Football league season
The 2016–17 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons[ 1] ) is the 41st edition of the top football league in Oman . The season will begin on 17 September 2016 and is set to conclude on 12 May 2017.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] Fanja SC are the defending champions, having won their record ninth title in the previous 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.[ 7]
Teams
This season the league has 14 teams. Sur SC and Salalah SC were relegated to the Oman First Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season. Al-Musannah SC too failed to secure their spot in the Oman Professional League as they were defeated 3-2 on aggregate in the Relegation/Promotion playoff by Ja'lan SC who had finished third in the 2015–16 Oman First Division League . The three relegated teams were therefore replaced by Oman First Division League winners Al-Rustaq SC , the runners-up of Oman Club and third position holders Ja'lan SC.
Stadiums and locations
Locations of teams in the 2016–17 Omani League
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Club
Home city
Stadium
Capacity
Al-Khabourah SC
Al-Khaburah
Nizwa Sports Complex
10,000
Al-Nahda
Al-Buraimi
Al-Buraimi Sports Complex
10,000
Al-Nasr S.C.S.C.
Salalah
Al-Saada Stadium
12,000
Al-Oruba SC
Sur
Sur Sports Complex
8,000
Al-Rustaq SC
Al-Rustaq
Al-Seeb Stadium
14,000
Al-Shabab Club
Barka
Al-Seeb Stadium
14,000
Al-Suwaiq Club
Al-Suwaiq
Al-Seeb Stadium
14,000
Dhofar S.C.S.C.
Salalah
Al-Saada Stadium
12,000
Fanja SC
Fanja
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
39,000
Ja'lan SC
Jalan Bani Bu Hassan
Sur Sports Complex
8,000
Muscat Club
Muscat
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
39,000
Oman Club
Muscat
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
39,000
Saham Club
Saham
Sohar Regional Sports Complex
19,000
Sohar SC
Sohar
Sohar Regional Sports Complex
19,000
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
[ 18]
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2017. Source:
League Table Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Clubs season-progress
Team ╲ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Al-Khabourah W L L W L D L L W D L W L D D L D W D D L D L W D W Al-Nahda L D W D D L D L W L W L W D W W L W W L W D L L L D Al-Nasr D W W D D W L W D D D W L L L D L L W W W W D L W D Al-Oruba W D W D W L W W W D D L W L W L W L W D W L W W D L Al-Rustaq L D L D W L D L D D W D L W L L D L L L L L L L D L Al-Shabab D W W D W W D L W D W D W W W W D W L W D W L L D D Al-Suwaiq L L L D W D D D L W D D D D L W W W D W D W W L D D Dhofar W D W W D W W W D D L W L W W L L W W D W W L W W D Fanja W W L L D L D L L D W D W D W W W L L W D L W W D L Ja'lan L D L L L D D D D D L L W D L L W L L D D L D L D W Muscat L L D L L D L W D D L W D L W W D W W D L D W L D D Oman W D L L W W D L L W L L L D L D L L W D L D W W D W Saham D L D W L L W W L D W W L W L L W L L L D D W W D D Sohar D W W W L W D W D L D L W L D W L W L L D D L W L D
Relegation playoff
First leg
Second leg
Mirbat won 2–1 on aggregate and got promoted for the 2017–18 season.
Season statistics
As of 19 May 2017 [ 99]
Top scorers
Top Omani Scorers
Hat-tricks
See also
References
External links
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Super Cups Regional club competitions AFC club competitions National team competitions