Oman national football team

Oman

Association	OFA
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Rashid Jaber
Captain	Faiz Al-Rushaidi
Most caps	Ahmed Mubarak (183)[1]
Top scorer	Hani Al-Dhabit (43)
Home stadium	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA code	OMA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	80 2 (24 October 2024)[2]
Highest	50 (August – October 2004)
Lowest	129 (October 2016)
First international
Libya 14–1 Muscat and Oman (Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest win
Oman 14–0 Bhutan  (Muscat, Oman; 28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
Libya 21–0 Muscat and Oman (Baghdad, Iraq, 6 April 1966)
Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2004)
Best result	Round of 16 (2019)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2008)
Best result	Third place (2012)
Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearances	24 (first in 1974)
Best result	Champions (2009, 2017)
Jordan International Tournament
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Runners-up (2022)

The Oman national football team (Arabic: منتخب عُمَّان لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Oman in men's international football and is controlled by the Oman Football Association.

The Oman national football team has made notable efforts in international competitions but has not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Their best performance in the Asian Cup was reaching the quarterfinals in 2019. The team has shown improvement over the years, and their participation in various qualifiers and tournaments reflects their growing competitiveness in regional football.

The mid-1990s under the OFA chairmanship of Sheikh Saif bin Hashil Al-Maskary saw Oman achieve positive results on the Asian stage. Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with 22 goals;^[4] the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award and being the third Arab and the first Omani to win the award.^[5]

In the 2002 Gulf Cup which was held in Saudi Arabia, Oman finished at 5th place and under the captaincy of Dhofar F.C.'s Hani Al-Dhabit, Oman defeated 9-time winners^[6] Kuwait. The match had ended 3–1 with captain Al-Dhabit scoring a hat-trick. Hani netted a goal against Bahrain and a consolation goal in a 2–1 loss against Qatar.^[7] At the end of the tournament, Hani was the only Omani to score goals for his nation and was awarded for being the top goal scorer of the competition, with 5 goals.^[8]

In the 2004 Gulf Cup which was held in Doha, Oman reached the final for the first time in the team's history which was eventually lost to the hosts Qatar in a penalty shootout after the goalkeeping sensation Ali Al-Habsi missed a penalty. Qatar won the match 6–5 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1 at normal time. Amad Al-Hosni was awarded the "Top Goalscorer" award of the tournament with a total of 4 goals.^[9]

In the 2007 Gulf Cup which was held in United Arab Emirates, the team reached the final for a second consecutive time and lost 1–0 to the hosts United Arab Emirates. It had maintained an undefeated record throughout the competition excluding the final.^[10] Ali Al-Habsi had received the "Best Goalkeeper of the Gulf Cup" award^[11] for the third consecutive time in a row, the most won by any goalkeeper in the 40 years of the Gulf Cup tournament. Oman had tied United Arab Emirates in goal-scoring with 9 goals each after the tournament.^[12]

After losing twice in the Gulf Cup final consecutively, Oman won the 2009 Gulf Cup tournament as hosts by defeating Saudi Arabia in a penalty shootout. Oman won the match 6–5 on penalties after the match had ended 0–0 at extra time. Oman maintained a clean-sheet throughout the tournament.^[13] The tournament in Muscat was the first for Hassan Rabia, who managed to score 4 goals making him receive the "Top Goalscorer" award.^[14] Ali Al-Habsi received his fourth consecutive "Best Goalkeeper Award".^[15]

The team signed a contract in 2006 with Gulf Air.^[16][17]

On 9 May 2012, the Oman Football Association launched the new official team kit to be worn by Oman in their push for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round. The kit was launched together with a new OFA logo. The new kit was designed for Oman by Taj Oman, an Oman-based company.^[18] Later in June 2012, Oman's airline Oman Air became the official carrier of the Oman Football Association.^[19]

On 8 February 2014, the Omani Football Association confirmed the tie-up with Italian sports apparel manufacturer Kappa. A joint venture agreement was signed by sportswear Kappa and OFA's apparel brand Taj Oman. In a 4-year deal, Kappa will produce the kit worn by all the Oman National football teams bearing the Taj mark and will provide Oman with a range of sportswear specific for the country. The deal will see both the names (Kappa & Taj) on the kit worn by the National teams and on all retail items.^[20] Oman Air also renewed its deal on the same day with the OFA till the end of the 2013–14 season. On 16 September 2014, the Omani Football Association announced that they had signed an agreement with Asia Sports Marketing to become the exclusive sales agent for the Association.^[21]

