Omani League

The Omani League is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Currently the most successful team in the Omani League, trophy-wise is Dhofar with a total of 9 trophies.
The league signed a deal with Oman Mobile and is now known as the "Oman Mobile League, until their contract expires in 2013.
==Evolution to a professional league==
Although being very popular in the local community, it is ranked according to the AFC as a Class D football League. Sayyid Khalid bin Hamid, OFA President, has announced his organization's plan to transform the Omani Football League into a professional league by the year 2012,http://www.sportsoman.com/news-details.aspx?id=22435http://www.imscouting.com/global_news_item.aspx?id=1674 and also announced to change the league's name to the "Oman Mobile League."http://www.sportsoman.com/news-details.aspx?id=19108 Many companies such as Nissan, Shell, and Oman Mobile, are one of the main reasons why the league is expected to transform,http://www.oeronline.com/php/2009_oct/face2face.php along with the leadership of Khalid bin Hamid.
In 2010, during the annual draw for the Sultan Qaboos Cup, Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman, granted the OFA an annual 2.6 million rialhttp://main.omanobserver.om/node/23851 - 2.6 million granted annually to OFA (approximately 6.7 million dollarshttp://www.xe.com/ucc/convert.cgi?Amount=2%2C600%2C000&From=OMR&To=USD&image.x=36&image.y=17 - Currency conversion -- 2.6 million RO to 6.7 million US) until the year 2015,http://main.omanobserver.om/node/23851 - 2.6 million granted till the year 2015 to further boost the league. The move was made to nurture Oman's football youth, and create higher hopes of Oman qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.http://main.omanobserver.om/node/23815 - Oman focusing on qualification for the 2014 World Cup The deal is in addition to the annual 1.6 million rial that the Sultan provides to the OFA.http://www.timesofoman.com/searchdetail.asp?cat=&detail=39333&rand=uJ9S6AG9f85rRw7a20ql7F4GrB - 2.6 million RO to football body
==Omani League clubs - 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
==Championship History==
* 1976/77 : Fanja
* 1977/78 : Muscat (as Ruwi)
* 1978/79 : Fanja
* 1979/80 : Al-Nasr
* 1980/81 : Al-Nasr
* 1981/82 : Al-Ahli (Sedab)
* 1982/83 : Dhofar
* 1983/84 : Fanja
* 1984/85 : Dhofar
* 1985/86 : Fanja
* 1986/87 : Fanja
* 1987/88 : Fanja
* 1988/89 : Al-Nasr
* 1989/90 : Dhofar
* 1990/91 : Fanja
* 1991/92 : Dhofar
* 1992/93 : Dhofar
* 1993/94 : Dhofar
* 1994/95 : Sur
* 1995/96 : Sur
* 1996/97 : Oman
* 1997/98 : Al-Nasr
* 1998/99 : Dhofar
* 1999/00 : Al-Oruba
* 2000/01 : Dhofar
* 2001/02 : Al-Oruba
* 2002/03 : Muscat (as Ruwi)
* 2003/04 : Al-Nasr
* 2004/05 : Dhofar
* 2005/06 : Muscat
* 2006/07 : Al-Nahda
* 2007/08 : Al-Oruba
* 2008/09 : Al-Nahda
* 2009/10 : Al-Suwaiq
===Cities===
The following table lists the Omani League champions by cities.
City 	Titles	Winning Clubs
Salalah 	14 	Dhofar (9), Al-Nasr (5)
Fanja 	7 	Fanja (7)
Muscat 	6 	Muscat (3), Al-Nahda (2), Oman (1)
Sur 	5 	Al-Oruba (3), Sur (2)
Sedab 	1 	Al-Ahli (1)
Al-Suwaiq	1 	Al-Suwaiq (1)
===Total championships===
The number of national championships that clubs in Oman have attained.
Club 	Champions
Dhofar 	9
Fanja 	7
Al-Nasr 	5
Al-Oruba 	3
Muscat * 	3
Al-Nahda 	2
Sur 	2
Al-Ahli 	1
Oman 	1
Al-Suwaiq	1
Includes championships won by Ruwi.
==Notable achievements by Omani clubs==
The only trophy won by a Omani club on the regional or continental level was by Fanja in the 1989 Gulf Club Champions Cup. Fanja won the final match against Bahraini club, Al-Muharraq in a final in Bahrain.
In the 1993–94 Asian Club Championship Omani club, Oman FC were awarded with second place after failing to beat Thai club, Thai Farmers Bank FC.
A few years later in 1996, Dhofar attempted to win the GCC Champions Cup, as Fanja did in 1989, but failed in the final match against Saudi club, Al-Nassr, and finished with second place.
Most recently, Al-Nahda competed in the 2008 AFC Cup, but were knocked-out in the final 4 against eventual champions of the competition, Al-Muharraq on scoring aggregate. There was no 3rd place playoff match.
==See also==
* Omani Super Cup
* Sultan Qaboos Cup
==References==
==External links==
*Oman FA Official Site
*Kooora Omani League Seasons
Category:Leagues
Category:AFC first leagues