| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Kuwait |
| Relegated | Al-Jahra Al-Fahaheel |
| 2019 AFC Champions League 2019 AFC Cup | Al-Kuwait Al Qadsia Al-Salmiya |
| Matches | 90 |
| Goals | 263 (2.92 per match) |
2019–20 → | |
The 2018-19 Kuwaiti Premier League was the 57th edition of the tournament.Kuwait SC enter the season as the defending champions. Originally, the league was structured at 8 teams but theKuwait FA announced the expansion of the league; so last season's2017–18 relegated teamAl Tadmahon, had been un-relegated and2017–18 Kuwaiti Division One winnersAl-Shabab SC and losing play-off teamAl-Fahaheel FC will all compete this season.[1][2]
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| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi | Jamal Al-Kazmi | Hussam Al Sayed | Ali Maqseed | Erreà | Ahli Bank of Kuwait |
| Al-Fahaheel | Mohammed Hammad | Andrey Chernyshov | Abdullah Al Enazi | Givova | none |
| Kuwait | Marzouq Al-Ghanim | Hussain Hakem | HH | BMW | |
| Qadsia | Shiekh Khaled Al-Fahad | Dalibor Starčević | Saleh Al Sheikh | Givova | Samsung |
| Kazma | Asaad Al-Banwan | Yousef Nasser | Erreà | Viva | |
| Al-Salmiya | Shiekh Turki Al-Yousef | Hutam Dhelies | Adidas | The Sultan Center | |
| Al-Shabab | Mohammed Ibrahim | Adidas | |||
| Al-Tadhamon | Mohammed Ibrahim | ||||
| Al-Jahra | D'Ham AL-Shammari | Da Silva | Nino Santos | Givova | Viva |
| Al-Nasr | Givova | Viva |
The total number of foreign players is restricted to five per club.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Former Players1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Arabi | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Fahaheel | ||||||
| Al-Kuwait | ||||||
| Al-Qadsia | ||||||
| Kazma | ||||||
| Al-Salmiya | ||||||
| Al-Shabab | ||||||
| Al-Tadhamon | ||||||
| Al-Jahra | ||||||
| Al Naser |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Kuwait(C) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 14 | +38 | 42 | Qualification forAFC Champions League preliminary round 1[a] |
| 2 | Al-Qadsia | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 15 | +19 | 36 | Qualification forAFC Cup group stage[b] |
| 3 | Al-Salmiya | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 23 | +8 | 33 | |
| 4 | Kazma | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 28 | |
| 5 | Al-Arabi | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 27 | |
| 6 | Al-Nasar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 18 | |
| 7 | Al-Tadhamon | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 17 | |
| 8 | Al-Shabab | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 39 | −21 | 16 | |
| 9 | Al-Jahra(R) | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 15 | Relegation toKuwaiti Division One |
| 10 | Al-Fahaheel(R) | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 42 | −21 | 13 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Arabi | 17 | |
| 2 | Kuwait SC | 13 | |
| 3 | Nabi Somah | Al Shabab | 11 |
| 4 | Al Salmiya | 10 | |
| kuwait SC | |||
| Qadsia SC |