Al Kazma Kuwait
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Kazma Sporting Club is a Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

i football club founded in 1964. Kazma play in Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Adiliya Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 21,500. It is the 2nd largest stadium in Kuwait and is the home ground for Kazma.The Stadium hosted many final of both Kuwait Emir Cup and...

 which is located in Adiliya
Adiliya
' is a suburb of Kuwait City; it is located in the governorate of Al Asimah in Kuwait. Its population in 2008 was 20,211. Several mosques are located in Adailiya...

, Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait), Kuwait City
Kuwait City
-Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:...

 and is the 3rd largest stadium in Kuwait.

Naming

نادي كاظمة الكويتي
Committee felt the Constituent Naming Kadhma the club because of the importance of this name in history was (Kadhma) of sites known to the Arabs in ignorance of Islam and has issued residential tribe Iyad bin Bakr, Wael major Arab tribes and where the battle took place in Islam (battle with chains ) Among Muslims, led by Khaled Bin Al Waleed and the Persians under the leadership of Hormuz in the month of Muharram year 12 AH March 623 AD where Muslims have triumphed.

Kadhma located at a distance of forty kilometers north of Kuwait City on the coast of Kuwait John has praised her poets like someone Dimensions and Bait and Seatri and Alffersdk Jarir, and a generosity and their view Daylami and Albusiri and Bediuzzaman Humthan and others.

Having noted the Danish Mission on the presence of civilizations from the Stone Age in the vicinity of the (Kadhma).

Recent

On 21 December 2009, Kazma played a friendly match against reigning La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...

 champions FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the club. The match ended with 1–1 draw and Barcelona received
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

1.7 million to participate in the match.

Stadium

Kazma stadiumAl-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 21,500. It is the 2nd largest stadium in Kuwait and is the home ground for Kazma. This Stadium hosted 2 Gulf Cup of Nations
Gulf Cup of Nations
The Gulf Cup of Nations , also known as Khaleeji followed by the edition of the games , is a football tournament currently held every two years rotating the host city every edition...

 Tournaments, the first in 1990
1990 Gulf Cup of Nations
The 10th Gulf Cup of Nations was held in Kuwait, between February 21 to March 9, 1990. All matches were played at Peace & Friendship Stadium.Saudi Arabia withdrew before the tournament, as they considered that the horses in the competition logo were a reference to two animals used by the Kuwaitis...

, which Kuwait
Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...

 won for the seventh time. However, the second time in 2003
2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
The 16th Gulf Cup of Nations was held in Kuwait, between December 26 to January 11, 2003. All matches were played Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium.Yemen made their debut in the Gulf Cup of Nations.- Result :- Matches :----------------------------...

 Kuwait got the 6th place, which is their worst rank ever. The Stadium hosted many final of both Kuwait Emir Cup
Kuwait Emir Cup
The Emir Cup is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup also called kass el ameer is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season...

 and Kuwait Crown Cup.

Presidents

  • Ahmad Khalid Al-Fozan (Oct 1964 – Oct 65)
  • Yousef Abdullah Mohammed Shaheen Al-Ghanim (Nov 1965 – June 95)
  • Abdullah Al-Dakheel Al-Rasheed (June 1995 – Sep 95)
  • Suleiman Mohamed Saleh Al-Adsani (Sep 1995 – May 97)
  • Khalid Nasser Al-Sanea (May 1997 – May 00)
  • Asad Ahmed Al-Banwan (2004–)

Achievements

  • Kuwaiti Premier League
    Kuwaiti Premier League
    The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

    : 4
1986, 1987, 1994, 1996

  • Kuwait Emir Cup
    Kuwait Emir Cup
    The Emir Cup is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup also called kass el ameer is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season...

    : 7
1982, 1984, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2011
2011 Kuwait Emir Cup
The Kuwaiti Emir Cup is the premier cup competition involving teams from the Kuwaiti Premier League and the Kuwaiti Division One league.The 2011 edition is the 48th to be held.The winners qualify for the AFC Cup.-First round:-Quarter-Finals:...


