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Kazma SC

Kuwaiti football club

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clubname	Kazma SC
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fullname	Kazma Sporting Club
short name	Kazma
founded
ground	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Adiliya
capacity	21,500
chairman	Ali Alobaid
mgrtitle	Manager
league	Kuwait Premier League
season	[2024–25](2024-25-kuwaiti-premier-league)
position	Kuwait Premier League, 7th of 10
current	2025–26 Kuwaiti Premier League
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website

Adiliya

Kazma Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League.

Club history

Naming

The club is named after the area of Kathma, which is located 40 kilometers north of Kuwait City, on the Kuwait coast. In 630 A.D., the battle of Chains took place in Kathma.

Recent history

On 21 December 2009, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions Barelona to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the club. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Barcelona received €1.7 million for participating in the match.

Won the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2011 a 1–0 over Kuwait SC.

2011-

On November 10, 2015, after four years of trophy-less seasons the club won the 2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup vs Kuwait SC 2-1 goals scored by Patrick Fabiano.

Stadium

Kazma's stadium, Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a 21,500 holding capacity. The stadium hosted two Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments, the first being in 1990, which Kuwait won for the seventh time. However, the second time in 2003 Kuwait ended up in sixth place, which is their worst ever ranking. It has also hosted many finals of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup.

Presidents

Ahmad Khalid Al-Fozan (Oct 1964 – Oct 1965)
Yousef Abdullah Mohammed Shaheen Al-Ghanim (Nov 1965 – June 1995)
Abdullah Al-Dakheel Al-Rasheed (June 1995 – Sep 1995)
Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (Sept 1995 – May 1997)
Khalid Nasser Al-Sanea (May 1997 – May 2000)
Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (May 2000 – May 2006)
Asad Ahmed Al-Banwan (May 2006–)

Achievements

Kazma has 20 official championships.

Official

Kuwaiti Premier League: 4 ::1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96
Kuwait Emir Cup: 8 ::1982, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2022
Kuwait Crown Cup: 1 ::1995

