Qadsia SC

Not to be confused with Al-Qadisiyah FC.

Qadsia SC
نادي القادسية الرياضي

Full name	Qadsia Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	(The Kings) (The Yellow Fort)
Founded	October 20, 1960 (1960-10-20)
Ground	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli, Kuwait
Ground Capacity	26,000
Chairman	Khaled Fahad Ahmad
Manager	Rashed Al Bediah
League	VIVA Premier League
2015-16	Kuwaiti Premier League, 1st
Home colours Away colours

Qadsia Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية الرياضي‎‎) is primarily an association football club. Based in Kuwait City, Qadsia Club is one of the most popular clubs in Kuwait. Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 and it was called Al Jazira before being renamed to Qadsia SC on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwaiti Premier League and has won this league 16 times.

Qadsia plays in the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, which is in Hawalli, and is the fourth largest stadium in Kuwait. Qadsia has the biggest fans base in Kuwait more than any other club.

History

Qadsia SC was one of the first Kuwaiti teams to be established in Kuwait alongside Al-Arabi and Kuwait SC. They started football in 1961–62 football season and finished second in three years in a row behind Al-Arabi which started the Kuwaiti Classico between them. their first league title came in 1968–69.

Through these 20 years Qadsia won the league 5 times and many other trophies. Also competed in the GCC Champions League.

Since 2002, Al-Arabi never won the league which made Qadisa make there dominance in football by winning the league three times after Al-Arabi SC's last run and then losing it three times to Kuwait SC then winning it again four times in a row Making Qadsia the second team in Kuwait to win the league four times in a row at the time Qadsia SC has been to the final if the AFC Cup twice in 2010 and 2013 but lost both first to Al-Ittihad Aleppo from Syria in 2010 and Kuwait SC in 2013. In the 2013–14 season Al Qadsia won their 16th title.

In 2014, Qadsia won the AFC Cup for the first time in their third final appearance.

Honours

53 official Championships

Domestic

• Kuwaiti Premier League
  • Winner (17): 1968–69, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2015–16
• Kuwait Emir Cup
  • Winner (16): 1964–65, 1966–67, 1967–98, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1988–89, 1993–94, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
• Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
  • Winner (8): 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2014
• Kuwait Federation Cup
  • Winner (4): 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
• Kuwait Super Cup
  • Winner (4): 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
• Al Kurafi Cup
  • Winner (2): 2002–03, 2005–06

International

• AFC Cup: 1
  • Winner (1): 2014
• GCC Champions League: 2
  • Winner (2): 2000, 2005

Futsal

Kuwait futsal began in 2009 where Qadsia competed in.

• Kuwaiti Futsal League:2

2012-13, 2013–14

• Kuwait Futsal Federation Cup:4

2010-11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15

• Kuwait Futsal Super Cup:2

2012-13, 2013–14

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 DF Ali Al Hamad 2 DF Khalid El Ebrahim 4 DF Abdurahman Al-Enezi 6 DF Khaled Al Qahtani 8 MF Saleh Al Sheikh 11 MF Fahad Al Ansari 14 MF Talal Al Amer 15 FW Soud Al Mejmed 17 FW Bader Al-Mutawa (captain) 18 DF Amer Al Fadhel 19 FW Doris Fuakumputu

No. Position Player 21 MF Seydouba Soumah 22 GK Nawaf Al Khaldi 23 GK Ahmed Al Fahdli 25 DF Dhari Said 26 MF Mohammad Al Fahad 28 MF Mohammad Al Fadhli 35 DF Soud Al Ansari 37 DF Rashid Sumaila 39 FW Aziz Mashaan

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC Champions League: 5 appearances

2004: Group Stage

2006: Semi-Finals

2008: Quarter-Finals

2014: 3rd Round Qualifying

2015: 3rd Round Qualifying

• AFC Cup: 6 appearances

2010: Final

2011: Round of 16

2012: Round of 16

2013: Final

2014: Winner

2015: Semifinal

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

2000: First Round (Withdrew)

