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| Sub-confederation = [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] (West Asia)
| Sub-confederation = [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] (West Asia)
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| Coach = [[Muhanna Said al Adawi]] (caretaker)
| Coach = TBD
| Captain = [[Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri|Ahmed Mubarak]]
| Captain = [[Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri|Ahmed Mubarak]]
| Most caps = [[Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri|Ahmed Mubarak]] (164)<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub290715_neutral.pdf FIFA Century Club]. FIFA.com</ref>
| Most caps = [[Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri|Ahmed Mubarak]] (164)<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/59/centuryclub290715_neutral.pdf FIFA Century Club]. FIFA.com</ref>

Revision as of 21:22, 7 February 2019

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Oman women's national football team.

Oman عُمان
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Al-Ahmar
(The Reds)
Samba Al-Khaleej
(Gulf Samba)
AssociationOman Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachTBD
CaptainAhmed Mubarak
Most capsAhmed Mubarak (164)[1]
Top scorerHani Al-Dhabit (42)
Home stadiumSultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA codeOMA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 80 Steady (19 December 2024)[2]
Highest50 (August – October 2004)
Lowest129 (October 2016)
First international
 Libya 15–1 Muscat and Oman
(Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965) [1]
Biggest win
 Oman 14–0 Bhutan 
(Muscat, Oman; 28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Libya 21–0 Muscat and Oman
(Baghdad, Iraq; 1 April 1966)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best resultRound of 16 (2019)

The Oman national football team (Template:Lang-ar) is the national team of Oman that has represented Oman in international competitions since 1978. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and a proper football association was formed only in December 2005. The team is governed by the Oman Football Association.

History

Oman was not until the mid 1990s under the OFA chairmanship of Sheikh Saif bin Hashil Al-Maskary did Oman start to be extremely successful on the Asian football stage. During this period, Oman won the Asian Under-17 Championship in 1996 and the year 2000, as well as reaching the semifinals of the Under-17 World Cup in 1995. Oman nowadays exports players to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and also has their captain playing in England. Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with 22 goals;[4] the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award till date, and also being the third Arab and only the first Omani to win the award.[5]

The senior team has never qualified for the World Cup, but has qualified for the Asian Cup in the years 2004, 2007 and most recently in 2015 and 2019. They also have reached the Arabian Gulf Cup final four times, and have won it for the first time on their third attempt as hosts in 2009. They had to wait for the 2017 edition to win the tournament for the second time in their history.

Gulf Cup performance

Prior to the new millennium, Oman generally struggled in the Gulf Cup, usually finishing in 6th or 7th place, even when the cup was held in Oman. It was only in 1998 when the national team began to improve its performance, and in the 2003 and 2004 Gulf Cups, new talents like Amad Al-Hosni, Ali Al-Habsi, Sultan Al-Touqi, Badr Al-Maimani and Khalifa Ayil made the team more successful.

In the 2002 Gulf Cup which was held in Saudi Arabia, Oman had once again finished at an unimpressive 5th place, but under the captaincy of Dhofar F.C.'s Hani Al-Dhabit, Oman had accomplished something which was never done before in the team's history in the Gulf Cup, defeating 9-time winners,[6] Kuwait. The match had ended 3–1 with captain Hani Al-Dhabit scoring a hat-trick. Hani also netted a goal against Bahrain, and a consolation goal in a 2–1 loss against Qatar.[7] At the end of the competition, Hani was the only Omani to score goals, and was also awarded the "Top Goalscorer" of the competition, with a total of 5 goals.[8]

In the 2004 Gulf Cup which was held in Doha, Oman reached the final for the first time in the team's history, which was eventually lost to the hosts Qatar in a penalty shootout after the goalkeeping sensation Ali Al-Habsi missed a penalty. Qatar won the match 6–5 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1 at normal time. Amad Al-Hosni was awarded the "Top Goalscorer" award of the competition with a total of 4 goals.[9]

In the 2007 Gulf Cup which was held in the United Arab Emirates, the national team again reached the final for a second consecutive time and again lost 1–0 to the hosts United Arab Emirates. Although Oman lost to the Emirates in the final, they had maintained an undefeated record throughout the competition excluding the final.[10] Once again Ali Al-Habsi had received the "Best Goalkeeper of the Gulf Cup" award[11] for the third consecutive time in a row, the most won by any goalkeeper in the 40 years of the Gulf Cup tournament. Oman had tied the United Arab Emirates in goalscoring with nine goals each after the competition.[12]

