Kuwait Federation Cup

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Kuwait Federation Cup
Founded 1969; 55 years ago (1969) started 2007; 17 years ago (2007) returned
Region  Kuwait
Number of teams 15
Current champions Kazma SC (1st title )
Most successful club(s) Al-Arabi SC (6)
2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup

The Kuwaiti Federation Cup is a competition organised by the Kuwait Football Association and has been played in it's current format every year since 2008.

The first edition of the Federation Cup however was played in the 1969-70 season, although not much is known about the competition in the early years. The competition is for senior teams playing in the top tier Kuwaiti Premier League, although the 2015-16 edition saw Burgan enter to gain much needed practice before they enter the top flight.

A few editions of the Federation Cup have been under 23 aged competition to give youthful players an opportunity, but this was changed back to a senior event due to a lack of spectator interest.

The cup competition is predominantly played during international breaks.

Previous winners

from 1979-1990 tournament cancelled 

Finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue
2007-08 Al Qadsia 1–1 (4-3 penalties) Al Kuwait
2008-09 Al Qadsia 1–0 Kazma
2009-10 Al Kuwait 0–0 (7-6 penalties) Al Arabi
2010-11 Al Qadsia 2–0 Al Naser
2011-12 Al Kuwait 4–3 Kazma Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
2012-13 Al Qadsia Group Format
2013-14 Al-Arabi 2–2 (4-2 penalties) Al-Salmiya Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
2014-15 Al Kuwait 1–0 Khaitan Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium
2015-16 Kazma 2–1 Al Kuwait Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium

External links