• Asian Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances

1990–91: First Round

1994–95: Second Round

Season	Competition	Round		Club	Home	Away
1991	Asian Cup Winners Cup	1st Round		Al Faisaly	-	-
1995	Asian Cup Winners Cup	1st Round		Al Oruba Sur	2–0	0–1
		2nd Round		Al Sadd	-	0–2
2000	Asian Club Championship	1st Round		Al-Wahda	-	-
2005–06	AFC Champions League	Group		Foolad	2–0	0–6
		Group		Pakhtakor	2–1	2–2
		Group		Al Ittihad	1–0	2–2
		Quarter Final		Al Ain	2–2	3–0
		Semi Final		Al-Karamah	0–1	0–0
2007–08	AFC Champions League	Group		Pakhtakor	2–2	1–0
		Group		Arbil	1–1	2–4
		Group		Al-Gharafa	1–0	1–0
		Quarter Final		Urawa	3–2	0–2
2010	AFC Cup	Group		East Bengal	4–1	3–2
		Group		Al Ittihad	3–0	0–0
		Group		Al Nejmeh	1–1	3–1
		Round of 16		Churchill Brothers	2–1
		Quarter Final		Thai Port	3–0	0–0
		Semi Final		Riffa	4–1	0–2
		Final		Al-Ittihad	1–1 (aet) 2–4 (pso)
2011	AFC Cup	Group		Shurtan	4–0	1–1
		Group		Al-Ittihad	3–2	2–0
		Group		Al-Saqr	3–0	2–2
		Round of 16		Al-Kuwait	2–2 (aet) 2–3 (pso)
2012	AFC Cup	Group		Al-Suwaiq	2–0	5–1
		Group		Al-Ittihad	5–2	0–1
		Group		Al-Faisaly	1–2	1–1
		Round of 16		Al-Kuwait	1–1 (aet) 1–3 (pso)
2013	AFC Cup	Group		Al-Shorta	0–1	2–0
		Group		Al-Ramtha	2–2	3–0
		Group		Ravshan	3–0	3–1
		Round of 16		Fanja SC	4–0
		Quarterfinal		Al-Shorta	0–0	2–2
		Semifinal		Al-Faisaly	2–1	1–0
		Final		Al-Kuwait	0–2
2014	AFC Champions League	1st Round		Al-Suwaiq	1–0
		2nd Round		Bani Yas	4–0
		3rd Round		El Jaish	0–3
	AFC Cup	Group		Al Shorta SC	3–0	0–0
		Group		Al-Hidd	2–0	2–3
		Group		Al-Wahda	1–1	3–1
		Round of 16		That Ras	4–0
		Quarterfinal		Al-Hidd	1–1	2–2
		Semifinal		Persipura Jayapura	4–2	6–0
		Final		Arbil	0–0(aet) 4–2(pso)
2015	AFC Champions League	Playoff 2		Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
		Playoff 3		Al-Ahli	1–2
	AFC Cup	Group		FC Ahal	2–0	1–0
		Group		FC Istiklol	2–2	0–2
		Group		Arbil	1–2	1–0
		Round of 16		Al-Wehdat SC	1–0
		Quarterfinal		Al-Jaish

Technical staff

• Antonio Puche – Head Coach
• Roberto Espada Gallardo – Assistant Coach and Physical Coach
• Ahmed Dashti – Goalkeeper Coach
• Hasan Saif – Team Coordinator

Presidents and managers

Presidential history

Qadsia has had numerous presidents over the course of their history.

Name Years Suliman Al-Khaled 1960–1961 Faisel Al-Mutawa 1961–1962 Rashed Al-Rashed 1962–1963 Khaled Al-Masaod 1963–1965 Khaled Al-Hamed 1965–1966 Mohammed Al-Hamed 1966–1967 Khaled Al-Masaod 1967–1968 Khaled Al-Hamad 1968–1970 Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Subah 1970–1979 Khaled Al-Hamad 1979–1985 Yousef Al-Mushari 1985–1987 Abdulaziz Al-Mokhled 1989 Abdulmohsen Al-Faris 1989–1997 Talal Al-Fahad Al-Subah 1997–2010 Fawaz Al Hasawi 2010–2012 Khaled Al-Fahad Al-Sabah 2012–

Managerial history

Below is a list of Qadsia coaches from 1960 until the present day.

Name Nationality Years Mohammed Al Hamed 1960–1962 Abdulmhsen Al Faris 1962–1963 Omar Shendi 1963–1965 Aladdin Niazi 1965–1966 Jan Cestić 1966–1967 Vojin Božović 1967–1970 Ronald Lewin 1970–1972 Žarko Mihajlović 1972–1975 Peter McBride 1975–1977 Mohammed Al Masaod 1976–1977 Tomason 1977 Žarko Mihajlović 1977–1978 Ronald Lewin 1978–1979 Abdullah Al Asfor 1979–1980 Bonero 1980–1983 Miljan Miljanić 1983–1985 Bobby Campbell 1985–1986 Saleh Zakria 1986–1987 Luiz Felipe Scolari 1987–1990 Vola 1990–1992 Luiz Felipe Scolari 1992–1993 Alexandru Moldovan 1993 Dragan 1993–1995 Mohammed Al Zaer 1995 Ednaldo Patricio 1995–1997 Vellar 1997–1998 Jorvan Vieira 1997–1999 Mohammed Ibrahem 1999–2000 Fakro Al Deen 2000 Senad Kreso 2000–2001 Branko Totak 2001 Radojko Avramović 2001 Willem Leushuis 2001–2002 Mohammed Ibrahem 2002–2004 Duílio 2004–2005 Mohammed Ibrahem 2005–2007 José Garrido 2007–2008 Mohammed Ibrahem 2008–2011 Rodion Gačanin 2011–2012 Mohammed Ibrahem 2012–2014 Tareq AlAhmad 2014-2014 Antonio Puche 2014–2015 Rashed Al Bediah 2015–

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External links

Preceded by Al-Arabi	GCC Champions League 2005	Succeeded by Al-Ittifaq
Preceded by Al-Ittihad	GCC Champions League 2000	Succeeded by Al-Ain