Kuwaiti League

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Kuwaiti League
Kuwait HL.jpg
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2009
No. of teams 6
Country(ies) Flag of Kuwait Kuwait
Most recent champion(s) Kuwait Warriors

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
  • 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

  1. Season on hokej.sfrp.cz
  2. [tt_news=8093&cHash=5ac84f8b1d0a2d2151187d8b7c56c99f From Akureyri to Zvolen]
  3. Kuwait Ice Hockey League
Competitions around the World
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 - 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 - Liga Abierta) - Brazil (Sao Paulo Championship - Brazilian Championship) - Ecuador - Mexico

Women's leagues

Australia (Tier 2) - China - 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