Kuwait national football team
| Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blues) Al-Mouj Al-Azraq (The Blue Wave) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Kuwait Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Juan Antonio Pizzi | ||
| Captain | Fahad Al Hajeri | ||
| Most caps | Bader Al-Mutawa (196) | ||
| Top scorer | Bashar Abdullah (75) | ||
| Home stadium | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KUW | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 134 (3 April 2025) | ||
| Highest | 24 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 189 (December 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
| Kuwait 2–2 Libya (Morocco; 3 September 1961) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Kuwait 20–0 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 14 February 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| United Arab Republic 8–0 Kuwait (Morocco; 4 September 1961) Portugal 8–0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1982) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1972) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1980) | ||
| Arab Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1964, 1992, 1998) | ||
| Arabian Gulf Cup | |||
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) | ||
| WAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010) | ||
| Website | kuwait-fa | ||
The Kuwait national football team (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم, romanized: muntakhab alkuayt likurat alqadam) represents Kuwait in international football and it is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made its only FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982 and managed to get one draw in the group stage against Czechoslovakia. In the AFC Asian Cup, Kuwait reached the final in 1976 and won the tournament four years later in 1980.
The Kuwait national football team has faced multiple suspensions by FIFA due to governmental interference and failure to comply with regulations, notably in 2007, 2008, and 2015. These suspensions, which were later lifted after legal reforms, caused the team to miss major tournaments, including the 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, and led to a significant drop in the country's FIFA World Rankings. In 2017, following the lifting of its suspension, Kuwait hosted the Gulf Cup.