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| Full name | Al-Salibikhaet Sporting Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Red Rockets (صواريخ الحمر) | ||
| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Ground | Al Salibikhaet Stadium Sulaibkhat, Kuwait City | ||
| Capacity | 7,000 | ||
| Chairman | Saad Enad | ||
| Manager | Antonio Miranda | ||
| League | Kuwaiti Division One | ||
| 2022–23 | Kuwaiti Division One, 5th of 5 | ||
Al Salibikhaet Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Sulaibikhat City in the Al Asimah Governorate (Kuwait).
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