Omani players during 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Eventually after losing twice in the Gulf Cup final consecutively, Oman had managed to win the 2009 Gulf Cup tournament as hosts, by defeating regional giants, Saudi Arabia in a penalty shootout. Oman won the match 6–5 on penalties after the match had ended 0–0 at extra time. Oman maintained a clean-sheet throughout the whole competition.[13] The competition in Muscat was the first for Hassan Rabia, and despite this, he managed to score 4 goals making him receive the "Top Goalscorer" award.[14] Ali Al-Habsi also received his fourth consecutive "Best Goalkeeper Award".[15]

However, Ali Al-Habsi would not go on to feature in the next two Gulf Cup's due to his commitments with his English club team Wigan Athletic F.C. at the time. In the 2010 Gulf Cup which was held in Yemen, Oman once again after great performances in the three previous tournaments put up an unimpressive performance, drawing all the three matches of the group stage against Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Iraq. Oman could manage to score only one goal in the tournament against Bahrain, which was scored by Amad Al-Hosni, and hence could not go further in the tournament. Following the bad performances of the team in the regional tournament, the Oman Football Association sacked their then-manager Claude Le Roy on 9 January 2011, who won them their maiden tournament in 2009.

In the 2013 Gulf Cup which was held in Bahrain, Oman again put up an unimpressive performance which was criticized a lot by fans in Oman. Oman could manage to draw only one match against the hosts Bahrain and lost in their other two matches against Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Oman again could score only one goal, and this time it was from the spot by youngster Hussain Al-Hadhri in the match against Qatar which Oman eventually lost 2–1.

In the 2017 Gulf Cup which was held in Kuwait, Oman started the tournament with a loss to the United Arab Emirates by one goal from a penalty kick by Ali Mabkhout. Afterwards, Oman won the two remaining matches of the group stage, first against the hosts Kuwait 1–0 with a penalty kick by Ahmed Kano, then against Saudi Arabia 2–0 which was considered as the upset of the tournament. Oman qualified to the semi-final match which was against Bahrain, and won it 1–0 with an own goal by the Bahraini Mahdi Abduljabbar. Eventually, and after nine years from its first title, Oman managed to win the tournament for the second time in its history by defeating the United Arab Emirates in the final in a penalty shootout. Oman won the match 5–4 on penalties after it had ended 0–0 after extra time. The Omani Ahmed Mubarak Kano was awarded the most valuable player award for his role in the success of the Omani team campaign.

Summary

Gulf Cup record
Year Host Country Place Pld W D L GF GA GD
1970  Bahrain Did not enter - - - - - - -
1972  Saudi Arabia Did not enter - - - - - - -
1974  Kuwait 6th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976  Qatar 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979  Iraq 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982  UAE 6th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984  Oman 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986  Bahrain 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988  Saudi Arabia 7th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990  Kuwait 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992  Qatar 6th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994  UAE 6th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996  Oman 6th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998  Bahrain 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002  Saudi Arabia 5th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003  Kuwait 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004  Qatar 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007  UAE 2nd place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009  Oman Champions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010  Yemen Group Stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013  Bahrain Group Stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014  Saudi Arabia 4th place 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017  Kuwait Champions 5 3 1 1 0 0 0
Total 21/23 _ 104 19 26 59 81 176 -95

Team awards

Oman has not won many team titles. What they have achieved, though, is qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup four times in 2004, 2007, 2015 and 2019. Their best result was reaching the round of 16 in the 2019 Asian cup. In 2009, Oman won their first Gulf Cup trophy at home in Muscat, an achievement that Oman did not manage to repeat until the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup held in Kuwait, after they defeated the United Arab Emirates in a penalty shootout in the Final match.

Year Award Competition
2004 Won second-place trophy 17th Gulf Cup
2007 Won second-place trophy 18th Gulf Cup
2009 Won first-place trophy 19th Gulf Cup
2009 Won fair play team award 19th Gulf Cup
2014 Won fair play team award 22nd Gulf Cup
2017 Won first-place trophy 23rd Gulf Cup

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup Finals record World Cup Qualifications record
Hosts / year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 to Spain 1982 Did not enter – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Mexico 1986 Withdrew – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Italy 1990 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 6 0 2 4 2 11
United States 1994 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 6 2 2 2 10 5
France 1998 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 6 4 1 1 14 2
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 14 6 4 4 40 19
Germany 2006 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 6 3 1 2 14 3
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 8 4 2 2 9 7
Brazil 2014 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 16 6 5 5 12 10
Russia 2018 Did not qualify – – – – – – – 8 4 2 2 11 7
Qatar 2022 To be determined – – – – – –
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined – – – – – –
Total – – – – – – – – 70 29 19 22 115 70

