The Kuwait Premier League, known as STC Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Kuwait football pyramid system. Formed in 1961, Qadsia holds the best record in the competition, having won 17 times. The Kuwaiti league officially began in the 1962/1961 season after playing unofficially for eight years from 1951 to 1959, where it played a group of informal clubs in the fifties: "Ahli - Al Jazeera - Arabism - Gulf - Solidarity - Al-Qubali, Al-Nahda, Al-Sharqai, Al-Merqab, Al-Mawalim, Al-Taawon. The companies and ministries also entered the local championships in Kuwait, including Al-Habara club in Al-Ahmadi.