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| Date | 12 December 2019 | ||||||
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| Venue | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Ardiya, Farwaniya | ||||||
| Referee | Abdullah Alkandari | ||||||
| Attendance | 5,624 | ||||||
the 2019 Kuwait Super Cup was between league and Emir Cup champions Kuwait SC and Crown Prince Cup winners Qadsia SC. [1] [2]
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