Qadsia SC

Not to be confused with Al-Qadsiah FC.

Al Qadsia SC

Full name	Al-Qadsia Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	The Royal Club (Arabic: الملكي) Bani Qadis (Arabic: بني قادس) The Yellow Castle (Arabic: القلعة الصفراء)
Short name	Qadsia
Founded	1953 (1953) (as Al-Jazira) 20 October 1960 (1960-10-20) (as Qadsia)
Ground	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli
Capacity	22,000
Chairman	Khaled Fahad Al Sabah
Manager	Dalibor Starcevic
League	Kuwait Premier League
2023–24	3rd of 6
Home colours Away colours

Al Qadsia Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية الرياضي) is primarily a professional football club. Based in Kuwait City, Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 as Al-Jazira, before being renamed to Al Qadsia SC on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwait Premier League and has won the league 17 times. Qadsia plays in the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, which is in Hawalli, and is the third largest stadium in Kuwait.

History

Al Qadsia was one of the first Kuwaiti teams to be established, alongside Al-Arabi and Kuwait SC. They started playing in 1961–62 and finished second for three consecutive seasons, behind Al-Arabi, who started the Kuwaiti El Clásico between them. Their first league title came in 1968–69.

1960s

The 1961/62 season was the first official for Kuwaiti football. Qadsia was second in the league and Prince Cup, under the leadership of coach Mohammed Al-Hamad. The team won Kuwaiti league title in 1963/1964. The team lost in the Prince Cup 1963/64 final against Al-Arabi Club 2–0. In 1964/65 Egyptian coach Omar Khairy was appointed, and the team won second place. On 8 January 1965, Qadsia won in the 1964/65 Prince Cup final. In the season 1965/1966 coach Aladdin Niazi and won second place in the league for fifth consecutive time, this time behind the Al-Arabi SC, and team went out against Salmiya in the quarterfinals of Prince Cup. In the season of 1966/67, under the leadership of coach Jean Cristo, the club won Prince Cup 1966/67 for the second time, after beating Al-Arabi SC 4–2. In 1967, the team won fourth place in the Kuwaiti league, and on 12 January 1968 Al-Qadisiya defeated Al-Arabi SC 2–1 in the Prince Cup final. In 1968/1969 Qadsia won the Kuwait league title for the first time in its history. In the 1969/70 season club won third league place and emerged from the quarter-finals of Prince Cup by Yarmouk, which won the title later.

1970s

In the 1970/71 season under the leadership of coach Ron Lewin, Al Qadsia won league title 1970/71 for the second time. The team went out of the cup quarter-final against Al-Arabi in the penalty shootout. In 1971/72 season, team emerged from the semi-finals of the 1971–72 league playoffs. However, Qadsia won the Prince's Cup for the first time in their history. In the 1972/73 season, the team finished fourth in Group A with 6 points and emerged from the league competition. In 1972–73, the team emerged from the cup quarter-finals after losing to Al Arabi. The team won third place in the Kuwaiti league 1973/74. In Prince Cup, Qadsia defeated Kuwait SC. In the 1974/75 season, the tournament was not organized, but Federation Cup was established and Qadsia came in third place. The team won Kuwaiti league 1974/75 for the fifth time in its history, and in the Prince Cup, Qadsia defeated Kuwait Club two 2–0, scored by Faisal Al-Dakhil. Qadsia won the next league title in 1975/76 without losing any match, and in the Prince Cup they lost to Kuwait SC. The 1976/77 league championship returned again and the team won second place behind Kuwait SC, after losing 5–3 in the final. As coach Ron Lewin returned and the team won the third place in the league, and in the Prince Cup 1978/79, the club managed to win the title after defeating Kazma.

1980s

In the 1980/81 season they finished third in the league, and in the Prince Cup they lost the quarter-finals to Kuwait Club. In 1982/1983, Al Qadsia was in sixth league place and third place in the Prince Cup. In the 1983/84 season, coach Milan Milanić was appointed. In the first season the team settled in fifth league place, and in Prince Cup reached quarter-finals. In the 1984/85 season, Muayad Al-Haddad moved to Qadsia from Kheitan Club. The team was in fifth place, and in the Prince's Cup was fourth place. In 1985/86 season, coach Bob Campbell was appointed. The team finished second in league behind Kazma, and in Prince Cup they finished third. In 1986/87 season, Kuwaiti coach Saleh Zakaria was appointed, the team finished fourth in the league and in Prince Cup the team emerged from the quarter-finals after losing to Al-Nasr Club on penalties. In 1987, Luiz Felipe Scolari was coach of the team, and the team settled in seventh place in the Kuwaiti league, which is the worst ever position of the club. In the Prince Cup the team went out in the preliminary round after losing against Al-Jahra SC in a penalty shootout. In 1988/1989 season, the team finished fourth in the Kuwaiti league. In the Prince Cup, they won title for the first time since 1978/1979. Qadsia won the final against Al-Arabi Club 2–0. In the Prince Cup 1989/1990, the team got third place. They also participated in the Silver Jubilee Championship, together with Al Arabi Club, Al Salmiya Club, Al Muharraq Club, Al Zawraa Club, and Zamalek SC. Qadsia and Zamalek qualified for the final, Qadsia won 1–0.

