Oman_national_football_team

Oman national football team

Oman national football team

Association football team

The Oman national association football team represents Oman in association football and is controlled by the Oman Football Association (OFA).

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History

World Cup and Asian Cup

Gulf Cup

The mid-1990s under the OFA chairmanship of Sheikh Saif bin Hashil Al-Maskary saw Oman achieve positive results on the Asian stage. Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with 22 goals;[3] the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award and being the third Arab and the first Omani to win the award.[4]

In the 2002 Gulf Cup which was held in Saudi Arabia, Oman finished at 5th place and under the captaincy of Dhofar F.C.'s Hani Al-Dhabit, Oman defeated 9-time winners[5] Kuwait. The match had ended 3–1 with captain Al-Dhabit scoring a hat-trick. Hani netted a goal against Bahrain and a consolation goal in a 2–1 loss against Qatar.[6] At the end of the tournament, Hani was the only Omani to score goals for his nation and was awarded for being the top goal scorer of the competition, with 5 goals.[7]

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 tournament with a total of 4 goals.[8]

In the 2007 Gulf Cup which was held in United Arab Emirates, the team reached the final for a second consecutive time and lost 1–0 to the hosts United Arab Emirates. It had maintained an undefeated record throughout the competition excluding the final.[9] Ali Al-Habsi had received the "Best Goalkeeper of the Gulf Cup" award[10] 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 United Arab Emirates in goal-scoring with 9 goals each after the tournament.[11]

After losing twice in the Gulf Cup final consecutively, Oman won the 2009 Gulf Cup tournament as hosts by defeating 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 tournament.[12] The tournament in Muscat was the first for Hassan Rabia, who managed to score 4 goals making him receive the "Top Goalscorer" award.[13] Ali Al-Habsi received his fourth consecutive "Best Goalkeeper Award".[14]

Kit

The "confettied" kit provided by Thai firm Grand Sport during Oman's attempted qualification for the 1998 World Cup

The team signed a contract in 2006 with Gulf Air.[15][16]

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 kit was launched together with a new OFA logo. The new kit was designed for Oman by Taj Oman, an Oman-based company.[17] Later in June 2012, Oman's airline Oman Air became the official carrier of the Oman Football Association.[18]

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 Kappa and 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 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.[19] 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.[20]

On 9 September 2015, the Omani Football Association signed a 1-year contract extension with Oman Air as the official carrier of the team. The association said that although Oman Air's ticket allocation in the deal is primarily meant for the senior national team's tours, OFA has availed the privilege for club teams' trips to Salalah for Omantel Professional League (OPL) matches and for overseas travel of the national age-group squads.[21][22] On 18 October 2015, the Omani Football Association announced a partnership with a new mental energizer Energy Drinks Partner, Effect.[23][24]

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Results and fixtures

Main article: Oman national football team results (2020–present)

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

11 June 2023 2023 CAFA Nations Cup Uzbekistan  3–0  Oman Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:30 UTC+5 Masharipov 7', 24' Alijonov 89' Report Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 12,912
Referee: Dayirbek Abdilaev (Kyrgyzstan)
14 June 2023 2023 CAFA Nations Cup Oman  1–1  Tajikistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium
17 June 2023 2023 CAFA Nations Cup Turkmenistan  0–2  Oman Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium
20 June 2023 2023 CAFA Nations Cup 3rd Kyrgyzstan  0–1  Oman Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Friendly Oman  2–1  Palestine Muscat, Oman
Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Friendly United States  4–0  Oman Saint Paul, United States
20:30 EDT
Stadium: Allianz Field
16 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Oman  3–0  Chinese Taipei Muscat, Oman
 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification Kyrgyzstan  1–0  Oman Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6
Report Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) Friendly Oman  2–0  China Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
--:-- UTC+4
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium

2024

6 January 2024 Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–1  Oman Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:15 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
16 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS Saudi Arabia  2–1  Oman Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
21 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS Oman  0–0  Thailand Doha, Qatar
17:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
25 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS Kyrgyzstan  1–1  Oman Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
21 March 2026 World Cup qualification Oman  2–0  Malaysia Oman
2024-04-18 20:36 UTC
26 March 2026 World Cup qualification Malaysia  0–2  Oman Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium
6 June 2026 World Cup qualification Chinese Taipei  v  Oman TBD
11 June 2026 World Cup qualification Oman  v  Kyrgyzstan Oman

Coaching staff

As of February 2024[25]
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Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following 29 players were called up to prepare for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[27]

Caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2023, after the match against  Kyrgyzstan

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Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

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Records

As of 31 January 2023[28]
Players in bold are still active with Oman.

Most appearances

Ahmed Mubarak is Oman's most capped player with 180 appearances.
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Top goalscorers

Hani Al-Dhabit is Oman's top scorer with 43 goals.
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Competition records

FIFA World Cup

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AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Oman at the AFC Asian Cup
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Arab Cup

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Gulf Cup

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WAFF Championship

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CAFA Nations Cup

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  1. Not a CAFA member, participated as invitee.

Asian Games

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Arab Games

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Head-to-head record

Updated on 21 January 2024 after match against  Thailand.[29]

  More wins than losses   As many wins as losses   Fewer wins than losses

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