Kuwaiti Division One

Kuwaiti Division One

Founded	1965; 60 years ago (1965)
Country	Kuwait
Number of clubs	10
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Kuwait Premier League
Domestic cup(s)	Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Kuwait Emir Cup
Current champions	Al-Jahra (5th title)
Most championships	Fahaheel Al-Shabab (6 titles each)
Broadcaster(s)	KTV Sport atv
Current: 2025–26 Kuwaiti Division One

The Kuwaiti Division One (Arabic: دوري الدرجة الأولى الكويتي) is a second-tier professional Kuwaiti football league. Winners of the league are promoted to the Kuwait Premier League. Kuwaiti Division One was introduced for the 2006–07 season, when the bottom 6 clubs in the Premier League were relegated to Division One.

On 25 April 2016 it was stated that the Division One league would return for 2017–18 due to Kuwait Football Association being banned by FIFA therefore not allowing the tournament to return until reinstatement by FIFA.

Division One clubs 2025–26

Source:^[1]

• Al-Yarmouk
• Khaitan
• Al-Sahel
• Al-Sulaibikhat
• Burgan
• Al-Jazira
• Ministry of Interior
• Sporty
• Al-Shamiya
• Kuwait Oil Company

Future Expansions

• Kuwait Bankers Spot
• Industry Authority Spot
• Kuwait Armed Forces spot

Previous winners

• 1965–66: Khaitan
• 1966–67: Tadhamon
• 1967–68: Yarmouk
• 1968–69: Kazma
• 1969–70: Fahaheel
• 1970–71: Khaitan
• 1971–72: Al-Salmiya
• 1972–73: Fahaheel
• 1973–74: Khaitan
• 1974–75: Al Shabab
• 1975–76: Fahaheel
• 1976–77: Al Salibikhaet
• 1977–78: Al Nasr
• 1978–79: Fahaheel
• 1979–84: Not Held
• 1985–86: Tadhamon
• 1986–87: Al Nasr
• 1987–88: Al-Jahra
• 1988–89: Al-Yarmouk
• 1989–90: Fahaheel
• 1990–91: Stopped Due to Gulf War
• 1992–93: Tadhamon
• 1993–94: Khaitan
• 1994–95: Not Held
• 1995–96: Al-Sahel
• 1996–98: Not Held
• 1999–00: Al-Arabi

• 2000–01: Al-Sahel
• 2001–02: Al Shabab
• 2002–03: Al-Jahra
• 2003–05: Not Held
• 2006–07: Al Nasr
• 2007–08: Al Shabab
• 2008–09: Al Salibikhaet
• 2009–10: Al-Sahel
• 2010–11: Al Shabab
• 2011–12: Al Salibikhaet
• 2012–13: Fahaheel
• 2013–17 stopped due to all teams competing in the Kuwaiti Premier League
• 2017–18: Al Shabab
• 2018–19: Al-Yarmouk
• 2019–20: Al-Jahra
• 2020–21: Tadhamon
• 2021–22: Al-Jahra
• 2022–23: Al Shabab
• 2023–24: Al-Yarmouk
• 2025: Al-Jahra
• 2025–26: TBD

Most titles

Club	Titles	Seasons
Al Shabab	6	1974–75, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2017–18, 2022–23
Fahaheel	6	1969–70, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1989–90, 2012–13
Al-Jahra	5	1987–88, 2002–03, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2025
Khaitan	4	1965–66, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1993–94
Tadhamon	4	1966–67, 1985–86, 1992–93, 2020–21
Al-Yarmouk	4	1967–68, 1988–89, 2018–19, 2023–24
Al Nasr	3	1977–78, 1986–87, 2006–07
Al Salibikhaet	3	1976–77, 2008–09, 2011–12
Al-Sahel	3	1995–96, 2000–01, 2009–10
Al-Arabi	1	1999–00
Al-Salmiya	1	1971–72
Kazma	1	1968–69

Total titles won by Governorate

Governorate	Number of titles	Clubs
Ahmadi	15	Al Shabab (6), Fahaheel (6), Al-Sahel (3)
Farwaniya	11	Khaitan (4), Tadhamon (1), Al Nasr (3)
Al Asimah	5	Al Salibikhaet (3), Kazma (1), Al-Arabi (1)
Hawalli	4	Al-Yarmouk (4), Al-Salmiya (1)
Jahra	5	Al-Jahra (5)

References

1. "Summary - Division 1 - Kuwait - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.

External links

• Soccerway page