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Revision as of 03:52, 12 July 2012

Al-Arabi Club
النادي العربي الكويتي
Full nameAl-Arabi Sporting Club
Nickname(s)الزعيم (The Boss)الأخضر ("The Green")
Founded20 October 1960
GroundSabah Al-Salem Stadium
Al-Mansouriah (Kuwait City)
Capacity22,000
ChairmanKuwait Jamal Al-Kazemi
ManagerPortugal José Romão
LeagueKuwaiti Premier League
2010/113

Al-Arabi Sporting Club (Template:Lang-ar) is a Kuwaiti club that contain a lot of sports such as football and volleyball .. Etc., who play in the Kuwaiti Premier League. AL-Arabi is most commonly the club representing Kwuait in Asian soccer competitions; the last being the Asian Champions League. Al Arabi will be the first Kuwaiti team to compete in the AFC Cup 2009, as winners of Kuwait Emir Cup. Al-Arabi has 52 trophies next to their name in the Kuwaiti Club Football history. Al Arabi has the second biggest fan base in Kuwait After qadsia club fans. Al-Arabi play in Sabah Al-Salem Stadium in Al Asimah,Al Mansouriah which is the second largest stadium in Kuwait.

History

Al Arabi's name means "The Arabian" Al Arabi Sporting Club was associated in Kuwait 1960, located at Al Mansouriah. Al Arabi had an important role in changing the view of sport in Kuwait. Al Arabi was the first Kuwaiti soccer team to play in the Asian competitions in the Asian Club Championship 1971. Al Arabi was the first Kuwaiti team to play against a European team, Al Arabi won against S. S. Lazio of Italy 1-0, 1982 at Sabah Al Salem Stadium.

Al-Arabi Sports Club has great interest in all sports, and the Arab race to participate in all sports associations and federations of all competitions in various age groups. Arab and has a long history of championships and consistently achieves the results of various games supervisor at the collective and individual. As was the Arab race to participate in tournaments and championships in addition to inviting foreign teams European, Arab and Asian to play with him in Kuwait.

And contributed to the Arab Club in raising high the banner of Kuwait with the participation of players in the national teams in international forums. Also had a prominent role in pushing a lot of players old and retired to practice, arbitration and management. He has held a large number of its members in leadership positions with trade domestic and foreign.

Dawn of Greens The 60's marked the beginning of the green machine, an English nickname commonly given to Al Arabi Football Club (formerly Al-Orouba SC). Al-Arabi were the first team to win the league championship in season 1961/1962 with a massive 12/12 wins in all their match fixtures, thus making them the first perfect team to go through a season undefeated and getting all 24 out of potential 24 points (at that time, the standard FIFA points system awarded 2 points per win compared to 3 nowadays). Al Arabi was also the first team to defend their title by winning it a second time in 1962/1963. Yet again, Al Arabi had a second consecutive perfect season winning 8 matches and drawing 2, having only conceded 6 goals in all 10 league matches. Their closest rivals, Al-Qadsiya, came in second position. Al Arabi won the season double in 1962, 63 and 64, having won both the League championship and Prince Cup in all 3 football seasons. In season 1963/1964, Al-Arabi won their third consecutive title but this time with a twist in competition format changes. The team in first and second played each other in a final matchup, with the deciding winner being crowned as league champions. Al Arabi met Al-Qadsia in the final, defeating them 2-1. This is the second time Al-Qadsia come close to winning the league, thus marking the beginning of the Qadsia-vs-Arabi derby

Club Colors

green White


1990s
2000s

Football

Stadium

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium from the outside

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Al Mansouriah. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Al Arabi Kuwait. The stadium holds 22,000 people. Sabah Al-Salem Stadium was going to host the Gulf Cup of Nations. It is also the 2nd largest stadium in Kuwait. It hosted the Final of the Asian Cup, between Kuwait - Korea, which ended by a victorious Kuwait 3-0. It is in Al Asimah Governorate Kuwait,Al Mansouriah.

Achievements

1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1979-80, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1992-93, 1996-97, 2001-02
1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2007-08
1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2006-07, 2011-12
1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02
2008
  • Sport United Cup: 5
1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00
1999-00


1982
2003
    • Also Runners-up 3 times
1983 to Al-Ettifaq
1985 to Al Ahli
1994 to Al Shabab

Performance in AFC competitions

2002-03: Qualifying Round 4 (West)
2004: Group Stage
2006: Group Stage
2007: Group Stage
2009: Quarterfinal
1985-86:Withdrew before Group Stage
1989-90:Withdrew before Group Stage
1991-92: Qualifying First Round
1993-94: First Round
1997-98: First Round West Asia
  • Asian Champion Club Tournament: 1 appearance
1971: Group Stage

Performance in UAFA competitions

Winners: (2003, 1982) Runners-Up :(1994, 1985, 1983)

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Kuwait KUW Fahed Al Farhan
4 MF Kuwait KUW Mohamed Jarragh
5 DF Morocco MAR Mohamed Amine Najmi
6 DF Kuwait KUW Ahmad Abdulghafoor
7 FW Kuwait KUW Fahad Al Rashidi
8 MF Kuwait KUW Talal Nayef
10 MF Senegal SEN Kader Fall
11 FW Kuwait KUW Hussain Al-Moussawi
12 FW Kuwait KUW Marzouq Zaki
13 DF Kuwait KUW Mohammad Frieh
16 DF Kuwait KUW Mubarak Al Beloushi
17 FW Kuwait KUW Khaled Khalaf
19 DF Kuwait KUW Ahmed Saad Al Rashidi
20 MF Kuwait KUW Abdullah Al Hadad
21 MF Kuwait KUW Fahad Al Hashash
23 MF Kuwait KUW Nawaf Al Shuwaye
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Kuwait KUW Abdullah Al Shemali
25 DF Kuwait KUW Obied Menwer
26 GK Kuwait KUW Mohammed Ghanem
27 DF Kuwait KUW Isa Waleed
28 DF Kuwait KUW Mahdi Al Moussawi
30 DF Syria SYR Zain Al Fandi
31 DF Kuwait KUW Ali Maqseed
32 MF Kuwait KUW Abdulaziz Al Salimi
33 MF Kuwait KUW Khalaf Ahmed
34 DF Kuwait KUW Ahmad Dashti
35 GK Kuwait KUW Khalid Al-Rashidi
37 FW Kuwait KUW Abdulaziz Al Haghan
— GK Kuwait KUW Sulaiman Abdulghafoor
— GK Kuwait KUW Abdullatif Adnan
— DF Kuwait KUW Bader Al Taher

Retired numbers

Main article: Retired numbers in football

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK Kuwait KUW Samir Said (posthumous honour)

Transfers Winter 2012

In

Out

Top scorers

scorers
season first second third
2007-2008 Firas Al-Khatib
2008-2009 Firas Al-Khatib 25 Khaled Khalaf Hussain Al-Moussawi
2009-2010 Mohamed Al Zeno 12 Hussain Al-Moussawi 9 Ali Maqseed 7
2010-2011 Abdelmajid Eddine 17 Hussain Al-Moussawi 13 Ali Maqseed 5

Technical staff

  • Portugal José Romão - Head Coach
  • Morocco Radwan Al Hajri - Fitness coach
  • Kuwait Fadhel Matar - Assistant Coach
  • Kuwait Khaleefa Al Mansour - Goalkeeper Coach

Notable players

Kuwait

Algeria

Bahrain

Bolivia

Brazil

Cape Verde

Côte d'Ivoire

Croatia

Egypt

Ghana

Liberia

Libya

Mali

Morocco

Nigeria

Oman

Senegal

Slovakia

Slovenia

Syria

Tunisia

Yemen

League results

Kuwaiti Preimer league

Al Arabi Statistics

A picture of Sabah Al Salem Stadium from inside
Al Arabi
Season Pos. Crown Prince Cup Emir Cup
2000-01 4 Round One Quarterfinal
2001-02 Champion Quarterfinal Quarterfinal
2002-03 Runners Up Runners Up Quarterfinal
2003-04 3 Quarterfinal Quarterfinal
2004-05 3 Round One Champion
2005-06 4 Quarterfinal Champion
2006-07 6 Champion Semifinal
2007-08 4 Quarterfinal Champion
2008-09 5 Round One Runners Up
2009-10 5 Runners Up SemiFinal
2010-11 3 SemiFinal Round One
2011-12 3 Champion QuarterFinal
  • Biggest Results
    • In Asia
1971: Al Arabi 3-0 Malaysia Perak
2002-03: Al Arabi 4-0 Syria Al Ittihad
2006: Al Arabi 3-0 Saudi Arabia Al Shabab
    • International Competitions
2000: Al Arabi 3-0 Sudan Al-Merreikh
2005: Al Arabi 7-2 Syria Al-Taliya
    • Against National Teams
2005: Al Arabi 2-0 Syria
2008: Al Arabi 1-1 Côte d'Ivoire

Asian record

Countries in which Al Arabi played against teams from in Asian competitions
P W D L GF GA GD
9 1 2 6 8 19 -11
P W D L GF GA GD
20 6 4 10 28 31 -3
P W D L GF GA GD
9 4 4 1 13 7 +6

Al Arabi in Asia

Club Presidents

The Founding Committee in 1960, involved Mohalhel Mohammed Al-Mudhaf

Years Chairman
1960 Kuwait Mohalhel Mohammed Al-Mudhaf
1960-61 Kuwait Mohalhel Mohammed Al-Mudhaf
1961-62 Kuwait Khalid Ahmed Al-Mudhaf
1962-63 Kuwait Khalid Ahmed Al-Mudhaf
1963-64 Kuwait Khalid Ahmed Al-Mudhaf
1964-65 Kuwait Khalid Ahmed Al-Mudhaf
1965-66 Kuwait Khalid Ahmed Al-Mudhaf
1966-67 Kuwait Khalid Ahmed Al-Mudhaf
1967-68 Kuwait Moussa Rashid Al-Fahad
1969-70 Kuwait Mohammed Saleh Al-Mulla
1970-71 Kuwait Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah
1971-72 Kuwait Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah
1972-73 Kuwait Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah
1973-74 Kuwait Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah
1974-76 Kuwait Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah
1976-78 Kuwait Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah
1978-79 Kuwait Ahmed Sayed Abdelsamad
1979-81 Kuwait Ahmed Sayed Abdelsamad
1981-83 Kuwait Sheikh Nayef Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
1983-85 Kuwait Ahmed Sayed Abdelsamad
1985-87 Kuwait Ahmed Sayed Abdelsamad
1987-89 Kuwait Ahmed Sayed Abdelsamad
1989-92 Kuwait Sheikh Ali Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
1992-93 Kuwait Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Humaiadhan
1993-94 Kuwait Mohammed Saleh Al-Mulla
1994-97 Kuwait Ahmed Sayed Abdelsamad
1997-00 Kuwait Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Shehab
2000-03 Kuwait Jamal Shaker Al-Kazemi
2003-06 Kuwait Jamal Shaker Al-Kazemi
2006-10 Kuwait Jamal Shaker Al-Kazemi
2010 Kuwait Sheikh Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah
2008-12 Kuwait Jamal Shaker Al-Kazemi

Al Arabi Coaches

Dave Mackay,first foreign coach of Al Arabi
coach of Al Arabi of 2009-10
current coach of Al Arabi
Years Coach Name Nationality
1978-87 Dave Mackay Scotland Scotland
1981-82 Frank Upton England England
1993-94 Bobby Campbell England England
1994-95 Mohamed Karam Kuwait Kuwait
1994-95 Colin Dobson England England
1995-96 Dragan Mihajlović Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
1996 Jawad Maqseed Kuwait Kuwait
1996-97 Fawzi Ibrahim Kuwait Kuwait
1998-99 Ján Pivarník Slovakia Slovakia
1999-01 Dragan Mihailović Serbia Serbia
2001-03 Valdeir Vieira Brazil Brazil
2003-04 Sebastião Lazaroni Brazil Brazil
2004-05 Mohsen Saleh Egypt Egypt
2005 Valdeir Vieira Brazil Brazil
2006 Nenad Jestrović Serbia Serbia
2007-08 José Rachão Portugal Portugal
2008-09 Ahmed Khalaf Kuwait Kuwait
2009-10 Dragan Skočić Croatia Croatia
2010-11 Marcelo Cabo Brazil Brazil
2011 Zoran Petović Serbia Serbia
2011 Fawzi Ibrahim Kuwait Kuwait
2011- José Romão Portugal Portugal

FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players

FIFA World Cup 1982 Spain

1984 AFC Asian Cup Singapore

1996 AFC Asian Cup United Arab Emirates

2000 AFC Asian Cup Lebanon

2011 AFC Asian Cup Qatar

Handball

Handball Achievements

# Championship
9 times National League
10 times Federation Cup
1 time Al Khurafi Cup

Basketball

Basketball Achievements

# Championship Years
8 times National League 1962/63, 1963/64, 1965/66, 1971/72, 1973/74, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78
9 times Federation Cup 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1972/73, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 2007/08

Volleyball

Volleyball Achievements

# Chmapionship Years
3 times National League 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04
6 times Federation Cup 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2008/09

Other sports

Besides football, the Club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting.

Sponsors

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