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Kuwait

3,850Reputation
138FIFA rank (calc)
—Population

National team staff

16
Manager First TeamHélio Sousauntil 30 Jun 2027
Assistant Manager First TeamAhmed Al-Amer
Physio First TeamAbdulmajeed Al-Bannay
Physio First TeamJozef Křivánek
Gk Coach First TeamCarlos Ribeiro
Fitness Coach First TeamJosé Herculano
Assistant Manager (U23 Team)Mohammad Al-Failakawi
Gk Coach (U23 Team)Sameer Dashti
Gk Coach (U23 Team)Botond Antal
Fitness Coach (U23 Team)Damir Crnjac
Fitness Coach (U23 Team)Javier Usero
Physio (U23 Team)Avdo Milinković
Physio (U23 Team)Yousef Al-Tendail
Manager (U20 Team)Ferdo Milin
Gk Coach (U20 Team)Nawaf Al-Khalidi
Performance Analyst First TeamJosé Carneiro

The database names no national squad: the game picks it when a new game starts.

Football

FIFA points
1,098.87
FIFA member
Yes
League standard (calc)
9
Youth rating
75
Game importance
Unimportant
Coefficient, 5 years (calc)
22.470
Coefficient, 10 years (calc)
35.403
Morale
—
FA financial power
18
FA patience
14
Foreign manager likelihood
19
Continental federation affiliation
1962
Association founded
1952
FIFA affiliation
1962
Max youth age
20
Hashtag
—
Nickname
The Blue Wave

Country

Capital
Kuwait City
Continent
Asia (regional strength 0.8500)
Region
Middle East
Nationality
Kuwaiti
Citizenship for foreigners
Accumulatively
Currency
Kuwaiti Dinar
Population
—
Development
Developed State
Economic factor
15
Minimum full-time wage
—
Playable leagues
No

Player pool

Players
442
Average CA
73.8
CA 150+
0
Unattached
64
Playing abroad
5 of 378 (1%)

The site’s own figures over players whose main nationality is this country (recorded nationality, not eligibility). Abroad: contracted to a club of another country, out of those whose club country is stored.

League pyramid

Level 1Zain League
Level 2Zain First Division League

The country’s senior league divisions with a stored level, grouped by it. No promotion links are inferred.

Best players of this nationality

NameClubPositionsCAPA
Mohammed DahamKuwait Sporting ClubM (R), AM (RC)110115
Bader Al-MutawaAl-Qadsia Sporting ClubAM (RLC), ST (C)110135
Khaled Al-RashidiKuwait Sporting ClubGK107120
Eid Al-RashidiAl-Qadsia Sporting ClubM (R), AM (RC)106110
Khaled IbrahimAl-Qadsia Sporting ClubD (C)105107
Shebeeb Al-KhaldiKazma Sporting ClubAM (R), ST (C)102115
Sultan Al-EneziKazma Sporting ClubDM, M (C)101111
Hassan HamdanAl-Ahli Sports Club of AmmanD (C)100117
Sulaiman AbdulghaforAl-Arabi Sporting ClubGK99114
Yousef NasserKuwait Sporting ClubST (C)98115
Saoud Al-HoshanKuwait Sporting ClubGK98101
Redah HaniKuwait Sporting ClubDM, M (C)97106
Hussain AshknaniAl-Arabi Sporting ClubDM, M (C)95110
Fahad Al-HajriKuwait Sporting ClubD (RC)95112
Abdulrahman Al-FadhliAl-Salmiya Sporting ClubGK95105
Muaath Al-AsaimeaAl-Salmiya Sporting ClubAM (R)95110
Hussain KankoniKazma Sporting ClubGK94105
Bandar Al-SalamahAl-Arabi Sporting ClubM/AM (R)94110
Mubarak Al-FaneniAl-Qadsia Sporting ClubM (L), AM (RL)93100
Ali KhalafAl-Arabi Sporting ClubM/AM (L)9299
Ahmad Al-DhafeeriKuwait Sporting ClubM/AM (L)92112
Sami Al-SaneaKuwait Sporting ClubD (RL)9296
Ahmad Al-KhalidiAl-Fahaheel Sporting ClubGK9297
Fawaz AyedhAl-Salmiya Sporting ClubM (C)92109
Meshari GhanamKuwait Sporting ClubD (L)9292

Most capped

NameCapsGoals
Bader Al-Mutawa20257
Bashar Abdullah13376
Musaed Nada12420
Yousef Nasser12355
Nawaf Al-Khalidi1140
Fahad Al-Hajri996
Fahad Al-Ansari913
Ahmad Al-Dhafeeri765
Sultan Al-Enezi700
Faisal Zayed687
Saleh Al-Shaikh673
Khaled Ibrahim583
Eid Al-Rashidi524
Sulaiman Abdulghafor490
Hamad Al-Harbi470
Mubarak Al-Faneni476
Fahad Al-Rashidi4610
Redah Hani451
Khaled Al-Rashidi440
Shebeeb Al-Khaldi3818
Meshal Al-Saeed350
Hameed Al-Qallaf350
Fawaz Ayedh341
Fahad Humood322
Sami Al-Sanea321
Mohammed Daham307
Hassan Hamdan261
Hamad Al-Qallaf260
Meshari Ghanam240
Mohammed Freih230