  • Kuwait Crown Cup: 1
1995

  • Al Khurafi Cup: 2
2004, 2007

  • Al Hasawy Super Cup: 1
2007

  • Gulf Club Champions Cup
    Gulf Club Champions Cup
    The GCC Champions League , formerly known as the Arabian Gulf Cup for Clubs , is an annually organized football league tournament for club of the Arab states...

    : 2
1987
1987 Gulf Club Champions Cup
The Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs. The 1987 edition was known as the Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament....

, 1995
    • Also Runners-up 2 times
1988
1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup
The Gulf Club Champions Cup is a football league tournament for the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, it's a tournament for clubs. The 1988 edition was known as the Gulf Cooperation Council Club Tournament....

 to  Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
1997 to  Saudi Arabia Al Nassr FC
Al Nassr FC
Al Nassr FC is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955 the club plays its home games at King Fahd Stadium and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. Its home colours are yellow and blue.-History:...


  • Kuwaiti Division One
    Kuwaiti Division One
    The Kuwaiti Division One was introduced for the 2006/2007 season. The bottom 6 clubs in the 2005/2006 were competing in the Kuwaiti Division One 2006-07.-Division One Clubs 2011-12:*Al Sahel*Al Salibikhaet*Al Tadamon Al Farwaniyah*Al Yarmouk...

    : 1
1968/67

  • Kuwait Super Cup
    Kuwait Super Cup
    The Kuwait Super Cup is an annual one-match football competition in Kuwait organised by Kuwait Football Association . This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the Kuwaiti Premier League Champions and the Kuwait Emir Cup Winners of the previous season...

    :
runnerup 2011

Performance in AFC competitions

  • Asian Club Championship: 4 appearances
1988: Group Stage
1989: Group Stage
1995: First Round
1997: Second Round

  • Asian Cup Winners Cup
    Asian Cup Winners Cup
    The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

    : 4 appearances
1991/92: Quarter-Final
1995/96: Quarter-Final
1997/98: Second Round
1998/99: Quarter-Final

  • AFC Cup
    AFC Cup
    The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

    : 2 appearance
2010
AFC Cup 2010
The 2010 AFC Cup was the 7th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League between 2009 and 2010 season, significant changes were made in...

: Quarter-final
2012
2012 AFC Cup
The 2012 AFC Cup will be the 9th edition of the AFC Cup, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.-Allocation of entries per association:...

:

Current squad



This Season's Transfers

In Rodrigo Archubi
Rodrigo Archubi
Rodrigo Archubi is an Argentine football winger who is currently play for Kazma in Kuwaiti Premier League.-Career:...

 (from   Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude
Esporte Clube Juventude, also known as Juventude, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Juventude's greatest rival is Caxias.-History:...

) Abdou Jammeh
Abdou Jammeh
Abdou Jammeh is a Gambian professional footballer, who plays for Kazma.-Career:Jammeh previously played for FC Torpedo Moscow in the Russian First Division...

 (from   Doxa Katokopias F.C.) Mishari Al Azmi (from   Al Salmiya) Hussain Al Gharib
Hussain Al Gharib
Hussain Al Gharib is a Kuwaiti football central defender for Kazma in Kuwaiti Premier League.He played for Al-Arabi in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage....

 (from   Al Arabi) Emmanuel Ezukam
Emmanuel Ezukam
Emmanuel Elukwu Ezukam , is an Nigerian football midfielder, who plays for Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.Ezukam played for the Al Arabi Kuwait side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2009 AFC Cup.-References:...

 (from   Khaitan) Ismail Al Ajmi (from   Kuwait SC
Kuwait SC
Kuwait Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club. They have won the Kuwaiti Premier League 10 times, with the most recent one coming in 2008. Kuwait SC also has 23 trophies to their name in Kuwaiti Club Football history. Kuwait SC plays in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium in Al Asimah,...

)

Out Acerola
Alexander Rosa Vidal Santos
Alexandre Rosa Vidal Santos, shortly Acerola is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.-External links:*...

 Sandro Silva
Sandro Silva de Souza
Sandro Silva de Souza or simply Sandro , is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Figueirense Futebol Clube.-External links:...

 (to   Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...