AFC Asian Cup record

Main article: Oman at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts / year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Kuwait 1980 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Singapore 1984 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 4 1 1 2 9 15
Qatar 1988 Withdrew - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Japan 1992 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 5
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 6 4 0 2 23 5
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 3 1 0 2 4 4
China 2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 3 6 5 0 1 24 2
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Group stage 15th 3 0 2 1 1 3 6 4 0 2 14 6
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify - - - - - - - 6 2 2 2 4 4
Australia 2015 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 1 5 6 4 2 0 7 1
United Arab Emirates 2019 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 4 6 14 9 2 3 39 12
Total Best: Round of 16 4/17 13 3 3 7 10 17 53 30 7 16 124 54

Asian Games

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
See also: Oman national under-23 football team
Asian Games record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
India 1951 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Philippines 1954 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 1958 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesia 1962 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1966 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1970 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iran 1974 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thailand 1978 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
India 1982 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Korea 1986 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
China 1990 Did not enter 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japan 1994 11th place 3 1 1 1 4 4
Thailand 1998 11th place 5 2 1 2 14 13
2002–present See Oman national under-23 football team
Total 2/13 8 3 2 3 18 17

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Egypt 1953 Did not enter
Lebanon 1957 Did not enter
Morocco 1961 Did not enter
United Arab Republic 1965 Group stage 10th 4 0 0 4 2 45
Syria 1976 Did not enter
Morocco 1985 Did not enter
Lebanon 1997 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 4 6
Jordan 1999 Group stage 8th 4 0 2 2 2 7
Egypt 2007 Did not enter
Qatar 2011 Group stage 9th 2 0 1 1 0 2
Total Group stage 4/10 13 0 5 8 8 60

Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Lebanon 1963 Did not enter - - - - - -
Kuwait 1964 Did not enter - - - - - -
Iraq 1966 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 24
Saudi Arabia 1985 Did not enter - - - - - -
Jordan 1988 Did not enter - - - - - -
Syria 1992 Did not enter - - - - - -
Qatar 1998 Withdrew - - - - - -
Kuwait 2002 Group stage - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 2012 Group stage - - - - - -
Total Best: Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0

Head-to-head record against other nations

Updated on 20 January 2019 after match against  Iran.[16]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Algeria 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5
 Australia 9 1 3 5 5 18 −13
 Azerbaijan 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Bahrain 43 13 16 14 41 51 −10
 Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
 Belarus 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4
 Benin 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Bhutan 2 2 0 0 18 2 +16
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Brazil 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Burkina Faso 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Chile 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 China 6 2 0 4 6 14 −8
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 9 2 +7
 Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 3 4 −1
 DR Congo 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Ecuador 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Egypt 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1
 Estonia 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
 Finland 6 0 3 3 2 7 −5
 Gabon 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Guam 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1
 Haiti 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
 India 7 5 2 0 19 4 +15
 Indonesia 4 2 1 1 3 4 −1
 Iran 13 2 4 7 15 26 −11
 Iraq 26 6 7 13 21 48 −27
 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2
 Kenya 5 2 3 0 8 5 +3
 Kosovo 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Kuwait 30 8 10 12 24 46 −22
 Kyrgyzstan 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Japan 12 0 3 9 4 20 −16
 Jordan 19 4 5 10 13 26 −13
 Laos 2 2 0 0 19 0 +19
 Latvia 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 Lebanon 11 3 5 3 11 12 −1
 Liberia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Libya 3 0 1 2 3 38 −35
 Macau 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 North Macedonia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Maldives 9 9 0 0 26 3 +23
 Mali 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Malaysia 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9
 Mauritania 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Morocco 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Mozambique 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2
 Myanmar 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7
   Nepal 11 11 0 0 43 1 +42
 New Zealand 6 1 1 4 4 7 −3
 North Korea 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Norway 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1
 Palestine 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
 Pakistan 4 3 1 0 12 2 +10
 Paraguay 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Philippines 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9
 Qatar 33 6 10 17 29 59 −30
 Republic of Ireland 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9
 Saudi Arabia 22 2 4 16 11 42 −31
 Senegal 4 3 0 1 5 2 +3
 Singapore 10 8 1 1 25 6 +19
 Slovenia 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11
 South Korea 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6
 Sri Lanka 3 2 1 0 14 1 +13
 Sudan 7 1 3 3 6 20 −14
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
  Switzerland 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4
 Syria 24 7 8 9 25 38 −13
 Tajikistan 6 4 1 1 14 8 +6
 Thailand 11 4 1 6 8 15 −7
 Togo 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Turkmenistan 5 4 0 1 10 5 +5
 United Arab Emirates 33 6 12 15 24 45 −21
 Uruguay 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3
 Uzbekistan 6 4 0 2 9 9 0
 Vietnam 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8
 Yemen 10 8 2 0 18 3 +15
 Zambia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
 Zimbabwe 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
Total 491 175 124 192 623 688 −65

