2025–26 Kuwaiti Division One


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. 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.

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

ClubCity/TownStadiumCapacity
BurganArdiyaAli Al-Salem Stadium10,000
Al-SahelAbu HulayfahAbu Halifa City Stadium5,000
Al-SulaibikhatSulaibikhatAl Salibikhaet Stadium7,000
KhaitanKhaitanKhaitan Stadium10,000
Al-YarmoukMishrefAbdullah Alkhalifa Satduim12,000
Al-JazeeraAl AhmadiAl-Ahmadi Stadium18,000
SportyTBDTBDTBD
Al-ShamiyaTBDTBDTBD

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Foreign players

Clubs can register a total of five foreign players throughout the season, in addition to two Kuwaiti-born players and 1 Mother Citizenship player, but five of them are allowed to participate in the match.
TeamPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Domestic 1Domestic 2Mother Citizenship
Khaitan

Main league table

The main league, consisting of 8 teams in which the top two clubs get promoted.