) Mohammed Al Abadd (to   Al Shabab
Al-Shabab (Kuwait)
Al Shabab Club is a professional Kuwaiti football club. Al Shabab logo demonstrates that Behavior first, by the picture of the hand shaking, Education second by the opened Book, and that Sports is third by the Ball....

) Ahmed Al Asfour (to   Al Salibikhaet
Al Salibikhaet
Al Sulaibikhat is a Kuwaiti football club that is in Sulaibikhat City in the Al Asimah Governorate , which is the capital's governorate.-Sulibikhaet statistics:** In 2008/2009 Salibikhaet Promoted to Kuwaiti Premier League-Current squad:...

) Abdulrahman Al Bannay (to   Al Shabab
Al-Shabab (Kuwait)
Al Shabab Club is a professional Kuwaiti football club. Al Shabab logo demonstrates that Behavior first, by the picture of the hand shaking, Education second by the opened Book, and that Sports is third by the Ball....

) Jarrah Al Dhafiri (to   Al Naser) Mohammed Al Eneizi (to   Al Salibikhaet
Al Salibikhaet
Al Sulaibikhat is a Kuwaiti football club that is in Sulaibikhat City in the Al Asimah Governorate , which is the capital's governorate.-Sulibikhaet statistics:** In 2008/2009 Salibikhaet Promoted to Kuwaiti Premier League-Current squad:...

) Fahad Al Enezi
Fahad Al Enezi
Fahad Al Anzi is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Saudi Premier League club Ittihad FC on loan from the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-FK Partizan:...

 (to   Al Ittihad) Obinna Nwaneri
Obinna Nwaneri
Obinna Nwaneri is a football defender from Nigeria. His name, Obinna, means "Father´s heart" in Igbo. He is described as mobile central defender with pace, control and timing. A natural leader, which had earned him the captain armband in Enyimba and FC Sion respectively...

 Ibrahima Ba
Ibrahima Ba (born 1984)
Ibrahima Ba is a Senegalese football player. He Currently play for French side FC Istres.-External links:*...

 (to   FC Istres
FC Istres
Football Club Istres Ouest Provence is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2008–09 season. Istres plays its home matches at the...

)

Kazma Stat.

Kazma Sport Club
Season
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

Pos. Crown Prince Cup
Kuwait Crown Prince Cup
-Previous winners:*1994 : Al Kuwait Kaifan*1995 : Al Kazma Kuwait*1996 : Al Arabi Kuwait*1997 : Al Arabi Kuwait*1998 : Al Qadisiya Kuwait*1999 : Al Arabi Kuwait*2000 : Al Arabi Kuwait*2001 : Al Salmiya Club...

Emir Cup
Kuwait Emir Cup
The Emir Cup is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup also called kass el ameer is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season...

2000–01
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

4 Runners-up Runners-up
2001–02
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

5 1st Round Quarter-Finals
2002–03
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

3 1st Round 1st Round
2003–04
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

5 Semi-Finals Semi-Finals
2004–05
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

6 1st Round Runners-up
2005–06
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

5 Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
2006–07
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

Runners-up Runners-up Quarter Final
2007–08
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

5 Quarter-Finals Quarter-Finals
2008–09
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

Runners-up Semi-Finals Quarter-Finals
2009–10
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

4th Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2010–11
Kuwaiti Premier League
The Kuwaiti Premier League is the top division of the Kuwait Football Association league pyramid system. It was created in 1961. Al Arabi holds the best record in the competition, winning it 16 times...

4th Round One Champion
2011-12 Round One

  • Kazma 's biggest wins
    • In Asia
1988:Kazma 3–0 Muharraq Club
Muharraq Club
Al-Muharraq Sports Club , is the oldest sports club in Muharraq island in the Persian Gulf region. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Football Premier League 31 times. Al-Muharraq Sports Club also takes part in other sports than football like Basketball and Volleyball...

  
1989:Kazma 3–0 Sharjah FC
Sharjah FC
Sharjah Sports Club is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. It is based in Sharjah city. The home stadium is Sharjah Stadium....

