Qadsia SC
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| Full name | Qadsia Sporting Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | (The Yellow Fort) (The Royals) | ||
| Founded | 1953, as Al-Jazira SC 20 October 1960, as Qadsia SC | ||
| Ground | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli, Kuwait | ||
| Capacity | 22,000[1] | ||
| Manager | Rodion Gačanin | ||
| League | Kuwaiti Premier League | ||
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Qadsia Sporting Club (Template:Lang-ar) is primarily an association football club. Based in Kuwait City, Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait. The club was voted as having the best soccer team in Kuwait during the 2007–2008 season[citation needed]. Qadsia currently play in the Kuwaiti Premier League and have won this league thirteen times.
Qadsia play in the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, which is in Hawalli and is the largest stadium in Kuwait.[citation needed] Qadsia has the biggest fan base in Kuwait[citation needed] and a large fan base in the gulf region and Arab world. The rival team of Qadsia is Al-Arabi club, with the majority of wins for Qadsia (51 wins for Qadsia against 41 wins for Al-Arabi).
Honours
Domestic
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2
- 2009, 2011
- Al Kurafi Cup (defunct): 2
- 2002–03, 2005–06
International
- AFC Cup
- Runners-up: 2010
- Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2
Club Colors
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Performance in AFC competitions
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- AFC Champions League: 3 appearances
- AFC Cup: 4 appearances
- Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
- 2000: First Round (Withdrew)
- Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
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| 1991 | Asian Cup Winners Cup | 1st Round | 
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Al Faisaly | - | - |
| 1995 | Asian Cup Winners Cup | 1st Round | 
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Al Oruba Sur | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| 2nd Round | 
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Al Sadd | - | 0-2 | ||
| 2000 | Asian Club Championship | 1st Round | 
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Al-Wahda | - | - |
| 2005/06 | AFC Champions League | Group | 
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Foolad | 2–0 | 0–6 |
| Group | 
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Pakhtakor | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| Group | 
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Al Ittihad | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| QF | 
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AL Ain | 2–2 | 3–0 | ||
| SF |
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Al-Karamah | 0–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 2007/08 | AFC Champions League | Group |
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Pakhtakor | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Group | 
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Arbil | 1–1 | 2–4 | ||
| Group |
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Al-Gharafa | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| QF | 
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Urawa | 3–2 | 0–2 | ||
| 2010 | AFC Cup | Group | 
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East Bengal | 4–1 | 3–2 |
| Group |
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Al Ittihad | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
| Group | 
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Al Nejmeh | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Round of 16 |
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Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | |||
| QuarterFinal | 
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Thai Port | 3–0 | 0–0 | ||
| SemiFinal | 
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Riffa | 4–1 | 0–2 | ||
| Final |
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Al-Ittihad | 1–1(aet) 2–4(pso) | |||
| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group |
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Shurtan | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Group |
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Al-Ittihad | 3–2 | 2–0 | ||
| Group |
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Al-Saqr | 3–0 | 2–2 | ||
| Round of 16 | 
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Al-Kuwait | 2–2(aet) 2–3(pso) | |||
| 2012 | AFC Cup | Group |
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Al-Suwaiq | 2–0 | 5-1 |
| Group |
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Al-Ittihad | 5-2 | 0–1 | ||
| Group |
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Al-Faisaly | 1-2 | 1-1 | ||
| Round of 16 |
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Al-Kuwait | 1–1(aet) 1–3(pso) | |||
| 2013 | AFC Cup | Group |
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Al-Shorta | ||
| Group |
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Al-Ramtha | ||||
| Group | 
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Ravshan Kulob |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Technical staff
Rodion Gačanin – Head Coach
Abdulaziz Hamad– Assistant Coach- Ahmed Dashti – Goalkeeper Coach
- Hasan Saif – Team Coordinator
Season Transfers
In
Lazhar Hadj Aïssa (from ES Sétif)
Ibrahima Keita (from 
Al Ain)- Khaled Al Qahtani (from
Al Hilal) - Saad Farhan (from Al-Hilal)
- Yousef Farhan (from Al-Hilal)
- Adel Humoud (from Muscat FC)
- Ali Taleb (from Al Salibikhaet)
Firas Al-Khatib (from 
Umm Salal)- Omar Al Soma (from Al Futowa)
Out
- Ahmad Al Beloushi (to Al Yarmouk)
- Ali Al Isa (to Al Salmiya)
- Soud Al Mejmed (to Al Naser)
- Abdulrahman Al Mousa (to Al Salmiya)
- Ali Al Namash (to Al Salmiya)
- Khalaf Al Salamah (to Al Salmiya)
- Nohair Al-Shammari (to Al Salmiya)
- Issam Jomaa (to Al Yarmouk)
- Saleh Mahdi (to Al Shabab)
Issam El Adoua (to 
Vitória S.C.)- Jehad Al Hussain (to
Najran SC)
Kuwaiti Players Of Qadsia
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From Al Jahra From Al Naser
From Al Salibikhaet
From Al Shabab
From Al Yarmouk
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From Fahaheel
From Kazma
From Khaitan
From Sahel From Tadamon
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From Qadsia SC
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Notable players
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Kuwait |
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FIFA World Cup Players
Kuwait
- Faisal Al-Dakhil
- Jasem Bahman
- Jasem Yacob
Presidents and Managers
Presidential history
Qadsia has had numerous presidents over the course of their history
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Managerial history
Below is a list of Qadsia coaches from 1960 until the present day.
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Asian Football Clubs (by IFFHS)
Rankings are calculated by the IFFHS.[2]
| AFC | IFFHS | Club | Points |
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| 1 | 80 |  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
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130,5 |
| 2 | 82 | Zob Ahan Isfahan FC
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128,0 |
| 3 | 90 | Kashima Antlers
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123,5 |
| 4 | 94 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings
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121,0 |
| 5 | 100 | Gamba Osaka
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119,5 |
| 6 | 113 | Muangthong United F.C.
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113,5 |
| 7 | 116 |  Al-Hilal FC
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112,0 |
| 8 | 125 | Cerezo Osaka
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108,0 |
| 9 | 131 | Al-Wahdat SC
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105,0 |
| 10 | 136 | Sepahan Esfahan FC
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103,5 |
| 11 | 148 | Nagoya Grampus
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100,0 |
| 12 | 156 | FC Seoul
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98,5 |
| 13 | 158 | Qadsia SC
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97,5 |
| 14 | 176 |  Persipura Jayapura
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93,5 |
| 15 | 185 | Jeju United
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91,0 |
| 16 | 200 | FC Bunyodkor
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87,5 |
| 17 | 201 | Al-Shabab Riyadh
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87,0 |
| = | 201 | Al-Ittihad Jeddah
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87,0 |
| 19 | 204 | Nasaf Qarshi
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86,0 |
| = | 204 | Al-Sadd Club
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86,0 |
Last updated December 1st, 2010
Other sports
Besides football, the Club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting.
Handball Team Achievements
- 2006 in Muscat
- 2007 in Kuwait City
- 2006 in
Sponsors
- Wataniya Telecom
- Vito
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References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Al Qadsia Kuwait.
- Qadsiafans.com (Official fans Website) Template:Ar icon
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