▁ 5 – 1 ▁those ▁made ▁the ▁K uw ait ▁City ▁Derby ▁a ▁der by ▁to ▁watch ▁through ▁the ▁K uw ait i ▁football . ▁ ▁Al - A rab i ▁SC ▁vs ▁Al - Sal mi ya ▁SC ▁ ▁Match es ▁between ▁Al - Sal mi ya ▁SC ▁and ▁Al - A rab i ▁SC ▁are ▁often ▁high - profile . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁season , ▁Al - Sal mi ya ▁SC ▁had ▁many ▁new ▁sign ings ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁encounter ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Stadium ▁ ▁Al - A rab i ▁plays ▁in ▁home ▁matches ▁in ▁Sab ah ▁Al - S alem ▁Stadium ▁in ▁K uw ait ▁City , ▁Al ▁Mans ouri ah . ▁Open ed ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁holds ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁stad ium ▁in ▁K uw ait . ▁It ▁hosted ▁the ▁Final ▁of ▁the ▁Asian ▁Cup , ▁between ▁K uw ait   – ▁Korea . ▁Also ▁held ▁the ▁First - leg ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁U A FA ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Also ▁held ▁many ▁Final s ▁through ▁the ▁years ▁from ▁the ▁K uw ait ▁Federation ▁Cup ▁final ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁But ▁it ▁won ' t ▁host ▁any ▁major ▁Tourn aments ▁due ▁to ▁it ▁not ▁having ▁VI P ▁stand ▁to ▁crown ▁The ▁Champions . ▁It ▁is