  
1995:Kazma 9–0 Dhofar
Dhofar
The Dhofar region lies in Southern Oman, on the eastern border with Yemen. Its mountainous area covers and has a population of 215,960 as of the 2003 census. The largest town in the region is Salalah. Historically, it was the chief source of frankincense in the world. However, its frankincense...

  
1996:Kazma 4–1 Al Ain
Al Ain
Al Ain |Spring]]), also known as the Garden City due to its greenery, is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates. With a population of 374,000 , it is located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about...

  
1999:Kazma 3–0 Al Nasr  

    • Friendlies
2008: Kazma 7–1 FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava is a Slovak football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. Historically it is one of the most successful clubs in Slovakia, having won the Czechoslovak First League and the Czechoslovak Cup five times, and reaching semifinal of European Cup once and quarterfinal twice. The club plays...

  
2009: Kazma 1–1 Ismaily  
2009: Kazma 1–1 FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....

  

Notable players


Kuwait Yousef Al Doukhi Fahad Al Enezi
Fahad Al Enezi
Fahad Al Anzi is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Saudi Premier League club Ittihad FC on loan from the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-FK Partizan:...

 Ahmad Al Fadhli
Ahmad Al Fadhli
Ahmad Al Fadhli is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a goalkeeper for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Qadsia.-References:...

 Khaled Al Fadhli
Khaled Al Fadhli
Khaled Al Fadhli is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a goalkeeper for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Kuwait.-References:...

 Fahad Al Fahad
Fahad Al Fahad
Fahad Al Fahad is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a forward for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-References:...

 Nasser Al Ghanim Mohammed Al Hadhoud
Mohammed Al Hadhoud
Mohammed Al Hadhoud is a Kuwaiti footballer. He currently plays as a midfielder for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-References:...

 Abdulaziz Al Hindi Nawaf Al Humaidan
Nawaf Al Humaidan
Nawaf Al Humaidan is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-References:...

 Abdullah Al Mayoof Ahmad Al Mutairi Khaled Al Shammari
Khaled Al Shammari
Khaled Al Shammari is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a defender for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Kuwait on loan from Kazma.He announced his retirement from international team in 2008.-References:...

 Tareq Al Shammari
Tareq Al Shammari
Tareq Al Shammari is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Arabi.-References:...

 Nasser Al Wuhaib
Nasser Al Wuhaib
Nasser Al Wuhaib is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a defender for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-References:...

 Humood Fletih Bader Hajji Shehab Kankoune
Shehab Kankoune
Shehab Kankoune is a Kuwaiti footballer. He currently plays for Kazma Sporting Club in the Kuwaiti Premier League. He is a Goalkeeper.Kankoune played for Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...

 Faraj Laheeb
Faraj Laheeb
Faraj Laheeb is an Kuwaiti football player who is currently playing for Al-Salmiya.He played for Al-Kuwait in the 2007 AFC Champions League group stage.-External links:*...

 Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser
Yousef Nasser is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a forward for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-International goals:-Honours:-References:...

 Yousif Sowayed

Asia Mohamed Husain
Mohamed Husain
Mohamed Husain Bahzad is a Bahraini football defender.-International career:He is also a member of the Bahrain national football team, and played for the squad at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt....

 Ismail Al Ajmi Younis Al Mushaifri
Younis Al Mushaifri
Younis Al Mushaifri commonly refer to Younis is an Omani football striker.-International career:He is also a member of the Oman national football team. Mushaifri made international appearances for Oman during the 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations in Abu Dhabi as well as in the 2007 Asian Cup.- References :*...

 Said Al Shoon
Said Al Shoon
Said Suwailim Al-Shoon , born on August 28, 1983 is a Omani footballer who is a defender for Al-Qadisiya. He is a member of the Oman national football team.-Name:...

 Fawzi Bashir
Fawzi Bashir
Fawzi Bashir Rajab Bait Doorbeen, most commonly known as Fawzi Bashir , is a Omani football midfielder who currently plays for U.A.E. club, Bani Yas. He has been an active member of the senior national team since the early turn of the millennium. Fawzi has been a very key player for the Oman...

Issam Fayel Hashim Saleh
Hashim Saleh
Hashim Saleh is an Omani football striker who plays for Dhofar. A member of the Oman national football team, he wears the number 9 shirt for both club and country....



