# 2008–09 Omani League

The 2008–09 Omani League was the 33rd edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 23 October 2008 and finished on 27 May 2009. Al-Oruba SC were the defending champions, having won the 2007–08 Omani League season. Al-Nahda Club lost 1-0 away in their final league match against Sur SC and emerged as the champions of the 2008–09 Omani League with a total of 45 points.

## Teams

This season the league had 12 teams. Al-Wahda SC, Oman Club and Bahla Club were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2007-08 season. The three relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League teams Sohar SC, Saham SC and Al-Shabab Club.

### Stadia and locations

| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al-Khaboura | Al-Khaboura | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Buraimi | Nizwa Sports Complex | 10,000 |
| Al-Nasr | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
| Al-Oruba | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Al-Seeb | Seeb | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al-Shabab | Barka | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al-Tali'aa | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Dhofar | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
| Muscat | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium | 39,000 / 18,000 |
| Saham | Saham | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Sohar | Sohar | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Sur | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Nahda (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 45 | 2010 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Muscat | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 37 | |
| 3 | Al-Oruba | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 36 | 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group stage |
| 4 | Al-Khaboura | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 35 | |
| 5 | Saham | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 30 | 2010 AFC Cup group stage |
| 6 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Dhofar | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 | |
| 8 | Al-Tali'aa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Al-Seeb | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Al-Nasr | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 25 | Relegation Playoff |
| 11 | Sur (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 21 | Relegation to 2009–10 Oman First Division League |
| 12 | Sohar (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 14 | Relegation to 2009–10 Oman First Division League |
* ↑ Saham were the second representative from Oman as the winners 2009 Sultan Qaboos Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALK | ALNH | ALN | ALO | ALS | ALSH | ALT | DHO | MCT | SAH | SOH | SUR |
| Al-Khaboura | | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Al-Nahda | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Al-Nasr | 1–3 | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Oruba | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Al-Seeb | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Al-Shabab | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Al-Tali'aa | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Dhofar | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Muscat | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Saham | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Sohar | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 1–2 |
| Sur | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |

## Season statistics

    As of 27 May 2009

### Top scorers

| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Said Al-Ruzaiqi | Al-Tali'aa | 13 |
| 2 | Aoerson D'Costa | Al-Oruba | 11 |
| 2 | Mohammed Al Mashaikhi | Al-Suwaiq | 11 |
| 3 | Hassan Al-Ajmi | Sohar | 8 |
| 3 | Etienne Bito'o | Dhofar | 8 |
| 3 | Doaej Khalfan | Al-Khaboura | 8 |
| 6 | Rodrigo Jorge | Muscat | 7 |
| 6 | Qasim Said | Al-Nasr | 7 |
| 6 | Hani Al-Dhabit | Dhofar | 7 |
| 6 | Sultan Al-Fulaiti | Al-Seeb | 7 |

## Media coverage

Oman Mobile League Media Coverage :
| Country | Television Channel | Matches |
| Oman | Oman TV2 | 3 Matches per round |