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Full name | Al-Qadsia Sporting Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Royal Club (Arabic: الملكي) Bani Qadis (Arabic: بني قادس) The Yellow Castle (Arabic: القلعة الصفراء) | ||
Short name | Qadsia | ||
Founded | 1953 20 October 1960) (as Qadsia[1] | (as Al-Jazira)||
Ground | Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium Hawalli | ||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||
Chairman | Khaled Fahad Al Sabah | ||
Manager | Željko Petrović | ||
League | Kuwait Premier League | ||
2023–24 | 3rd of 6 | ||
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Al Qadsia Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي القادسية الرياضي) is primarily a professional football club. Based in Kuwait City, Al Qadsia was founded in 1953 as Al-Jazira, before being renamed to Al Qadsia SC on 20 October 1960. Qadsia currently plays in the Kuwait Premier League and has won the league 17 times. Qadsia plays in the Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, which is in Hawalli, and is the third largest stadium in Kuwait.