Schedule

Recent and forthcoming matches

14 November 2017 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round Bhutan  2–4  Oman Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu
18:00 UTC+6
Report
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
15 December 2017 International Friendly Oman  1–0  Yemen Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
14:30 UTC+3 56' Report
22 December 2017 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup Oman  0–1  United Arab Emirates Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City
21:00 UTC+3 Report
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
25 December 2017 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup Kuwait  0–1  Oman Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City
20:00 UTC+3 Report
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)
28 December 2017 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia  0–2  Oman Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City
18:30 UTC+3 Report 1
Report 2
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
2 January 2018 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup Oman  1–0  Bahrain Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City
17:15 UTC+3 Abduljabbar 29' (o.g.) Report Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
5 January 2018 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup Oman  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  United Arab Emirates Jaber International Stadium, Kuwait City
17:30 UTC+3 Report Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)
Penalties
27 March 2018 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round Oman  1–0  Palestine Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat
19:00 UTC+4 Al-Hajri 88' Report Attendance: 9,700
Referee: Turki Mohammed Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
9 September 2018 Friendly Lebanon  0–0  Oman Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
11 September 2018 Friendly Jordan  0–0  Oman Amman, Jordan
19:00 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Referee: Mohamad Darwich (Lebanon)
13 October 2018 Friendly Philippines  1–1  Oman Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 (UTC+3) Al-Hajri 38' (o.g.) Report Saleh 8' Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
16 October 2018 Friendly Oman  0–0  Ecuador Doha, Qatar
18:30 (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)
16 November 2018 Friendly Oman  1–1  Syria Muscat, Oman
18:30 (UTC+4) Al-Khaldi 30' Report Kalfa 45' Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Khamis Mohamed Al Kuwari (Qatar)
19 November 2018 Friendly Oman  2–1  Bahrain Muscat, Oman
17:30 (UTC+4) E. Al-Farsi 56'
Al-Yahmadi 90'		 Report Al-Humaidan 68' Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)
13 December 2018 Friendly Oman  2–1  Tajikistan Muscat, Oman
18:30 (UTC+4) Al-Ghassani 74'
Abd Raboh 76'		 Report Solexov 90' Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mohammad Arafah (Jordan)
16 December 2018 Friendly Oman  1–0  Tajikistan Muscat, Oman
16:30 (UTC+4) Al Hajri 58' Report Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Ahmed El Sayed (Egypt)
27 December 2018 Friendly Oman  0–0  India Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:00 (UTC+4) Report Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
30 December 2018 Friendly Oman  0–5  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4) Report Nabbout 10'
Ikonomidis 14'
Mabil 24'
Degenek 58'
Irvine 89'		 Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
2 January 2019 Unofficial Friendly Thailand  0–2  Oman Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 (UTC+4) Report Ahmed Kano 25' (pen.)
Al-Ghassani 55'		 Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium

2019 AFC Asian Cup

9 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F Uzbekistan  2–1  Oman Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4 Ahmedov 34'
Shomurodov 85'		 Report Mu. Al-Ghassani 72' Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
Attendance: 9,424
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)
13 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F Oman  0–1  Japan Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4 Report Haraguchi 28' (pen.) Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 12,110
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
17 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group F Oman  3–1  Turkmenistan Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:30 UTC+4 Kano 20'
Mu. Al-Ghassani 84'
Al-Musalami 90+3'		 Report Annadurdyýew 41' Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 8,338
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
20 January 2019 2019 AFC Asian Cup Round of 16 Iran  2–0  Oman Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4 Jahanbakhsh 32'
Dejagah 41' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium
Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Players

