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Oman Football Association

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Oman Football Association
AFC
Short nameOFA
Founded1978 (1978)
HeadquartersMuscat, Oman[1]
FIFA affiliation1980
AFC affiliation1980[2]
WAFF affiliation2010
PresidentSheikh Salem Said Salem Al Wahaibi
General SecretarySaid Al Bulushi
Websitewww.ofa.om Edit this at Wikidata

The Oman Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, and has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation and of FIFA since 1980.

History

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Oman plays against Japan in the qualifying rounds for the 2010 FIFA World Cup

The first football club of the Sultanate (documented as such) was the Maqboul Club, founded in 1942, known today as the Oman Club. In the 1970s, Qaboos bin Said al Said favored the development of sports events and associations, which led in 1978 to the creation of the Omani Football Association with Sayyid / Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (Minister of National Heritage and Culture and in 2020, the successor to Qaboos as Sultan) as its first president. In its first year of operations, the Association became a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations and of FIFA, and joined the Asian Football Federation in 1980.[3]

In November 2017, the OFA was chosen to organize the FIFA Executive Football Summit scheduled for February 2018.[4]

Association staff

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Name Position Source
Oman Sayyid Suleiman bin Hamood bin Ali Al Busaidi President [5][6]
Oman Qutaiba bin Saeed bin Mohammed Al Ghailani Senior Vice President [7][8]
Oman Abdullah bin Salim bin Awadh Al Shanfari BM 
Hajer bint Khamis bin Marhoon Al Muzayni Female member Women’s Member
Abdullah bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Rashdi BM 
Ali bin Ahmed bin Saeed Al Kathiri BM
Mohammed bin Khamis bin Juma Al Araimi BM
 2nd Vice President [9]
Oman Mohammed bin Sulaiman Al-Yahmadi General Secretary [10][11]
n/a Treasurer
Ali Al Khansabi Technical Office Manager Technical Director [12][13]
Croatia Tarik Sektioui Team Coach (Men's) [14]
n/a Team Coach (Women's)
William Boukarroum Media/Communications Manager [15]
n/a Futsal Coordinator
Omer Khalaf Referee Coordinator [16]

Description

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Oman has a total of 45 clubs divided into three divisions. The First Division has 12 clubs, Second Division has 13 clubs while the Third Division has 20 clubs.[citation needed]

Oman is looking to take advantage of FIFA's assistance in the GOAL project to further develop the game in Oman.[citation needed]

The Association is 70%-financed by the government through the Ministry of Sports Affairs (2010).[17]

Individual awards

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YearPlayerAward
1995Mohamed Al Kathiri1995 Asian Young Footballer of the Year
1995Mohamed Al KathiriGolden Ball of 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
2002Hani Al DhabitGolden Shoe of the 15th Arabian Gulf Cup
2003Ali Al-HabsiBest Goalkeeper of the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup
2004Imad Al-HosniGolden Shoe of the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup
2004Ali Al-HabsiBest Goalkeeper of the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup
2007Ali Al-HabsiBest Goalkeeper of the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup
2009Ali Al-HabsiBest Goalkeeper of the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup
2016Abu Bakar al-AmriRecognized in January 2016 with a special award given by the Asian Football Confederation for being part of the refereeing team of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup final in New Zealand. Al-Amri was decorated along Saudi referees Fahad Al-Mirdasi and Abdullah Al-Shalwai, who took part in the final too.[18]

Team awards and achievements

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YearTeamAwardCompetition
1989Oman FanjaWon first-place trophyGulf Clubs Championship 1989
1994Oman Oman F.C.Won second placeAsian Club Championship 1993-94
1994 Oman U-17 TeamWon third-place trophyAFC U-17 Championship 1994
1995 Oman U-17 TeamReached fourth place in tournament1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
1995Oman Dhofar S.C.S.C.Won second placeGulf Clubs Championship 1995
1996 Oman U-17 TeamWon first-place trophyAFC U-17 Championship 1996
2000 Oman U-17 TeamWon first-place trophyAFC U-17 Championship 2000
2004Oman Oman National TeamWon second-place trophy17th Arabian Gulf Cup
2007Oman Oman National TeamWon second-place trophy18th Arabian Gulf Cup
2009Oman Oman National TeamWon the Gulf Cup19th Arabian Gulf Cup
2012 Oman U-21 TeamRunners up AFC VS CAFOlympics 2012
2015Oman SeebWas 1st Runners upGulf Clubs Championship 2015

Omani League teams 2010-11

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Al-Ahli (Sedab)
Al-Hilal (Salalah)
Al-Nahda
Al-Nasr
Al-Oruba
Al-Shabab
Al-Suwaiq
Al-Talia
Dhofar
Muscat
Oman FC
Saham

See also

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Oman Professional League - National football league of Oman

Sultan Qaboos Cup - National cup of Oman

Oman Professional League Cup - League cup of Oman

References

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  1. ↑ "Member Associations". Archived from the original on January 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ June 25, 1980: "Asian Football Confederation holds 9th congress in Hong Kong: Oman and Democratic Yemen were admitted into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) by a resolution passed at its ninth congress here yesterday, thus bringing the AFC total membership to 35." Xinhua General News Service
  3. ↑ History Archived 2019-12-24 at the Wayback Machine, Ofa.com
  4. ↑ Ashok Purohit, Oman to host FIFA Executive Football Summit Archived 2018-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, Muscatdaily.com, 8 November 2017
  5. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  6. ↑ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  7. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  8. ↑ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  9. ↑ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  10. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  11. ↑ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  12. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  13. ↑ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  14. ↑ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  15. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  16. ↑ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  17. ↑ Majid AL-Busafi, Oman: An Emerging Sport Nation, History and Future Directions Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Ijssjournal.com, 2012
  18. ↑ "Omani referee receives special AFC recognition". Muscat Daily. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
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