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Kuwait national football team

Kuwait national football team
National Football Team
NameKuwait
NicknameAl-Azraq (The Blue)
AssociationKuwait Football Association
Sub confederationWAFF (West Asia)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachGoran Tufegdžić
Most capsBashar Abdullah (134)
Top scorerBashar Abdullah (75)
Home stadiumJaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
FIFA codeKUW
FIFA ranking95
Highest FIFA ranking24 (December 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking128 (November 2008)
Elo ranking71
Highest Elo ranking26 (11 December 1998)
Lowest Elo ranking102 (February 2008)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalKW Kuwait 2 � 2 Libya
(Morocco; September 3, 1961)
Biggest winKW Kuwait 20 � 0 Bhutan
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; February 14, 2000)
Biggest defeatUnited Arab Emirates 8 � 0 Kuwait KW
(Morocco; September 4, 1961)
Portugal 8 � 0 Kuwait KW
(Leiria, Portugal; November 19, 2003)
Appearances1
First World Cup1982
Best resultRound 1, 1982
Regional cup statistics
Asian Cup
Appearances8
First apps.1972
Best resultWinners, 1980

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The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal while some of the Kuwaiti players had stopped, having heard a whistle. The goal was initially awarded by the referee, who had not blown, but Kuwait walked off the pitch in protest. They eventually resumed playing only after the intervention of Sheikh Fahad Al Ahmed and the referee's changing his mind to disallow the French goal.

They had better success contending for the Asian Cup, reaching the finals in 1976 and taking home the winner's trophy in 1980.

Kuwait's 20 � 0 win over Bhutan in 2000 was at the time the biggest ever win in international football. It was surpassed in 2001, when Australia beat Tonga 22 � 0. Also in 2000, Kuwait took part at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Kuwait, who last qualified for the FIFA World Cup in 1982, were drawn with Iran, Syria and the United Arab Emirates in Group Five. Kuwait ended up last in the group and ended its campaign with a 2 � 0 defeat in Tehran against Iran.

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

Temporary Suspension :

Temporary Suspension :
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Iran 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12
United Arab Emirates 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8
Syria 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
Kuwait 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 4

Temporary Suspension :
Iran Kuwait Syria AE
Iran
Kuwait
Syria
United Arab Emirates

Temporary Suspension :
Team                
South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kuwait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 AFC Asian Cup : Group B
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Australia 11 6 3 2 1 6 4 2
Kuwait 9 6 2 3 1 6 5 1
Oman 8 6 2 2 2 4 4 0
Indonesia 3 6 0 3 3 2 5 −3

2011 AFC Asian Cup : Group B
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1970 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
1974 to 1978 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
1982 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 6
1986 to 2010 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
2014 Qualifying   -   -   -   -   - -
Total 1/19 3 0 1 2 2 6

2011 AFC Asian Cup : Group B
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1956 to 1968 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
1972 Round 1 2 1 0 1 2 5
1976 Runners-Up 4 3 0 1 6 3
1980 Champions 6 4 1 1 13 6
1984 Third Place 6 3 1 2 5 4
1988 Round 1 4 0 3 1 2 3
1992 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
1996 Fourth place 6 2 1 3 9 6
2000 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 3 3
2004 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 7
2007 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
2011 Round 1 3 0 0 3 1 7
Total 9/15 38 15 8 15 44 44

2011 AFC Asian Cup : Group B
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
1900 to 1956 Did not enter   -   -   -   -   - -
1960 to 1976 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
1980 Quarterfinals 4 1 2 1 5 4
1984 to 1988 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
1992 Round 1 3 0 1 2 1 6
1996 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
2000 Round 1 3 1 0 2 6 8
2004 to 2008 Did not qualify   -   -   -   -   - -
Total Quarterfinal 10 2 2 6 12 18

2011 AFC Asian Cup : Group B
Year Host Country Place
1970 Bahrain Champion
1972 Saudi Arabia Champion
1974 Kuwait Champion
1976 Qatar Champion
1979 Iraq Runners Up
1982 AE Champion
1984 Oman 6th place
1986 Bahrain Champion
1988 Saudi Arabia 5th place
1990 Kuwait Champion
1992 Qatar 5th place
1994 AE 5th place
1996 Oman Champion
1998 Bahrain Champion
2002 Saudi Arabia 4th place
2003 Kuwait 6th place
2004 Qatar 4th place
2007 AE 1st Round
2009 Oman SemiFinal
2010 Yemen Champion

2011 AFC Asian Cup : Group B
Year Round
Kuwait 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup Third Place

Most capped :
# Name Career Caps
1 Bashar Abdullah 1996 � 2008 134
2 Wael Sulaiman Al-Habashi 1986 � 1996 110
3 Nohair Al-Shammari 1996 � 2009 109
4 Jamal Mubarak 1994 � 2004 108


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No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club

Football in Kuwait

National teamsKuwait
LeaguesPremier League, First Division
CupsEmir Cup, Crown Prince Cup, Federation Cup, Al Kurafi Cup (defunct), Super Cup

Kuwait squad 1982 FIFA World Cup

Al‑Tarabilsi, N. Mubarak, M. Mubarak, Al‑Qabendi, W. Mubarak, Al‑Houti, Kamel, Al‑Buloushi, Yacob, Al‑Anberi, Al‑Ghanim, Al‑Suwayed, Marzouq, Mayouf, Al‑Hashash, Al‑Dakhil, Al‑Shemmari, Karam, Rahyam Aliyan, Al‑Buloushi, Marjam, Bahman
Coach : Parreira

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

UAFA Football

International CompetitionsArab Nations Cup , Pan Arab Games , Gulf Cup of Nations
Club CompetitionsArab Champions League , Gulf Club Champions Cup , Arab Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) , Arab Super Cup (defunct)
Related CompetitionsUnder 23 Gulf Cup of Nations , Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations, Islamic Solidarity Games
National TeamsAlgeria , Bahrain , Comoros , Djibouti , Egypt , Iraq , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Morocco , Oman , Palestine , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Somalia , Sudan , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen



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