Oman national under-23 football team

Oman U-23
عمان الأولمبي
Nickname(s)	Al-Ahmar; (The Reds)
Association	Oman Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Dario Bašić
Captain
Home stadium	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Bahrain 2–0 Oman ; (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 16 April 1987)
Biggest win
	Cambodia 0–9 Oman ; (Muscat, Oman; 9 April 2003)
Biggest defeat
	Iraq 4–0 Oman ; (Amman, Jordan; 3 March 2004)
AFC U-22 Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2013)
Best result	Group Stage : 2013, 2018

Oman national under-23 football team (also known as Oman Olympic, Oman U-23) represents Oman in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 but the final tournament at the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Oman Football Association.

Oman nearly made its first appearance in football at the Summer Olympics after earning an inter-confederation play-off match with Senegal for a chance qualify for the 2012 Olympics but a 0-2 loss eliminated them from the contention.^[2]

Schedule[]

Recent and forthcoming matches[]

8 May 2017 Friendly	Palestine	2–2	Oman
		Report

11 May 2017 Friendly	Oman	3–2	Turkey
		Report

15 May 2017 Friendly	Oman	1–1	Algeria
		Report

18 May 2017 Friendly	Cameroon	0–0 (3–4 p)	Oman
		Report

21 May 2017 Friendly	Azerbaijan	2–1	Oman
		Report

21 July 2017 2018 AFCU23CQ	Oman	5–1	Kyrgyzstan	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
	Al-Ghassani 61', 83', 90+1' Al-Aghbari 81' (pen.) Al-Yahmadi 84'	Report	45+2'	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: (Qatar)

23 July 2017 2018 AFCU23CQ	Iran	0–2	Oman	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek
		Report	Al-Yahmadi 48' Al-Ghassani 71'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

20 December 2017 Friendly	Jordan	2–1	Oman
		Report

23 December 2017 Friendly	Jordan	1–2	Oman
		Report

9 January 2018 (2018-01-09) 2018 AFC U-23	China PR	3–0	Oman	Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou
16:00	Yang Liyu 30' Li Xiaoming 34' Wei Shihao 53'	Live Report Report		Attendance: 11,800 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) 2018 AFC U-23	Oman	0–1	Qatar	Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou
19:30		Live Report Report	Afif 43'	Attendance: 820 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

15 January 2018 (2018-01-15) 2018 AFC U-23	Uzbekistan	1–0	Oman	Jiangyin Stadium, Jiangyin
16:00	Tursunov 36'	Live Report Report		Attendance: 380 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

3 August 2018 (2018-08-03) 2018 Vinaphone Cup	Uzbekistan	0–0	Oman	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
19:30		Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn)		Attendance: 1,183 Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05) 2018 Vinaphone Cup	Oman	0–1	Vietnam	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
19:30		Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn)	Đoàn Văn Hậu 89'	Attendance: 30,859 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) 2018 Vinaphone Cup	Palestine	1–1	Oman	Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
16:30	22'	Report (PLO) Report (Zing.vn)	90+1'	Attendance: 4,465 Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triết (Vietnam)

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were selected to compete in the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship.
Match date: 9 January 2018
Opposition: China PR

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK		(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 24)	Al-Orouba
18	1GK		(1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 25)	Sohar
22	1GK	Bilal Al-Balushi	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 25)	Oman Club

3	2DF		(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 25)	Al-Mussanah
4	2DF	Juma Al-Habsi	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 26)	Al-Seeb
5	2DF		(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 26)	Saham
14	2DF		(1995-10-25) 25 October 1995 (age 26)	Saham
16	2DF		(1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 24)	Al-Salam
20	2DF		(1995-03-20) 20 March 1995 (age 26)	Al-Orouba
21	2DF		(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 26)	Sur

2	3MF	Mataz Saleh	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 25)	Dhofar
6	3MF	Abdullah Fawaz	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 25)	Dhofar
7	3MF	Rabia Al-Alawi	(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 26)	Oman Club
8	3MF	Jameel Al-Yahmadi	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 25)	Al-Shabab
10	3MF		(1995-02-21) 21 February 1995 (age 27)	Fanja
12	3MF		(1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 24)	Al-Orouba
15	3MF		(1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 25)	Al-Nahda
17	2DF		(1996-08-08) 8 August 1996 (age 25)	Al-Orouba
19	3MF	Zahir Al-Aghbari	(1998-05-28) 28 May 1998 (age 23)	Al-Seeb
23	3MF		(1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 25)	Bosher

9	4FW		(1996-04-07) 7 April 1996 (age 25)	Al-Seeb
11	4FW	Muhsen Al-Ghassani	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 24)	Al-Suwaiq
13	4FW		(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995 (age 26)	Sohar

Previous squads[]

Asian Games

AFC U-23 Championship

2013 AFC U-22 Championship squads – Oman
2018 AFC U-23 Championship squads – Oman

Personnel[]

Current technical staff[]

Position	Name
Head Chief
Manager	Dario Bašić
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeping Coach
Team Manager
Fitness Coach	Manuel José Alves Ramos
Fitness Coach
Fitness Coach

Competitive Record[]

Asian Games[]

Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2002	Round 1	9	3	2	0	1	8	5
2006	Round 1	16	3	1	0	2	4	5
2010	Quarter-finals	8	5	3	1	1	9	2
2014	Group Stage	25	3	0	1	2	3	6
Total	4/4	-	14	6	2	6	24	18

Olympic Games[]

Host nation / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1896	No football tournament was held
1900	Did not enter
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1932	No football tournament was held
1936	Did not enter
1948
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988	Did not qualify
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
Total	0/25	0	0	0	0	0	0

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-23 Championship record[]

Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
2013	Group stage	3/4	3	1	0	2	4	3
2016	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Group stage	4/4	3	0	0	3	0	5
Total	Group stage-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

External links[]

Official website

References[]

^ "تعيين مدرب جديد لمنتخب عمان الأولمبي". Kooora. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ "Senegal see off Oman to reach Olympics". fifa.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.

[تعيين_مدرب_جديد_لمنتخب_عمان_الأولمبي-1] "تعيين مدرب جديد لمنتخب عمان الأولمبي". Kooora. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[2] "Senegal see off Oman to reach Olympics". fifa.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.

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