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The Kuwait national football team (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم) is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made one World Cup finals appearance, in 1982, managing one point in the group stages. In the Asian Cup, Kuwait reached the final in 1976 and won the tournament in 1980.[3]

Kuwait

Nickname(s)	Al-Azraq (The Blue) (The Blue Wave)
Association	Kuwait Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Rui Bento
Most caps	Bader Al-Mutawa (196)[1]
Top scorer	Bashar Abdullah (75)
Home stadium	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
FIFA code	KUW
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	149 (6 October 2022)[2]
Highest	24 (December 1998)
Lowest	189 (December 2017)
First international
Kuwait 2–2 Libya  (Morocco; 3 September 1961)
Biggest win
Kuwait 20–0 Bhutan  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 14 February 2000)
Biggest defeat
United Arab Republic 8–0 Kuwait  (Morocco; 4 September 1961)  Portugal 8–0 Kuwait  (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1982)
Best result	Group Stage, (1982)
Asian Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1972)
Best result	Champions (1980)
Arab Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1963)
Best result	Third Place (1964, 1992, 1998)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	4 (first in 2010)
Best result	Champions (2010)
Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearances	24 (first in 1970)
Best result	Champions (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010)

Kuwait's 20–0 win over Bhutan in 2000 was at the time the biggest ever victory in international football. It was surpassed in 2001, when Australia beat American Samoa 31–0.

While Kuwait was one of Asia's major football force during 1970s to 2000s, the strength of the national team has started to fade slowly from 2010s, with Kuwait failing in two consecutive Asian Cups in 2011 and 2015, before being disqualified for 2019 edition and missing out on 2023 AFC Asian Cup. The team has also failed to reach any World Cup since 1982.

History

Early successes

Kuwait's first international match was played in the 1961 Pan Arab Games against Libya which ended in a 2–2 draw. Kuwait's biggest loss was against the United Arab Republic when they lost 8–0 in the same tournament. Kuwait national football team has joined the World Cup in 1982 which was held in Spain. Kuwait was placed in the fourth group and got the fourth place after defeats to England and France and a respectable draw with Czechoslovakia. Kuwait has won the Asian Cup in 1980 which was held on its soil. Kuwait won the Final 3–0 against South Korea. Kuwait's historical highest FIFA ranking was the 24th place achieved in December 1998. Bader Al-Mutawa is the most capped player of the Kuwaiti team, and Bashar Abdullah is the top goalscorer in the history of the Kuwait national football team. Kuwait has won the Arabian Gulf Cup ten times, and is the most successful team in winning that competition. Kuwait's most historical manager was Luiz Felipe Scolari, who won the World Cup with Brazil, and was forced to leave the country after the 1990 invasion by Iraq. He led Kuwait to win the 1990 Gulf Cup beating Qatar in The Final.

Kuwait's biggest win was against Bhutan which ended in a thrilling 20–0 win, which was the biggest win until Australia won 31–0 against American Samoa in 2001. Kuwait's most successful years were between 1970 and 1990 which had players like Jasem Yaqoub, Faisal Al-Dakhil, and Saad Al-Houti.

Suspensions

On 30 October 2007, Kuwait was suspended by FIFA from all participation in international football, on the grounds of governmental interference in the national football association.[4] The ban lasted less than 2 weeks.[5] On 24 October 2008, Kuwait was again suspended by FIFA from all participation in international football, because of its failure to hold the General Assembly elections by mid-October.[6] FIFA provisionally lifted its suspension on the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) on 22 December 2008.[7] By the time, while Kuwait remained a formidable force in the Gulf, it has also declined from Asia's relevance, unable to progress from the group stage of the 2011 and 2015 AFC Asian Cups, the team finished last with no point in both tournaments.

