Kuwait Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League, known as Zain Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Kuwait SC holds the best record in the competition, having won 20 times.
Premier League 2025–26 Clubs
- Al-Kuwait
- Al Arabi
- Al-Qadsia
- Salmiya Club|Al-Salmiya]
- Fahaheel
- Al Nasar
- Kazma
- Jahra SC|Al-Jahra]
- Al-Shabab
- Al-Tadamon
History
1960s
In the 1961–1962 season, several new clubs joined. Al-Arabi won the league title without losing, and winning 7 points ahead of Qadsia, scoring 42 goals and conceding 10.In the following season, the number of teams was reduced to 7. Al-Arabi managed to win the second title in a row after winning 18 points ahead of Qadsia, scoring 45 goals and conceding 6.
The third season of the league almost witnessed the end of Arabi monopoly, after fierce competition from Qadsia and other teams. Arabi and Qadsia were equal on points before the decisive match. Al-Arabi managed to maintain the title after defeating Qadsia 2-0, scoring overall 42 goals and conceding nine.
In the fourth season, school teams were removed from participating and league saw participation of 3 new clubs. Kuwait SC managed to end the Arabi monopoly to achieve its first title, after winning the competition without any defeat.
The 1960s witnessed a sweep of Al-Arabi when it won six titles against two titles for Kuwait SC and a title for Qadsia.
1970s
The 1970 era began with Qadsia winning the 1971–1970 season for the second time in its history. Al-Arabi lost its championship in a strange way during ten years. They did not win any title during this period until the end of the 1979–1980 season.1980s
The eighties witnessed three new league champions, namely Salmiya who won its first title in the 1980–81 season, and Kazma club which won the titles of 1985–86 and 1986–87, as well as Al-Jahra SC, which ended the 1980s by winning the title in the 1989–90 season.1990s
The league championship was not held in the 1990–91 season because of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Competition began again in the 1991–92 season, which was held as group system with qualification. Old format returned with participation of 14 teams in the 1994–95 season. Era of the nineties witnessed a parity between clubs, with both Al-Arabi and Al-Salmiya winning 3 titles, and Qadsia and Kazma winning two.2000s
At the beginning of a new millennium, Kuwait SC achieved the league championship after a long absence of 22 years. The most dominant team in this decade were Qadsia winning 5, followed be Kuwait SC winning 4, and Al Arabi winning in the 2001–02 season2010s
This decades titles were split between Kuwait SC and Qadsia. with Kuwait SC winning 6 and Qadsia winning 4.Qadsia were able to become the 2nd ever team to win 4 titles in a row by winning the 2011–12 season.
Kuwait SC were also able to win 4 titles in a row between 2016–17 and 2019–20.
2020s (until 2024–25)
This decade started with Al-Arabi winning the 2020–21 season, followed by Kuwait SC winning another 4 titles in a row between 2021–22 and 2024–25 making Kuwait SC the only Kuwaiti Club to win 4 titles in a row twice.Previous winners
Source:By season
- 1961–62 : Al-Arabi
- 1962–63 : Al-Arabi
- 1963–64 : Al-Arabi
- 1964–65 : Al-Kuwait
- 1965–66 : Al-Arabi
- 1966–67 : Al-Arabi
- 1967–68 : Al-Kuwait
- 1968–69 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1969–70 : Al-Arabi
- 1970–71 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1971–72 : Al-Kuwait
- 1972–73 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1973–74 : Al-Kuwait
- 1974–75 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1975–76 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1976–77 : Al-Kuwait
- 1977–78 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1978–79 : Al-Kuwait
- 1979–80 : Al-Arabi
- 1980–81 : Al-Salmiya
- 1981–82 : Al-Arabi
- 1982–83 : Al-Arabi
- 1983–84 : Al-Arabi
- 1984–85 : Al-Arabi
- 1985–86 : Kazma
- 1986–87 : Kazma
- 1987–88 : Al-Arabi
- 1988–89 : Al-Arabi
- 1989–90 : Al-Jahra
- 1990–91 : Not held due to Gulf War
- 1991–92 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1992–93 : Al-Arabi SC
- 1993–94 : Kazma SC
- 1994–95 : Al-Salmiya SC
- 1995–96 : Kazma SC
- 1996–97 : Al-Arabi SC
- 1997–98 : Al-Salmiya SC
- 1998–99 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 1999–2000 : Al-Salmiya SC
- 2000–01 : Kuwait SC
- 2001–02 : Al-Arabi SC
- 2002–03 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2003–04 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2004–05 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2005–06 : Kuwait SC
- 2006–07 : Kuwait SC
- 2007–08 : Kuwait SC
- 2008–09 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2009–10 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2010–11 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2011–12 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2012–13 : Kuwait SC
- 2013–14 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2014–15 : Kuwait SC
- 2015–16 : Al-Qadsia SC
- 2016–17 : Kuwait SC
- 2017–18 : Kuwait SC
- 2018–19 : Kuwait SC
- 2019–20 : Kuwait SC
- 2020–21 : Al-Arabi SC
- 2021–22 : Kuwait SC
- 2022–23 : Kuwait SC
- 2023–24 : Kuwait SC
- 2024–25 : Kuwait SC
- 2025–26 : TBD
Most titles
| Club | Titles | Seasons |
| Kuwait SC | 20 | 1964–65, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1978–79, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25 |
| Al-Arabi | 17 | 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1979–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2020–21 |
| Qadsia | 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 |
| Kazma | 4 | 1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96 |
| Al-Salmiya | 4 | 1980–81, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–00 |
| Al-Jahra | 1 | 1989–90 |
Total titles won by Governorate
| Governorate | Number of titles | Clubs |
| Al Asimah | 41 | Kuwait SC, Al-Arabi, Kazma |
| Hawalli | 21 | Qadisia, Al-Salmiya |
| Jahra | 1 | Al-Jahra |
Topscorers
All-time top scorers
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| 1 |  Topscorers by season
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