Kazma Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي كاظمة الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club. Founded in 1964, the club competes in the Kuwaiti Premier League.
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Club history
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.
Recent history
On 21 December 2009, under head coach Ilie Balaci, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga champions Barelona 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.
Won the Kuwait Emir Cup in 2011 a 1–0 over Kuwait SC.
2011-
On November 10, 2015, after four years of trophy-less seasons the club won the 2015-16 Kuwait Federation Cup vs Kuwait SC 2-1 goals scored by Patrick Fabiano.
Stadium
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. The stadium hosted two 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 sixth place, which is their worst ever ranking. It has also hosted many finals of the Kuwait Emir Cup and Kuwait Crown Cup.
Presidents
Ahmad Khalid Al-Fozan (Oct 1964 – Oct 1965)
Yousef Abdullah Mohammed Shaheen Al-Ghanim (Nov 1965 – June 1995)
Abdullah Al-Dakheel Al-Rasheed (June 1995 – Sep 1995)
Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (Sept 1995 – May 1997)
Khalid Nasser Al-Sanea (May 1997 – May 2000)
Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (May 2000 – May 2006)
Asad Ahmed Al-Banwan (May 2006–)
Achievements
Kazma has 20 official championships.
Official
Kuwaiti Premier League: 4
1985–86, 1986–87, 1993–94, 1995–96
Kuwait Emir Cup: 8
1982, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2022
Kuwait Crown Cup: 1
1995
Runners-up : 2007
Gulf Club Champions Cup: 2
1987, 1995
Runners-up 1988, 1997
Kuwaiti Division One: 1
1968–69
Kuwait Super Cup:
Runners-up : 2011, 2022, 2023–24
Kuwait Federation Cup: 2
2015–16, 2017–18
Runners-up : 2009, 2012
Al Khurafi Cup: 2
2004, 2007
Friendly
Al Hasawi Super Cup: 1
2007
Futsal
Kuwaiti Futsal League: 2
2014–15, 2015–16
Kuwait Futsal Super Cup: 3
2015, 2017, 2018
Current squad
As of 8 February 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Recent seasons
Kazma's biggest wins
In Asia
1988: Kazma 3–0 Muharraq Club
1989: Kazma 3–0 Sharjah
1995: Kazma 9–0 Dhofar
1996: Kazma 4–1 Al Ain
1999: Kazma 3–0 Al Nassr
Friendlies
2008: Kazma 7–1 Spartak Trnava
2009: Kazma 1–1 Ismaily
2009: Kazma 1–1 Barcelona
FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players
FIFA World Cup 1982
Kuwait
Nassir Al-Ghanim
Jamal Al-Qabendi
Hamoud Al-Shemmari
Yussef Al-Suwayed
Adam Marjam
Abdullah Mayouf
Managerial history
Affiliated clubs
Boca Juniors
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
FIBA Asia Champions Cup: twice finished third in Indonesia 1990 in Jakarta and Thailand 1992 in Bangkok
Handball team achievements
Asian Club League Handball Championship: 2
1998 in Amman
1999 in Isfahan
Performance in AFC (Asian) Competitions
Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
1987: Group Stage (Top 8)
1988: Group Stage (Top 8)
1995: First Round
1997: Second Round
Asian Cup Winners Cup: 4 appearances
1991–92: Quarter-Finals
1995–96: Quarter-Finals
1997–98: Second Round
1998–99: Quarter-Finals (withdrew)
AFC Cup: 2 appearances
2010: Quarter-Finals
2012: Round of 16