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Oman
سلطنة عُمان
Nickname(s) Al-Ahmar
(The Red)
Al-Khanajar Al-Omania
(The Omani Daggers)
Al-Halwa Al-Omania
(The Sweet of Oman)
Al-Samba Al-Khaleejia
(Sambas of the Gulf)Association Oman Football Association Confederation AFC Head coach Paul Le Guen Asst coach Hamad Al-Azani Captain Mohamed Rabia (2004–Present) Most caps Sulaiman Al-Mazroui Top scorer Hani Al-Dhabit Home stadium Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex FIFA code OMA FIFA ranking 93 Highest FIFA ranking 50 (August 2004) Lowest FIFA ranking 117 (July 2003) Elo ranking 87 Highest Elo ranking 50 (December 2004) Lowest Elo ranking 174 (March 1984) 
Home colours
Away coloursFirst international 
Sudan 15 – 0 Oman 
(Cairo, Egypt; September 2, 1965) [1]Biggest win Oman 12 – 0 Laos 
(Muscat, Oman; April 30, 2001)Biggest defeat 
Libya 21 – 0 Muscat and Oman
(Iraq; April 1, 1966)AFC Asian Cup Appearances 2 (First in 2004) Best result 1st Round The Oman national football team (Arabic: منتخب عمان لكرة القدم) is the national team of Oman. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005. The team is controlled by the Oman Football Association.
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History
Prior to the turn of the 21st century, Oman's senior team have generally finished in last place in all competitions in which competed in. Oman nowadays exports players from England to Belgium, and Saudi Arabia, to Qatar. Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with 22 goals;[1] the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award to date, and also being the third Arab to win the award, as well as being the first Omani.[2]
The senior team has never qualified for the World Cup, but has qualified for the Asian Cup in the years 2004 and 2007, and reached the Gulf Cup of Nations final three times, and won it on its third attempt as hosts.
Acheivements
World Cup record
Asian Cup record
- 1956 to 1980 – Did not enter
- 1984 – Did not qualify
- 1988 – Did not enter
- 1992 to 2000 – Did not qualify
- 2004 – Round 1
- 2007 – Round 1
- 2011 – Did not qualify
Gulf Cup of Nations performance
Prior to the new millennium, Oman generally struggled in the Gulf Cup of Nations, usually finishing in 6th or 7th place, even when the cup was held in Oman. It was about 1998 when the national team began to increase its performance, and in the 2003/2004 Gulf Cups new talent emerged like the familiar names of Imad Al-Hosni, Ali Al-Habsi, Badr Al-Maimani, and Khalifa Ayil which made the team more successful. In the 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations held in Saudi Arabia, Oman had once again finished in an unimpressive 5th place, but under the captaincy of Dhofar F.C.'s Hani Al-Dhabit, Oman had accomplished something never before done in the history of Oman in the Gulf Cup, defeating 9-time winners,[3] Kuwait. The match ended 3–1 with captain Hani Al-Dhabit scoring a hat-trick. As well as the three goals on Kuwait, Al-Dhabit netted a goal on Bahrain, and a consolation goal against a 2–1 Qatar.[4] At the end of the competition, Hani Al-Dhabit was the only Omani to score any goals, and was awarded the "Top Goal Scorer" of the competition, with a total of 5 goals.[5]
During the 2004 Gulf Cup in Doha Oman reached the final for the first time in the team's history, which was eventually lost to Qatar in a penalty shootout. Imad Al-Hosni was awarded the "Top Goal Scorer" of the competition with a total of 4 goals.[6]
In the 2007 Gulf Cup, the national team reached the final for a second consecutive time and lost to hosts, U.A.E. 1–0 in Abu Dhabi. Although losing to the Emirates in the final, Oman had maintained an undefeated record throughout the competition dis-including the final.[7] Once again Ali Al-Habsi had received the "Best Goalkeeper of the Gulf Cup"[8] for the third consecutive time in a row; the most won by a goalkeeper in the 40 years of the Gulf Cup tournament. Oman had tied U.A.E. in goalscoring with 9 goals each after the competition.[9]
Eventually after losing twice in the Gulf Cup final consecutively, Oman had managed to win the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations tournament as hosts, while defeating regional giants, Saudi Arabia in a penalty shootout 5–6. Oman maintained a clean-sheet throughout the whole competition.[10] The competition in Muscat was the first for Hassan Rabia, and despite this he managed to score 4 goals resulting in him receiving the "Top Goal Scorer" award.[11] Ali Al-Habsi also received the fourth consecutive "Best Goalkeeper Award" expanding his record further.[12]
Year Host Country Place 1970 
BahrainDid not enter 1972 
Saudi ArabiaDid not enter 1974 
Kuwait6th place 1976 
Qatar7th place 1979 