Africa Mohamed Fadl
Mohamed Fadl
Mohamed Fadl |football]] player. Who plays for Al-Ahly as well as Egypt, who played with the team in 2008 African Nations Cup and won the sixth title.He is a good header.Fadl played for Egypt in the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.-External links:...

 Ahmed Fathy
Ahmed Fathy
Ahmed Fathy is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for El-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays a variety of roles in the midfield such as right midfielder and defensive midfielder and occasionally in the right back role for club and country.-Club career:Fathy...

 Amr Samaka
Amr Samaka
Amr Ahmed Fathi commonly known as Amr "Samaka" is an Egyptian footballer currently playing for Egyptian Premier League club Petrojet.-Career:...

Hassan Shehata
Hassan Shehata
Hassan Shehata is an Egyptian football coach and former player, currently the head coach of the Zamalek SC.He was the head coach Egyptian national team from 2004 to 2011...

Abdou Jammeh
Abdou Jammeh
Abdou Jammeh is a Gambian professional footballer, who plays for Kazma.-Career:Jammeh previously played for FC Torpedo Moscow in the Russian First Division...

 Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (footballer born 1984)
Samuel Johnson is a footballer from Guinea who plays for El Geish.-International career:Johnson was one of the twenty-three players of the Syli National who participated at the 2008 26th African Nations Cup in Ghana, West Africa, where the National Elephant reached the quarter final for the...

 Jamal Mohammed
Jamal Mohammed
Jamal Mohammed is a Kenyan football midfielder who plays for FCM Târgu Mureş in Romanian Liga I.-Career:Mohammed previously played for Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C., Liberty Professionals F.C...

 Nader Al Tarhouni
Nader Abdussalam Al Tarhouni
Nader al-Tarhouni is a Libyan football Midfielder who has played for Kazma Sporting Club of Kuwait. He is a member of the Libya national football team.Tarhouni featured for Libya at the 2009 African Championship of Nations.- External links :***...

 Emmanuel Ezukam
Emmanuel Ezukam
Emmanuel Elukwu Ezukam , is an Nigerian football midfielder, who plays for Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.Ezukam played for the Al Arabi Kuwait side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2009 AFC Cup.-References:...

 Ibrahima Ba
Ibrahima Ba (born 1984)
Ibrahima Ba is a Senegalese football player. He Currently play for French side FC Istres.-External links:*...


South America Rodrigo Archubi
Rodrigo Archubi
Rodrigo Archubi is an Argentine football winger who is currently play for Kazma in Kuwaiti Premier League.-Career:...

 Alexandre Santos
Alexander Rosa Vidal Santos
Alexandre Rosa Vidal Santos, shortly Acerola is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward.-External links:*...

 Andrezinho
André Ronaldo de Souza Esposito
André Reinaldo de Souza Esposito, better known simply as Andrezinho is a Brazilian professional footballer currently playing with Foolad F.C..-Career:...

 Gilson Marcio Menezes Nocrato Marco Tulio
Marco Tulio
Marco Tulio Lopes Silva is an Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Uberlandia.Marco Túlio previously played for Albirex Niigata in Japan in the J...

 Mauricio Salles
Mauricio Salles
Mauricio Salles is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Itabuna. On January 20, 2010 he was ranked 25th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, which announced a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.-South America:Salles turned professional in...

 Sandro Silva
Sandro Silva de Souza
Sandro Silva de Souza or simply Sandro , is a Brazilian central defender. He currently plays for Figueirense Futebol Clube.-External links:...

 Sergio Gomes
Sergio Gomes
Sergio Henriques Gomes is a former Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker. He was the first Brazilian to play in the Scottish Premier Division when he appeared for Dundee United in 1995. He made 14 league appearances for the club, scoring three goals.-References:...

 Thiago Santos Zé Afonso

Europe Harout Mardirossian Alexandre Andic Sasa Blagojevich Mladen Jovančić

Kazma in Asia

Season Competition Round Club Home Away
1987–88
Asian Club Championship 1987-88
The Asian Club Championship 1987-88 was the 7th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation. Several Asian clubs started the qualifying round in Fall of 1987....

