Khaitan SC
Full name | Khaitan Sporting Club نادي خيطان الرياضي | ||
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Nickname(s) | AC Khaitan | ||
Founded | 1965 | ||
Ground | Khaitan Stadium Kuwait | ||
Capacity | 10,000 | ||
Chairman | Abdullah Al Otaibi | ||
Manager | Ibrahim Obaid | ||
League | Kuwaiti Division One | ||
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Khaitan Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي خيطان الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the first Kuwaiti club to win the Division One title. Khaitan has always been among the clubs fighting for relegation on multiple occasions known for producing talent rather than buying ready-made stars.
Khaitan plays their local derby match against rivals Al-Tadamon SC
Hounors
- Kuwaiti Division One: Winners 2
- 1965–66, 1970–71
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: Runners-up 1
- Kuwait Federation Cup: 1
- 1974–75
2011 Final Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
During the 2011, Khaitan reached the final.
The team played against Kuwait SC and lost 1-2, it was the team's first final in more than 30 years. On route to the final Khaiatn defeated Sulabikhat in the quarterfinal and Al Arabi in the semifinal.
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
2011 First Round | Al-Nasr | 1–3 | Khaitan | Al Ardiya |
Attendance: 260 |
2011 Quarter-finals | Sulaibikhat | 1–2 | Khaitan | Sulaikhbat |
Attendance: 399 |
2011 Semifinal | Al-Arabi | 1–2 | Khaitan | Kuwait City |
Attendance: 5680 |
2011 Final | Kuwait SC | 2–1 | Khaitan | Kuwait City |
Attendance: 6790 |
FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup players
Famous Players
Khaitan Sports Club has been among the clubs that always produced special talent and players such as international players who later represented Kuwait in multiple tournaments. Such players include Waleed Ali and Mouayad Al Haddad.
Other Sports
Khaitan maintain a multiple sports complex hosting different sports including football, handball, volleyball, and basketball. Other individual sports in Khaitan include Judo, TAekwando, Table tennis and Athletics
Sponsors
See also