Iraq7th place 1982 
UAE6th place 1984 Oman7th place 1986 Bahrain7th place 1988 Saudi Arabia7th place 1990 Kuwait4th place 1992 Qatar6th place 1994 UAE6th place 1996 Oman6th place 1998 Bahrain4th place 2002 Saudi Arabia5th place 2003 Kuwait4th place 2004 Qatar2nd place 2007 UAE2nd place 2009 Oman1st place 2010 
YemenGroup Stage 2014 World Cup qualification
- Additional information: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round
- Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 
Australia3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 
Thailand3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4 Saudi Arabia3 0 2 1 1 3 -2 2 Oman3 0 1 2 0 6 -6 1 Schedule
Recent Results
WCQ 2nd Round 23 July 2011 Oman 2 – 0 
MyanmarSeeb Stadium, Muscat 19:30 UTC+4 Al Hosni 
22'
Al Ajmi 79'Report Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Ali Sabbagh (Lebanon)
WCQ 2nd Round 28 July 2011 Myanmar 0 – 2 OmanThuwunna Stadium, Yangon 15:30 UTC+6:30 Report Al Hosni 22'
Al Ajmi 39' (pen.)Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)Incident
Due to a pitch invasion, the match was abandoned after 45+2 minutes with Oman leading 2–0; FIFA confirmed that the result at the time of the interruption of the match is final.[13]
WCQ 3rd Round 2 September 2011 Oman 0 – 0 Saudi ArabiaSeeb Stadium, Muscat 19:00 UTC+4 Report Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
WCQ 3rd Round 6 September 2011 Thailand 3 – 0 OmanRajamangala Stadium, Bangkok 18:00 UTC+7 Soleb 35'
Dangda 41'
Al-Farsi 90+1' (o.g.)Report Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Kim Dong Jin (Korea Republic)
WCQ 3rd Round 11 October 2011 Australia 3 – 0 OmanANZ Stadium, Sydney 19:30 UTC+11 Holman 8'
Kennedy 65'
Jedinak 85'Report Attendance: 24,732
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)Upcoming Fixtures
WCQ 3rd Round 11 November 2011 Oman 1 – 0 AustraliaSultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat 18:00 UTC+4 Al Hosni 18'Report Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
WCQ 3rd Round 15 November 2011 Saudi Arabia 0 – 0 OmanKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh 19:30 UTC+3 Report
WCQ 3rd Round 29 February 2012 Oman v ThailandAwards
Team awards and achievements
Oman have not won many team titles. What they have achieved, though, is qualifying for Asian Cups 2004, and 2007. However, they were eliminated during the first round. Oman received the 2009 Gulf Cup title in Muscat.
Oman performing in the 2007 Asian CupYear Award Competition 2004 Won second place trophy 17th Gulf Cup of Nations 2007 Won second place trophy 18th Gulf Cup of Nations 2009 Won first place trophy 19th Gulf Cup of Nations 2009 Won fair play team award 19th Gulf Cup of Nations Individual awards
Year Player Award 1984 Ghulam Khamis Best Player of the 1984 Gulf Cup. 2001 Hani Al-Dhabit World's top goal scorer of 2001 2002 Hani Al-Dhabit Top goal scorer of the 15th Gulf Cup 2003 Ali Al-Habsi Best goalkeeper of the 16th Gulf Cup 2004 Imad Al-Hosni Golden Shoe of the 17th Gulf Cup 2004 Ali Al-Habsi Best Goalkeeper of Norway Award 2004 Ali Al-Habsi Best Goalkeeper of the 17th Gulf Cup 2007 Ali Al-Habsi Best Goalkeeper of the 18th Gulf Cup 2009 Ali Al-Habsi Best Goalkeeper of the 19th Gulf Cup 2009 Hassan Rabia Top Scorer of the 19th Gulf Cup Players
Current squad
The following 23 players started for the match against Australia on November 11, 2011 in Muscat, Oman.[14]
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Ali Al-Habsi December 30, 1981 65 0 
Wigan Athletic18 GK Faiz Al-Rushaidi July 19, 1988 2 0 Muscat22 GK Mohammed Huwaidi January 27, 1984 14 0 Al Oruba Sur5 DF Mohammed Al-Sheiba September 27, 1989 27 0 Al Wahda6 DF Abdulrahman Saleh September 8, 1986 16 0 Al Masn'aa11 DF Saad Suhail September 6, 1987 24 0 Fanja SC13 DF Abdul Salam Al-Mukhaini April 20, 1990 3 0 Al Oruba Sur2 MF Eid Al-Farsi January 31, 1987 7 0 Al Oruba Sur4 MF Nasser Sulaiman August 24, 1976 0 0 Saham7 MF Hussain Al-Hadhri May 21, 1990 11 1 Dhofar8 MF Qasim Said January 1, 1985 24 1 Al-Nasr10 MF Fawzi Bashir May 6, 1984 98 23 Bani Yas12 MF Ahmed Mubarak February 23, 1985 63 6 Al Naser SC21 MF Ahmed Hadid July 18, 1984 70 7 Al-Jaish23 MF Mohammed Al-Mukhaini December 2, 1982 17 0 Dhofar3 FW Badar Al-Maimani July 16, 1984 51 14 Muscat9 FW Yaqoob Abdul-Karim September 4, 1985 5 1 Saham14 FW Hassan Rabia February 1, 1984 31 7 Al Shabab15 FW Ismail Al-Ajmi June 9, 1984 48 8 Kuwait SC16 FW Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali February 20, 1990 2 0 Dhofar17 FW Humaid Al-Gheilan October 18, 1987 1 0 Al-Tal'aa Sur19 FW Hamoud Al-Saadi March 5, 1992 2 1 Al-Ahli20 FW Imad Al-Hosni July 18, 1984 68 25 Al-AhliRecent Callups
These are players on the squad, but did not start vs Australia.
# Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Sulaiman Al Mazroui September 13, 1972 0 0 MuscatDF Hassan Mudhafar June 26, 1980 71 5 Al-IttifaqDF Mohamed Al-Noobi May 10, 1981 68 0 DhofarDF Rashid Al-Farsi March 21, 1989 4 0 Al Oruba SurDF Mohammed Al-Maslami April 20, 1990 2 0 Al ShababDF Fahad Al-Jalabubi August 14, 1990 7 0 Al-SuwaiqDF Abdulrahman Al-Alawi September 8, 1986 15 0 Al Masn'aaDF Nasser Al-Shimli February 15, 1989 4 0 Al-NahdaMF Juma Al-Mashri September 29, 1984 12 0 Al Oruba SurMF Mohammed Al-Ghassani April 1, 1985 6 0 Al-NahdaMF Ali Al-Jabri January 29, 1990 7 0 Al-NahdaFW Mansoor Al-Nuaimi March 20, 1990 10 0 Al-NahdaFormer players
- Ghulam Khamis
- Younis Amaan
- Mohammed Al-Kathiri
- Hani Al-Dhabit
- Badr Jumaa
- Hamtoot Jamaan
- Ali Nasser
- Msellem Al Alawi
- Abdul Ameer Abbas
Former squads
Oman Statistics
As on 16th August, 2011[15]
Played Win Draw Loss 924 316 306 302 Coaches
Manager Years as manager 
Mamadoh Mohammed Al-Khafaji1974-1976 George Smith (Manager)1979 
Hamed El-Dhiab1980-1982 Mansaf El-Meliti1982 
Paulo Heiki1984 Antônio Clemente1986 Jorge Vitório1986-1988 
Karl-Heinz Heddergott1988-1989 Bernd Patzke1990-1992 
Heshmat Mohajerani1992-1994 Rashid Jaber Al-Yafi’i1995-1996 Mahmoud El-Gohary1996 
Jozef Vengloš1996-1997 Ian Porterfield1997 Homayoun Shahrokhi1997-1998 Valdeir Vieira1998-1999 Carlos Alberto Torres2000-2001 
Milan Máčala2001 Bernd Stange2001 Rashid Jaber Al-Yafi’i2002 Milan Máčala2003-2005 
Srečko Juričić2005-2006 Hamad Al-Azani2006
(caretaker role) Milan Máčala2006-2007 
Gabriel Calderón2007-2008 
Julio César Ribas2008 Hamad Al-Azani2008
(caretaker role)
Claude Le Roy2008-2010 Hamad Al-AzaniJan 2010
(in charge of friendlies during Le Roy absence) Paul Le GuenJune 2011- Kits and sponsorships
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 current suppliers, Adidas.
The national team has signed a contract in 2006 with Gulf Air,[16][17] the deal which ended abruptly in early 2008 was replaced with a signed sponsorship by Omantel's Oman Mobile.
Period Kit Manufacturer 1978 Puma 1996 Puma −1998 Grand Sport 1998–2005 Grand Sport 2005 Umbro 2005–2008 Lotto 2008– Adidas References
- ^ – Al-Dhabit scored 22 goals in 2001
- ^ – 3rd Arab to receive the award, and first Omani.
- ^ 9-time winners of the Gulf Cup of Nations
- ^ – match results from the 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations.
- ^ – Hani Al-Dhabit, top goal scorer of the 2002 Gulf Cup of Nations with a total of 5 goals.
- ^ Gulf Cup 17 – Qatar – goalzz.com
- ^ – Oman's performance in the 2007 Gulf Cup.
- ^ – Al-Habsi receiving the Best Goalkeeper award.
- ^ – Oman's goal scoring record in the 18th Gulf Cup.
- ^ – Oman's 19th Gulf Cup record.
- ^ Hassan Rabia—19th Gulf Cup top goal scorer.
- ^ – BWFC – Ali 4 time winner of Best Goalkeeper award.
- ^ "Statement regarding abandoned 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifier Myanmar against Oman". FIFA.com. 29 July 2011. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=1482647/index.html. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "FIFA match report: Oman vs Australia". FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257791/match=300172571/report.html.
- ^ http://www.football-rankings.info/2011/08/fifa-ranking-august-2011-final-preview.html
- ^ – Gulf Air signs deal with Oman
- ^ – SportsOman reports the signed deal
External links
- Official Oman Football Association Website
- Oman national team on FIFA.com
- Team Info at football-lineups
- Player statistics
- Matches Archive on Goalzz.com
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