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Kuwait Football Association controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2015

    Renewed FIFA suspension over football governance

    A renewed dispute over the relationship between Kuwaiti sports authorities and the football association resulted in FIFA’s suspension of Kuwait, the withdrawal of Kuwaiti teams, and forfeited qualifying results.

  2. 2007

    Political-interference dispute and FIFA suspension

    FIFA suspended Kuwait after concluding that government-linked interference and non-compliant elections breached the independence requirements applied to national football associations.