Sultan Qaboos Cup
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| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Country | Oman |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 32 |
| Current champions | Al-Nahda (2nd title) (2025–26) |
| Most championships | Dhofar (11 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Oman Sports TV |
| Current: 2025–26 Sultan Qaboos Cup | |
The Sultan Qaboos Cup (Arabic: كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially founded in 1972, and Al-Ahli won the inaugural edition. It was briefly known as Oman Cup. The most successful club in the Cup competition is Dhofar (11 titles), with their latest win at the 2023–24 season.
Sponsorship
[edit]On 4 March 2015, Oman's leading financial services provider, BankMuscat agreed to be the presenting partner for the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup.[1][2]
Championship history
[edit]Year by year
[edit]Cities
[edit]The following table lists the Sultan Qaboos Cup champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Salalah | 16 |
Dhofar (11), Al-Nasr (5) |
| Fanja | 9 |
Fanja (9) |
| Sur | 9 |
Al-Orouba (4), Sur (4), Al-Tali'aa (1) |
| Muscat | 7 |
Al-Seeb (4), Oman (2), Muscat (1) |
| Sidab | 5 |
Al-Ahli (5) |
| Al-Suwaiq | 3 |
Al-Suwaiq (3) |
| Saham | 2 |
Saham (2) |
| Al Buraimi | 2 |
Al-Nahda (2) |
| Barka | 1 |
Al-Shabab (1) |
Performance by club
[edit]| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhofar | 11 |
5 |
1977, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2011 ,2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24 |
| Fanja | 9 |
2 |
1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2013–14 |
| Al-Ahli | 5 |
3 |
1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988 |
| Al-Nasr | 5 |
5 |
1995, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2017–18 |
| Al-Orouba | 4 |
3 |
1993, 2001, 2010, 2014–15 |
| Sur | 4 |
2 |
1973, 1992, 2007, 2018–19 |
| Al-Seeb | 4 |
4 |
1996, 1997, 1998, 2021–22 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 3 |
1 |
2008, 2012–13, 2016–17 |
| Oman | 2 |
0 |
1979, 1994 |
| Saham | 2 |
0 |
2009, 2015–16 |
| Al-Nahda | 2 |
4 |
2022–23, 2025–26 |
| Muscat* | 1 |
2 |
2003 |
| Al-Tali'aa | 1 |
0 |
1974 |
| Al-Shabab | 1 |
0 |
2024–25 |
| Al Rustaq | 0 |
1 |
|
| Al-Khaboura | 0 |
1 |
*Includes championships won by Ruwi.
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ↑ "HM's Cup: Bank Muscat to be presenting partner". MUSCATDAILY.COM. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ↑ "BANK MUSCAT SUPPORTING HIS MAJESTY'S CUP". ofa.om. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ↑ "Dhofar lift HM Cup for eighth time". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ↑ "SUWAIQ WINS HM'S CUP". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ↑ "Oman's Fanja club lifts His Majesty's Cup". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ↑ "Al Arouba clinch His Majesty's Cup for football". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
- ↑ "Al Farsi brace lifts Al Orouba to HM Cup glory". Oman Observer. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ↑ "AL AROUBA BAGS DOMESTIC DOUBLE". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ↑ "Al Orouba club lifts His Majesty's Cup". .ofa.om. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ↑ "SAHAM IS CHAMPION". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "Saham outlast Al Khabourah to lift His Majesty's Cup". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ "يهدي صحم الكأس الغالية للمرة الثانية ..المرزوقي يطفىء نشوة الخابورة برأسية تاريخية". azamn.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ↑ Balushi, Adil Al (2022-03-17). "Seeb lift fourth HM Cup". Oman Observer. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
External links
[edit]- Sultan Cup on soccerway.com
- Sultan Cup – Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
- Sultan Cup – Hailoosport.com
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