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General Information for Kuwait

Kuwait Football Association
Founded
1952
FIFA entry
1964
Average height in 2023
1.78m
Average age in 2023
25.7
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 2023
Jersey in 2023

Coaches in 2023

Bento, Rui (Coach)

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Bento, Rui (Coach)

Day of Birth
1972-01-14
Place of Birth
Silves (Portugal)
Height
1.76m
Matches
18 (10 / 8)
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Players of Kuwait in 2023

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Kameel, Abdulrahman 2001-03-08 Goalkeeper Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 8 0 0 0 0 0
Abdulghafour, Sulaiman 1991-02-26 Goalkeeper Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 6 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Saanoun, Bader 1996-11-24 Goalkeeper Kuwait Kazma SC 1 0 0 1 0 0
Al-Jenaie, Saud Yousef 1994-06-12 Goalkeeper Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Majdali, Abdulrahman 2000-03-02 Goalkeeper Kuwait Al-Fahaheel SC 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hajjah, Khaled Ebrahim 1992-08-28 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 13 1 2 0 0 0
Al-Enezi, Hassan Hamdan 2000-09-01 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 12 0 1 1 0 0
Al-Qallaf, Hamad Talal 1999-12-04 Left Back Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 8 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Harbi, Hamad Ali 1992-07-25 Centre Back Kuwait Kazma SC 8 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Hajeri, Fahad 1991-11-10 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 8 0 0 1 0 0
Al-Buloushi, Abdullah Ammar 1998-05-08 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 6 2 2 0 1 0
Dashti, Mahdi 2001-10-26 Right Back Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 5 5 0 0 0 0
Al-Enezi, Meshari Ghanem 1998-09-15 Defender Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 4 0 0 0 0 0
Ghareeb, Mohsen 2004-11-11 Defender Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 3 0 0 0 0 0
Abdelrasoul, Ali 1999-01-13 Left Back Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 2 1 0 1 0 0
Al-Dousari, Rashed 2000-07-18 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Nassar, Mohammad Khaled 1996-05-24 Right Back Kuwait Kazma SC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Mahran, Abdulaziz Naji 2001-08-19 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Nasr Ardiya 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Enezi, Sultan 1992-09-29 Defensive Midfielder Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 12 1 0 1 0 0
Al-Dhafiri, Ahmed 1992-01-09 Attacking Midfielder Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 8 6 2 0 0 0
Abu Jabarah, Redha Hani 1996-10-27 Defensive Midfielder Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 6 2 0 1 0 0
Al-Fahad, Abdullah Ghanim 1997-02-12 Centre Midfielder Kuwait Kazma SC 5 6 0 1 0 0
Abdulrahman, Bader Tareq 1997-04-21 Attacking Midfielder Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 4 4 2 0 0 0
Al-Otaibi, Fawaz Ayedh 1997-02-21 Centre Midfielder Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 4 3 0 1 0 0
Matar, Ali Khalaf 1995-01-16 Midfielder Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 3 2 1 1 0 0
Zanki, Ahmad Jaber 1995-12-17 Left Midfielder Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 1 4 0 0 0 0
Al-Salama, Bandar 2002-10-28 Attacking Midfielder Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Anezi, Abdulaziz Wadi 1998-12-06 Midfielder Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Khaldi, Shabaib 1999-11-30 Centre Forward Kuwait Kazma SC 13 3 12 1 0 2
Al-Rashidi, Eid 1995-12-17 Right Winger Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 11 5 1 0 0 0
Al-Fnaini, Mubarak 2000-01-21 Left Winger Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 11 2 2 1 0 0
Daham, Mohammad 2000-02-17 Left Winger Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 9 1 2 0 0 0
Saleh, Athbi Shehab 1993-10-14 Right Winger Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 5 3 1 0 0 0
Al-Harbi, Faisal Zaid 1991-10-09 Left Winger Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 4 5 0 0 0 0
Al-Awadhi, Salman 2001-05-21 Striker Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 2 3 0 0 0 0
Marzouq, Ebrahim Kameel 2002-06-10 Striker Kuwait Al-Kuwait Kaifan 1 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Shammari, Mohammad Bajeyah 2001-03-15 Striker Kuwait Al-Nasr Ardiya 0 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Hazeem, Aqeel 1999-12-08 Centre Forward Kuwait Kazma SC 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Kuwait in 2023