Once again, on 16 October 2015, Kuwait was suspended for the third time as FIFA did not recognize the new sports law in the country.[8] Kuwait tried to get the suspension lifted at the 66th FIFA Congress but this was rejected and therefore from the earlier announcement on 27 April 2016, the hosting of the Gulf Cup tournament would also be moved to Qatar.[9] The suspension was eventually lifted on 6 December 2017, after Kuwait's adoption of a new sports law. By this time, the team had fallen from the 139th place to the 189th place in the FIFA World Rankings due to its inactivity, which also caused the team to miss the qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[10][11][12]

On 7 December 2017, it was announced that Kuwait would host the 2017 Gulf Cup tournament after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, all withdrew when the tournament was previously set to be hosted by Qatar because of the Qatari diplomatic crisis, so it was moved to Kuwait to please all withdrawn parties to participate.

Revival

During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, Kuwait, which only started to rebuild its team following years of suspensions and instabilities, was drawn in group B alongside old foes Australia and Jordan, outside minnows Nepal and Chinese Taipei. Although Kuwait has better head-to-head records against Australia in major tournaments, suspensions and inactivities proved detrimental as the team lost 0–3 twice. Still, the qualifiers stood out as the best qualification for Kuwait since 2006, where Kuwait impressed by finishing second, though being unable to progress to the third round.

Team image

Home Stadium

The Kuwait National Team has two home stadiums, and they are Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium and Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium. Jaber Al-Ahmed International Stadium was built in 2009, and Kuwait celebrated winning the 20th Gulf Cup in that stadium; while Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is for the Kuwaiti club Kazma SC and was the Kuwait national team home. Following the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification-AFC Second Round, playing against the Philippines on 23 July 2011, this was the last time Mohammed Al-Hamed Stadium was the Kuwait Home stadium. On 16 May 2012, Kuwait played against the 2011–12 La Liga Champions Real Madrid in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, the home ground of Kuwaiti club Kuwait SC, which Real Madrid won 2–0. Kuwait played their entire 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification-AFC Third Round in Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, beating the United Arab Emirates 2–1, drawing with South Korea 1–1 and losing to Lebanon 1–0.

Before Jaber Al-Ahmed international stadium was finally built in 2009, Kuwait played in Mohammed Al-Hamed Stadium. When Kuwait hosted the 1980 Asian Cup, the tournament was hosted in Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, which has a capacity of 22,000 spectators and was the largest stadium in Kuwait at that time, and Kuwait won their first and only Asian Cup of all time in that stadium. When Kuwait hosted the 1974 Gulf Cup, it was the first time Kuwait had hosted a Gulf Cup competition, and all the matches were played in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium. Kuwait were champions of that competition for the first time in their history on home soil, and the third time in a row overall. In 1990, Kuwait hosted the 1990 Gulf Cup for the second time in their history and were crowned Champions of that competition. All of the games were played on Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium. In the 2003 Gulf Cup, Kuwait hosted the competition for the third time, and once again all the matches were played in one stadium, the Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium. However, Kuwait lost the competition. In the 2017 Gulf Cup, Kuwait hosted the tournament for the fourth time. All the matches were played in two stadiums, the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium and Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium. However, Kuwait were eliminated from the group stage after losing to Saudi Arabia and Oman and drawing with the United Arab Emirates.

Media coverage

All Kuwait matches are broadcast with full commentary on Kuwait TV Sport. These matches are live and exclusive. beIN Sports broadcast Kuwait matches live and exclusive. So broadcast exclusively on 3 different channels, which is not exclusive. Dubai Sports broadcast Kuwait matches only in special events like the Gulf Cup, Asian Cup and others.

Kit

Kuwaits traditional colors are blue and white: The blue kits are their home ones and the whites for matches away. The blue sea and sky are important in Kuwait because it shows the connection of the people to pearl hunting as well as the spaciousness of the universe. Kuwait's official kit provider is currently the sports company Errea. Kuwait wore the blue shirts in the 1980 AFC Asian Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Kit suppliers

Period	Kit Provider
1980–1991	Puma
1992–1997	Grand Sport
1997–2001	Kelme
2001–2002	Umbro
2003–2008	Saller
2009–2011	Burrda
2012–2013	Kappa
2014–2016	Uhlsport
2017–2022	Erreà
2023-	Adidas

Rivalries

Kuwait vs. Iraq

• Iraq national football team

Statistics vs.  Iraq[13] Played1 Wins2 Draws Losses GF GA 36 10 10 16 43 53 1. Only matches recognized by FIFA. 2. Wins for Kuwait.

