# Oman Football Association

The Oman Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, and 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 FIFA, and joined the Asian Football Federation in 1980.
In November 2017, the OFA was chosen to organize the FIFA Executive Football Summit scheduled for February 2018.

## Association staff

| Name | Position |
| Sheikh Salem Said Salem Al Wahaibi | President |
| Mohsin Al Masroori | Senior Vice President |
| [[ Ibrahim bin Mubarak Al-Alawi BM ]] [[ Lujaina bint Mohsen bin Haider Al-Zaabiya Female member]] Ibrahim bin Mubarak bin Ali Alhosni BM Qutaiba bin Saeed bin Mohammed Al Ghailani BM Ali bin Mohammed bin Abbas Al Ajami BM Ahmed bin Abdul Qader bin Ahmed Al Haddad BM Nasser bin Salem bin Ali Al Haddabi BM | 2nd Vice President |
| Mohammed bin Sulaiman Al-Yahmadi | General Secretary |
| n/a | Treasurer |
| Mohamed Hassan Elseisi | Technical Director |
| Branko Ivanković | Team Coach (Men's) |
| n/a | Team Coach (Women's) |
| William Boukarroum | Media/Communications Manager |
| n/a | Futsal Coordinator |
| Omer Khalaf | Referee Coordinator |

## 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.
The Association is 70%-financed by the government through the Ministry of Sports Affairs (2010).

## Individual awards

| Year | Player | Award |
| 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 |
| 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 | Seeb | 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