2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League

Kuwaiti Premier League
Season	2011–12
Champions	Qadsia
AFC Cup	Qadsia; Al Kuwait
Matches played	86
Goals scored	226 (2.63 per match)
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League season was the 50th season of the Kuwaiti Premier League. The season started on 30 December,2011 with the regular league season finishing on 1 June 2012. A relegation play-off match was needed to end the campaign on 8 June 2012.

Teams

Al-Sahel were relegated to the Kuwaiti Division One after finishing bottom in the 2010–11 season. They were replaced by Al-Shabab, back in the top flight for the first time since relegation in the 2008–09 campaign.

Al Asimah

Hawalli

Al Ahmadi

Al Jahra

Al Farwaniyah

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Locations of teams in the 2011–12 Kuwaiti Premier League

Club	Governorate, City	Stadium	Capacity
Al Arabi	Al Asimah, Al Mansouriah	Sabah Al Salem Stadium	28.000
Al-Jahra	Al Jahra	Mubarak Al Ayyar Stadium	17.000
Kuwait	Al Asimah, Keifan	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium	18.500
Al-Nasr	Al Farwaniyah, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium	10.000
Al-Salmiya	Hawalli, Salmiya	Thamir Stadium	16.105
Al-Shabab	Al Ahmadi	Al-Ahmadi Stadium	18.000
Kazma	Al Asimah, Adiliya	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium	21.500
Al-Qadsia	Hawalli, Hawalli	Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium	22.000

League Standing

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Qadsia	21	16	3	2	39	10	+29	51	2013 AFC Cup Group stage
2	Kuwait	21	11	7	3	29	19	+10	40	2013 AFC Cup Group stage^[a]
3	Al-Arabi	21	9	6	6	27	20	+7	33
4	Al-Salmiya	21	7	4	10	26	33	−7	25
5	Al-Jahra	21	4	12	5	25	30	−5	24
6	Kazma	21	5	7	9	31	37	−6	22
7	Al-Nasr	21	4	5	12	22	35	−13	17	Relegation playoff
8	Al-Shabab	21	2	8	11	20	35	−15	14	Relegation

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 2012. Source: fifa.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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