1990s

In the 1990s, period that followed Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, team appointed the Brazilian coach Fola in the 1991/1992 season. Al Qadsia won first place in the league, for the seventh time. In the 1992–93 season, after Brazilian coach Scolari returned, they came second in the Kuwaiti Confederation Cup, losing in the final against Kuwait Club, and won second place in the Kuwaiti league behind Al Arabi Club. In 1993 club won new championship, the Crown Prince Cup, and got second place in the league behind Kazma SC. In the Prince Cup 1993/94 Qadsia won the championship title after beating Al-Tadamon Club 2–1. The club did not compete in the Crown. In the 1995/96 season, coach Idanaldo Patricio took charge of the club. Qadsia won third league place. In the Prince Cup 1996/97 Qadsia won second place, after losing to Kazma 2–0. In the 1997/98 season Jorvan Vieira was appointed as coach. Qadsia came out in the quarter-final against Kazma, who won the title later. In the season of 1998/1999, Qadsia won league title for eighth time in its history, after winning the final game against Al-Tadamon Club. In Prince's Cup Qadsia went out of the quarter-finals against Al-Sahel. In 1999/2000 season Mohamed Ibrahim took over the club, and the team won second league place. In the Prince Cup, Qadsia was fourth. In Gulf Clubs Cup, Qadsia won the championship for the first time in the club's history.

2010s

Al Qadsia has been to the final of the AFC Cup twice (2010 and 2013), but lost both, first to Al-Ittihad Aleppo and second to Kuwait SC. Al Qadsia won the 2014 AFC Cup for the first time, in their third final appearance. Qadsia is first club in Kuwait to win four trophies in a year, in the 2013–14 season (Kuwait Super Cup, Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, Kuwait Premier League, and AFC Cup).

Honours

Type	Competition	Title(s)	Seasons
Domestic	Kuwait Premier League	17	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, 2015–16
	Kuwait Emir Cup	17	1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2023–24
	Kuwait Crown Prince Cup	9S	1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2017–18
	Kuwait Super Cup	6	2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019
	Kuwait Federation Cup	6	2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2022–23
	Al-Khurafi Cup (Defunct)	2	2002–03, 2005–06
Continent	AFC Cup	1	2014
	GCC Champions League	2S	2000, 2005

•   record
• ^S shared record

Futsal

• Kuwaiti Futsal League: 2

2012–13, 2013–14

• Kuwait Futsal Federation Cup: 5

2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

• Kuwait Futsal Super Cup: 3

2013, 2014, 2016

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KUW	Mubarak Al-Hrbi
2	DF	KUW	Sultan Salboukh
4	DF	KUW	Rashed Al-Dawsari
5	MF	KUW	Faisel Al Shatti
5	DF	KUW	Dhari Said
6	MF	KUW	Mishary Al-Azmi
7	MF	LBY	Mohammed Soulah
8	MF	KUW	Salman Al Bose
10	FW	MAR	Ismail Khafi
11	MF	KUW	Eid Al-Rashidi
12	MF	KUW	Mohammad Khalil
13	DF	KUW	Abdulrahmab Al Dihani
14	DF	KUW	Abdulaziz Wadi
17	FW	KUW	Bader Al-Mutawa (captain)
18	MF	KUW	Talal Al Ansari

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	KUW	Abdullwahab Al-Sulili
20	FW	KUW	Naif Zuwaid
21	MF	KUW	Abdullah Al Shamali
22	GK	KUW	Abdulaziz Al-Bahar
23	DF	IRN	Abdulaziz Nassari
32	GK	KUW	Ali Jarragh
35	GK	KUW	Khaled Al-Rashidi
36	DF	KUW	Khalid El Ebrahim
40	FW	KUW	Meshal Khaled
43	MF	KUW	Abdullah Al Enai
44	MF	NGA	Daniel Ajibola
54	MF	EGY	Abdullah Mutwa
66	MF	MAR	Mehdi Berrahma

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 4 appearances

2006: Semi-finals

2008: Quarter-finals

2014: 3rd round qualifying

2015: 3rd round qualifying

• AFC Cup: 8 appearances

2010: Runners-up

2011: Round of 16

2012: Round of 16

2013: Runners-up

2014: Winner

2015: Semifinal

2019: Group stage

2020: Cancelled

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

2000: First round (withdrew)

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearances

1994–95: Second round (withdrew)

