Al-Arabi Meets Al-Qurain at Handball Cup Opening
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Competitions for the new season of the Handball Federation Cup begin today, with Al-Arabi facing Al-Qurain. Federation President Ahmed Al-Sharieh emphasized the tournament's importance for monitoring the national team ahead of the World Cup.
Translated by Qiyas from الأنباء — Original source
The matches of the 58th edition of the Kuwait Handball Federation Cup for the 2025/2026 sports season kick off today, Sunday, with three games: Al-Arabi versus Al-Qurain, Al-Nasr against Khaitan, and Al-Yarmouk facing Al-Sahel, all held at the Sheikh Saaed Al-Abdullah Sports Hall.
In this regard, Kuwait Handball Federation President Ahmed Al-Sharieh stated that the start of the Federation Cup marks an important milestone in the Kuwaiti handball season and provides clubs with an opportunity to compete for a significant title. It also offers the national team’s coaching staff a chance to monitor players ahead of next January’s World Cup qualifiers.
He noted that the Federation’s upcoming schedule includes the Super Cup at the beginning of December, as well as youth category competitions. The Premier League for the 2026/2027 season is set to begin in February 2027. He emphasized that the Federation will take into account the requirements for preparing the senior national team, which will commence its training camps starting in December.
Al-Sharieh called on sports fans to attend matches and support their clubs in the Federation Cup to add excitement and competitiveness to the tournament. He wished all clubs success, urging them to deliver performances worthy of Kuwaiti handball and to showcase high technical standards.
The Federation Cup will be played in a knockout format, starting with the preliminary round today, followed by the quarter-finals on November 10 and 11, the semi-finals on November 13, and the final on November 16, which will conclude the 2025/2026 season.
Kuwait SC, the current titleholders, have won the last 12 editions of the tournament consecutively, making them the most successful club with 15 titles. Kuwait SC holds the record for the most Federation Cup wins (15 titles), followed by Al-Arabi (10 titles), Al-Salmiya and Kazma (8 titles each), Al-Qadsia (7 titles), Khaitan (4 titles), Fahaheel (3 titles), and Al-Sulaibikhat (2 titles). The competition was first launched in the 1966/1967 season.