On 9 September 2015, the Omani Football Association signed a 1-year contract extension with Oman Air as the official carrier of the team. The association said that although Oman Air's ticket allocation in the deal is primarily meant for the senior national team's tours, OFA has availed the privilege for club teams' trips to Salalah for Omantel Professional League (OPL) matches and for overseas travel of the national age-group squads.^[22][23] On 18 October 2015, the Omani Football Association announced a partnership with a new mental energizer Energy Drinks Partner, Effect.^[24][25]

Period	Kit Manufacturer
1978–1996	Puma
1996–2005	Grand Sport
2005–2006	Umbro
2006–2008	Lotto
2008–2012	Adidas
2012–2014	Taj Oman
2014–2018	Kappa
2018–2023	Jako
2023–	Kappa

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

As of February 2024^[26]

Position	Name
Technical director	Ahmed Al-Gharif
Head coach	Rashid Jaber
Assistant coach	Hamad Al-Azani Amir Al-Hussein Khalifa Al-Muzahami
Goalkeeping coach	Ghanim Fawaz
Fitness coach	Abdulrahman Al-Muzahami
Performance analyst	Hassan Al-Gharif
	Marwan Al-Rushaidi
Team Manager	Maqbool Al-Balushi
Players Relations Manager	Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Task Manager	Ahmed Al-Owaisi
Operations Manager	Kamil Al-Balushi
Photographer	Salem Al-Muqbali
Team Doctor	Dr. Mohammed Moulou
Physiotherapist	Said Al-Balushi
Physiotherapist	Yaqoob Al-Mahrouqi
Masseur	Farooq Al-Alawi
	Ali Al-Haddad

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

The following 25 players were called up to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against  Palestine and  Iraq in November 2024.^[28]

Caps and goals correct as of 15 October, after the match against  Jordan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Faiz Al-Rushaidi (captain)	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 36)	67	0	Sohar
	1GK	Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 27)	35	0	Al-Nahda
	1GK	Ibrahim Al-Rajhi	(2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Al-Nasr
	2DF	Mohammed Al-Musalami	(1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34)	120	3	Al-Seeb
	2DF	Ali Al-Busaidi	(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33)	93	1	Al-Seeb
	2DF	Ahmed Al-Khamisi	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 32)	50	0	Al-Seeb
	2DF	Thani Al-Rushadi	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Al-Nahda
	2DF	Khalid Al-Braiki	(1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 31)	42	1	Al-Shabab
	2DF	Ahmed Al-Kaabi	(1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 28)	39	0	Al-Nahda
	2DF	Ghanim Al-Habashi	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 26)	2	0	Al-Nahda
	2DF	Abdulaziz Al-Shamousi	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 32)	4	0	Al-Nahda
	2DF	Hussein Al-Shahri	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Al-Nahda
	2DF	Mulham Al-Sinaidi	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Al-Nasr
	3MF	Harib Al-Saadi	(1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 34)	97	1	Al-Nahda
	3MF	Jameel Al-Yahmadi	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 28)	75	4	Al-Seeb
	3MF	Sultan Al-Marzouq	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Dhofar
	3MF	Arshad Al-Alawi	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)	49	7	Al-Seeb
	3MF	Zahir Al-Aghbari	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 25)	46	0	Al-Seeb
	3MF	Abdullah Fawaz	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28)	46	7	Al-Nahda
	3MF	Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri	(1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 26)	20	6	Al-Seeb
	3MF	Nasser Al-Rawahi	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Al-Nahda
	3MF	Hatem Al-Rushadi	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Al-Shabab
	4FW	Omar Al-Malki	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 30)	23	6	Al-Seeb
	4FW	Muhsen Al-Ghassani	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 27)	61	13	Bangkok United
	4FW	Issam Al-Sabhi	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 27)	48	11	Al-Shabab