Missing match data:
  • Zambia (12.06.) p
  • Sudan (Olympic) (15.06.) p
  • Kyrgyzstan (11.09.) p
  • Bahrain (07.09.) p
  • Syria (17.10.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2023-01-07
Kuwait
Kuwait
Qatar
Qatar
0:2 c
Kuwait vs. Qatar
Gulf 2023 - Group B
Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium
2023-01-10
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
Gulf 2023 - Group B
Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium
2023-01-13
Bahrain
Bahrain
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:1 c
Bahrain vs. Kuwait
Gulf 2023 - Group B
Basra International Stadium
2023-03-24
Kuwait
Kuwait
Philippines
Philippines
2:0 c
Kuwait vs. Philippines
Friendly
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
2023-03-28
Kuwait
Kuwait
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2:1 c
Kuwait vs. Tajikistan
Friendly
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
2023-06-12
Kuwait
Kuwait
Zambia
Zambia
3:0 p
Kuwait vs. Zambia
Friendly
Cairo International Stadium
2023-06-15
Kuwait
Kuwait
Sudan (Olympic)
Sudan (Olympic)
2:1 p
Kuwait vs. Sudan (Olympic)
Friendly
2023-06-21
Kuwait
Kuwait
Nepal
Nepal
3:1 c
Kuwait vs. Nepal
SAFF Cup 2023 - Group A
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
2023-06-24
Pakistan
Pakistan
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:4 c
Pakistan vs. Kuwait
SAFF Cup 2023 - Group A
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
2023-06-27
India
India
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:1 c
India vs. Kuwait
SAFF Cup 2023 - Group A
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
2023-07-01
Kuwait
Kuwait
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
1:0 AET c
Kuwait vs. Bangladesh
SAFF Cup 2023 - Semi Finals
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
2023-07-04
India
India
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:1 (5:4) c
India vs. Kuwait
SAFF Cup 2023 - Final
Sree Kanteerava Stadium
2023-09-07
Bahrain
Bahrain
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:3 p
Bahrain vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Police Officers Club Stadium
2023-09-11
Kuwait
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
1:3 p
Kuwait vs. Kyrgyzstan
Friendly
The Sevens Stadium
2023-10-12
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:0 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Al-Maktoum Stadium
2023-10-17
Syria
Syria
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:2 p
Syria vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Police Officers Club Stadium
2023-11-16
Kuwait
Kuwait
India
India
0:1 c
Kuwait vs. India
World Cup 2026 - Group A
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
2023-11-21
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:4 c
Afghanistan vs. Kuwait
World Cup 2026 - Group A
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for Kuwait in 2023

Favorite Opponents of Kuwait

Opponent M W D L G
Bahrain
Bahrain
42 15 11 16 46
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
41 17 5 19 65
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
41 14 10 17 42
Qatar
Qatar
38 11 10 17 35
Oman
Oman
32 10 11 11 35
Syria
Syria
32 15 9 8 54
Lebanon
Lebanon
28 14 10 4 47
Iraq
Iraq
27 8 9 10 30
Iran
Iran
27 8 8 11 36
Jordan
Jordan
24 6 11 7 27
South Korea
South Korea
19 6 3 10 11
China
China
18 5 3 10 18
Australia
Australia
12 3 2 7 9
Palestine
Palestine
11 7 2 2 22
Egypt
Egypt
11 1 7 3 11
North Korea
North Korea
10 5 4 1 20
Nepal
Nepal
10 9 1 0 37
Yemen
Yemen
10 6 4 0 22
Malaysia
Malaysia
9 8 1 0 29
Singapore
Singapore
9 6 2 1 18
Thailand
Thailand
9 5 1 3 25
Finland
Finland
7 2 2 3 5
Iceland
Iceland
7 1 4 2 3
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
7 2 1 4 9
India
India
6 1 2 3 17
Indonesia
Indonesia
6 2 3 1 11
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
5 3 2 0 13
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
5 4 1 0 11
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
5 3 1 1 11
Pakistan
Pakistan
4 4 0 0 10
Philippines
Philippines
4 4 0 0 9
Japan
Japan
4 3 0 1 6
Libya
Libya
4 1 1 2 4
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
3 3 0 0 8
Taiwan
Taiwan
3 3 0 0 21
Mali
Mali
3 3 0 0 14
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 2 1 0 6
Norway
Norway
3 1 2 0 4
Zambia
Zambia
3 3 0 0 9
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 2 0 0 5
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 1 1 0 2
Vietnam
Vietnam
2 1 0 1 3
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2 2 0 0 5
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 1 1 1
France
France
2 0 0 2 1
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
2 1 0 1 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 0 2 0 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 0 2 0 3
Uganda
Uganda
2 0 1 1 1
North Yemen
North Yemen
2 2 0 0 8
Cyprus
Cyprus
2 0 1 1 4
Poland
Poland
2 0 1 1 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 0 2 0
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 3
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Myanmar
Myanmar
2 2 0 0 13
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 18
Sudan
Sudan (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Bhutan
Bhutan
1 1 0 0 20
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
1 0 1 0 0
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 0 1 1
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 3
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 0
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 3
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 0 1 0
Sudan
Sudan
1 1 0 0 1
Hungary
Hungary
1 0 0 1 0
Laos
Laos
1 1 0 0 2
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 0
Morocco
Morocco (U23)
1 0 1 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 4
Mongolia
Mongolia
1 1 0 0 11
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 0 1 0 1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 0 0 1 0
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 1 0 0
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 2
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 0
Kenya
Kenya
1 1 0 0 5
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