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
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	-	-
2006	AFC Champions League	Group stage		Foolad	2–0	0–6
		Group stage		Pakhtakor	2–1	2–2
		Group stage		Al Ittihad	1–0	2–2
		Quarterfinal		Al Ain	2–2	3–0
		Semifinal		Al-Karamah	0–1	0–0
2008	AFC Champions League	Group stage		Pakhtakor	2–2	1–0
		Group stage		Arbil	1–1	2–4
		Group stage		Al-Gharafa	1–0	1–0
		Quarterfinal		Urawa	3–2	0–2
2010	AFC Cup	Group stage		East Bengal	4–1	3–2
		Group stage		Al Ittihad	3–0	0–0
		Group stage		Al Nejmeh	1–1	3–1
		Round of 16		Churchill Brothers	2–1
		Quarterfinal		Thai Port	3–0	0–0
		Semifinal		Riffa	4–1	0–2
		Final		Al-Ittihad	1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–4 (p)
2011	AFC Cup	Group stage		Shurtan	4–0	1–1
		Group stage		Al-Ittihad	3–2	2–0
		Group stage		Al-Saqr	3–0	2–2
		Round of 16		Al-Kuwait	2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–3 (p)
2012	AFC Cup	Group stage		Al-Suwaiq	2–0	5–1
		Group stage		Al-Ittihad	5–2	0–1
		Group stage		Al-Faisaly	1–2	1–1
		Round of 16		Al-Kuwait	1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–3 (p)
2013	AFC Cup	Group stage		Al-Shorta	0–1	2–0
		Group stage		Al-Ramtha	2–2	3–0
		Group stage		Ravshan	3–0	3–1
		Round of 16		Fanja	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 stage		Al Shorta SC	3–0	0–0
		Group stage		Al-Hidd	2–0	2–3
		Group stage		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 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (p)
2015	AFC Champions League	Playoff 2		Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
		Playoff 3		Al-Ahli	1–2
	AFC Cup	Group stage		FC Ahal	2–0	1–0
		Group stage		FC Istiklol	2–2	0–2
		Group stage		Arbil	1–2	1–0
		Round of 16		Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
		Quarterfinal		Al-Jaish	3–0	0–2
		Semifinal		Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.	3–1	w/o
2019	AFC Cup	Group stage		Suwaiq Club	2–0	1–2
		Group stage		Malkiya Club	1–2	2–1
		Group stage		Al-Ahed SC	0–1	0–0
2020	AFC Cup	Group stage		Dhofar Club
		Group stage		Riffa SC		2–1
		Group stage		Al-Jazeera

Presidents and managers

Presidential history

Qadsia has had numerous presidents over the course of their history.

Name Years Suliman Al-Khaled 1960–1961 Faisel Al-Mutawa 1961–1962 Rashed Al-Rashed 1962–1963 Khaled Al-Masaod 1963–1965 Khaled Al-Hamed 1965–1966 Mohammed Al-Hamed 1966–1967 Khaled Al-Masaod 1967–1968 Khaled Al-Hamad 1968–1970 Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah 1970–1979 Khaled Al-Hamad 1979–1985 Yousef Al-Mushari 1985–1987 Abdulaziz Al-Mokhled 1989 Abdulmohsen Al-Faris 1989–1997 Talal Al-Fahad Al-Subah 1997–2010 Fawaz Al-Hasawi 2010–2012 Khaled Al-Fahad Al-Sabah 2012–

Managerial history

Below is a list of Qadsia coaches from 1960 until the present day.

Name Nationality Years Mohammed Al Hamed 1960–1962 Abdulmhsen Al Faris 1962–1963 Omar Shendi 1963–1965 Aladdin Niazi 1965–1966 Jan Cestić 1966–1967 Vojin Božović 1967–1970 Ron Lewin 1970–1972 Žarko Mihajlović 1972–1975 Peter McBride 1975–1977 Mohammed Al Masaod 1976–1977 Tomason 1977 Žarko Mihajlović 1977–1978 Ron Lewin 1978–1979 Abdullah Al Asfor 1979–1980 Bonero 1980–1983 Miljan Miljanić 1983–1985 Bobby Campbell 1985–1986 Saleh Zakaria 1986–1987 Luiz Felipe Scolari 1987–1990 Vola 1990–1992 Luiz Felipe Scolari 1992–1993 Alexandru Moldovan 1993 Dragan Gugleta 1993–1995 Mohammed Al Zaer 1995 Ednaldo Patricio 1995–1997 René Feller 1997–1998 Jorvan Vieira 1997–1999 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 1999–2000 Fakro Al Deen 2000 Senad Kreso 2000–2001 Branko Totak 2001 Radojko Avramović 2001 Willem Leushuis 2001–2002 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 2002–2004 Duílio 2004–2005 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 2005–2007 José Garrido 2007–2008 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 2008–2011 Rodion Gačanin 2011–2012 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 2012–2014 Antonio Puche 2014–2015 Rashed Al Bediah 2015 Dalibor Starčević 2015–2018 Yousef AlMusaibeeh 2018 Marin Ion 2018–2019 Pablo Franco 2019–2021 Kheïreddine Madoui 2021–2022 Nasser Al-Shatti 2022 Boris Bunjak 2022–2023 Mohammed Ebrahim Hajeyah 2023–2024 Mohammed Mashaan 2024 Dalibor Starčević 2024-

See also

• List of football clubs in Kuwait