Qadsia SC

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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; 71 years ago (1953) (as Al-Jazira) 20 October 1960; 64 years ago (1960-10-20) (as Qadsia)[1]
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.

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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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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).

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

• 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

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

• 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

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

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

• List of football clubs in Kuwait

Preceded by Al-Arabi	GCC Champions League 2005	Succeeded by Al-Ittifaq
Preceded by Al-Ittihad	GCC Champions League 2000	Succeeded by Al-Ain