Current squad

  • The following 23 players were called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup:
  • Match date: 20 January 2018
  • Opposition: Iran
  • Caps and goals as of 20 January 2018 vs. Iran
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ammar Al-Rushaidi (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
18 1GK Faiz Al-Rushaidi (1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 36) 39 0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ain
22 1GK Ahmed Al-Rawahi (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30) 3 0 Oman Al-Nasr
2 2DF Mohammed Al-Musalami (1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34) 83 2 Oman Dhofar
3 2DF Mohammed Al-Rawahi (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31) 13 0 Qatar Al-Wakra
5 2DF Mohammed Al-Balushi (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 35) 63 1 Oman Al-Nahda
11 2DF Saad Al-Mukhaini (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 37) 107 1 Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr
13 2DF Khalid Al-Buraiki (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31) 10 0 Oman Al-Nasr
17 2DF Ali Al-Busaidi (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 33) 56 1 Oman Dhofar
31 3MF Mahmood Al-Mushaifri (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 31) 21 0 Oman Al-Nasr
4 3MF Ali Al-Jabri (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 34) 51 0 Oman Al-Nahda
6 3MF Raed Ibrahim Saleh (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 32) 87 5 Malta Valletta
8 3MF Yaseen Al-Sheyadi (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 30) 21 0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
12 3MF Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri (1985-02-23) 23 February 1985 (age 39) 164 21 Qatar Al-Mesaimeer
10 3MF Mohsin Al-Khaldi (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 33) 46 6 Oman Sohar
15 3MF Jameel Al-Yahmadi (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30) 28 2 Qatar Al-Wakra
21 3MF Moataz Saleh (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28) 6 1 Oman Dhofar
23 3MF Harib Al-Saadi (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 34) 29 0 Oman Dhofar
25 3MF Salah Al-Yahyai (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 31) 12 3 Oman Dhofar
7 4FW Khalid Al-Hajri (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) 23 11 Oman Al-Nasr
9 4FW Mohammed Al-Ghassani (1985-04-01) 1 April 1985 (age 39) 23 3 Oman Saham
16 4FW Muhsen Al-Ghassani (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27) 14 2 Oman Al-Suwaiq
34 4FW Mohamed Khasib (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30) 12 0 Oman Al-Nahda

Former squads

AFC Asian Cup
Gulf Cup

Personnel

As of December 2018

Technical staff

[17]

Position Name
Head Coach Oman Muhanna Said Al-Adwi (caretaker)
Technical Director Australia Jim Selby
Oman Khalid Al Lahouri
Assistant Coach Oman Waleed Al-Saadi
Oman Muhanna Al-Adwi
Goalkeeping Coach Tunisia Al-Chedli Mabrouki
Fitness Coach Portugal Ricardo Gomes da Silva
Team Manager Oman Maqbool Al-Balushi
Players Relations Manager Oman Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Task Manager Oman Ahmed Al-Owaisi
Operations Manager Oman Kamil Al-Balushi
Team Doctor Oman Dr. Mohammed Moulou
Physiotherapist Oman Said Al-Balushi
Physiotherapist Oman Yaqoob Al-Mahrouqi
Performance Analyst Syria Hamid Nazar Mahroos
Masseur Slovenia Pavol Skoda
Masseur Ukraine Ryabovol Gennadiy

Coaches

Manager Years as manager
Egypt Mohammed Al-Khafaji 1974–1976
England George Smith 1979
Tunisia Hamed El-Dhiab 1980–1982
Tunisia Mansaf El-Meliti (caretaker) 1982
Brazil Paulo de Oliveira 1984
Brazil Antônio Clemente 1986
Brazil Jorge Vitório 1986–1988
Germany Karl-Heinz Heddergott 1988–1989
Germany Bernd Patzke 1990–1992
Iran Heshmat Mohajerani 1992–1994
Oman Rashid Jaber 1995–1996
Egypt Mahmoud El-Gohary 1996
Slovakia Jozef Vengloš 1996–1997
Scotland Ian Porterfield 1997
Iran Homayoun Shahrokhi 1997–1998
Brazil Valdeir Vieira 1998–1999
Brazil Carlos Alberto Torres 2000–2001
Czech Republic Milan Máčala 2001
Germany Bernd Stange 2001
Oman Rashid Jaber (caretaker) 2002
Czech Republic Milan Máčala 2003–2005
Croatia Srečko Juričić 2005–2006
Oman Hamad Al-Azani (caretaker) 2006
Czech Republic Milan Máčala 2006–2007
Argentina Gabriel Calderón 2007–2008
Uruguay Julio César Ribas 2008
Oman Hamad Al-Azani (caretaker) 2008
France Claude Le Roy 2008–2010
Oman Hamad Al-Azani 2010–2011
France Paul Le Guen[18] 2011–2015
Spain Juan Ramón López Caro 2016
Netherlands Pim Verbeek 2016–2019
Oman Muhanna Said Al-Adwi (caretaker) 2019-

Kits and sponsors

The well-known "confettied" kit provided by Grand Sport during Oman's attempted qualification for the 1998 World Cup

Over the years Oman has had multiple kit providers, of which Grand Sport held the contract for the longest period. Oman has also worn kits provided by Puma, Umbro, Lotto and Adidas.