Iraq's rivalry with Kuwait was once considered as the Arab world's greatest football rivalry of all-time.[14][15] The rivalry began in the mid 1970s and it was the decade from 1976 until 1986 that saw the golden age of football for arguably the finest teams the region has produced. Both nations imposed their complete domination on the Gulf region, and from the Gulf Cup's inception in 1970 until 1990, the tournament was won by only two teams; Kuwait seven times (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990), and despite Iraq's absence in the first three editions and withdrawal in two others, Iraq won it three times (1979, 1984, 1988).[14]

Iraq and Kuwait took their increasingly bitter rivalry to a new level. On 11 June 1976, the two met in the semi-final of the Asian Cup in Tehran; Kuwait took the lead twice, Iraq came roaring back twice, And then, in the 10th minute of extra time, Kamel scored the winner for Kuwait. In 1979, the year Iraq clinched their first Gulf Cup and won over Kuwait 3–1, the two met in a qualifier for the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, both managed to qualify to the Olympic Games, and both made it to the quarter-finals in Moscow. Iraq also qualified for the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and 1988 Games in Seoul. The 1982 Asian Games was won as well. Kuwait won the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, which they hosted. The nations also left their mark on the world stage. Kuwait qualified for the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain. Iraq matched that in Mexico 1986.[14]

As Iraq and Kuwait traded Gulf titles in 1988 and 1990, few could have imagined that their rivalry on the football field would be replaced by an altogether more catastrophic one on the battlefield. Because of the Gulf war, football would never be the same again. Iraq and Kuwait were in complete avoidance and never met for more than a decade. Kuwait's Blues had a relative recovery of sorts, winning the Gulf Cup in 1996 and 1998, before securing their record 10th title in 2010. Iraqi football, because of Uday Hussein's reign as head of the football association, would take far longer to recover. When it did, it was in glorious fashion, the Lions of Mesopotamia winning the 2007 Asian Cup.[14]

Kuwait vs. Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia national football team

Statistics vs.  Saudi Arabia Played1 Wins2 Draws Losses GF GA 40 14 11 14 41 42 1. Only matches recognized by FIFA. 2. Wins for Kuwait.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

2022

2023

Coaching staff

Name	Role
Head Coach	Rui Bento
Assistant Coach	Francisco Gouveia
Assistant Coach	Vasco Pereira
First Team Coach	Paulo Vieira
Goalkeeper Coach	Tiago Manta
Fitness Coach	José Vasconcelos
Physiotherapist	Ricardo Couto
Team Doctor	João Pedro Pinho
Technical Director	Diogo Rebelo

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2022, after the match against Nepal.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Khaled Al-Rashidi	(1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 (age 35)	21	0	Qadsia
	1GK	Saud Al-Jenaie	(1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 28)	2	0	Al-Tadhamon
	1GK	Sulaiman Abdulghafour	(1991-02-26) 26 February 1991 (age 31)	25	0	Al-Arabi
	2DF	Sami Al-Sanea	(1993-01-09) 9 January 1993 (age 29)	13	1	Kuwait SC
	2DF	Khalid El Ebrahim	(1992-08-28) 28 August 1992 (age 30)	21	1	Qadsia
	2DF	Fahad Al Hajeri	(1991-11-10) 10 November 1991 (age 30)	56	5	Kuwait SC
	2DF	Fahad Hammoud	(1990-10-03) 3 October 1990 (age 32)	22	0	Kuwait SC
	2DF	Mahdi Dashti	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 21)	3	0	Al-Salmiya
	2DF	Hamad Al-Qallaf	(1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 22)	4	0	Al-Salmiya
	3MF	Ahmed Al-Dhefiri	(1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 30)	27	1	Qadsia
	3MF	Mohammad Al Huwaidi	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Salmiya
	3MF	Fawaz Al-Otaibi	(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 25)	4	0	Al-Salmiya
	3MF	Bandar Al Salamah	(2002-10-28) 28 October 2002 (age 20)	3	0	Al-Arabi
	3MF	Fahad Al Ansari	(1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 35)	91	3	Qadsia
	3MF	Hamad Harbi	(1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 (age 30)	9	0	Kazma
	4FW	Eid Al Rashidi	(1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 22)	5	1	Qadsia
	4FW	Shabaib Al-Khaldi	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 24)	7	2	Kazma
	4FW	Mobarak Al-Faneeni	(2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 22)	10	2	Al-Salmiya
	4FW	Bader Al-Mutawa	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 37)	196	56	Qadsia
	4FW	Ahmad Zanki	(1995-12-17) 17 December 1995 (age 26)	6	1	Kuwait SC
	4FW	Yousef Nasser	(1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 (age 32)	92	42	Kuwait SC

