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Oman national football team

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

The Oman national football team (Arabic: منتخب عُمان لكرة القدم‎) represents Oman in men's international football and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. 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 represents both FIFA and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

Oman
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 coachBranko Ivanković
CaptainAhmed Mubarak
Most capsAhmed Mubarak (179)[1]
Top scorerHani Al-Dhabit (43)
Home stadiumSultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA codeOMA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 82 Steady (22 October 2020)[2]
Highest50 (August – October 2004)
Lowest129 (October 2016)
Elo ranking
Current 81 Decrease 3 (26 October 2020)[3]
Highest49 (12 April 2005)
Lowest174 (March 1984)
First international
 Libya 14–1 Muscat and Oman Flag of Muscat.svg
(Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest win
 Oman 14–0 Bhutan 
(Muscat, Oman; 28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Libya 21-1 Muscat and Oman Flag of Muscat.svg
(Iraq, 6 April 1966)
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best resultRound of 16 (2019)
WAFF Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultThird place (2012)

HistoryEdit

It was not until the mid 1990s under the OFA chairmanship of Sheikh Saif bin Hashil Al-Maskary that Oman started 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 performanceEdit

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 goal-scoring 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.

SummaryEdit

Gulf Cup record
Year Host Country Result Pld W D L GF GA GD
1970   Bahrain Did not enter
1972   Saudi Arabia
1974   Kuwait 6th place 2 0 0 2 0 9 –9
1976   Qatar 7th place 6 0 1 5 3 21 –18
1979   Iraq 7th place 6 0 0 6 1 21 −20
1982   UAE 6th place 5 0 0 5 2 15 −13
1984   Oman 7th place 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6
1986   Bahrain 7th place 6 0 1 5 4 11 –7
1988   Saudi Arabia 7th place 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6
1990   Kuwait 4th place 4 0 3 1 4 6 −2
1992   Qatar 6th place 5 0 0 5 1 10 –9
1994   UAE 6th place 5 0 2 3 4 9 –5
1996   Oman 6th place 5 0 2 3 2 7 –5
1998   Bahrain 4th place 5 1 1 3 6 12 −6
2002   Saudi Arabia 5th place 5 1 1 3 5 7 −2
2003   Kuwait 4th place 6 2 2 2 6 4 +2
2004   Qatar Runners-Up 5 3 1 1 10 7 +3
2007   UAE Runners-Up 5 4 0 1 7 4 +3
2009   Oman Champions 5 3 2 0 7 0 +7
2010   Yemen Group Stage 3 0 3 0 1 1 0
2013   Bahrain Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3
2014   Saudi Arabia 4th place 5 1 2 2 7 5 +2
2017   Kuwait Champions 5 3 1 1 4 1 +3
2019   Qatar Group Stage 3 1 1 1 3 4 –1
2021   Iraq To be decided
Total 22/24 Best: Champions 104 19 27 58 81 172 –91

Team awardsEdit

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 recordsEdit

World Cup recordEdit

FIFA World Cup Finals record World Cup Qualifications record
Hosts / year Result Position Pld W D* L GS GA Pld W D L GS GA
  1930 to   1982 Did not enter Did not enter
  1986 Withdrew Withdrew
  1990 Did not qualify 6 0 2 4 2 11
  1994 6 2 2 2 10 5
  1998 6 4 1 1 14 2
    2002 14 6 4 4 40 19
  2006 6 3 1 2 14 3
  2010 8 4 2 2 9 7
  2014 16 6 5 5 12 10
  2018 8 4 2 2 11 7
  2022 To be determined – – – – – –
      2026 To be determined – – – – – –
Total – – – – – – – – 70 29 19 22 115 70

