| Kuwaiti League
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| Sport |
Ice hockey
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| Founded |
2009
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| No. of teams |
6
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| Country(ies)
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 Kuwait
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| Most recent champion(s)
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Kuwait Warriors
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The Kuwait Hockey League is the national competition in Kuwait. It was first held during the 2008-09 season. Four teams participated in the regular season, and the top two teams met in the final, won by Kuwait.[1]
The competition was once again staged in 2012-13, with Qadsia winning the championship.[2] It is unknown if it was held between 2009 and 2012.
Kuwait Airways Club won the championship in 2016 after defeating Sable 10-5 in the final match held on January 4. The competition ran for four weeks and featured the following teams: Touristic Enterprises, Gulf Cables, KAC and Sable.[3]
Four teams participated in the league in 2016-17: Stars, Falcons, Warriors, and Knights. In 2017-18 and 2018-19, the teams were the Stars, Mooseheads, Falcons, and Warriors.
Champions
- 2009: Kuwait
- 2013: Qadsia
- 2016: Kuwait Airways Club (won the title after beating Sable 10-5 in the final match on 1/4. Other participants in the four week championship were Touristic Enterprises, Gulf Cables, and KAC)
- 2017: Kuwait Stars
- 2018: Kuwait Stars
- 2019: Kuwait Warriors
- 2020: Kuwait Stars
- 2021: Kuwait Stars
- 2022: Kuwait Stars
- 2023: Kuwait Stars
- 2024: Kuwait Warriors
References
| Competitions around the World
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Asia
Asia League - Beijing League - Bahrain - CIHL Hong Kong - China - Hong Kong - India - Indonesia - Iran - Japan (Championship, Regional League, Defunct League) - Kuwait - Kyrgyzstan - Macau - Malaysia (National League, Kuala Lumpur League) - Mongolia - North Korea - Pakistan - Philippines (Hockey League - Minor League - Manila League) - Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau League - Singapore - South Korea (Championship, League) - Taiwan - Thailand (Siam Hockey League - Bangkok Ice Hockey League) - Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan
Africa
Egypt - Morocco - South Africa (Super League, Gauteng League, Western Province League) (List of South African champions)
Middle East
Israeli (Israeli League, Israel Elite Hockey League, Israeli 2nd League) - United Arab Emirates (Dubai League, Emirates Ice Hockey League) - Qatar
Oceania
Australia (AIHL - APHL - ECSL - NHSL - Victoria - South Australia - West Australia) - New Zealand
Latin America
Argentina (Metropolitana competitions - AAHHL Nacional) - Brazil (Sao Paulo Championship - Brazilian Championship) - Ecuador - Mexico
Women's leagues
Australia (Tier 2) - China (Championship, League) - Hong Kong - India - Iran - Japan (League, Tournament) - Kuwait - Mexico - New Zealand - North Korea - Singapore - South Korea - Thailand - United Arab Emirates
Junior leagues
Australia (League, Championships) - China - Hong Kong - Israel - Japan (Intercollegiate Games, High School Sports Festival, High School Selection Tournament, Junior High School Championship) - Macau - Mexico - Mongolia - New Zealand - South Korea - Thailand - Uzbekistan
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Kuwait