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The Kuwaiti Division One () is a second-tier professional Kuwaiti football league. Winners of the league are promoted to the
Kuwait Premier League The Kuwait Premier League (), known as Zain Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Kuwait SC holds the best record in the competition, having won 20 times. History The ...
. Kuwaiti Division One was introduced for the 2006–07 season, when the bottom 6 clubs in the Premier League were relegated to Division One. On 25 April 2016 it was stated that the Division One league would return for 2017–18 due to
Kuwait Football Association The Kuwait Football Association () is the governing body of association football in Kuwait. Kuwait has thrice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and were allowed to participate in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign ...
being banned by
FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...
therefore not allowing the tournament to return until reinstatement by FIFA.


Division One clubs 2025–26

Source: * Al-Yarmouk *
Khaitan SC Khaitan Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the first Kuwaiti club to win the Division One title. Khaitan has always been among the clubs fighting off relegation on m ...
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Al-Sahel Al-Sahel (, also transliterated As-Sahel and As-Sehel) is a Syrian village in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sahel had a population of 5,677 in the 2004 census. ...
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Al-Sulaibikhat Sulaibikhat Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Sulaibikhat Area, about from the capital of Kuwait City. Achievements *Kuwaiti Division One: 3 **1976–77, 2008–09, 2011–12 See also * List of football clubs in ...
* Al-Shabab *
Al-Jazira FC Al-Jazeera Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Kuwait, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Division One from 2025–26. It is the first sports club in Kuwait that is privately owned with no governmental ...
* Sporty FC * Kuwait Oil Company Spot * Kuwait Bankers Spot * Industry Authority Spot


Previous winners

*1965–66:
Khaitan Khaitan () is an area of Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait near Kuwait City. It is the home of Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the fi ...
*1966–67: Tadhamon *1967–68: Yarmouk *1968–69:
Kazma Kazma () is an area in Kuwait. It is located in Al Jahra Governorate, north of Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait. It is an ancient area with a long history, known to Persians and Arabs since the Sassanid, Jahiliyyah and the early Islamic eras. ...
*1969–70:
Fahaheel Fahaheel () is an area in Kuwait, located in the Ahmadi Governorate in the country's south. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it lies east of the Ahmadi area. The Fahaheel Fish Market, a major fish market in Kuwait, is located on the seas ...
*1970–71:
Khaitan Khaitan () is an area of Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait near Kuwait City. It is the home of Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the fi ...
*1971–72:
Al-Salmiya Al-Salmiya Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club in Salmiya. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League four times, most recently in 2000. They were founded in 1964 and the club covers a total area of 94 thousand square metres ...
*1972–73:
Fahaheel Fahaheel () is an area in Kuwait, located in the Ahmadi Governorate in the country's south. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it lies east of the Ahmadi area. The Fahaheel Fish Market, a major fish market in Kuwait, is located on the seas ...
*1973–74:
Khaitan Khaitan () is an area of Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait near Kuwait City. It is the home of Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the fi ...
*1974–75: Al Shabab *1975–76:
Fahaheel Fahaheel () is an area in Kuwait, located in the Ahmadi Governorate in the country's south. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it lies east of the Ahmadi area. The Fahaheel Fish Market, a major fish market in Kuwait, is located on the seas ...
*1976–77:
Al Salibikhaet Sulaibikhat Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Sulaibikhat Area, about from the capital of Kuwait City. Achievements *Kuwaiti Division One: 3 **1976–77, 2008–09, 2011–12 See also * List of football clubs in ...
*1977–78: Al Nasr *1978–79:
Fahaheel Fahaheel () is an area in Kuwait, located in the Ahmadi Governorate in the country's south. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it lies east of the Ahmadi area. The Fahaheel Fish Market, a major fish market in Kuwait, is located on the seas ...
*1979–84: '' Not Held'' *1985–86: Tadhamon *1986–87: Al Nasr *1987-88:
Al-Jahra Al Jahra () is a city and area located west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Al Jahra is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britanni ...
*1988–89: Al-Yarmouk *1989–90:
Fahaheel Fahaheel () is an area in Kuwait, located in the Ahmadi Governorate in the country's south. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it lies east of the Ahmadi area. The Fahaheel Fish Market, a major fish market in Kuwait, is located on the seas ...
*1990–91: ''Stopped Due to
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'' *1992–93: Tadhamon *1993–94:
Khaitan Khaitan () is an area of Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait near Kuwait City. It is the home of Khaitan Sporting Club Khaitan Sporting Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the fi ...
*1995–96:
Al-Sahel Al-Sahel (, also transliterated As-Sahel and As-Sehel) is a Syrian village in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sahel had a population of 5,677 in the 2004 census. ...
*1996–98: '' Not Held'' * 1999–00: Al-Arabi SC * 2000–01:
Al-Sahel Al-Sahel (, also transliterated As-Sahel and As-Sehel) is a Syrian village in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sahel had a population of 5,677 in the 2004 census. ...
* 2001–02: Al Shabab * 2002–03:
Al-Jahra Al Jahra () is a city and area located west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Al Jahra is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britanni ...
*2003–05: '' Not Held'' * 2006–07: Al Nasr * 2007–08: Al Shabab * 2008–09:
Al Salibikhaet Sulaibikhat Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Sulaibikhat Area, about from the capital of Kuwait City. Achievements *Kuwaiti Division One: 3 **1976–77, 2008–09, 2011–12 See also * List of football clubs in ...
* 2009–10:
Al-Sahel Al-Sahel (, also transliterated As-Sahel and As-Sehel) is a Syrian village in the An-Nabek District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Sahel had a population of 5,677 in the 2004 census. ...
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: Al Shabab * 2011–12:
Al Salibikhaet Sulaibikhat Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Sulaibikhat Area, about from the capital of Kuwait City. Achievements *Kuwaiti Division One: 3 **1976–77, 2008–09, 2011–12 See also * List of football clubs in ...
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2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...
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Fahaheel Fahaheel () is an area in Kuwait, located in the Ahmadi Governorate in the country's south. Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, it lies east of the Ahmadi area. The Fahaheel Fish Market, a major fish market in Kuwait, is located on the seas ...
* 2013–17 stopped due to all teams competing in VIVA Premier League / Kuwaiti premier league * 2017–18: Al Shabab * 2018–19: Al-Yarmouk * 2019–20:
Al-Jahra Al Jahra () is a city and area located west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Al Jahra is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britanni ...
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: Tadhamon * 2021–22:
Al-Jahra Al Jahra () is a city and area located west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Al Jahra is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britanni ...
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2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...
: Al Shabab * 2023–24: Al-Yarmouk *
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Al-Jahra Al Jahra () is a city and area located west of the centre of Kuwait City in Kuwait. Al Jahra is the capital of the Al Jahra Governorate of Kuwait as well as the surrounding Al Jahra District which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britanni ...


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