Asian Club Championship Qualifying Round   Al Hilal 0–1
Qualifying Round   Muharraq Club 3–0
Qualifying Round   Al Nasr
Al-Nasr Sports Club
Al-Nasr Sports Club , is a professional association football club located in Dubai and plays in the UAE Pro-League. Al-Nasr, literally translating to "victory" in Arabic was founded in 1945 and considered as the first and the oldest club in the UAE...

1–0
Qualifying Round   Al-Fanja 2–0
Group   Yomiuri FC 1–2
Group   August 1st
Bayi Football Team
Bayi Football Team was a football team under the sport branch of the People's Liberation Army in China between 1951 and 2003.The Club's full name is The People's Liberation Army Bayi Football Club...

1–0
Group   Federal Territory 1–1
1988–89
Asian Club Championship 1988-89
The Asian Club Championship 1988-89 was the 8th edition of the annual Asian club football competition hosted by Asian Football Confederation.Al-Saad of Qatar won the final and became Asian champions for the first time.-Group 1:...

Asian Club Championship Qualifying Round   West Riffa
Bahrain Riffa Club
Al-Riffa Sports Club is a Bahraini football club based in Riffa, playing in the top division of Bahraini football. The club was founded in 1953 by the Kingdom's Prime Minister, HH Sh. Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa...

2–0
Qualifying Round   Al-Fanja 3–1
Qualifying Round   Sharjah FC
Sharjah FC
Sharjah Sports Club is a United Arab Emirates professional football club. It is based in Sharjah city. The home stadium is Sharjah Stadium....

3–0
Qualifying Round   Al-Ittifaq
Al-Ittifaq
Ettifaq FC or Al-Ettifaq Club is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Dammam. 'Ittifaq' is Arabic for cooperation. Al Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the City of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first Saudi team to win an international title -...

1–1 1–2
Group   Mohun Bagan 1–0
Group   Al-Rasheed 0–2
Group   Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.
Guangdong Hongyuan F.C.
Guangdong Hongyuan Football Club was a disfunct Chinese football club, established on September 15, 1992 by Guangdong Hongyuan Group and Guangdong Football Association...

1–1
1992 Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

1st Round   Al Sadd 1–1 (2–4p) 1–1
Quarter-Finals   Al Nassr 0–1 1–2
1994–95
Asian Club Championship 1994-95
The Asian Club Championship 1994-95 was the 14th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region . It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia....

Asian Club Championship 1st Round   Al Arabi 2–1 0–1
1996 Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

1st Round   Oman Club
Oman Club
Oman Club is an Omani football club playing at the second level. Oman Club was founded in 1942 and is the first football club established in Oman, and oldest surviving. It is based in Muscat. The team has had a history of bouncing around both the national stadium, Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in...

3–1 1–1
2nd Round   Al Ain
Al Ain FC
Al-Ain Sports and Cultural Club is a professional association football and mult-sports club based in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. The football section of Al Ain won the 2003 AFC Champions League competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand.Al Ain...

2–0 4–1
Quarter-Finals   Riyadh SC
Al-Riyadh
Al-Riyadh is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh that is currently playing in the Second Division .Although it can be known by their football team, Al-Riyadh also have squads playing at other sports....

1–0 1–2
1996–97
Asian Club Championship 1996-97
The Asian Club Championship 1996-97 was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the AFC region . It determined that year's club champion of association football in Asia....

Asian Club Championship 1st Round   Dhofar
Dhofar (football club)
Dhofar Sports, Cultural, and Social Club " because of their great success, or just plainly as Dhofar) is an Omani sports club, based in Salalah. Their home stadium is Al-Saada Stadium, but also recognize the older Salalah Sports Complex as their home ground...

9–0 1–1
2nd Round   Al-Rayyan 0–1 1–1
1998 Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

1st Round   Bahrain club
Bahrain (football club)
Al-Bahrain Sports Club , otherwise simply known as Bahrain, is primarily a Bahraini football club based in the island-governorate of Al-Muharraq. Their football team currently play in the Bahrain first division league. Their home football stadium is the Al Muharraq Stadium, which they share along...

