2025–26 Kuwaiti Division One
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 September 2025 – 20 August 2026 |
← 2025 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 3 June 2026. | |
40th edition of the tournament.
Al-Jazeera make their debut in the Kuwaiti Football League alongside Sporty and Al-Shamiya.
On July 21st 2025, it was announced that Ministry of Interior had applied to join the Kuwaiti Division One and both domestic cup competitions.[1] A week later Sporty and Al-Shamiya officially joined the league.
On August 3rd 2025, it was announced that the acceptance period for privately owned clubs will end on August 25th, 2025.[2]
On 28 February, the Minister of Youth Affairs Tariq Al-Jalahma announced the full suspension of all sporting activities, including the league, for undetermined period due the Iranian strikes on Kuwait. [3]
On 3 June, the league fixtures were announced to be continued between the 25th of July and the 20th of August.
Changes
The following teams have changed divisions since the 2025 season:
To Division One
Relegated from Kuwait Premier League
From Division One
Promoted to Kuwait Premier League
New Clubs
Teams
Stadia and locations
| Club | City/Town | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burgan | Ardiya | Ali Al-Salem Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Sahel | Abu Hulayfah | Abu Halifa City Stadium | 5,000 |
| Al-Sulaibikhat | Sulaibikhat | Al Salibikhaet Stadium | 7,000 |
| Khaitan | Khaitan | Khaitan Stadium | 10,000 |
| Al-Yarmouk | Mishref | Abdullah Alkhalifa Satduim | 12,000 |
| Al-Jazeera | Al Ahmadi | Al-Ahmadi Stadium | 18,000 |
| Sporty | |||
| Al-Shamiya |
Source:
Personnel and kits
| Team | Head Coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Other sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgan | Wolves Sport | None | None | |
| Al-Sahel | HH Sports | None | None | |
| Al-Sulaibikhat | Wolves Sport | None | None | |
| Khaitan | Kelme | None | None | |
| Al-Yarmouk | Macron | None | None | |
| Al-Jazeera | Ibrahim Obaid | VS Sports | Platinum | None |
| Sporty | Khalid Al-Turki | Scorpion | None | None |
| Al-Shamiya | Falah Al-Sahli | Erreà | None | None |
Foreign players
Clubs can register a total of five foreign players throughout the season, in addition to two Kuwaiti-born (Domestic) players and 1 Mother Citizenship player, but five of them are allowed to participate in the match.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Domestic 1 | Domestic 2 | Mother Citizenship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khaitan | Marcos Martinelli | Mohamed Zaghrawi | Oussema Ben Ayed | Stephen Sey | Pablo Vinicius | |||
| Al-Yarmouk | Moriba Diarra | Lusoko | Reuben Acquah | Hazem Haj Hassen | Presnel Banga | Abdullah Al Shami | ||
| Al-Sulaibikhat | Wilker Santos | Bruno Domingos | Emmanual Evaristus | Lucas Shallon | ||||
| Burgan | John Musi Peter | Seikh Mohammed Traori | Issac James Ogiri | Vlad Christian Motrok | Savio Dos Santos | |||
| Al-Sahel | Brahim Gaye | Lucas Lucena | Victor Lisboa | |||||
| Al-Jazeera | Edrissa Ceesay | Malick Mbaye | Matheus Vieira | Nando Walter | ||||
| Sporty | Mahmoud Zaid Oukla | Miracle Nwoagu | ||||||
| Al-Shamiya | Mohammad Al-Rohi | Abdulhakim Bassaine | Mishary Ahmad |
Main league table
The main league, consisting of 8 teams in which the top two clubs get promoted.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Yarmouk | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 29 | Promotion to the 2026–27 Kuwaiti Premier League |
| 2 | Al-Sahel | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 29 | |
| 3 | Al-Sulaibikhat | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 28 | |
| 4 | Al-Jazeera | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 24 | |
| 5 | Khaitan | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Burgan | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Al-Shamiya | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 40 | −26 | 7 | |
| 8 | Sporty | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 0 |
See also
- 2025-26 Kuwaiti Premier League
- 2025-26 Kuwait Super Cup
- 2025-26 Kuwait Emir Cup
- 2025-26 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
References
- ^ "Ministry of Interior joins the Kuwaiti Division One and the two cups".
- ^ https://x.com/lzrq82/status/1952044410796998868?s=46
- ^ "إيقاف جميع المسابقات الرياضية في الكويت وتأجيل مباريات كرة قدم في لبنان وقطر". 28 February 2026.
- ^ "Tables - Division 1 - Kuwait - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-08-11.