AFC Asian Cup recordEdit

Main article: Oman at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup Finals record AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts / year Result Position Pld W D* L GS GA Pld W D* L GS GA
  1956 to   1980 Did not enter Did not enter
  1984 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 9 15
  1988 Withdrew Withdrew
  1992 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 5
  1996 6 4 0 2 23 5
  2000 3 1 0 2 4 4
  2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 3 6 5 0 1 24 2
        2007 Group stage 15th 3 0 2 1 1 3 6 4 0 2 14 6
  2011 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 4 4
  2015 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 1 5 6 4 2 0 7 1
  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 GamesEdit

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 Pld W D* L GF GA
  1951 Did not participate
  1954
  1958
  1962
  1966
  1970
  1974
  1978
  1982 Withdrew
  1986 Did not participate
  1990
  1994 11th place 3 1 1 1 4 4
  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 GamesEdit

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

Arab Nations CupEdit

Arab Nations Cup record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA
  1963 Did not enter
  1964
  1966 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 24
  1985 Did not enter
  1988
  1992
  1998 Withdrew
  2002 Did not enter
  2012
Total Best: Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 24

Head-to-head record against other nationsEdit

Updated on 27 November 2019 after match against   Bahrain.[16]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
  Afghanistan 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10
  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 44 13 17 14 41 51 −10
  Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
  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 PR 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 8 6 2 0 21 5 +16
  Indonesia 5 3 1 1 4 4 0
  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 12 4 5 3 12 12 0
  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 34 6 10 18 30 61 −29
  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 11 8 2 1 26 7 +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 500 181 126 193 641 693 −52

ScheduleEdit

Recent and forthcoming matchesEdit

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019Edit

14 November 2019 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second RoundOman  4–1  BangladeshMuscat, Oman
19:00 UTC+4 Al-Khaldi   48'
R. Al-Alawi   68'
A. Al-Alawi   78'
Al-Hidi   90+1'		 Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Ahmed   81' Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
19 November 2019 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second RoundOman  1–0  IndiaMuscat, Oman
19:00 UTC+4 Al-Ghassani   33' Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
27 November 2019 Arabian Gulf CupOman  0–0  BahrainDoha, Qatar
17:30 Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)
30 November 2019 Arabian Gulf CupKuwait  1–2  OmanDoha, Qatar
17:30 Nasser   79' Report Al-Muqbali   16' (pen.), 32' (pen.) Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)
2 December 2019 Arabian Gulf CupOman  1–3  Saudi ArabiaDoha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 Al-Alawi   55' Report Al-Buraikan   26'
Bahebri   42', 57'		 Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Alexandre Boucaut (Belgium)

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

  • The following 23 players were called up for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup:
  • Match date: 27 November—2 December 2019
  • Opposition: Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
  • Caps and goals as of 19 November 2019 after the match vs. India
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ammar al-Rushaidi (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 22) 1 0   Al-Suwaiq
18 1GK Faiz Al-Rushaidi (1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 32) 39 0   Al-Ain
22 1GK Ahmed Al-Rawahi (1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 26) 3 0   Al-Nasr
2 2DF Mohammed Al-Musalami (1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 30) 83 2   Dhofar
3 2DF Mohammed Al-Rawahi (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 27) 13 0   Al-Wakra
5 2DF Mohammed Al-Balushi (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989 (age 31) 63 1   Al-Nahda
11 2DF Saad Al-Mukhaini (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 33) 107 1   Al-Nassr
13 2DF Khalid Al-Braiki (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 27) 10 0   Al-Nasr
17 2DF Ali Al-Busaidi (1991-01-21) 21 January 1991 (age 29) 56 1   Dhofar
4 3MF Ali Al-Jabri (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 30) 51 0   Al-Nahda
6 3MF Raed Ibrahim Saleh (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 28) 87 5   Valletta
8 3MF Yaseen al-Sheyadi (1994-02-05) 5 February 1994 (age 26) 21 0   Al-Suwaiq
10 3MF Mohsin Al-Khaldi (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 28) 46 6   Sohar
12 3MF Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri (1985-02-23) 23 February 1985 (age 35) 176 23   Al-Mesaimeer
15 3MF Rabia Al-Alawi (1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 25) 5 4   Dhofar
21 3MF Mataz Saleh (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 24) 6 1   Dhofar
23 3MF Harib Al-Saadi (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 30) 29 0   Dhofar
25 3MF Salaah Al-Yahyaei (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 26) 12 3   Dhofar
31 3MF Mahmood Al-Mushaifri (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 27) 21 0   Al-Nasr
7 4FW Khalid Al-Hajri (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 26) 23 11   Al-Nasr
9 4FW Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali (1989-04-23) 23 April 1989 (age 31) 85 29   Al-Shamal
16 4FW Muhsen Al-Ghassani (1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 23) 14 2   Sepahan
34 4FW Mohamed Khasib (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 26) 12 0   Al-Nahda