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Kuwait squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Hameed Al-Qallaf	(1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 35)	35	0	Kuwait SC
GK	Hussein Kankoune	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 33)	2	0	Kazma
DF	Amer Al-Fadhel	(1988-04-21) 21 April 1988 (age 34)	66	0	Qadsia
DF	Ali Atiq	(1996-05-22) 22 May 1996 (age 26)	1	0	Kazma
DF	Meshari Ghanam	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 25)	1	0	Kuwait SC
DF	Abdulaziz Naji	(2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Kuwait SC
DF	Dhari Said	(1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 35)	9	0	Qadsia
MF	Redha Abujabarah	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 26)	7	0	Kazma
MF	Abdullah Al Buraiki	(1987-08-12) 12 August 1987 (age 35)	32	3	Kuwait SC
MF	Sultan Al Enezi	(1992-09-13) 13 September 1992 (age 30)	26	0	Al-Arabi
MF	Talal Al Fadhel	(1990-08-11) 11 August 1990 (age 32)	16	0	Kuwait SC
MF	Khaled Shaman	(1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 26)	0	0	Al-Nasr
MF	Faisal Zayid	(1991-10-09) 9 October 1991 (age 31)	42	5	Kuwait SC
FW	Faisal Ajab Al-Azemi	(1993-01-23) 23 January 1993 (age 29)	10	0	Al-Sahel

Previous squads

World Cup squads

• 1982 FIFA World Cup squads – Kuwait

Asian Cup squads

• 1972 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 1976 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 1980 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 1984 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 1988 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 1996 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 2000 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 2004 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 2011 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait
• 2015 AFC Asian Cup squads – Kuwait

Records

As of 14 June 2022[16]

Players in bold are still active with Kuwait.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter									Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify									6	1	1	4	4	8
1978										12	8	1	3	23	10
1982	Round 1	21st	3	0	1	2	2	6		9	7	1	1	20	6
1986	Did not qualify									4	2	1	1	8	2
1990										4	3	0	1	6	3
1994										6	3	2	1	21	4
1998										12	6	2	4	17	9
2002										6	4	1	1	9	3
2006										12	6	1	5	19	15
2010										6	1	1	4	8	12
2014										8	4	2	2	13	10
2018	Disqualified due to FIFA suspension [17][18]									8	3	1	4	12	10
2022	Did not qualify									8	4	2	2	19	7
2026	TBD									TBD
Total	Best: Round 1	1/22	3	0	1	2	2	6		101	52	16	33	189	99

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record										AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Not a AFC member									Not a AFC member
1960
1964
1968	Withdrew									Withdrew
1972	Group stage	5th	2	1	0	1	2	5		5	2	2	1	6	4
1976	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	6	3		Qualified by default
1980	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	13	6		Qualified as hosts
1984	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	5	4		Qualified as defending champions
1988	Group stage	7th	4	0	3	1	2	3		4	3	1	0	9	0
1992	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	4	3
1996	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	9	6		4	2	2	0	9	5
2000	Quarter-finals	6th	4	1	2	1	3	3		4	4	0	0	33	1
2004	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	3	7		6	5	1	0	17	5
2007	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	3	4
2011	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	1	7		6	2	3	1	6	5
2015		15th	3	0	0	3	1	6		6	2	3	1	10	7
2019	Disqualified due to FIFA suspension									8	3	1	4	12	10
2023	Did not qualify									11	5	2	4	24	13
Total	Best: Champions	10/18	42	15	10	18	45	51		60	30	16	14	133	57

