2016–17_Oman_Professional_League
2016–17 Oman Professional League
Football league season
The 2016–17 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons[1]) is the 41st edition of the top football league in Oman. The season will begin on 17 September 2016 and is set to conclude on 12 May 2017.[2][3][4][5][6] Fanja SC are the defending champions, having won their record ninth title in the previous 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.[7]
Quick Facts Season, Champions ...
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dhofar (10th title) |
| Relegated | Al-Khabourah Ja'lan Al-Rustaq |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 476 (2.62 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Essam Al-Barahi(16 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dhofar 3–0 Fanja (30 September 2016) Dhofar 4–1 Saham (18 October 2016) Al-Nahda 3–0 Oman (31 October 2016) Oman 4–1 Sohar (5 November 2016) Al-Shabab 3–0 Dhofar (2 December 2016) Al-Nahda 3–0 Saham (2 December 2016) Al-Shabab 3–0 Al-Khabourah (24 February 2017) Al-Suwaiq 4–1 Saham (19 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Nasr 1–5 Muscat (16 February 2017) Al-Nasr 0–4 Al-Suwaiq (1 March 2017) Al-Rustaq 1–5 Oman (7 April 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Saham 5–3 Ja'lan (10 May 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Al-Shabab (4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Dhofar Al-Shabab (10 games) |
| Longest losing run | Al-Rustaq (7 games) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
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This season the league has 14 teams. Sur SC and Salalah SC were relegated to the Oman First Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season. Al-Musannah SC too failed to secure their spot in the Oman Professional League as they were defeated 3-2 on aggregate in the Relegation/Promotion playoff by Ja'lan SC who had finished third in the 2015–16 Oman First Division League. The three relegated teams were therefore replaced by Oman First Division League winners Al-Rustaq SC, the runners-up of Oman Club and third position holders Ja'lan SC.
Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
More information Club, Home city ...
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khabourah SC | Al-Khaburah | Nizwa Sports Complex | 10,000 |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Buraimi | Al-Buraimi Sports Complex | 10,000 |
| Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium | 12,000 |
| Al-Oruba SC | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Al-Rustaq SC | Al-Rustaq | Al-Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al-Shabab Club | Barka | Al-Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al-Suwaiq Club | Al-Suwaiq | Al-Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Dhofar S.C.S.C. | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium | 12,000 |
| Fanja SC | Fanja | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | 39,000 |
| Ja'lan SC | Jalan Bani Bu Hassan | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Muscat Club | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | 39,000 |
| Oman Club | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | 39,000 |
| Saham Club | Saham | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Sohar SC | Sohar | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
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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.
More information Team, Head Coach ...
| Team | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khabourah |  Sherif El-Khashab[8][9] |
Khalid Al-Alawi |
Ismail Al-Ajmi |
Uhlsport | |
| Al-Nahda | Khalifa Al-Muzahami |
Mansoor Al-Nuaimi |
Uhlsport | ||
| Al-Nasr |  Abdul Naser Mkayes[10] |
Faiz Al-Rushaidi Ahmed Salim Bait Said Fahad Nasib Bamasila |
Nike | Jeep | |
| Al-Oruba | Ahmed Al-Alawi |
Faruq Abdullah |
Uhlsport | ||
| Al-Rustaq |  Al-Mustafa Suwaib |
Ibrahim Al-Salami |
Erreà | ||
| Al-Shabab | Salim Sultan[11] |
Hassan Al-Balushi |
Uhlsport | ||
| Al-Suwaiq |  Hakeem Shaker[12] |
 Abdel Halim Bouardi |
Mohammed Al-Balushi Anwar Al-Alawi Mohammed Al-Musalami |
Joma | Fatik Oman & UAE Exchange |
| Dhofar |  Manuel José Alves Ramos[13][14] |
 Alexandru Iliuciuc |
Nadhir Awadh Bashir |
Adidas | |
| Fanja |  Al-Taj Mahboob[15] |
Leanardo Joel Silva Viera |
Mohammed Al-Mashari |
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| Ja'lan | Talal Al-Mashaikhi |
Tatweg | |||
| Muscat | Mohsin Darwish Al-Balushi |
Sultan Al-Touqi[16] |
Qasim Al-Balushi |
Uhlsport | |
| Oman |  Andrés García Tébar[17] |
Juan Bautista |
Mohammed Al-Busaidi |
Adidas | |
| Saham |  Zoran Popović |
Yaqoob Ismail |
Nasser Al-Ali |
Uhlsport | |
| Sohar | Emad Dahbour |
Erreà |
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Managerial changes
More information Team, Outgoing Manager ...
