Qadsia SC
Full name | Al Qadsia SC | ||
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Nickname(s) | (The Kings) (The Yellow Fort) | ||
Founded | October 1960, 20 | ||
Ground | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli, Kuwait | ||
Capacity | 22,000[1] | ||
Chairman | Khaled Fahad Ahmad | ||
Manager | Antonio Puche | ||
League | VIVA Premier League | ||
2013–14 | 1st | ||
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Qadsia Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية الرياضي) is primarily an association football club. Based in Kuwait City, Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait. Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 and it was called Al Jazira before being renamed to Qadsia SC in 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwaiti Premier League and has won this league 16 times.
Qadsia plays in the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, which is in Hawalli, and is the largest stadium in Kuwait. Qadsia has the second biggest fan base in Kuwait and a large fan base in the gulf region and Arab world. The rivals team of Qadsia is Al-Arabi SC and Kuwait SC.
History
Qadsia SC was one of the first Kuwaiti teams to be established in Kuwait alongside Al-Arabi and Kuwait SC. They started football in 1961-62 football season and finished 2nd in 3 years in a row behind Al-Arabi which started the Kuwait Derby between them. their first league title came in 1968-69.
through these 20 years Qadsia won the league 5 times and many other trophies. Also competed in the GCC Champions League.
Since 2002, Al-Arabi never won the league which made Qadisa make there dominance in football by winning the league 3 times after Al-Arabi SC's last run and then losing it 3 times to Kuwait SC then winning it again 4 times in a row Making Qadsia the 2nd team in Kuwait to win the league 4 times in a row at the time Qadsia SC has been to the final if the AFC Cup twice in 2010 and 2013 but lost both first to Al-Ittihad Aleppo from Syria in 2010 and Kuwait SC in 2013. In the 2013–14 season Al Qadsia won their 16th title witch made them and Al-Arabi the most succseful clubs in kuwait.
In 2014, Qadsia won the AFC Cup for the first time in their third final appearance.
Honours
Domestic
- Kuwaiti Premier League
- Kuwait Emir Cup
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
- Kuwait Federation Cup
- Kuwait Super Cup
- Al Kurafi Cup
International
- AFC Cup: 1
- Winner (1): 2014
- Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2
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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Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Champions League: 4 appearances
- AFC Cup: 5 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 | Al Faisaly | - | - | |
1995 | Asian Cup Winners Cup | 1st Round | Al Oruba Sur | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
2nd Round | Al Sadd | - | 0–2 | |||
2000 | Asian Club Championship | 1st Round | Al-Wahda | - | - | |
2005–06 | AFC Champions League | Group | Foolad | 2–0 | 0–6 | |
Group | Pakhtakor | 2–1 | 2–2 | |||
Group | Al Ittihad | 1–0 | 2–2 | |||
Quarter Final | Al Ain | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||
Semi Final | Al-Karamah | 0–1 | 0–0 | |||
2007–08 | AFC Champions League | Group | Pakhtakor | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
Group | Arbil | 1–1 | 2–4 | |||
Group | Al-Gharafa | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
Quarter Final | Urawa | 3–2 | 0–2 | |||
2010 | AFC Cup | Group | East Bengal | 4–1 | 3–2 | |
Group | Al Ittihad | 3–0 | 0–0 | |||
Group | Al Nejmeh | 1–1 | 3–1 | |||
Round of 16 | Churchill Brothers | 2–1 | ||||
Quarter Final | Thai Port | 3–0 | 0–0 | |||
Semi Final | Riffa | 4–1 | 0–2 | |||
Final | Al-Ittihad | 1–1 (aet) 2–4 (pso) | ||||
2011 | AFC Cup | Group | Shurtan | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
Group | Al-Ittihad | 3–2 | 2–0 | |||
Group | Al-Saqr | 3–0 | 2–2 | |||
Round of 16 | Al-Kuwait | 2–2 (aet) 2–3 (pso) | ||||
2012 | AFC Cup | Group | Al-Suwaiq | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
Group | Al-Ittihad | 5–2 | 0–1 | |||
Group | Al-Faisaly | 1–2 | 1–1 | |||
Round of 16 | Al-Kuwait | 1–1 (aet) 1–3 (pso) | ||||
2013 | AFC Cup | Group | Al-Shorta | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
Group | Al-Ramtha | 2–2 | 3–0 | |||
Group | Ravshan | 3–0 | 3–1 | |||
Round of 16 | Fanja SC | 4–0 | ||||
Quarterfinal | Al-Shorta | 0-0 | 2-2 | |||
Semifinal | Al-Faisaly | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
Final | Al-Kuwait | 0–2 | ||||
2014 | AFC Champions League | 1st Round | Al-Suwaiq | 1–0 | ||
2nd Round | Bani Yas | 4–0 | ||||
3rd Round | El Jaish | 0–3 | ||||
AFC Cup | Group | Al Shorta SC | 3–0 | 0-0 | ||
Group | Al-Hidd | 2–0 | 2-3 | |||
Group | Al-Wahda | 1-1 | 3–1 | |||
Round of 16 | That Ras | 4-0 | ||||
Quarterfinal | Al-Hidd | 1-1 | 2-2 | |||
Semifinal | Persipura Jayapura | 4-2 | 6-0 | |||
Final | Arbil | 0–0(aet) 4–2(pso) |
- Technical staff
- Antonio Puche – Head Coach
- Abdulaziz Hamad – Assistant Coach
- Ahmed Dashti – Goalkeeper Coach
- Hasan Saif – Team Coordinator
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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Sponsors
- Wataniya Telecom
- Samsung
- Power Horse
- Kelme (company)
References
External links
- Qadsiafans.com (Official fans Website) Template:Ar icon