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won. Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900 to 1956	Did not enter
1960 to 1976	Did not qualify
1980	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	4
1984 to 1988	Did not qualify
Total	Best: Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	5	4

Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since 1992.

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Sixth place	5	3	0	2	12	8
1978	Fifth place	6	3	1	2	13	8
1982	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	13	5
1986	Third place	7	5	2	0	20	3
1990	Seventh place	4	1	1	2	3	4
1994	Third place	6	4	1	1	15	6
1998	Runners-up	8	3	2	3	23	8
2002–present	See Kuwait national under-23 football team
Total	7/13	42	24	7	11	99	42

WAFF Championship

West Asian Football Federation Championship record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2000	Did not participate
2002
2004
2007
2008
2010	Champions	4	2	2	0	7	5	+2
2012	Group stage	3	2	0	1	4	4	0
2014	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	3	5	–2
2019	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Total	4/9	12	6	4	4	17	17	0

Arabian Gulf Cup

Year	Host Country	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1970	Bahrain	Champions	3	3	0	0	10	4
1972	Saudi Arabia	Champions	3	2	1	0	14	2
1974	Kuwait	Champions	4	4	0	0	16	0
1976	Qatar	Champions	7	5	2	0	26	7
1979	Iraq	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	15	4
1982	UAE	Champions	5	4	0	1	8	2
1984	Oman	Sixth place	6	1	2	3	4	8
1986	Bahrain	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	4
1988	Saudi Arabia	Fifth place	6	1	2	3	3	4
1990	Kuwait	Champions	4	3	1	0	10	2
1992	Qatar	Fifth place	5	2	0	3	5	8
1994	UAE	Fifth place	5	1	1	3	2	6
1996	Oman	Champions	5	4	0	1	7	4
1998	Bahrain	Champions	5	4	0	1	18	5
2002	Saudi Arabia	Fourth place	5	1	2	2	4	6
2003	Kuwait	Sixth place	6	1	2	3	6	9
2004	Qatar	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	7	7
2007	UAE	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	6
2009	Oman	Semi-finals	4	1	2	1	2	2
2010	Yemen	Champions	5	3	2	0	7	2
2013	Bahrain	Third place	5	3	0	2	9	3
2014	Saudi Arabia	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	7
2017	Kuwait	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	3
2019	Qatar	Group stage	3	1	0	2	6	7
Total	24/24	Best: Champions	112	56	23	33	198	112

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953	Did not enter
1957
1961	Round Robin	5	0	1	4	3	18
1965	Did not enter
1976
1985
1997	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	8	9
1999	Did not enter
2007
2011	Third place	4	3	0	1	7	2
Total	3/10	14	5	1	8	18	29

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Fourth place	4	1	0	3	5	15
1964	Third place	4	1	1	2	5	5
1966	Group stage	4	0	2	2	8	1
1985	Did not enter
1988	Group stage	4	1	1	2	2	3
1992	Third place	4	2	0	2	6	5
1998	Third place	4	3	0	1	13	4
2002	Group stage	4	1	2	1	6	6
2012	Group stage	2	1	0	1	2	4
2021	Did not qualified
Total	Best: Third place	30	10	6	14	47	43

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Kuwait's all-time international record,

