The Oman Professional League Cup (Arabic: كأس دوري المحترفين عمان) (known as the Mazda Professional Cup for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition was played in 2007 and was known as the Oman FA Cup. The competition was not played again until 2012.
 | |
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Country |  Oman |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Current champions | Dhofar SCSC (2018-19) |
| Most championships | Dhofar SCSC (2 titles) |
| Current: 2023-24 Oman Professional League Cup | |
The competition tends to feature all clubs currently playing in the top flight. The Professional League Cup ranks far below the prestigious Sultan Qaboos Cup in terms of domestic competitions.
In 2014, ahead of the 2014-15 Oman Professional League Cup, Oman Football Association announced that Mazda had agreed to sponsor the Professional League Cup and would be known as the Mazda Professional Cup for a period of four years. According to a four-year agreement reached by the two parties, Mazda became the title sponsor of the 14-team competition.[1][2]
Championship History
editYear by year
edit| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Al-Seeb | Sur | 2 - 1 |
| 2012-13 | Dhofar | Saham | 0 - 0 a.e.t. (5–4 pen.) |
| 2013-14 | Saham | Al-Seeb | 0 - 0 a.e.t. (3–2 pen.) |
| 2014-15 | Fanja | Dhofar | 1 - 1 a.e.t. (8–7 pen.) |
| 2015-16 | Al-Nasr | Sohar | 2 - 0 |
| 2016-17 | Al-Nahda | Al-Nasr | 1 - 2 |
| 2017-18 | Al-Shabab | Al-Nahda | 2 - 1 a.e.t. |
| 2018-19 | Dhofar | Al-Shabab | 2 - 1 |
| 2019-20 | - | ||
| 2021-22 | Bahla Club | Oman Club | 1 - 1 a.e.t. (6–5 pen.) |
| 2022-23 | Al-Seeb | Bahla Club | 0 - 0 a.e.t. (6–5 pen.) |
| 2023-24 | Al-Seeb | Bahla Club | 0 - 0 a.e.t. (5–4 pen.) |
Cities
editThe following table lists the Omani League champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Salalah | 3
|
Dhofar (2), Al Nasr (1) |
| Seeb | 2
|
Al-Seeb (2) |
| Bahla | 1
|
Bahla Club (1) |
| Barka | 1
|
Al-Shabab (1) |
| Al-Buraimi | 1
|
Al-Nahda (1) |
| Fanja | 1
|
Fanja (1) |
| Saham | 1
|
Saham (1) |
Performance by club
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhofar SCSC | 2
|
1
|
2013, 2019 |
| Al-Seeb | 3
|
1
|
2007, 2023 |
| Saham SC | 1
|
1
|
2013-14 |
| Al-Nasr SCSC | 1
|
1
|
2015-16 |
| Al-Nahda SC | 1
|
1
|
2016-17 |
| Al-Shabab SC | 1
|
1
|
2017-18 |
| Bahla Club | 1
|
2
|
2022 |
| Fanja SC | 1
|
0
|
2014-15 |
| Sur SC | 0
|
1
|
|
| Sohar SC | 0
|
1
|
|
| Oman Club | 0
|
1
|
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "Oman League Cup to be known as Mazda Professional Cup". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-11-09.
- ^ "OFA LAUNCHES MAZDA CUP FOR OPL TEAMS". Muscat Daily.
- ^ "Winners List". GOALZZ.com.
- ^ "Oman - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.