Kazma SC

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 Ã¢Â€Â“ Oct 1965)
• Yousef Abdullah Mohammed Shaheen Al-Ghanim (Nov 1965 Ã¢Â€Â“ June 1995)
• Abdullah Al-Dakheel Al-Rasheed (June 1995 Ã¢Â€Â“ Sep 1995)
• Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (Sept 1995 Ã¢Â€Â“ May 1997)
• Khalid Nasser Al-Sanea (May 1997 Ã¢Â€Â“ May 2000)
• Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (May 2000 Ã¢Â€Â“ 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

:Runners-up : 2007

• Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2

:1987, 1995

:Runners-up 1988, 1997

• Kuwaiti Division One: 1

:1968–69

• Kuwait Super Cup:

: Runners-up : 2011, 2022, 2023–24

• Kuwait Federation Cup: 2

: 2015–16, 2017–18

: 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 Muharraq Club

:1989: Kazma 3–0 Sharjah

:1995: Kazma 9–0 Dhofar

:1996: Kazma 4–1 Al Ain

:1999: Kazma 3–0 Al Nassr

• Friendlies

:2008: Kazma 7–1 Spartak Trnava

:2009: Kazma 1–1 Ismaily

:2009: Kazma 1–1 Barcelona

Kazma in Asia

FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players

FIFA World Cup 1982

• Nassir Al-Ghanim
• Jamal Al-Qabendi
• Hamoud Al-Shemmari
• Yussef Al-Suwayed
• Adam Marjam
• Abdullah Mayouf

Managerial history

Affiliated clubs

• 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

• FIBA Asia Champions Cup: twice finished third in Indonesia 1990 in Jakarta and Thailand 1992 in Bangkok

Handball team achievements

• Asian Club League Handball Championship: 2
• 1998 in Amman
• 1999 in 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: Round of 16

See also

• List of football clubs in Kuwait

References

External links

• (archived)