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The Kuwait Football Association (KFA), is the governing body of football in Kuwait. The KFA organises the men's, women's, and futsal national teams. The men's team has gained limited success at the sport, with the national team having competed at eight AFC Asian Cups, and one FIFA World Cup, in 1982. The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top league of Kuwaiti Football, featuring eighteen teams. Kuwait is home to many football clubs including - Al- Arabi, Al- Fahaheel, Al- Jahra, Al- Kuwait, Al- Naser, Al- Salmiya, Al- Shabab, Al Qadsia, Al- Yarmouk, Kazma, Khaitan, Sulaibikhat, Sahel, and Tadamon. Kuwait is one of Asia's most successful footballing nations. They have been the champions of the 1980 AFC Asian Cup, runners- up of the 1976 AFC Asian Cup, and have taken third place of the 1984 AFC Asian Cup. Kuwait also been to one World Cup, in 1982, but didn't win a single match, but tied 1 - 1 with Czechoslovakia on the 1st round.
Basketball is one of Kuwait's popular sports. Basketball in Kuwait is governed by the Kuwait Basketball Association (KBA). The national team has never been to a Basketball World Championship (FIBA), the national team has also never been to a Olympic games in basketball, but the national team has been to the Asian Championships in Basketball eleven times, but did not win any medals. Kuwait is one of the most successful basketballing nations in the Middle East.
In cricket, Kuwait has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998. They are currently ranked at tenth amongst non-test teams in Asia.
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