As of 14 June 2022 after match against  Jordan[19]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Algeria	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Armenia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Australia	14	5	2	7	12	22	-10
Azerbaijan	2	0	2	0	2	2	0
Bahrain	48	22	12	14	66	46	+20
Bangladesh	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Bhutan	1	1	0	0	20	0	+20
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4
Bulgaria	5	0	3	2	6	9	-3
Cambodia	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4
Cameroon	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
China	19	5	5	9	16	26	-10
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2
Cyprus	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Czech Republic	2	0	0	2	1	9	-8
Czechoslovakia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Ecuador	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3
Egypt	13	1	7	5	10	23	-13
England	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Finland	7	2	2	3	5	6	-1
France	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	7	-7
East Germany	2	0	0	2	2	4	-2
Hong Kong	7	6	1	0	18	4	+14
Hungary	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Iceland	7	1	4	2	3	4	-1
India	3	2	0	1	17	5	+12
Indonesia	7	2	3	2	12	8	+4
Iran	36	8	10	18	31	41	-10
Iraq	36	10	10	16	43	53	-10
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Japan	5	4	0	1	8	2	+6
Jordan	27	11	10	6	36	25	+11
Kazakhstan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Kenya	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5
North Korea	14	6	7	1	20	12	+8
South Korea	23	8	4	11	20	30	-10
Kyrgyzstan	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8
Laos	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Latvia	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Lebanon	30	14	10	6	48	31	+17
Libya	8	3	3	2	11	12	-1
Lithuania	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Macau	2	2	0	0	18	1	+17
Malaysia	13	9	2	2	32	8	+24
Mali	3	3	0	0	14	4	+10
Mauritania	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
Mexico	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	11	0	+11
Morocco	6	0	2	4	5	14	-9
Myanmar	6	3	0	3	18	12	+6
Nepal	9	8	1	0	34	2	+32
Niger	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2
New Zealand	4	2	1	1	7	8	-1
Norway	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1
Oman	31	12	10	9	47	27	+20
Pakistan	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6
Palestine	9	7	1	1	20	7	+13
Philippines	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5
Poland	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2
Portugal	2	0	1	1	1	9	-8
Qatar	44	20	10	14	70	42	+28
Romania	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1
Russia	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3
Saudi Arabia	48	18	12	18	54	53	+1
Singapore	10	7	2	1	20	6	+14
Sudan	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Soviet Union	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
Syria	36	15	9	12	54	42	+12
Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	0	21	1	+20
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Thailand	11	7	0	4	29	17	+12
Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Tunisia	3	0	0	3	2	8	-6
Turkmenistan	5	3	2	0	13	4	+9
Uganda	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
United Arab Emirates	43	19	8	16	77	49	+28
United States	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2
Uzbekistan	6	2	1	3	9	12	-3
Vietnam	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
South Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Wales	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Yemen	13	7	4	0	25	4	+21
South Yemen	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4
Zambia	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Total	675	287	172	216	1071	754	+317

Honours

Continental honours

• AFC Asian Cup

Winners (1): 1980

Runners-up (1): 1976

Third Place (1): 1984

Fourth Place (1): 1996

Regional honours

• FIFA Arab Cup

Third-Place (3): 1964, 1992, 1998

Fourth-Place (1): 1963

• Arabian Gulf Cup

Winners (10): 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010

Runners-up (1): 1979

Third-Place (1): 2013, 2002

• West Asian Games

Winners (1): 2002

Third-Place (1): 1997

• WAFF Championship

Winners (1): 2010

Fourth-Place (1): 2014

• Pan Arab Games

Third-Place (2): 1992*, 2011

Fourth-Place (1): 1997

Others/Minor

• Focus International Cup

Winners (1): 2011

• Merdeka Cup

Runners-up (1): 1973

Notes

References

External links

• Official Kuwait Football Site
• Official Fans Forum Site

Preceded by 1976 Iran	Asian Champions 1980 (First title)	Succeeded by 1984 Saudi Arabia

На других языках

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- [en] Kuwait national football team

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[ru] Сборная Кувейта по футболу

Сборная Кувейта по футболу — национальная команда, представляющая Кувейт на международных соревнованиях по футболу. Сборная контролируется Футбольной ассоциацией Кувейта. Наивысшим достижением сборной является победа в Кубке Азии 1980. По состоянию на 7 апреля 2021 года сборная занимает 148-е место в рейтинге ФИФА[1].

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