2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League

The 2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League season was the 47th since its establishment. The first matches of the season started on Saturday 4 October 2008. The league has also been extended so that clubs will play each other three times this season.

2008–09 Kuwaiti Premier League

Season	2008–09
Dates	October 2008- May 2009
Champions	Al Qadisiya Kuwait (12th title)
Matches played	84
Goals scored	200 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorer	13 Goals Careca Al Naser
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

Members clubs

Club	Coach	Nationality	City	Stadium	2007-2008 season	Notes
Kazma Sporting Club	Marinko Koljanin		Kuwait City	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium	5th
Qadsia	Mohammed Ibrahem		Kuwait City	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	2nd	2008–09 Arab Champions League Qualifier Gulf Club Champions Cup 2008 Representative
Kuwait	Dragan		Kuwait City	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium	Champions	AFC Cup 2009 Qualifier 2008–09 Arab Champions League Qualifier
Salmiya	Mihai Stoichiţă		Al Salmiya	Thamir Stadium	3rd	Gulf Club Champions Cup 2008 Representative
Al Tadamon	Rashid Budaj		Farwaniya	Farwaniya Stadium	6th
Arabi	Ahmed Khalaf		Mansuriyah	Sabah Al Salem Stadium	4th	AFC Cup 2009 Qualifier 2008–09 Arab Champions League Qualifier
Al Shabab	Goran		Al-Ahmadi	Al-Ahmadi Stadium	Promoted
Al Naser	Maher Al-Shemari		Al Farwaniyah	Ali Al Salem Al Subah	7th

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Reason of departure	Replaced by
Al Kuwait	Marinko Koljanin	Sacked after 9 games[1]	Laurent Banide

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Al Qadsia	21	12	4	5	31	23	+8	40
2	Kazma Sporting Club	21	11	3	7	23	22	+1	36
3	Al Kuwait	21	10	5	6	34	23	+11	35
4	Al Salmiya	21	8	7	6	25	25	0	31
5	Al Arabi	21	8	6	7	24	18	+6	30
6	Al Naser	21	7	5	9	24	28	−4	26
7	Al Tadamon	21	4	7	10	18	29	−11	19
8	Al Shabab	21	2	7	12	21	34	−13	13

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Scorers

13 goals

• Careca

10 goals

• Bader Al Mutawa
• Firas Al Khatib

8 goals

• Faraj Laheeb
• Anthony Topango

7 goals

• Markovic
• Jehad Al Hussein

6 goals

• Fahad Al-Rashidi
• Khalaf Al-Salamah
• Khalid Ajab

5 goals

• Mohamed Mubarak
• Yousef Naser
• Danny Mrwanda
• Saleh Al Sheikh

4 goals

• Fahad Al Hamad
• Arago Silva
• Ismail Al Ajmi
• Abdulla Al Buraiky
• Khaled Khalaf