2–2 3–2
2nd Round   Al Ittihad 0–0 0–1
1999 Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...

1st Round   Al Wahda 2–0 3–2
2nd Round   Al Nassr 3–0 1–2
Quarter-Finals   Al Talaba
Al Talaba
Talaba Sport Club is an Iraqi football club based in Baghdad. The word Talaba means Students in the Arabic language...

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2010
AFC Cup 2010
The 2010 AFC Cup was the 7th edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League between 2009 and 2010 season, significant changes were made in...

AFC Cup
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

Group   Al-Ahed 1–0 2–1
Group   Al Jaish 0–1 1–0
Group   Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi
Nasaf Qarshi FC is a professional football club in the Uzbek League. Their stadium is Qarshi Stadium located in Qarshi, Uzbekistan.-Club version:FC Nasaf is one of the top clubs in Uzbekistan. It is often listed as a "top 350 club" by IFFHS...

0–0 2–1
Round of 16   Shabab Al-Ordon 1–1 (aet)
(6–5 p)
Quarter-Finals   Al-Ittihad 0–1 2–3
2012
2012 AFC Cup
The 2012 AFC Cup will be the 9th edition of the AFC Cup, played between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation.-Allocation of entries per association:...

AFC Cup
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...

Group
Group
Group

FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Players

FIFA World Cup1982
1982 FIFA World Cup squads
Below are the squads for the 1982 FIFA World Cup tournament in Spain.-Cameroon:Head coach: Jean Vincent-Italy:Head coach: Enzo Bearzot...

 
    • Nassir Al-Ghanim
    • Jamal Al-Qabendi
    • Hamoud Al-Shemmari
    • Yussef Al-Suwayed
    • Adam Marjam
    • Abdullah Mayouf

      1984 AFC Asian Cup
      1984 AFC Asian Cup
      The 1984 AFC Asian Cup was the eighth edition of the Asian Nations Cup, the football championship of Asia . It was hosted by Singapore between December 1 and December 16. The field of ten teams was split into two groups of five...

        • Jamal Al-Qabandi
        • Homoud Al-Shammari
        • Yousef Suwayed

      1996 AFC Asian Cup
      1996 AFC Asian Cup
      The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in the United Arab Emirates between December 4 and December 21. Saudi Arabia defeated host nation U.A.E. in the final match in Abu Dhabi.-Qualification:...

        • Fawaz Al Ahmad
        • Yousef Al Dookhi
        • Ayman Al Husaini
        • Bader Hadji
        • Esam Sakeen

      2000 AFC Asian Cup
      2000 AFC Asian Cup
      The Asian Football Confederation's 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Lebanon between October 12 and October 29. Japan defeated defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final match in Beirut.-Qualification:...

        • Falah Al Majidi
        • Ahmed Al Mutairi
        • Naser Al Omran
        • Shehab Kankoune
          Shehab Kankoune
          Shehab Kankoune is a Kuwaiti footballer. He currently plays for Kazma Sporting Club in the Kuwaiti Premier League. He is a Goalkeeper.Kankoune played for Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...

        • Esam Sekin

      2004 AFC Asian Cup
      2004 AFC Asian Cup
      The 2004 AFC Asian Cup football competition is the thirteenth staging of AFC Asian Cup. It was held from July 17 to August 7, 2004 in China. The defending champions Japan defeated China in the final in Beijing....

        • Fahad Al Hamad
        • Nawaf Al Humaidan
          Nawaf Al Humaidan
          Nawaf Al Humaidan is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-References:...

        • Khaled Al Shammari
          Khaled Al Shammari
          Khaled Al Shammari is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a defender for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Kuwait on loan from Kazma.He announced his retirement from international team in 2008.-References:...

        • Shehab Kankoune
          Shehab Kankoune
          Shehab Kankoune is a Kuwaiti footballer. He currently plays for Kazma Sporting Club in the Kuwaiti Premier League. He is a Goalkeeper.Kankoune played for Kuwait at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:...


      AFC Asian Cup 2007
        • Mohamed Husain
          Mohamed Husain
          Mohamed Husain Bahzad is a Bahraini football defender.-International career:He is also a member of the Bahrain national football team, and played for the squad at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt....

