Oman Professional League
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The Oman Professional League (
Evolution to a professional league
In 2010, during the annual draw for the
Although being very popular in the local community, it was ranked according to the
The contract was extended again for the
In 2013, ahead of the 2013–14 season, it was announced that the league had taken the first steps to becoming fully professional.[2] The Oman Football League got the seal of approval as a professional league on 1 September 2013 and will henceforth be called the Omantel Professional League (OPL).[3]
On 10 September 2014, one day before the first match of the 2014–15 season was played, Oman Football Association announced the extension of Omantel’s support for the country’s Professional League as its title sponsor.[4]
On 30 April 2016, OFA and the Public Authority for Radio and Television (PART) reached an agreement on TV broadcasting rights of all competitions and matches organised by OFA including those related to OPL and any other competitions and matches for three seasons.[5][6]
On 5 September 2016, the leading healthcare services provider in the Sultanate, Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals renewed their partnership with OFA for the 2016-17 Omani football season.[7] On 8 September 2016, OFA confirmed that Omantel will be renewing their contract as the title sponsors of the OPL for the following three years, starting with the 2016-17 season until the 2018-19 season.[8]
Oman Professional League clubs (2023–24)
- Al-Seeb Club
- Al-Nahda Club (Oman)
- Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.
- Oman Club
- Al-Rustaq SC
- Al-Shabab Club (Oman)
- Ibri Club
- Dhofar S.C.S.C.
- Al-Wahda SC (Oman)
- Sur SC
- Bahla Club
- Sohar SC
Relegated in 2022-23
Championship history
Year by year
*The Professional League began from the 2013–14 season
Cities
The following table lists the Oman Professional League champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Salalah | 17
|
Dhofar (12), Al-Nasr (5) |
| Fanja | 9
|
Fanja (9) |
| Sur | 6
|
Al-Oruba (4), Sur (2) |
Muscat
|
5
|
Muscat (3), Oman (1), Al-Ahli (1) |
| Al-Suwaiq | 4
|
Al-Suwaiq (4) |
| Al-Buraimi | 4
|
Al-Nahda (4) |
| Seeb | 2
|
Al-Seeb (2) |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
Dhofar
|
12
|
5
|
1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21 |
| Fanja | 9
|
3
|
1976–77, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1990–91, 2011–12, 2015–16 |
Al-Nasr
|
5
|
5
|
1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1997–98, 2003–04 |
| Al-Oruba | 4
|
5
|
1999–00, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2014–15 |
Al-Suwaiq
|
4
|
1
|
|
| Muscat* | 3
|
2
|
1977–78, 2002–03, 2005–06 |
| Al-Nahda | 4
|
1
|
2006–07, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2022–23 |
| Sur | 2
|
3
|
1994–95, 1995–96 |
| Al-Seeb | 2
|
1
|
2019–20, 2021–22 |
| Ahli Sidab | 1
|
1
|
1981–82 |
| Oman | 1
|
1
|
1996–97 |
*Includes championships won by Ruwi.
Topscorers
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 |  Hilal Hamid
|
Dhofar
|
14 |
| 1995–96 | Hilal Hamid
|
Dhofar
|
20 |
| 1996–97 | Said Faraj
|
Dhofar
|
19 |
2004-05
|
Ahmed Al Busafy
|
Al-Seeb | 12 |
| 2005–06 | Salim Al-Shamsi Ismail Al-Ajmi
|
Al Nahda Muscat |
12 |
| 2006–07 | Mohammed Abdullah
|
Al-Nasr
|
6 |
| 2007–08 |  Aoerson D'Costa
|
Al Oruba | 9 |
| 2008–09 | Said Al-Ruzaiqi
|
Sur | 13 |
| 2009–10 | Ibrahim Al-Gheilani
|
Al Suwaiq
|
11 |
| 2010–11 | Rodrigo Felix de Oliveira
|
Al Nahda | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Waleed Al-Saadi
|
Al Suwaiq
|
14 |
| 2012–13 |  Ely Cissé
|
Fanja | 14 |
| 2013–14 |  Jumaa Saeed Mohammed Al-Ghassani
|
Al Suwaiq
|
16 |
| 2014–15 | Mechac Koffi
|
Al-Nasr
|
19 |
| 2015–16 |  Vedran Gerc
|
Sohar | 14 |
| 2016–17 | Essam Al-Barahi
|
Al-Rustaq
|
16 |
2017-18
|
Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali
|
Al Suwaiq | 21 |
2018-19
|
Mohammed Al-Ghassani
|
Saham | 18 |
Notable achievements by Omani clubs
The only trophy won by an Omani club in the regional or continental level was by
In the 1993–94 Asian Club Championship Omani club, Oman Club were awarded with second place after failing to beat Thai club, Thai Farmers Bank.
A few years later in 1996,
Most recently Al-Nahda competed in the 2008 AFC Cup, but were knocked-out in the semi-finals by eventual champions of the competition, Al-Muharraq on scoring aggregate.
See also
References
- ^ "His Highness Sayyid Khalid Hamad Hamoud al Busaidi, chairman and president, Oman Football Association shares his plans to professionalise football in Oman". OER Oman Economic Review. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009.
- ^ "Oman football to enter a new phase tomorrow". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Professional League launched". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 18 February 2014.
- ^ "OFA extends league tie-up with Omantel". Oman Observer. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ "OFA, PART reach TV coverage deal". Oman Observer. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "شراكة تسويقية بين اتحاد القدم والتليفزيون لـ 3 مواسم". azamn.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Oman FA, Badr Al Samaa renew partnership". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Omantel Renew as Title Sponsors of Omantel Professional League". opl.om. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Oman – List of Champions". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Most championships". goalzz.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
External links
- [1]
- table xscores.com
- Kooora Omani League Seasons
- Oman Elite League – Hailoosport.com
- Oman Professional League summary - Soccerway
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