Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League
Appearance
Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1957 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Country | Kuwait |
Continent | FIBA Asia (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | Kuwait SC (14th title) (2022–23) |
Most titles | Kuwait SC (14 titles) |
Feeder to | Basketball Champions League Asia FIBA West Asia Super League Arab Club Basketball Championship |
Official website | www |
The Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League is the highest professional basketball league in Kuwait. The most decorated team in the league is Kuwait SC, who have won fourteen national titles.[1]
Teams
[edit]- Al Kuwait SC
- Al Arabi
- Al Jahraa
- Al Nasar
- Al Qadsia
- Al Sahel
- Al Salmiyah
- Al Shabab
- Al Sulaibikhat
- Al Tadhamon
- Al Yarmook
- Kazma
Champions
[edit]The following teams have won the Division 1 championship:[2]
- 2004: Kuwait SC
- 2012: Kazma
- 2013: Kuwait SC
- 2014: Kuwait SC
- 2015: Kuwait SC
- 2016: Qadsia SC
- 2017: Kuwait SC
- 2020: Kuwait SC
- 2021: Kuwait SC
- 2022: Kuwait SC
- 2023: Kuwait SC
Finals and final standings
[edit]Season | Champions | Runners-up | Finals score | Third place | Ref. |
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2011–12 | Kazma | Kuwait SC | 2–1 | – | |
2012–13 | Kuwait SC (8) | Qadsia | League standings | Kazma | |
2013–14 | Kuwait SC (9) | Qadsia | 3–0 | – | |
2014–15 | Kuwait SC (10) | Qadsia | 2–1 | – | |
2015–16 | Qadsia (1) | Kuwait SC | Round-robin | Kazma | |
2019–20 | Kuwait SC (11) | Qadsia | Kazma | ||
2020–21 | Kuwait SC (12) | Kazma | 83–61 | Qadsia | |
2021–22 | Kuwait SC (13) | Kazma | 3–0 | Al-Jahra | |
2022–23 | Kuwait SC (14) | Kazma | 104–85 | Qadsia | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ "KUNA : Kuwait SC crowned champion of basketball league '22-23 - Sports - 31/05/2023". www.kuna.net.kw. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Kuwaiti Division 1 Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket". www.asia-basket.com. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Kuwait SC crowned the basketball champions". Kuwait Times. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.