Oman Football Association
AFC | |
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Founded | 1978 |
Headquarters | , Oman[1] |
FIFA affiliation | 1978 |
AFC affiliation | 1980[2] |
WAFF affiliation | 2010 |
President | |
Website | http://ofa.om/ |
The Oman Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation and of FIFA since 1980.
History[]
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 the FIFA, and then joined the Asian Football Federation in 1980.[3]
In the 1996 and 2000 AFC U-17 Championship, they became champions of Asia and representing Asia in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Ecuador, with a fourth-place finish. In the same tournament Mohamed Al Kathiri was awarded the golden ball, scoring most individual goals.
The senior team reached the Asian Cup, China 2004 final rounds. In 2007 they reached the Asian Cup once again up until the group stages. In the Gulf Cup, they reached the final twice, only to lose to Qatar and later, UAE; before winning it as hosts in 2009.
In November 2017, the OFA was chosen to organize the FIFA Executive Football Summit scheduled for February 2018.[4]
Association staff[]
Name | Position | Source |
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President | [5][6] | |
Senior Vice President | [7][8] | |
2nd Vice President | [9] | |
General Secretary | [10][11] | |
n/a | Treasurer | |
Slobodan Pavković | Technical Director | [12][13] |
Branko Ivanković | Team Coach (Men's) | [14] |
n/a | Team Coach (Women's) | |
Media/Communications Manager | [15] | |
n/a | Futsal Coordinator | |
Referee Coordinator | [16] |
Description[]
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.
Oman is looking to take advantage of FIFA's assistance in the GOAL project to further develop the game in Oman. Goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi is leading the path of Omani football to Europe, being the first Omani to play in the Premier League.
The Association is 70%-financed by the government through the Ministry of Sports Affairs (2010).[17]
Individual awards[]
Year | Player | Award |
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1995 | Mohamed Al Kathiri | 1995 Asian Young Footballer of the Year |
1995 | Mohamed Al Kathiri | Golden Ball of 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
2002 | Hani Al Dhabit | Golden Shoe of the 15th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2003 | Ali Al-Habsi | Best Goalkeeper of the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2004 | Imad Al-Hosni | Golden Shoe of the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2004 | Ali Al-Habsi | Best Goalkeeper of the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2007 | Ali Al-Habsi | Best Goalkeeper of the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2009 | Ali Al-Habsi | Best Goalkeeper of the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup |
Team awards and achievements[]
Year | Team | Award | Competition |
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1989 | Fanja | Won first-place trophy | Gulf Clubs Championship 1989 |
1994 | Oman F.C. | Won second place | Asian Club Championship 1993-94 |
1994 | Oman U-17 Team | Won third-place trophy | AFC U-17 Championship 1994 |
1995 | Oman U-17 Team | Reached fourth place in tournament | 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
1995 | Dhofar S.C.S.C. | Won second place | Gulf Clubs Championship 1995 |
1996 | Oman U-17 Team | Won first-place trophy | AFC U-17 Championship 1996 |
2000 | Oman U-17 Team | Won first-place trophy | AFC U-17 Championship 2000 |
2004 | Oman National Team | Won second-place trophy | 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2007 | Oman National Team | Won second-place trophy | 18th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2009 | Oman National Team | Won the Gulf Cup | 19th Arabian Gulf Cup |
2012 | Oman U-21 Team | Runners up AFC VS CAF | Olympics 2012 |
2015 | Was 1st Runners up | Gulf Clubs Championship 2015 |
Omani League teams 2010-11[]
Al-Ahli (Sedab) |
Al-Hilal (Salalah) |
Al-Nahda |
Al-Nasr |
Al-Oruba |
Al-Shabab |
Al-Suwaiq |
Al-Talia |
Dhofar |
Muscat |
Oman FC |
Saham |
References[]
- ^ "Member Associations".
- ^ 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
- ^ History, Ofa.com
- ^ Ashok Purohit, Oman to host FIFA Executive Football Summit Archived 2018-04-14 at the Wayback Machine, Muscatdaily.com, 8 November 2017
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ FIFA.com. "Member Association - Oman - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ Majid AL-Busafi, Oman: An Emerging Sport Nation, History and Future Directions Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Ijssjournal.com, 2012
External links[]
- Official website
- Organizational effectiveness: The case of Oman Football Association, thesis hosted on the Ottawa University website
- Football in Oman
- Sports governing bodies in Oman
- Sports organizations established in 1978
- Asian Football Confederation member associations