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Kazma SC

Kazma Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي كاظمة الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional association football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League.

Club history

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Hassan Shehata with Kazma in 1972

Naming

The club is named after the area of Kathma, which is located 40 kilometers north of Kuwait City, on the Kuwait coast. In 630 A.D., the battle of Chains took place in Kathma.[1]

Recent history

On 21 December 2009, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions FC Barcelona to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the club. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Barcelona received €1.7 million for participating in the match.[2]

Won the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2011 a 1–0 over Kuwait SC.

2011-

On November 10, 2015, after 4 years of trophy-less seasons the club won the 2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup vs Kuwait SC 2-1 goals scored by Patrick Fabiano.[3]

Stadium

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium in Adiliya

Kazma's stadium, Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a 21,500 holding capacity.[citation needed] The stadium hosted 2 Arabian Gulf Cup tournaments, the first being in 1990, which Kuwait won for the seventh time. However, the second time in 2003 Kuwait ended up in 6th place, which is their worst ever ranking. It has also hosted many finals of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup.[citation needed]

Presidents

Achievements

Kazma has 20 official championships.

Official

1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96
1982, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2022
1995
Runners-up : 2007
1987, 1995
Runners-up 1988, 1997
1968–69
Runners-up : 2011, 2022, 2023–24
2015–16, 2017–18
Runners-up : 2009, 2012
2004, 2007

Friendly

2007[4]

Futsal

2014–15, 2015–16
2015, 2017, 2018

Current squad

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

Recent seasons

Kazma's biggest wins
1988: Kazma 3–0 Bahrain Muharraq Club
1989: Kazma 3–0 United Arab Emirates Sharjah
1995: Kazma 9–0 Oman Dhofar
1996: Kazma 4–1 United Arab Emirates Al Ain
1999: Kazma 3–0 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
2008: Kazma 7–1 Slovakia Spartak Trnava
2009: Kazma 1–1 Egypt Ismaily
2009: Kazma 1–1 Spain FC Barcelona

Kazma in Asia

FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players

FIFA World Cup 1982 Spain

Managerial history

Ilie Balaci coach of Kazma 2009–10

Affiliated clubs

Other sports

Besides football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo, Squash, athletics, Gymnastics, Swimming, Boxing, Judo, Weightlifting, Taekwando, and Ice Hockey.

Basketball

Handball team achievements

Performance in AFC (Asian) Competitions

1987: Group Stage (Top 8)
1988: Group Stage (Top 8)
1995: First Round
1997: Second Round
1991–92: Quarter-Finals
1995–96: Quarter-Finals
1997–98: Second Round
1998–99: Quarter-Finals (withdrew)
2010: Quarter-Finals
2012: Round of 16

See also

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to the official website of Al-Diwan Al-Amiri". Archived from the original on 2007-12-30.
  2. ^ "Barcelona To Play Lucrative Friendly Against Kazma Sporting Club In December | Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  3. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
  4. ^ "Today in Kuwait's history 07/02/2015". Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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