 and 26 December, 2020 to determine the clubs competing in the league and relegating to the second division.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Nasar 14 10 2 2 26 5 +21 32[a] Qualification for Championship Group
2 Al-Qadsia 14 10 2 2 28 14 +14 32[a]
3 Al-Salmiya 14 8 5 1 30 13 +17 29
4 Kazma 14 8 4 2 22 10 +12 28
5 Al-Kuwait 14 7 3 4 25 16 +9 24
6 Al-Arabi 14 6 4 4 19 17 +2 22[b]
7 Al-Shabab 14 6 4 4 19 18 +1 22[b]
8 Al-Fahaheel 14 5 3 6 12 12 0 18[c]
9 Khaitan 14 5 3 6 16 26 −10 18[c]
10 Al-Sahel 14 5 2 7 14 15 −1 17[d]
11 Burgan (R) 14 4 5 5 13 16 −3 17[d] Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
12 Al-Jahra (R) 14 2 5 7 13 20 −7 11
13 Al-Yarmouk (R) 14 2 2 10 22 36 −14 8[e]
14 Al Tadhamon (R) 14 2 2 10 14 31 −17 8[e]
15 Al-Sulaibikhat (R) 14 1 2 11 9 33 −24 5
Source: KFA, Goalzz
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Goal Difference: Al-Nasar +21, Al-Qadsia +14
  2. ^ a b Goal Difference: Al-Arabi +2, Al-Shabab +1
  3. ^ a b Goal Difference: Al-Fahaheel 0, Khaitan −10
  4. ^ a b Goal Difference: Al-Sahel −1, Burgan −3
  5. ^ a b Goal Difference: Al-Yarmouk −14, Al Tadhamon −17

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Arabi (C) 18 13 5 0 39 16 +23 44 Qualification for AFC Cup Play-off round
2 Al-Qadsia 18 10 6 2 32 16 +16 36
3 Al-Kuwait 18 9 7 2 37 20 +17 34
4 Kazma 18 6 7 5 30 22 +8 25
5 Al-Nasar 18 6 4 8 20 23 −3 22
6 Al-Salmiya 18 6 2 10 25 32 −7 20
7 Al-Shabab 18 4 7 7 16 23 −7 19
8 Al-Fahaheel 18 3 7 8 22 36 −14 16
9 Khaitan (R) 18 3 5 10 21 39 −18 14 Relegation to Kuwaiti Division One
10 Al-Sahel (R) 18 3 4 11 21 36 −15 13
Source: KFA, Goalzz
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 State of Palestine Oday Dabbagh Al-Arabi 13
2 Jordan Jaime Siaj Khaitan 12
3 Kuwait Yousef Nasser Kuwait 11
4 Jordan Odai Al-Saify Qadsia 8
Brazil Patrick Fabiano Al-Salmiya

References

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