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ahmed Al-Rawahi	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Al-Seeb	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 11 June 2024
GK	Bilal Al-Balushi	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Sur	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
DF	Amjad Al-Harthi	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)	31	1	Al-Seeb	v.  Jordan, 15 October 2024
DF	Abdulaziz Al-Gheilani	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29)	13	0	Al-Nahda	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
DF	Juma Al-Habsi	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 28)	27	0	Ibri	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
DF	Mahmood Al-Mushaifri	(1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 31)	28	0	Al-Suwaiq	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
DF	Fahmi Durbin	(1993-10-10) 10 October 1993 (age 31)	37	1	Al-Nasr	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
DF	Muhammad Al-Amiri	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 30)	6	0	Al-Seeb	2023 AFC Asian Cup INJ
DF	Ahed Al-Hudaifi	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 28)	0	0	Sur	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
MF	Musab Al-Mamari	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 24)	13	0	Al-Nasr	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 11 June 2024
MF	Salaah Al-Yahyaei	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 26)	61	9	Al-Khaldiya	v.  Jordan, 15 October 2024INJ
MF	Tamim Al-Balushi	(1999-11-03) 3 November 1999 (age 25)	4	0	Al-Seeb	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
MF	Mataz Saleh	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)	27	3	Dhofar	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
MF	Omar Al-Fazari	(1993-05-19) 19 May 1993 (age 31)	9	0	Al-Seeb	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
FW	Mohammed Al-Ghafri	(1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 27)	20	2	Oman	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 11 June 2024
FW	Waleed Al-Muslimi	(1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Al-Nasr	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 11 June 2024
FW	Abdullah Al-Mushaifri	(2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Dhofar	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
FW	Khalid Al-Hajri	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30)	45	18	Dhofar	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
FW	Sami Al-Hasani	(1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 32)	10	3	Sur	v.  Kyrgyzstan, 21 November 2023
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad WD = Withdrew due to non-injury related reasons

As of 19 November 2024^[29]

Players in bold are still active with Oman.

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Ahmed Mubarak	183	23	2003–2019
2	Fawzi Bashir	150	30	2001–2013
3	Ali Al-Habsi	138	0	2001–2019
4	Hassan Mudhafar	128	6	2003–2015
5	Amad Al-Hosni	127	38	2003–2015
6	Mohammed Al-Musalami	122	3	2010–present
7	Saad Al-Mukhaini	116	1	2006–2019
8	Ahmed Hadid	107	9	2003–2013
9	Hani Al-Dhabit	102	43	1997–2014
10	Ismail Al-Ajmi	101	15	2003–2013

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Average	Career
1	Hani Al-Dhabit	43	102	0.42	1997–2014
2	Amad Al-Hosni	38	127	0.3	2003–2015
3	Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali	34	99	0.34	2011–2021
	Fawzi Bashir	30	150	0.2	2000–2013
5	Ahmed Mubarak	23	180	0.13	2003–2019
6	Khalid Al-Hajri	18	45	0.4	2017–2022
	Hashim Saleh	18	75	0.24	2001–2010
8	Badar Al-Maimani	17	71	0.24	2003–2012
9	Hassan Rabia	16	52	0.31	2008–2013
10	Ismail Al-Ajmi	15	101	0.15	2003–2013

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1982	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1986	Withdrew										Withdrew
1990	Did not qualify										6	0	2	4	2	11
1994											6	2	2	2	10	5
1998											6	4	1	1	14	2
2002											14	6	4	4	40	19
2006											6	3	1	2	14	3
2010											8	4	2	2	9	7
2014											16	6	5	5	15	16
2018											8	4	2	2	11	7
2022											18	10	2	6	27	16
2026	Qualification in progress										12	6	1	5	17	11
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total		0/10									100	45	22	33	159	97

AFC Asian Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1980	Not an AFC member										Not an AFC member
1984	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	9	15
1988	Withdrew										Withdrew
1992	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	0	5
1996											6	4	0	2	23	5
2000											3	1	0	2	4	4
2004	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	3	Squad		6	5	0	1	24	2
2007	Group stage	15th	3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad		6	4	0	2	14	6
2011	Did not qualify										6	2	2	2	4	4
2015	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	1	5	Squad		6	4	2	0	7	1
2019	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	4	6	Squad		14	9	2	3	39	12
2023	Group stage	17th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		8	6	0	2	16	6
2027	Qualified										6	4	1	1	11	2
Total	Round of 16	6/12	16	3	5	8	12	20			67	40	8	19	151	62

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963–1964	Did not enter
1966	Group stage	10th	1	0	0	1	1	21
1985–1992	Did not enter
1998	Withdrew
2002–2012	Did not enter
2021	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	6	5
Total			5	1	1	3	7	26