The national team signed a contract in 2006 with Gulf Air,[19][20] but the deal ended abruptly in early 2008, and was replaced with a signed sponsorship by Omantel's Oman Mobile.

On 9 May 2012, the Oman Football Association launched the new official team kit to be worn by Oman in their push for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round. The new kit was launched together with a new OFA logo. The new kit was designed for Oman by Taj Oman, an Oman-based company.[21] Later in June 2012, Oman's airline Oman Air became the official carrier of the Oman Football Association.[22]

On 8 February 2014, the Omani Football Association confirmed the tie-up with Italian sports apparel manufacturer Kappa. A joint venture agreement was signed by sportswear giant Kappa and the OFA's apparel brand Taj Oman. In a 4-year deal, Kappa will produce the kit worn by all the Oman National football teams bearing the Taj mark, and will provide Oman with a large range of sportswear specific for the country. The deal will see both the names (Kappa & Taj) on the kit worn by the National teams and on all retail items.[23] Oman Air also renewed its deal on the same day with the OFA till the end of the 2013–14 season. On 16 September 2014, the Omani Football Association announced that they had signed an agreement with Asia Sports Marketing to become the exclusive sales agent for the Association.[24]

On 9 September 2015, the Omani Football Association signed a one-year contract extension with, Oman Air as the official carrier of the national team. The association said that although Oman Air's ticket allocation in the deal is primarily meant for the senior national team's tours, the OFA has often judiciously availed the privilege for club teams' trips to Salalah for Omantel Professional League (OPL) matches and also for overseas travel of the national age-group squads.[25][26] On 18 October 2015, the Omani Football Association announced a partnership with a new mental energizer Energy Drinks Partner, Effect.[27][28]

Period Kit Manufacturer
1978–1996 Puma
1996–2005 Grand Sport
2005–2006 Umbro
2006–2008 Lotto
2008–2012 Adidas
2012–2014 Taj Oman
2014–2017 Kappa
2017–2018 Kappa
2018– Jako

See also

References

  1. ^ FIFA Century Club. FIFA.com
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. ^ – Al-Dhabit scored 22 goals in 2001
  5. ^ – 3rd Arab to receive the award, and first Omani.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ 9-time winners of the Gulf Cup of Nations
  7. ^ – match results from the 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations.
  8. ^ – Hani Al-Dhabit, top goalscorer of the 2002 Gulf Cup with a total of 5 goals.
  9. ^ Gulf Cup 17 – Qatar – goalzz.com
  10. ^ – Oman's performance in the 2007 Gulf Cup.
  11. ^ – Al-Habsi receiving the Best Goalkeeper award.
  12. ^ – Oman's goal scoring record in the 18th Gulf Cup.
  13. ^ – Oman's 19th Gulf Cup record.
  14. ^ Hassan Rabia—19th Gulf Cup top goalscorer.
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  16. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Oman". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  17. ^ "OFA Announce Full National Team Staff Appointments". ofa.om.
  18. ^ "Oman Football Association 'relieves' Le Guen of coaching duties after Oman's loss to Turkmenistan". Times of Oman.
  19. ^ "Gulf Air signs deal with Oman". gulfair.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Gulf Air Signs Sponsorship Deal With Oman Football Association − SportsOman reports the signed deal". englishsabla.com. Sports Oman. 21 May 2006. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Oman Football Association Unveils Official Logo And Kit". theweek.co.om. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "Oman National Team Announce Major Local Sponsor". Oman Air. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ "Oman Football Association confirms tie-up with Kappa". Al Bawaba. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  24. ^ "Oman Football Association announce new exclusive sales partner". Zawya. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  25. ^ "Our partnership with Oman Air has grown, says Sayyid Khalid". Muscat Daily. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  26. ^ "الطيران العماني يمدد عقد الشراكة مع اتحاد القدم". Al Roya. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  27. ^ "Oman Football Score with Effect". ofa.om. Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ "Oman FA rope in Effect as new energy drink partner". Times of Oman. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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