Kuwait SC (basketball) explained
Kuwait SC |
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Nickname: | The Brigadiers (العميد) |
Leagues: | Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League |
Location: | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
Colors: | Red, Blue, White, Black |
Chairman: | Khalid Al Ghanim |
Coach: | Peter Schomers |
Ass Coach: | Michael Matsentides |
Kuwait Sporting Club, shortly known as Kuwait SC or Kuwait Club, is a Kuwaiti professional basketball club. The club competes in the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League, which it has won fourteen times.[1] Kuwait SC has won the Arab Club Basketball Championship once, in 2022 and is the first team from Kuwait to win an Arab title.[2] The club has traditionally provided Kuwait's national basketball team with key players.
Kuwait Club were the runners-up in the 2022–23 West Asia Super League, and have won the Gulf League subdivision title two times (2023 and 2024).[3]
Honours
National competitions
Kuwaiti Division 1 League
- Champions (15): 1966, 1982, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Kuwaiti Basketball Association Cup
- Winners (16): 1965, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023[4]
Kuwaiti Basketball Super Cup
- Winners (8): 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
International competitions
Arab Clubs Championship
WASL
Players
Notable players
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: KUNA : Kuwait SC crowned champion of basketball league '22–23 – Sports – 31/05/2023 . 2023-06-03 . www.kuna.net.kw.
- Web site: 16 October 2022 . Kuwait SC wins Arab Club Basketball trophy . 2022-10-16 . BNA.bh.
- Web site: 6 May 2024 . Kuwait Club defend FIBA WASL-Gulf League title . 2024-05-08 . FIBA.basketball . en.
- Web site: 23 May 2023 . Kuwait Club won the 16 Kuwaiti Basketball Association Cup title .
- Web site: 15 May 2023 . Kuwait Club complete historic sweep, become first-ever WASL-Gulf champs . 2023-05-30 . FIBA.basketball . en.