Gulf Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1970	Did not enter
1972
1974	Round 1	6th	2	0	0	2	0	9
1976	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	3	21
1979	Seventh place	7th	6	0	0	6	1	21
1982	Sixth place	6th	5	0	0	5	2	15
1984	Seventh place	7th	6	0	2	4	3	9
1986	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	4	11
1988	Seventh place	7th	6	1	1	4	3	9
1990	Fourth place	4th	4	0	3	1	4	6
1992	Sixth place	6th	5	0	0	5	1	10
1994	Sixth place	6th	5	0	2	3	4	9
1996	Sixth place	6th	5	0	2	3	2	7
1998	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	6	12
2002	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	5	7
2003	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	6	4
2004	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	10	7
2007	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	7	4
2009	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	7	0	Squad
2010	Group stage	6th	3	0	3	0	1	1
2013	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad
2014	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	7	5	Squad
2017	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	4	1	Squad
2019	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	4	Squad
2023	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	8	6	Squad
Total	Champions	1st	111	23	29	59	91	180

WAFF Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2000	Not a WAFF Member
2002
2004
2007
2008	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3
2010	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2
2012	Third place	5	3	0	2	5	4	+1
2014	Group stage	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
2019	Did not enter
2023	Qualified
Total	Third place	11	3	3	5	9	13	−4

CAFA Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2023	Third place[a]	4	2	1	1	4	4	0
Total		4	2	1	1	4	4	0

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951–1978	Did not participate
1982	Withdrew
1986-1990	Did not participate
1994	11th	3	1	1	1	4	4
1998	11th	5	2	1	2	14	13
Total		8	3	2	3	18	17

Arab Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953–1961	Did not enter
1965	Group stage	10th	4	0	0	4	2	45
1976–1985	Did not enter
1997	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	4	6
1999	Group stage	8th	4	0	2	2	2	7
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	9th	2	0	1	1	0	2
Total			13	0	5	8	8	60

Updated on 19 November 2024 after match against  Iraq.^[30]

  More wins than losses   As many wins as losses   Fewer wins than losses

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Afghanistan	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11
Algeria	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5
Australia	11	1	4	6	8	23	−15
Azerbaijan	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Bahrain	46	15	17	14	45	51	−6
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8
Belarus	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2
Benin	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Bhutan	2	2	0	0	18	2	+16
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Burkina Faso	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4
Bulgaria	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Chile	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
China	9	4	1	4	11	15	−4
Chinese Taipei	4	4	0	0	15	2	+13
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1
DR Congo	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Egypt	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Estonia	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Finland	6	0	3	3	2	7	−5
Gabon	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Germany	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3
Guam	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Haiti	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
India	10	7	3	0	23	6	+17
Indonesia	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4
Iran	13	2	4	7	15	26	−11
Iraq	31	6	10	15	25	51	−26
Japan	14	1	3	10	5	21	−16
Jordan	27	4	9	14	15	38	−23
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Kenya	5	2	3	0	8	5	+3
Kosovo	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Kuwait	31	9	10	12	28	46	−18
Kyrgyzstan	6	3	2	1	8	3	+5
Laos	2	2	0	0	19	0	+19
Latvia	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Lebanon	13	5	5	3	14	12	+2
Liberia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Libya	3	0	1	2	3	38	−35
Macau	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
North Macedonia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Maldives	9	9	0	0	26	3	+23
Mali	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Malaysia	8	6	1	1	17	4	+13
Mauritania	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Morocco	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Mozambique	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Myanmar	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7
Nepal	13	13	0	0	52	3	+49
New Zealand	7	1	2	4	4	7	−3
North Korea	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
Norway	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Palestine	5	4	0	1	7	4	+3
Pakistan	4	3	1	0	12	2	+10
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Philippines	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9
Qatar	36	6	10	20	31	64	−33
Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Saudi Arabia	27	3	5	19	14	48	−34
Senegal	4	3	0	1	5	2	+3
Singapore	11	8	2	1	26	7	+19
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11
South Korea	7	1	1	5	5	13	−8
Somalia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13
Sudan	7	1	3	3	6	20	−14
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Switzerland	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
Syria	26	9	8	9	28	39	−11
Tajikistan	7	4	2	1	15	9	+6
Thailand	13	6	2	5	10	11	−1
Togo	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Tunisia	2	1	1	1	3	3	0
Turkmenistan	6	5	0	1	12	5	+7
United Arab Emirates	34	7	12	15	25	45	−20
United States	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Uzbekistan	7	4	0	3	9	12	−3
Vietnam	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11
Yemen	12	9	2	1	22	7	+15
Zambia	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Total	560	210	142	209	718	738	−20

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