Oman national football team

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Oman

Nickname(s)

Al Ahmar الاحمر(The Reds)

Association

Oman Football Association

Confederation

AFC (Asia)

Head coach

Hamed Al Azani

Top scorer

Amad Al Hosni

Home stadium

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

FIFA code

OMA

FIFA ranking

Highest FIFA ranking

50 (August 2004)

Lowest FIFA ranking

117 (July 2003)

Elo ranking





First kit





Second kit

First international

Sudan 15 - 0 Oman

(Egypt; September 2, 1965)

Biggest win

Oman 12 - 0 Laos

(Muscat, Oman; April 30, 2001)

Biggest defeat

Libya 21 - 0 Oman

(Iraq; April 1, 1966)

AFC Asian Cup

Appearances

2 (First in 2004)

Best result

Round 1, 2004 and 2007

The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. It has never qualified for the World Cup but has qualified for the Asian Cup in the years 2004 and 2007, and twice reached the Gulf Cup final.

The Oman team planned to bring Arie Haan to the helm, the president promised to investe money into the national team.

1 World Cup record
2 Asian Cup record
3 Current Squad
- 3.1 Recent Call Up Members
4 Current squad
5 Coaches
6 External links

[edit] World Cup record

1930 to 1982 - Did not enter
1986 - Withdrew
1990 to 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] Asian Cup record

1956 to 1980 - Did not enter
1984 - Did not qualify
1988 - Did not enter
1992 to 2000 - Did not qualify
2004 - Round 1
2007 - Round 1

[edit] Current Squad

The following players were called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. (against Japan on June 2, 2008)

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Ali Al Habsi	30 December 1981	66	0	Bolton Wanderers
2	DF	Mohamed Rabia (c)	10 May 1981			Al-Sadd
3	MF	Hamdi Hubais	27 January 1984			Al-Nasr
25	MF	Khalifa Ayil	1 March 1984			Al-Sadd
5	DF	Mohammed Al Balushi	27 August 1989			Al-Nahda
6	DF	Issam Fayel	14 August 1984			Sur
20	FW	Amad Al Hosni	18 July 1984			Qatar SC
8	FW	Badar Al-Maimani	16 July 1984			Al-Siliya
9	FW	Hashim Saleh	15 October 1981			Al-Tadamon
10	MF	Fawzi Bashir	6 May 1984			Al-Gharrafa
11	MF	Talal Khalfan	25 November 1980			Al-Arabi
12	MF	Ahmed Mubarak	23 February 1985			Al-Siliya
13	MF	Yaqoob Salem				Sur
14	FW	Hani Al Dhabit	15 October 1979			Dhofar
15	FW	Ismail Al-Ajmi	9 June 1984			Umm-Salal
16	FW	Mohamed Mubarak	19 July 1984			Al-Sahel
17	DF	Hassan Mudhafar	26 June 1980			Al-Salmiya
18	GK	Badar Juma Subait	6 December 1981			Dhofar

[edit] Recent Call Up Members

No.	Pos.	Player	DoB (Age)	Caps	Goals	Club
3	DF	Nabil Ashoor	7 April 1982	1	1
21	MF	Ahmed Hadid	18 July 1984	4		Al-Shamal
7	MF	Younis Mubarak	12 March 1987	2		Al Oruba
11		Humaid Al Gheilani
13	MF	Mohammed Al-Ghassani	1 April 1985	3		Al Suwaiq
15		Ahmed Al Noobi
18	GK	Mohammed Al Hooti		1
8	DF	Hussain Ali Al Hadri	21 May 1990	3		Dhofar
14	FW	Younis Al Musaifri	24 October 1981	2		Kazma
1	GK	Sulaiman Al Mazroui	13 September 1972			Muscat Club
3	DF	Juma Al Wahaibi	2 March 1980	2		Tadamon
4	DF	Said Al Shoon	28 August 1983	2		Al-Hazm
	DF	Fahad Ba-Masilah	8 July 1986			Dhofar
7	MF	Sultan Al-Touqi	2 January 1984			Al-Shamal
11	FW	Yousuf Al-Busaidi	4 November 1982	4	1	Dhofar
	DF	Hamed Al Bulushi	8 January 1984			Muscat
	DF	Sulaiman Al Shukairi	17 February 1985			Al-Salmiya

[edit] Current squad

(May, 2007)

Goalkeepers:

Ali Al-Habsi
Suleiman Khamis Humaid Al Mazroi
Badar Juma Subait Al Alawi
Ali Talib Salman Al Ajmi
Ahmed Rashid Said Al Khatri

Defenders:

Said Al Shoon
Mohamed Rabia
Khalifa Ayil
Hassan Mudhafar
Juma Abdullah Al Wahaibi
Badar Al Mahrouqi
Hussein Mustahil Rabia
Abdullah Said Kamouna
Nabil Ashoor Ramadhan

Midfielders:

Fawzi Bashir
Hamdi Hubais
Ahmed Mubarak
Sultan Al-Touqi
Ahmed Hadid
Mohamed Mubarek
Mohamed Hamad Hadid Al Mukhaini
Jamal Nabi Baksh Al Balushi
Ahmed Khalid Salim Ba Alawi
Nasser Zayid Khalfan Al Mukhaini
Ahmed Bin Said Al Busafy
Ayiman Suroor Marhoon Al Maawali

Forwards:

Amad Al Hosni
Badar Al-Maimani
Hashim Saleh Mohammed Al Balushi
Yousef Shaiaban Mubarak Al Busaidy
Ismail Sulaiman
Hassan Zaher
Mohamed Amor Al Kathri

[edit] Coaches

Manager	From	To
Mamadoh Mohammed Al-Khafaji	1974	1976
George Smith	1979	1979
Hamed El-Dhiab	1980	1982
Mansaf El-Meliti	1982	1982
Paulo Heiki	1984	1984
Antônio Clemente	1986	1986
Jorge Vitório	1986	1988
Karl-Heinz Heddergott	1988	1989
Bernd Patzke	1990	1992
Heshmat Mohajerani	1992	1994
Rashid bin Jaber Al-Yafi’i	1995	1996
Mahmoud El-Gohary	1996	1996
Jozef Vengloš	1996	1997
Valdeir Vieira	1998	1999
Carlos Alberto Torres	2000	2001
Bernd Stange	2001	2001
Milan Máčala	2001	2001
Rashid bin Jaber Al-Yafi’i	2002	2002
Milan Máčala	2003	2005
Srečko Juričić	2005	2006
Milan Máčala	2006	2007
Gabriel Calderón	2007	2008
Julio César Ribas	2008	2008
Hamed Al Azani	2008