Kuwait is one of the most successful teams in the AFC Asian Cup, having won the title once, during 1980 edition which they were awarded as host, became the first Arab team to win the Asian Cup.

During 1970s to 2000s, Kuwait had risen from a normal, unknown to become one of Asia's most prestigious teams and Kuwait was regarded for having a group of golden generation that would facilitate and develop football in the small nation at the parshian Gulf. Kuwait had also qualified for the FIFA World Cup once, in 1982, thanked for the success in Asian Cup. Kuwait remained a powerful team until 2004, when they were surprisingly knocked out from the group stage. Since then, Kuwait's strength has started to diminish slowly, and although had qualified for 2011 and 2015, Kuwait didn't win any matches. Kuwait was even excluded for 2019 edition, due to FIFA's sanctions over Government's interference.[1]

Kuwait's Asian Cup record

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GP W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968Withdrew Withdrew
Thailand 1972Group stage5th210125 311133
Iran 1976Runners-up4th430163 Qualified automatically due to withdrawal of others in the Group
Kuwait 1980Champions1st6411136 Qualified as hosts
Singapore 1984Third Place3rd631254 Qualified automatically as defending champions
Qatar 1988Group stage7th403123 431090
Japan 1992Did not qualify 210143
United Arab Emirates 1996Fourth place4th621396 422095
Lebanon 2000Quarterfinals6th412133 4400331
China 2004Group stage10th310237 6510175
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007Did not qualify 411234
Qatar 2011Group stage14th300317 623165
Australia 2015Group stage15th300316 6231107
United Arab Emirates 2019Disqualified Disqualified from qualification due to FIFA sanction
Qatar 2023Did not qualify 115242413
TotalBest: Champions10/18421510184551 5026141011846

1972 edition in Thailand

Group allocation match

Thailand 0–2 Kuwait
Khalaf 42'
Marzouq 87'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 2
 Khmer Republic 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 2
 Kuwait 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 2
Source:
South Korea 1–2 Kuwait
Park Lee-Chun 2' (pen.) Sultan 25'
Duraiham 73'
Khmer Republic 4–0 Kuwait
Doeur Sokhom 23'
Sok Sun Hean 56'
Tes Sean 59'
Sea Cheng Eang 80'

1976 edition in Iran

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
 China 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
 Malaysia 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
Source:
Kuwait 1–0 China
Kameel 1'

Semi-finals

Kuwait 3–2 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Ibrahim 11'
Kameel 77', 100'		 Abdul-Jalil 46'
Hassan 85'
Attendance: 60,000

Final

Iran 1–0 Kuwait
Parvin 71'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

1980 edition in Kuwait

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 3 1 0 10 2 +8 7
 Kuwait 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 5
 Malaysia 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 4
 Qatar 4 1 1 2 3 8 −5 3
 United Arab Emirates 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
Source:
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Kuwait
Chombi 35' Al-Houti 19'
Attendance: 20,000
Kuwait 3–1 Malaysia
Kameel 20'
Yaqoub 53' (pen.), 77' (pen.)		 Zulkifli 44'
Attendance: 20,000
Kuwait 0–3 South Korea
Hwang Seok-keun 47'
Choi Soon-ho 71', 78'
Attendance: 20,000
Kuwait 4–0 Qatar
Al-Dakhil 32', 57'
Yaqoub 50' (pen.)
Al-Anberi 66'
Attendance: 20,000

Semi-finals

Iran 1–2 Kuwait
Faraki 90' Yaqoub 63'
Al-Dakhil 85'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)

Final

Kuwait 3–0 South Korea
Al-Houti 8'
Al-Dakhil 34', 69'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

1984 edition in Singapore

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 6
 Kuwait 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 5
 Qatar 4 1 2 1 3 3 0 4
 Syria 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 3
 South Korea 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source:
Kuwait 1 – 0 Qatar
Al-Rumaihi 52' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)
South Korea 0 – 0 Kuwait
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Kuwait 3 – 1 Syria
Mahrous 66' (o.g.)
Al-Dakhil 77'
A. Al-Buloushi 79'		 Abu Al-Sel 5'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Cheung Kwok Kui (Hong Kong)
Kuwait 0 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Al-Jam'an 88'
Attendance: 5,000

Semi-finals

China 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Li Huayun 108'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

Third place play-off

1988 edition in Qatar

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6
 China 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
 Syria 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 4
 Kuwait 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
 Bahrain 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source:
Kuwait 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Saudi Arabia 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Syria 1–0 Kuwait
Al-Nasser 63' Report
Referee: Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
Kuwait 2–2 China
Adel Abbas 60' (pen.)
Mansour Basha 62'		 Report Ma Lin 10', 87'

1996 edition in the UAE

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
 Kuwait 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Indonesia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source:
Indonesia 2–2 Kuwait
Putro 20'
Wabia 40'		 Report Al-Saqer 73'
Haji 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
United Arab Emirates 3–2 Kuwait
Saeed 53'
Al-Talyani 55'
B. Saad 80'		 Report Al-Huwaidi 9', 44'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Charles Massembe (Uganda)
Kuwait 2–0 South Korea
Al-Huwaidi 60'
B. Abdullah 87'		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

Quarter-finals

Kuwait 2–0 Japan
Al-Huwaidi 17', 54' Report
Attendance: 2,000

Semi-finals

United Arab Emirates 1–0 Kuwait
Saeed 69' Report
Attendance: 55,000

Third place play-off

2000 edition in Lebanon

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
 Kuwait 3 1 2 0 1 0 +1 5
 South Korea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 Indonesia 3 0 1 2 0 7 −7 1
Source:
Kuwait 0–0 Indonesia
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)
South Korea 0–1 Kuwait
Report Al-Huwaidi 43'
Attendance: 5,000
China 0–0 Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 5,000

Quarter-finals

Kuwait 2–3 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Bashar Abdullah 62'
Al-Huwaidi 68'		 Report Al-Temyat 45+1' gold-colored soccer ball 109'
Al-Meshal 72'
Attendance: 5,000

2004 edition in China

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 6 0 +6 7
 Jordan 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
 Kuwait 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source:
Kuwait 3–1 United Arab Emirates
B. Abdullah 24'
Al-Mutawa 39' (pen.), 45'		 Report Rashid 47'
Attendance: 31,250
Referee: Naser Al-Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)
Jordan 2–0 Kuwait
Saad 90+1'
Al-Zboun 90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
South Korea 4–0 Kuwait
Lee Dong-Gook 25', 41'
Cha Du-Ri 45+1'
Ahn Jung-Hwan 75'		 Report
Attendance: 15,000

2011 edition in Qatar

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
 Qatar 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
 China 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
 Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source:
8 January 2011
Kuwait 0–2 China
12 January 2011
Uzbekistan 2–1 Kuwait
16 January 2011
Qatar 3–0 Kuwait

2015 edition in Australia

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
9 January 2015
Australia 4–1[2] KuwaitAAMI Park, Melbourne
13 January 2015
Kuwait 0–1 South KoreaCanberra Stadium, Canberra
17 January 2015
Oman 1–0 KuwaitNewcastle Stadium, Newcastle

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kuwait faces exclusion from Asian Cup if FIFA ban remains". USA Today.
  2. ↑ "Asian Cup: Australia 4-1 Kuwait | Match report". TheGuardian.com. 9 January 2015.
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