        • Younis Al Mushaifri

      AFC Asian Cup 2011
        • Fahad Al Enezi
          Fahad Al Enezi
          Fahad Al Anzi is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a midfielder for the Saudi Premier League club Ittihad FC on loan from the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-FK Partizan:...

        • Yousef Nasser
          Yousef Nasser
          Yousef Nasser is a Kuwaiti footballer who is a forward for the Kuwaiti Premier League club Kazma.-International goals:-Honours:-References:...


Club Managers

Years Name Nationality
1994–96 Milan Máčala
Milan Mácala
Milan Máčala is a Czech football coach who coached various clubs in the Czech Republic and worldwide.He has previously coached in the area with the national teams of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, winning the Gulf Cup of Nations with the latter in 1996 and 1998...

  Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

1997–99 Theo Bücker
Theo Bücker
Theo Bücker was born on the 10th of July, 1948 in Bestwig, Germany and is a German football manager and a former player.-Coaching Career:On the 8th of August in 2011, it was reported that Bücker was announced as Lebanon's new head coach, with the former national team manager taking over the reins...

  Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

1999 Adam Marjan   Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

2001–02 Fouzy Ibrahim   Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

2002–03 Acácio Casimiro   Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

2003–04 Júlio César Leal
Julio Cesar Leal
Júlio César Leal Junior is an association football manager. He is the current coach of South African Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates.Leal has coached clubs in Kuwait, Brazil, Japan, and the United States....

  Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

2004–05 Johan Boskamp
Johan Boskamp
Johannes Boskamp is a Dutch football manager, his most recent job was in Belgium managing KSK Beveren, but he was dismissed in late December 2009-Career:...

  Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

2005–06 Zlatko Krmpotić
Zlatko Krmpotic
Zlatko Krmpotić is a Serbian football manager and former defender.On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team , and was a participant at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. For a while, he was the head coach of Serbia national under-19 football team...

  Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

2006–07 Jose Garrido   Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...

2007–08 Marinko Koljanin
Marinko Koljanin
Marinko Koljanin , is a Croatian football coach, manager and former player. -Career:He played in Orijent, Rijeka, Zagreb, and Casino Salzburg. He has coached as assistant from Otto Baric in Casino Salzburg and Fenerbahce Istanbul...

  Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

2008 Adam Marjan   Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

2008–09 Robertinho
Roberto Oliveira Gonçalves
Roberto Oliveira Gonçalves do Carmo is a Brazilian former footballer known as Robertinho, who currently manages Tunisia's Stade Tunisien, a job he took up in September 2007.-External links:*...

  Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

2009–10 Ilie Balaci
Ilie Balaci
Ilie Balaci is a retired Romanian football midfielder.He was born in Bistreţ, Dolj County and debuted in Divizia A with FC Universitatea Craiova in 1973. He played 12 seasons for Universitatea, winning the league titles in 1980 and 1981. The team also won the Romanian Cup in 1977, 1978, 1981 and...

  Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

2010 Jamal Yaqoob   Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

2010– Milan Máčala
Milan Mácala
Milan Máčala is a Czech football coach who coached various clubs in the Czech Republic and worldwide.He has previously coached in the area with the national teams of Oman, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, winning the Gulf Cup of Nations with the latter in 1996 and 1998...

  Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....


Other sports

Besides football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

, the Club has teams for handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, waterpolo, Squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...

, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

, Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...

, Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

, Boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

, Judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

, Weightlifting
Powerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...

.

Basketball


  • FIBA Asia Champions Cup
    FIBA Asia Champions Cup
    The FIBA Asia Champions Cup is the Asian club championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia, and takes place every year.-Summary:- Titles by team :- Titles by country :-References:*...

    :twice finished third in   Indonesia
    Indonesia
    Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

      1990 in Jakarta
    Jakarta
    Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

     and   Thailand
    Thailand
    Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

      1992 in Bangkok
    Bangkok
    Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...


Handball Team Achievements

  • Asian Club League Handball Championship: 2
    • 1998 in   Amman
      Amman
      Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...

    • 1999 in   Isfahan

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