| Team | Outgoing Manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming Manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaboura | Ammar Al-Shamali[19] |
Sacked | 27 October 2016[20] | 11th | Sherif El-Khashab |
28 October 2016 |
| Al-Nasr | Emmanuel Calleja Renedo[21][22] |
Mutual Consent | 20 September 2016[23] | 6th | Akram Habreish |
20 September 2016 |
| Al-Nasr | Akram Habreish |
Caretaker role finished | 24 September 2016 | 2nd | Abdul Naser Mkayes |
24 September 2016 |
| Al-Oruba |  Fabio Lopez[24][25] |
Sacked | 23 September 2016 | 3rd | Ahmed Al-Alawi |
23 September 2016 |
| Al-Shabab | Waleed Al-Saadi |
Mutual consent | 29 December 2016 | 1st | Salim Sultan |
29 December 2016 |
| Al-Suwaiq | Abderrazak Khairi |
Sacked | 23 September 2016[26] | 14th | Ali Al-Khanbashi |
23 September 2016 |
| Al-Suwaiq | Ali Al-Khanbashi |
Sacked | 24 October 2016[27][28] | 9th | Hakeem Shaker |
27 October 2016 |
| Dhofar | Hamza El-Gamal[29] |
Mutual consent | 6 December 2016[30][31] | 2nd | Alexandru Iliuciuc |
6 December 2016 |
| Dhofar | Alexandru Iliuciuc |
Caretaker role finished | 1 January 2017 | 2nd | Manuel José Alves Ramos |
1 January 2017 |
| Fanja | Manuel José Alves Ramos[32] |
Sacked | 1 November 2016[33][34] | 10th | Leanardo Joel Silva Viera |
1 November 2016 |
| Fanja | Leanardo Joel Silva Viera |
Caretaker role finished | 3 January 2017 | 8th | Al-Taj Mahboob |
3 January 2017 |
| Ja'lan | Mohammed Al-Azari |
Sacked | 16 October 2016[35] | 14th | Talal Al-Mashaikhi |
16 October 2016 |
| Muscat | Sherif El-Khashab[36] |
Sacked | 24 October 2016[37][38] | 14th | Sultan Al-Touqi |
24 October 2016 |
| Muscat | Sultan Al-Touqi |
Caretaker role finished | 3 December 2016 | 13th | Mohsin Darwish Al-Balushi[39] |
3 December 2016 |
| Saham | Abdul Naser Mkayes[40][41] |
Mutual Consent | 1 September 2016[42] | Pre-Season | Musabah Al-Saadi |
1 September 2016 |
| Saham | Musabah Al-Saadi |
Sacked | 19 October 2016[43] | 7th | Abdel Halim Bouardi |
19 October 2016 |
| Saham | Abdel Halim Bouardi |
Sacked | 6 November 2016 | 7th | Zoran Popović[44][45] |
10 November 2016 |
| Sohar | Abdul-Ameer Ahmad |
Sacked | 8 September 2016 | Pre-Season | Mourad Moulay Hassan |
8 September 2016 |
| Sohar | Mourad Moulay Hassan |
Sacked | 25 December 2016[46][47] | 4th | Emad Dahbour[48] |
19 January 2017 |
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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.
More information Club, Player 1 ...
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhofar (C) | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 51 | 2018 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 48 | |
| 3 | Al-Oruba | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 45 | |
| 4 | Al-Nasr | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 39 | |
| 5 | Fanja | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 40 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | Al-Suwaiq | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 25 | +10 | 36 | Qualification to 2018 AFC Cup play-off round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 7 | Sohar | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 35 | |
| 8 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 34 | |
| 9 | Saham | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 34 | |
| 10 | Muscat | 26 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 31 | |
| 11 | Oman | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 31 | |
| 12 | Al-Khabourah (R) | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 30 | Relegation Playoff |
| 13 | Ja'lan (R) | 26 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 20 | Relegation to 2017–18 Oman First Division League |
| 14 | Al-Rustaq (R) | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 17 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2017. Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Al-Suwaiq, winners of the 2016–17 Sultan Qaboos Cup played in the 2018 AFC Cup group stage
More information Home \ Away, ALK ...
| Home \ Away | ALK | ALNH | ALN | ALO | ALR | ALSH | ALSU | DHO | FAN | JAL | MUS | OMA | SAH | SOH |
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| Al-Khabourah | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Nahda | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Al-Nasr | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Oruba | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| Al-Rustaq | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 0–3 | 2–3 | |
| Al-Shabab | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Suwaiq | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | |
| Dhofar | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Fanja | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ja'lan | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| Muscat | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Oman | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | |
| Saham | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sohar | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
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More information Team ╲ Round, Al-Khabourah ...
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| Al-Khabourah | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | D | W |
| Al-Nahda | L | D | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D |
| Al-Nasr | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D |
| Al-Oruba | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | L |
| Al-Rustaq | L | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L |
| Al-Shabab | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | D |
| Al-Suwaiq | L | L | L | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | D | D |
| Dhofar | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D |
| Fanja | W | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | L |
| Ja'lan | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | W |
| Muscat | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | D | D |
| Oman | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | D | W |
| Saham | D | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | W | D | D |
| Sohar | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | D |
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Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2017. Source: Clubs Season-Progress
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
First leg
Second leg
Mirbat won 2–1 on aggregate and got promoted for the 2017–18 season.
- As of 19 May 2017[99]
More information Rank, Scorer ...
Top scorers
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Top Omani Scorers
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Hat-tricks
More information Player, Club ...
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali |
Ja'lan |
3—1 | 17 September 2016[100] | |
| Khalifa Al-Jahoori |
4—2 | 19 October 2016[101] | ||
 Lucas Gaúcho |
3—0 | 24 February 2017[102] | ||
| Omar Al-Malki |
4—3 | 27 April 2017[103] |
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More information Oman Professional League Media Coverage, Country ...
| Oman Professional League Media Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Television Channel | Matches |
| Oman |
Oman Sports TV | 4 Matches per round |
| Oman |
Oman TV | 3 Matches per round |
 Qatar |
Al-Kass Sports Channel | 1 Match per round |
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