2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season	2011–12
Champions	Qadsia
AFC Cup	Qadsia; Al Kuwait
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League season was the 50th since its establishment. The season started on 30 December with the regular league season finishing on 1 June. A relegation play-off match was needed to end the campaign on the 5 and 8 June.

Teams[]

Al Sahel were relegated to the Kuwaiti Division One league after finishing bottom in the 2010–11 season. They were replaced by Al Shabab, back in the top flight for the first time since relegation in the 2008–09 campaign.

Al Asimah

Hawalli

Al Ahmadi

Al Jahra

Al Farwaniyah

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Locations of teams in the 2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League

Club	Governorate, City	Stadium	Capacity
Al Arabi	Al Asimah, Al Mansouriah	Sabah Al Salem Stadium	28.000
Al Jahra	Al Jahra	Mubarak Al Ayyar Stadium	17.000
Al Kuwait	Al Asimah, Keifan	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium	18.500
Al Naser	Al Farwaniyah, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium	10.000
Al Salmiya	Hawalli, Salmiya	Thamir Stadium	16.105
Al Shabab	Al Ahmadi	Al-Ahmadi Stadium	18.000
Kazma Sporting Club	Al Asimah, Adiliya	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium	21.500
Qadsia	Hawalli, Hawalli	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	22.000

League standing[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Qadsia SC	21	16	3	2	39	10	+29	51	2013 AFC Cup Group stage
2	Al Kuwait	21	11	7	3	29	19	+10	40	2013 AFC Cup Group stage^[a]
3	Al-Arabi	21	9	6	6	27	20	+7	33
4	Al-Salmiya	21	7	4	10	26	33	−7	25
5	Al Jahra	21	4	12	5	25	30	−5	24
6	Kazma Sporting Club	21	5	7	9	31	37	−6	22
7	Al-Nasr	21	4	5	12	22	35	−13	17	Relegation playoff
8	Al-Shabab	21	2	8	11	20	35	−15	14	Relegation

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2012. Source: fifa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ As 2011–12 Kuwait Emir Cup winners.

Promotion/relegation playoff[]

1st Leg[]

5 June 2012

18:30 (UTC +3)

Al Yarmouk	1 - 1	Al Naser

2nd Leg[]

8 June 2012

18:30 (UTC +3)

Al Naser	5 - 0	Al Yarmouk

Al Naser secured place in the top flight after winning 6–1 on aggregate.

References[]

[table_note_res_ACGSb0.28031766893357-1] As 2011–12 Kuwait Emir Cup winners.

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