- **Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2** ::[1987](1987-gulf-club-champions-cup), [1995](1995-gulf-club-champions-cup) ::Runners-up [1988](1988-gulf-club-champions-cup), [1997](1997-gulf-club-champions-cup) - **Kuwaiti Division One: 1** ::1968–69 - **Kuwait Super Cup:** :: Runners-up : 2011, 2022, 2023–24 - **Kuwait Federation Cup: 2** :: [2015–16](2015-16-kuwait-federation-cup), [2017–18](2017-18-kuwait-federation-cup) :: Runners-up : 2009, 2012 - **Al Khurafi Cup: 2** ::2004, 2007 ### Friendly - **Al Hasawi Super Cup: 1** ::2007 ## Futsal - **Kuwaiti Futsal League: 2** :: 2014–15, 2015–16 - **Kuwait Futsal Super Cup: 3** :: 2015, 2017, 2018 ## Current squad ## Recent seasons ;Kazma's biggest wins - In Asia ::1988: **Kazma** 3–0 BHR Muharraq Club ::1989: **Kazma** 3–0 UAE Sharjah ::1995: **Kazma** 9–0 OMA Dhofar ::1996: **Kazma** 4–1 UAE Al Ain ::1999: **Kazma** 3–0 KSA Al Nassr - Friendlies ::2008: **Kazma** 7–1 SVK Spartak Trnava ::2009: **Kazma** 1–1 EGY Ismaily ::2009: **Kazma** 1–1 ESP Barcelona ## Kazma in Asia ::data[format=table] | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 57 | 26 | 12 | 18 | 101 | 61 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Asian Club Championship | 21 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 16 | | | | | | | | | Asian Cup Winners Cup | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 25 | | | | | | | | | AFC Cup | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 20 | | | | | | | | :: ::data[format=table] | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | 1987–88 | 1988–89 | 1992 | 1994–95 | 1996 | 1996–97 | 1998 | 1999 | 2010 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Asian Club Championship | Q1 | KSA | Al Hilal | 0–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q1 | BHR | Muharraq Club | 3–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q1 | UAE | Al Nasr | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q1 | OMA | Al-Fanja | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | JPN | Yomiuri | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | CHN | August 1st | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | MAS | Federal Territory | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Club Championship | Q1 | BHR | West Riffa | 2–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | Q1 | OMA | Al-Fanja | 3–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q1 | UAE | Sharjah | 3–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q1 | KSA | Al-Ittifaq | 1–1 | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | IND | Mohun Bagan | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | IRQ | Al-Rasheed | 0–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | CHN | Guangdong | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | QAT | Al Sadd | 1–1 (2–4p) | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | QF | KSA | Al Nassr | 0–1 | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Club Championship | R1 | QAT | Al Arabi | 2–1 | 0–1 | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | OMA | Oman Club | 3–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | UAE | Al Ain | 2–0 | 4–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | KSA | Riyadh SC | 1–0 | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Club Championship | R1 | OMA | Dhofar | 9–0 | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | QAT | Al-Rayyan | 0–1 | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | BHR | Bahrain | 2–2 | 3–2 | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | QAT | Al Ittihad | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Cup Winners Cup | R1 | UAE | Al Wahda | 2–0 | 3–2 | | | | | | | | | | | R2 | KSA | Al Nassr | 3–0 | 1–2 | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | IRQ | Al Talaba | – | | | | | | | | | | | | | AFC Cup | GS | Lebanon | Al-Ahed | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | GS | SYR | Al Jaish | 0–1 | 1–0 | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | UZB | Nasaf Qarshi | 0–0 | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | R16 | JOR | Shabab Al-Ordon | 1–1 (aet) (6–5 p) | | | | | | | | | | | | | QF | SYR | Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | 2–3 | | | | | | | | | | | | [2012](2012-afc-cup) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | AFC Cup | GS | IRQ | Arbil | 1–2 | 1–1 | | | | | | | | | | | GS | India | East Bengal | 3–0 | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | GS | YEM | Al-Oruba | 1–1 | 2–1 | | | | | | | | | | | | R16 | JOR | Al-Wehdat | 1–2 (aet) | | | | | | | | | | | | :: ## FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players **FIFA World Cup 1982** ESP - - Nassir Al-Ghanim - Jamal Al-Qabendi - Hamoud Al-Shemmari - Yussef Al-Suwayed - Adam Marjam - Abdullah Mayouf ::data[format=table] | | | | | | | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| :: ## Managerial history ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Ilie_Balaci.JPG" caption="[[Ilie Balaci]] coach of Kazma 2009–10"] :: ::data[format=table] | Years | Name | Nationality | |---|---|---| | 1985–90 | Eddie Firmani | ITA Italy | | 1994–96 | Milan Máčala | CZE Czech Republic | | 1997–99 | Theo Bücker | GER Germany | | 1999 | Adam Marjan | KUW Kuwait | | 2001–02 | Fouzy Ibrahim | KUW Kuwait | | 2002–03 | Acácio Casimiro | POR Portugal | | June 2004–Nov 2004 | Júlio César Leal | BRA Brazil | | 2004–05 | Johan Boskamp | NED Netherlands | | 2005–06 | Zlatko Krmpotić | SRB Serbia | | June 2006–July 2007 | José Garrido | POR Portugal | | 2007–08 | Marinko Koljanin | CRO Croatia | | 2008–09 | Robertinho | BRA Brazil | | 2009–10 | Ilie Balaci | ROU Romania | | 2010 | Jamal Yaqoob | KUW Kuwait | | 2010–June 2012 | Milan Máčala | CZE Czech Republic | | July 2012 – 2013 | Miodrag Radulović | MNE Montenegro | | 2013–2015 | Jacenir Silva | BRA Brazil | | May 2015–July 2017 | Florin Motroc | ROU Romania | | July 2017 – 2019 | Toni | POR Portugal | | 2019–2020 | Boris Bunjak | SRB Serbia | | 2020–2021 | Beto Bianchi | BRA Brazil | | 2021–2022 | Darko Nestorović | Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia | | 2022 | Željko Markov | SRB Serbia | | 2022–2023 | Ilie Stan | ROM Romania | | 2023– | Sérgio Farias | BRA Brazil | :: ### Affiliated clubs - ARG Boca Juniors ## Other sports Besides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Taekwando, and Ice Hockey. ### Basketball ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Basketball_pictogram.svg"] :: - **FIBA Asia Champions Cup**: twice finished third in Indonesia Indonesia [1990](1990-asian-basketball-club-championship) in Jakarta and THA Thailand [1992](1992-asian-basketball-club-championship) in Bangkok ### Handball team achievements ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Handball_pictogram.svg"] :: - **Asian Club League Handball Championship: 2** - 1998 in JOR Amman - 1999 in IRN Isfahan ## Performance in AFC (Asian) Competitions - **Asian Club Championship**: 4 appearances ::1987: Group Stage (Top 8) ::1988: Group Stage (Top 8) ::1995: First Round ::1997: Second Round - **Asian Cup Winners Cup**: 4 appearances ::1991–92: Quarter-Finals ::1995–96: Quarter-Finals ::1997–98: Second Round ::1998–99: Quarter-Finals (withdrew) - **AFC Cup**: 2 appearances ::2010: Quarter-Finals ::[2012](2012-afc-cup): Round of 16 ## References ## References 1. ["Welcome to the official website of Al-Diwan Al-Amiri"](http://www.da.gov.kw/eng/picsandevents/historicevents.php). 2. ["Barcelona To Play Lucrative Friendly Against Kazma Sporting Club In December {{!}} Goal.com"](http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/11/06/1608949/barcelona-to-play-lucrative-friendly-against-kazma-sporting-club-). 3. ["كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول"](http://www.kooora.com/?n=445123&o=nckw). 4. (7 February 2015). ["Today in Kuwait's history 07/02/2015"](http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticlePrintPage.aspx?id=2423368&language=en). *Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)*. ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazma_SC) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazma_SC?action=history). ::

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