Season: | 2016–17 |
Competition: | Oman Professional League |
Winners: | Dhofar (10th title) |
Relegated: | Al-Khabourah Ja'lan Al-Rustaq |
Continentalcup1: | AFC Champions League |
Continentalcup2: | AFC Cup |
Matches: | 182 |
Total Goals: | 476 |
League Topscorer: | Essam Al-Barahi (16 goals) |
Biggest Home Win: | Dhofar 3–0 Fanja (30 September 2016) Dhofar 4–1 Saham (18 October 2016) Al-Nahda 3–0 Oman (31 October 2016) Oman 4–1 Sohar (5 November 2016) Al-Shabab 3–0 Dhofar (2 December 2016) Al-Nahda 3–0 Saham (2 December 2016) Al-Shabab 3–0 Al-Khabourah (24 February 2017) Al-Suwaiq 4–1 Saham (19 March 2017) |
Biggest Away Win: | Al-Nasr 1–5 Muscat (16 February 2017) Al-Nasr 0–4 Al-Suwaiq (1 March 2017) Al-Rustaq 1–5 Oman (7 April 2017) |
Highest Scoring: | Saham 5–3 Ja'lan (10 May 2017) |
Longest Wins: | Al-Shabab (4 games) |
Longest Unbeaten: | Dhofar Al-Shabab (10 games) |
Longest Losses: | Al-Rustaq (7 games) |
Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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]
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.
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor | |
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[8] [9] | ||||||
[10] | | |||||
[11] | ||||||
[12] | | Fatik Oman & UAE Exchange | ||||
[13] [14] | Nadhir Awadh Bashir | |||||
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[16] | ||||||
[17] | ||||||
Team | Outgoing Manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming Manager | Date of appointment | |
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[19] | Sacked | 27 October 2016[20] | 11th | 28 October 2016 | |||
Al-Nasr | [21] [22] | Mutual Consent | 20 September 2016[23] | 6th | 20 September 2016 | ||
Al-Nasr | Caretaker role finished | 24 September 2016 | 2nd | 24 September 2016 | |||
[24] [25] | Sacked | 23 September 2016 | 3rd | 23 September 2016 | |||
Mutual consent | 29 December 2016 | 1st | 29 December 2016 | ||||
Sacked | 23 September 2016[26] | 14th | 23 September 2016 | ||||
Sacked | 24 October 2016[27] [28] | 9th | 27 October 2016 | ||||
[29] | Mutual consent | 6 December 2016[30] [31] | 2nd | 6 December 2016 | |||
Caretaker role finished | 1 January 2017 | 2nd | 1 January 2017 | ||||
[32] | Sacked | 1 November 2016[33] [34] | 10th | 1 November 2016 | |||
Caretaker role finished | 3 January 2017 | 8th | 3 January 2017 | ||||
Sacked | 16 October 2016[35] | 14th | 16 October 2016 | ||||
Muscat | [36] | Sacked | 24 October 2016[37] [38] | 14th | 24 October 2016 | ||
Muscat | Caretaker role finished | 3 December 2016 | 13th | [39] | 3 December 2016 | ||
Saham | [40] [41] | Mutual Consent | 1 September 2016[42] | Pre-Season | 1 September 2016 | ||
Saham | Sacked | 19 October 2016[43] | 7th | 19 October 2016 | |||
Saham | Sacked | 6 November 2016 | 7th | [44] [45] | 10 November 2016 | ||
Sohar | Sacked | 8 September 2016 | Pre-Season | 8 September 2016 | |||
Sohar | Sacked | 25 December 2016[46] [47] | 4th | [48] | 19 January 2017 |
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.
Mirbat won 2–1 on aggregate and got promoted for the 2017–18 season.
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Essam Al-Barahi | Al-Rustaq | 16 |
2 | Jean-Francois Feupa Mkamwa | Al-Nahda | 15 |
Mohammed Al-Ghassani | Saham | ||
3 | Lucas Gaúcho | Al-Shabab | 13 |
Shawqi Al-Raqadi | Fanja | ||
4 | Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali | Fanja | 10 |
Samba Tounkara | Al-Nasr | ||
Al-Munther Al-Alawi | Oman | ||
Khalifa Al-Jahoori | Sohar | ||
Lawson Bekui | Dhofar |
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Essam Al-Barahi | Al-Rustaq | 16 |
2 | Mohammed Al-Ghassani | Saham | 15 |
3 | Shawqi Al-Raqadi | Fanja | 13 |
4 | Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali | Fanja | 10 |
Al-Munther Al-Alawi | Oman | ||
Khalifa Al-Jahoori | Sohar |
Player | width=120 | Club | width=125 | Against | width=50 | Result | Date |
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Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali | 3—1 | 17 September 2016[81] | |||||
Khalifa Al-Jahoori | 4—2 | 19 October 2016[82] | |||||
Lucas Gaúcho | 3—0 | 24 February 2017[83] | |||||
Omar Al-Malki | 4—3 | 27 April 2017[84] |
Oman Professional League Media Coverage | ||
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Country | Television Channel | Matches |
Oman Sports TV | 4 Matches per round | |
Oman TV | 3 Matches per round | |
Al-Kass Sports Channel | 1 Match per round | |