Top clubs

Kuwait Sporting ClubZain League4,500
Al-Arabi Sporting ClubZain League4,400
Al-Qadsia Sporting ClubZain League4,250
Kazma Sporting ClubZain League4,000
Al-Salmiya Sporting ClubZain League3,750
Al-Fahaheel Sporting ClubZain League3,500
Al-Tadamun Sporting ClubZain League3,250
Al-Naser Sporting ClubZain League3,250
Al-Jahra Sporting ClubZain League3,000
Al-Yarmouk Sporting ClubZain First Division League2,750
Al-Shabab Sporting ClubZain League2,750
Khaitan Sporting ClubZain First Division League2,750
Al-Sahel Sporting ClubZain First Division League2,500
Al-Sulaibikhat Sporting ClubZain First Division League2,250
Burgan Sporting ClubZain First Division League2,250
Al-Qurain Sporting ClubKuwaiti Lower Division1,750
Al-Jazeera Football ClubZain First Division League1,750
Sporty ClubZain First Division League1,750
Al-Shamiya Football ClubZain First Division League1,750

Competitions

Zain LeagueDomestic Top Division
Kuwaiti Premier League Group 1Domestic Top Division
Kuwaiti Premier League Group 2Domestic Top Division
Zain First Division LeagueDomestic Division
Kuwaiti Lower DivisionInactive Competition
Amir CupDomestic Main Cup
Crown Prince CupDomestic Cup
Zain CupDomestic Cup
Kuwaiti Super CupSuper Cup

Rivals

Association coefficients

2024/258.075
2023/243.165
2022/234.160
2021/227.070
2019/203.433
2015/169.500
2014/1510.000

Cities

53

National records

Most overall appearances Bader Al-Mutawa 202 games
Most overall goals Bashar Abdullah 75 goals

Famous players

Faisal Al-DakhilCultured Forward18
Jasem YaqoubClinical Striker17
Ahmad Al-TarabulsiCommanding Goalkeeper14
Abdulaziz Al-AnbariExplosive Forward13

The players the game compares this nation's newly generated players to.

Honours

CompetitionWonRunner-upLast won
Gulf Cup of Nations1012010
AFC Asian Cup111980
West Asian Football Federation Championship1—2010
West Asian Games Football Tournament1—2002
Asian Games—2—
South Asian Football Federation Championship—1—
Merdeka Tournament—1—
Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations—2—

Counted by the site from the stored past winners.

Kits

Home
Away

Tax rules

TaxApplies toRateBand
National Insurance EmployeeOther Staff10.5%
National Insurance EmployerAll11.5%
VATAll0%
Corporation TaxForeigners17%
Income TaxAll0%
National Insurance EmployeePlayers10.5%
National Insurance EmployeeNon Players10.5%

Across versions

VersionReputationFIFA pointsFIFA rank
FM27 27.0.037501,106.47133
FM26 26.2.038501,098.87138
FM26 26.0.038501,098.87138
FM24 24.3.042001,084.00141
FM23 23.4.042001,053.00148
FM23 23.3.042001,053.00148
FM23 23.0.042001,053.00148
FM22 22.4.042001,056.00148
FM22 22.3.042001,056.00148
FM22 22.1.042001,056.00148
FM22 22.0.142001,056.00148
FM22 22.0.042001,056.00148
FM21 21.4.042001,060.00148
FM21 21.3.042001,060.00148
FM21 21.1.142001,060.00148
FM21 21.0.142001,060.00148
FM21 21.0.042001,060.00148
FM20 20.4.042001,012.00159
FM20 20.3.042001,012.00159
FM20 20.1.042001,012.00159
FM20 20.0.142001,012.00159
FM20 20.0.042001,012.00159
FM19 19.3.042001,012.00159
FM19 19.1.042001,012.00159
FM19 19.0.142001,012.00159
FM19 19.0.042001,012.00159
FM18 18.3.04200223.00144
FM18 18.1.04200223.00144
FM18 18.0.04200223.00144
FM17 17.3.03850——
FM17 17.0.03850——
FM16 16.3.03850——
FM16 16.0.13850——
FM16 16.0.03850——
FM15 15.3.03850——
FM15 15.0.03850——
FM14 14.3.03850——
FM14 14.0.03850——
FM13 13.3.0———
FM13 13.0.0———
FM12 12.2.04050——
FM12 12.0.03900——
FM10 10.0.03900——

The same FM id in each loaded build, as each build stores it (FIFA rank is calculated).