2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League

48th season of the Kuwaiti Premier League
Football league season
Kuwaiti Premier League
Season2009–10
ChampionsAl Qadsia Kuwait
RelegatedAl Salibikhaet
Al Tadamon
Matches played85
Goals scored245 (2.88 per match)

The 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League season was the 48th since its establishment.

Members clubs

2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League is located in Kuwait
Al Asimah
Al Asimah
Hawalli
Hawalli
Al Farwaniyah
Al Farwaniyah
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Locations of teams in the 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League
Club Coach Nationality Governorate, City Stadium
Al Arabi Dragan Skočić Croatia Al Asimah, Al Mansouriah Sabah Al Salem Stadium
Al Kuwait Mohammad Abdullah Kuwait Al Asimah, Keifan Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Al Naser Marcelo Cabo Brazil Al Farwaniyah, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh Ali Al Salem Al Subah
Al Salibikhaet Abdullah Al-Yarmouk Kuwait Al Asimah, Sulaibikhat Al Sulaibikhat Stadium
Al Salmiya Saleh Zakaria Kuwait Hawalli, Salmiya Thamir Stadium
Al Tadamon Saad Shabib Kuwait Al Farwaniyah, Farwaniyah Farwaniya Stadium
Kazma Sporting Club Milan Máčala Czech Republic Al Asimah, Adiliya Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Qadsia Mohammed Ibrahem Kuwait Hawalli, Hawalli Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium

Transfers

Kuwaiti 2009 Summer transfers

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Reason of departure Replaced by
Al Kuwait France Laurent Banide Contract Expired Pre Season[1] Argentina Nestor Clausen
Al Arabi Kuwait Ahmed Khalaf Contract Expired June 2009 Croatia Dragan Skočić
Al Kuwait Argentina Nestor Clausen Sacked [2] Kuwait Mohammad Abdullah
Kazma Sporting Club Romania Ilie Balaci Sacked Kuwait Jamal Yaqoob

Final league standing

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Qadsia SC (C) 21 15 3 3 49 14 +35 48 2011 AFC Cup[a]
2 Al Kuwait 21 14 4 3 42 16 +26 46
3 Al-Nasr 21 12 5 4 29 21 +8 41
4 Kazma Sporting Club 21 11 4 6 40 26 +14 37
5 Al-Arabi 21 7 9 5 31 17 +14 30
6 Al-Salmiya 21 5 5 11 24 44 −20 20
7 Al Tadamun (R) 21 2 2 17 13 45 −32 8 Relegation playoff
8 Al Salibikhaet (R) 21 2 0 19 15 60 −45 6 Relegation
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2010. Source: fifa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Qadsia SC won the 2010 Kuwait Emir Cup and also reached the 2010 AFC Cup Final. Therefore, the league 2nd and 3rd placed teams also entered the 2011 AFC Cup.


 2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League
champions 
Al Qadsia Kuwait
13th title

Relegation playoff

Tadamon1 – 1
6-7 pens
Al Jahra

References

  1. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2009/24894-careca-sharpens-kuwait-sc-cutting-edge Argentine Nestor Ortega who replaces Frenchman Laurent Banide
  2. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-cup-2009/25420-kuwait-sc-coach-booted-out Kuwait SC coach booted out
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