# 2011–12 Oman Elite League

The 2011–12 Oman Elite League (known as the Omantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 25 September 2011 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2012, but for the first time in the history of Omani League, the league title had to be decided by a playoff. Al-Suwaiq Club were the defending champions, having won the previous 2010–11 Elite League season. On Monday, 21 May 2012, Fanja SC won the Championship Final match against Al-Shabab Club 7–6 on penalties after the match had ended 3–3 after extra time and emerged as the champions of the 2011–12 Oman Elite League.

## Teams

This season the league had 12 teams. Saham SC and Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2010–11 season. Muscat Club were also relegated after losing the relegation/promotion playoff against Fanja SC. The winner qualified for 2013 AFC Cup. The three relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League winners Fanja SC (Group A) and Sur SC (Group B) and runners-up Al-Musannah SC (Group B).

### Stadia and locations

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

## League table

    As of 19 May 2012
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Fanja (C) | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 43 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 43 | 2012–13 GCC Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Al-Oruba | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 16 | +12 | 40 | |
| 4 | Al-Tali'aa | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 32 | |
| 5 | Dhofar | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 31 | 2013 AFC Cup group stage |
| 6 | Oman | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 25 | −1 | 30 | |
| 7 | Al-Suwaiq | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 28 | |
| 8 | Sur | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Al-Nahda | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 27 | |
| 10 | Al-Hilal | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 25 | Relegation Playoff |
| 11 | Al-Musannah | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 22 | |
| 12 | Ahli Sidab (R) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 13 | Relegation to 2012–13 Oman First Division League |
* ↑ Dhofar won the 2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup and qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup (final came too late for 2012 AFC Cup)

## Results

| Home \ Away | ALM | ALNH | ALO | ALSH | ALH | ALSU | ALT | DHO | FAN | OMA | ALHI | SUR |
| Al-Musannah | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Al-Nahda | 4–3 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Al-Oruba | 1–1 | 4–2 | | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Al-Shabab | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ahli Sidab | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 |
| Al-Tali'aa | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Dhofar | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Fanja | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Oman | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Al-Hilal | 1–5 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Sur | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |

## Promotion/relegation play-off
### 1st leg
### 2nd leg

Al Seeb secured promotion after winning 4:3 on aggregate In the 2012–13 season the league had increased from 12 to 14 teams. As a result, despite losing the relegation play-off to Al-Seeb Club, Al-Hilal SC retained their place in the top division and Al-Musannah SC, whose 11th-place finish would have seen them relegated also retained their place in the top division.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 19 May 2012
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Waleed Al-Saadi | Al-Suwaiq | 14 |
| 2 | Ely Cissé | Fanja | 9 |
| 3 | Ahmed Al-Alawi | Al-Shabab | 8 |
| 3 | Youness Ouganna | Al-Musannah | 8 |
| 5 | Mohammed Al-Ghassani | Al-Musannah | 7 |
| 5 | Amin Al-Muhajri | Fanja | 7 |
| 5 | A'ala Hubail | Al-Tali'aa | 7 |
| 5 | Hashim Saleh | Dhofar | 7 |
| 5 | Mohammed Mubarek Al Hinai | Fanja | 7 |
| 10 | Felipe Lohmann | Al-Tali'aa | 6 |
| 10 | Khalid Al-Saadi | Al-Musannah | 6 |
| 10 | Dah | Al-Nahda | 6 |
| 10 | Marco Aurelio | Sur | 6 |
| 10 | Hassan Rabia | Al-Shabab | 6 |

## Media coverage

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