- Al Arabi Kuwait
Football club infobox
clubname = Al Arabi
fullname = Al Arabi Sporting Club
nickname = alzaeem|الزعيم founded = 1960
ground =Sabah Al Salem Stadium
Mansuriyah(Kuwait )
capacity = 22,000
chairman = flagicon|KUWJamal Al Kazemi
manager = flagicon|KUWAhmed Khalaf
league =Kuwaiti Premier League
season = 2007/08
position = 4
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leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFAl Arabi Kuwait (
Arabic : نادي العربي الكويتي) are aKuwait ifootball (soccer) team, who play in the Kuwait Premier League. Al Arabi is most commonly the club representing Kuwait in Asian soccer competitions; the last being theAsian Champions League . Al Arabi has fans all over Kuwait and neighboring countries. Al Arabi will be the first Kuwaiti team to compete in theAFC Cup 2009 , as winners ofKuwait Emir Cup .History
Al Arabi Sporting Club was associated in Kuwait 1960, located at
Al Mansouriah . Al Arabi had an important role in changing the view of sport inKuwait . Al Arabi was the first Kuwaiti soccer team to play in the Asian competitions in theAsian Club Championship 1971 . Al Arabi was the first Kuwaiti team to play against a European team, Al Arabi won againstS. S. Lazio of Italy 1-0, 1982 atAl Kuwait Sports Club Stadium .Achievements
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Kuwaiti Premier League : 16:: 1961-1962 / 1962-1963 / 1963-1964 / 1964-1965 / 1965-1966 / 1966-1967 / 1969-1970 / 1979-1980 / 1981-1982 / 1982-1983 / 1983-1984 / 1984-1985 / 1987-1988 / 1992-1993 / 1996-1997 / 2001-2002*
Kuwait Emir Cup : 15:: 1961-1962 / 1962-1963 / 1963-1964 / 1965-1966 / 1968-1969 / 1970-1971 / 1980-1981 / 1982-1983 / 1991-1992 / 1995-1996 / 1998-1999 / 1999-2000 / 2004-2005 / 2005-2006 / 2007-08
*Kuwait Crown Cup : 5:: 1995-1996 / 1996-1997 / 1998-1999 / 1999-2000 / 2006-2007*
Al Kurafi Cup : 3:: 1998-1999 / 2000-2001 / 2001-2002*Super Cup: 1:: 2008 (1-0) vs. flagicon|KUW
Al Kuwait Kaifan *
Sport United Cup : 5:: 1995-1996 / 1996-1997 / 1998-1999 / 1999-2000*
Gulf Club Champions Cup : 2:: 1982 :: 2003-2004Performance in AFC Competitions
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AFC Champions League : 4 appearances::2002-03: Qualifying Round 4 (West)::2004: Group Stage ::2006: Group Stage::2007: Group Stage*
AFC Cup :1 appearance::2009:*
Asian Club Championship : 5 appearances::1985-86:Withdrew before Group Stage::1989-90:Withdrew before Group Stage::1991-92: Qualifying First Round::1993-94: First Round::1997-98: First Round West Asia*Asian Champion Club Tournament: 1 appearance::1971: Group Stage
=Performance in UAFA Competitions=*
Gulf Club Champions Cup : 7 appearancesWinners: (2003, 1982)Runners-Up :(1994, 1985)Current squad
The players in bold have senior international caps.
;Technical staff
*flagicon|KuwaitAhmed Kalaf -Head Coach
*flagicon|KuwaitMajid Sultan -Assistant Coach
*flagicon|PortugalMarco Delgado - Fitness Coach
*flagicon|KuwaitTarik Al Banai -Goalkeeper CoachFamous Players
Famous Youth Players
flagicon|Kuwait Kuwait
*Jarah Jamal Al-Zouhair
*Hussien Al-Mousawi
*Abdullah Al-Shimali
*Hasan Abdilkareem
*Ali Ashkanani
*Ali Alaiwa
*Ahmad Dashty
*Hasan Ashkanani
*Adel Bagher
*Abdul Aziz Al-SliemiOther Sports
Besides football, the Club has teams for
handball ,basketball ,volleyball ,waterpolo ,Squash, athletics,Gymnastics ,Swimming ,Boxing ,Judo ,Weightlifting .ponsers
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Wataniya Telecom (2008-present)
*Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (2007- Present)External links
* [http://www.arabiclub.net arabiclub.net] (Official fanwebsite) ar icon
* [http://www.arabiclub.com.kw] (Official Website) ar icon
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