2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League

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

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season 2009–10
Champions Al Qadsia Kuwait
Relegated Al Salibikhaet
Al Tadamon
← 2008–09

Members clubs

Al Asimah
Hawalli
Al Farwaniyah
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 1
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 games played on 6 May 2010.
Source: http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=kuw/nationalleague/standings.html]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
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.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

2009–10 Kuwaiti Premier League
Champions

Al Qadsia Kuwait
13th Title
2nd in a row

Relegation playoff

13 May 2010
Tadamon 1 1
6-7 pens
Al Jahra

References

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