Recent call-upsEdit

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ali Al-Habsi (1981-12-30) 30 December 1981 (age 38) 135 0 Retired v.   India, 19 November 2019

Former squadsEdit

AFC Asian Cup
Gulf Cup

PersonnelEdit

As of February 2019

Technical staffEdit

[17]

Position Name
Head Coach   Branko Ivanković
Assistant Coach   Mario Tokić
  Waleed Al-Saadi
  Muhanna Al-Adwi
Goalkeeping Coach   Enver Lugušić[18]
  Igor Panadić
Fitness Coach   Marko Stilinović
Performance Analyst   Zlatko Ivanković
Team Manager   Maqbool Al-Balushi
Players Relations Manager   Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Task Manager   Ahmed Al-Owaisi
Operations Manager   Kamil Al-Balushi
Team Doctor   Dr. Mohammed Moulou
Physiotherapist   Said Al-Balushi
Physiotherapist   Yaqoob Al-Mahrouqi
Masseur   Pavol Skoda
  Hennadiy Ryabovol
Technical Director   Slobodan Pavković
  Khalid Al Lahouri

CoachesEdit

Manager Years as manager
  Mohammed Al-Khafaji 1974–1976
  George Smith 1979
  Hamed El-Dhiab 1980–1982
  Mansaf El-Meliti (caretaker) 1982
  Paulo de Oliveira 1984
  Antônio Clemente 1986
  Jorge Vitório 1986–1988
  Karl-Heinz Heddergott 1988–1989
  Bernd Patzke 1990–1992
  Heshmat Mohajerani 1992–1994
  Rashid Jaber 1995–1996
  Mahmoud El-Gohary 1996
  Jozef Vengloš 1996–1997
  Ian Porterfield 1997
  Homayoun Shahrokhi 1997–1998
  Valdeir Vieira 1998–1999
  Carlos Alberto Torres 2000–2001
  Milan Máčala 2001
  Bernd Stange 2001
  Rashid Jaber (caretaker) 2002
  Milan Máčala 2003–2005
  Srečko Juričić 2005–2006
  Hamad Al-Azani (caretaker) 2006
  Milan Máčala 2006–2007
  Gabriel Calderón 2007–2008
  Julio César Ribas 2008
  Hamad Al-Azani (caretaker) 2008
  Claude Le Roy 2008–2010
  Hamad Al-Azani 2010–2011
  Paul Le Guen[19] 2011–2015
  Juan Ramón López Caro 2016
  Pim Verbeek 2016–2019
  Erwin Koeman 2019
  Branko Ivanković 2020–

Kits and sponsorsEdit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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,[20][21] 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.[22] Later in June 2012, Oman's airline Oman Air became the official carrier of the Oman Football Association.[23]

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.[24] 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.[25]

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.[26][27] On 18 October 2015, the Omani Football Association announced a partnership with a new mental energizer Energy Drinks Partner, Effect.[28][29]

In 2018, the OFA signed a new contract with German sports company Jako.

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 alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

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  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.
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  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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