Leqa' Al-Ghareemayn (Arabic: لقاء الغريمين),arabiclub.net/site/index.php?got=derby also known as Al-derbi Al-Kuwaity, or Clasico Al-Kora Al-Kuwaitia (Arabic language) is the nickname of a football match (derby) between the rivals Al-Arabi and Qadsia. The rivalry comes about as Hawally and Capital are the two cities in Kuwait, and the two clubs are the most successful and influential football clubs in the country.
Statistics
Total head to head results
The following table lists the history, of meetings between Qadsia and Al-Arabi, updated to the most recent classico of 19 June 2026 (Al-Arabi–Qadsia 2-0) Matches Qadsia wins Draws Al-Arabi wins Qadsia goals Al-Arabi goals Premier League 139 47 46 46 167 175 Emir Cup 29 16 2 11 41 39 Crown Prince Cup 23 11 1 11 25 23 Super Cup 3 2 0 1 6 5 All competitions194764969239242 Federation Cup 14 6 3 5 16 17 Al Kurafi Cup 7 3 1 3 7 11 Joint League 7 3 1 3 8 8 All Defunct competitions28125113136 The Total 222885480270278
All-time top scorers
RankNationalityPlayerYearsClubTotal1Bader Al-Mutawa2002–Qadsia252Abdulrahman Al-Dawla1961–1975Al-Arabi14Jasem Yaqoub1970–1983 QadsiaFiras Al-Khatib2003–20092009–20122014–2016Al-Arabi Qadsia5Khaled Khalaf2001–2016Al-Arabi76Mohammad Jarragh1998–2016Al-Arabi57Omar Al Soma2011–2014Qadsia4Ali Maqseed2005–2020Al-Arabi
Records Record victory – Al-Arabi 7–1 Qadsia (10 January 1962) Record goals in match – 8 Al-Arabi 7–1 Qadsia (10 January 1962) Qadsia 5–3 Al-Arabi (February 1975)
Personnel at both clubs Players Qadsia then Al-Arabi 1997: Faisal Bourgba 2002: Mishari Jassim 2016: Doris Fuakumputu 2016: Hamad Al-Enezi 2017: Mohammad Rashed 2017: Brahima Keita 2019: Hamad Aman 2020: Mohammad Znefer 2021: Oday Dabbagh 2021: Sultan Al Enezi 2021: Saif Al Hashan
Al-Arabi then Qadsia 1964: Abdullah Al Asfour 1996: Nawaf Bkheet 2010: Firas Al-Khatib 2018: Khaled Al-Rashidi 2022: Bernard Doumbia 2022: Ali Jarrakh 2022: Abdullah Al Shemali 2023: Mohammed Soulah 2023: Mahmoud Al-Mardi 2025: Abdulrahman Al-Dhafeeri
Managers Dragan Gugleta Qadsia: 1993–1995 Al-Arabi: 1999–2000 Mohammed Ebrahim Qadsia: 1999–2000, 2002–2004, 2005–2007, 2008–2011, 2012–2014 and 2023–2024 Al-Arabi: 2017–2018 Nasser Al-Shatti Qadsia: 2022 Al-Arabi: 2016–2017 2024–2025
See also Major football rivalries
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