Khaitan Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي خيطان الرياضي) is a Kuwaiti professional football club named after Khaitan, a suburb of Kuwait City. Khaitan is the first Kuwaiti club to win the Division One title. Khaitan has always been among the clubs fighting off relegation on multiple occasions. The club is known for producing talent rather than buying ready-made stars.
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| Full name | Khaitan Sporting Club نادي خيطان الرياضي | ||
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| Nickname(s) | AC Khaitan | ||
| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Ground | Khaitan Stadium Kuwait | ||
| Capacity | 10,000 | ||
| Chairman | Abdullah Al Otaibi | ||
| League | Kuwait Premier League | ||
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Khaitan play their local derby match against rivals Al-Tadamon SC.
Hounors
edit- Kuwaiti Division One: Winners 2
- 1965–66, 1970–71
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: Runners-up 1
- Kuwait Federation Cup: 1
- 1974–75
2011 Final Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
editDuring the 2011, Khaitan reached the final.
The team played against Kuwait SC and lost 1–2, it was the team's first final in more than 30 years. On route to the final Khaiatn defeated Sulabikhat in the quarterfinal and Al Arabi in the semifinal.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2011 First Round | Al-Nasr | 1–3 | Khaitan | Al Ardiya |
| Attendance: 260 |
| 2011 Quarter-finals | Sulaibikhat | 1–2 | Khaitan | Sulaikhbat |
| Attendance: 399 |
| 2011 Semifinal | Al-Arabi | 1–2 | Khaitan | Kuwait City |
| Attendance: 5680 |
| 2011 Final | Kuwait SC | 2–1 | Khaitan | Kuwait City |
| Attendance: 6790 |
FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup players
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Famous players
editKhaitan Sports Club has been among the clubs that always produced special talent and players such as international players who later represented Kuwait in multiple tournaments. Such players include Waleed Ali and Mouayad Al Haddad.
Other sports
editKhaitan maintains a multiple sports complex hosting different sports including football, handball, volleyball, and basketball. Other individual sports in Khaitan include Judo, Taekwando, Table tennis and Athletics.
Sponsors
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Health House Nutrition
See also
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