2015–16 Oman Professional League
The 2015–16 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) is the 40th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season began on 13 September 2015 and conclude on 14 April 2016.[3][4][5][6] The start of the 2015–16 Professional League season which was scheduled for 19 August 2015 was later postponed to 13 September 2015 following requests from five of the 14 participating clubs (Al-Oruba, Fanja, Al-Nahda, Saham and Sur).[7][8][9][10] Al-Oruba SC are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in the previous 2014–15 Oman Professional League season.[11] At the end of the 25th round, Oman Football Association announced that if the top two teams at the end of the last round end up with equal points, the two teams will play a home and away championship play-off on 28 April 2016 and 2 May 2016 at the respective home grounds.[12]
The curtains came down on a thrilling OPL season with
Teams
This season the league had 14 teams.
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al-Khabourah SC
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Al-Khaburah | Nizwa Sports Complex | 10,000 |
Al-Musannah SC
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Al-Musannah | Al-Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
Al-Nahda | Al-Buraimi | Al-Buraimi Sports Complex | 10,000 |
Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.
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Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium
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12,000 |
Al-Oruba SC | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
Al-Shabab Club
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Barka | Al-Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
Al-Suwaiq Club
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Al-Suwaiq | Al-Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
Dhofar S.C.S.C.
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Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium
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12,000 |
Fanja SC | Fanja | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | 39,000 |
Muscat Club | Muscat
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Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | 39,000 |
Saham Club | Saham | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
Salalah SC | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium
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12,000 |
Sohar SC | Sohar | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
Sur SC | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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Al-Khabourah
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Kappa
Hummel |
Al-Hosni Group International Seven Pro Media Jabreen Converting Industries (JABREEN - Al-Hosni Group) |
Al-Musannah
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Macron | Al-Khamayil VIA International Engineering Consultancy LLC |
Al-Nahda | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | |
Al-Nasr
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Macron | Jeep |
Al-Oruba | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | |
Al-Shabab
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Macron | ||
Al-Suwaiq
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Uhlsport | Fatik |
Dhofar
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Erreà | Bazarkan Transport Company[24][25] |
Fanja | ![]() |
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Uhlsport | CC Energy Development | |
Muscat | ![]() |
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Peak | |
Saham | ![]() |
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Uhlsport Joma |
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Salalah | ![]() |
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Nike | Al-Jisr Marble & Granite |
Sohar | ![]() |
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Sur | ![]() |
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Uhlsport |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing Manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming Manager | Date of appointment |
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Al-Khabourah
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Resigned | 16 November 2015 | 8th | ![]() |
16 November 2015 |
Al-Khabourah
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Sacked | 7 December 2015[40] | 10th | ![]() ![]() |
17 December 2015 |
Al-Musannah
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Resigned | 21 March 2016 | 9th | ![]() |
21 March 2016 |
Al-Musannah
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Caretaker Role Finished | 16 April 2016 | 11th | ![]() |
16 April 2016 |
Al-Nahda | ![]() ![]() |
Sacked[44][45] | 1 February 2016 | 8th | ![]() |
1 February 2016 |
Al-Nasr
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Sacked | 28 October 2015[49] | 10th | ![]() |
28 October 2015 |
Al-Nasr
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Caretaker Role Finished | 9 November 2015 | 10th | ![]() |
9 November 2015 |
Al-Nasr
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Mutual consent | 24 December 2015 | 9th | ![]() |
24 December 2015 |
Al-Nasr
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Caretaker Role Finished | 6 January 2016 | 6th | ![]() ![]() |
6 January 2016 |
Al-Nasr
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Sacked | 2 February 2016[55] | 7th | ![]() |
2 February 2016 |
Al-Oruba | ![]() |
Mutual Consent | 22 November 2015[59] | 5th | ![]() |
22 November 2015 |
Al-Oruba | ![]() |
Caretaker Role Finished | 28 November 2015 | 3rd | ![]() |
29 November 2015 |
Al-Oruba | ![]() |
Sacked | 27 January 2016[61] | 1st | ![]() |
27 January 2016 |
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Caretaker Role Finished | 4 February 2016 | 1st | ![]() |
4 February 2016 |
Al-Shabab
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Sacked | 7 February 2015[62][63] | 14th | ![]() |
7 February 2015 |
Al-Shabab
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Caretaker Role Finished | 15 October 2015 | 11th | ![]() |
15 October 2015 |
Al-Shabab
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Sacked | 19 December 2015[66][67] | 11th | ![]() |
19 December 2015 |
Dhofar
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Mutual Consent | 23 September 2015[71] | 4th | ![]() |
23 September 2015 |
Dhofar
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Sacked | 23 November 2015 | 6th | ![]() |
23 November 2015 |
Fanja | ![]() |
Sacked | 30 November 2015[73] | 5th | ![]() |
30 November 201511 December 2015 |
Fanja | ![]() |
Caretaker Role Finished | 11 December 2015 | 5th | Lotfi Jebara
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11 December 2015 |
Fanja | Lotfi Jebara
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Sacked | 6 April 2016[74] | 3rd | ![]() |
6 April 2016 |
Muscat | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 October 2015[79] | 14th | ![]() |
24 October 2015 |
Saham | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 January 2016[84] | 9th | ![]() |
24 January 2016 |
Salalah | ![]() |
Sacked | 22 January 2016[85] | 14th | ![]() |
22 January 2016 |
Sohar | ![]() |
Resigned | 20 January 2016[86][87] | 5th | ![]() |
20 January 2016 |
Sohar | ![]() |
Resigned | 24 January 2016 | 5th | ![]() ![]() |
24 January 2016 |
Sohar | ![]() ![]() |
Sacked | 29 March 2016[90] | 8th | ![]() |
29 March 2016 |
Sur | ![]() |
Sacked | 24 October 2015 | 10th | ![]() |
22 November 2015 |
Sur | ![]() |
Resigned | 24 January 2016[94] | 12th | ![]() |
28 January 2016 |
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Resigned | 5 April 2016[95] | 13th | ![]() |
5 April 2016 |
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Fanja (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 51 | 2016–17 Arab Club Championship play-off round
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2 | Al-Suwaiq
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26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 48 | 2017 GCC Champions League
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3 | Al-Oruba | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 17 | +20 | 47 | |
4 | Dhofar
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26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 36 | +1 | 39 | |
5 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 38 | |
6 | Al-Nasr
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26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 37 | |
7 | Sohar | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 35 | |
8 | Saham | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 33 | 2017 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
9 | Al-Shabab
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26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31 | |
10 | Al-Khabourah
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26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 30 | |
11 | Muscat | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 30 | |
12 | Al-Musannah
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26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 29 | Relegation Playoff |
13 | Sur | 26 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 21 | Relegation to 2016–17 Oman First Division League |
14 | Salalah | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Saham, winners of the 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup played in the 2017 AFC Cup group stage
Results
Clubs season-progress
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose