# Oman Football Association

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Governing body of association football in Oman

Oman Football Association AFC Short name OFA Founded 1978 (1978) Headquarters Muscat, Oman[1] FIFA affiliation 1980 AFC affiliation 1980[2] WAFF affiliation 2010 President Sheikh Salem Said Salem Al Wahaibi General Secretary Said Al Bulushi Website www.ofa.om

The **Oman Football Association** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in [Oman](/source/Oman). It was founded in 1978, and has been a member of the [Asian Football Confederation](/source/Asian_Football_Confederation) and of [FIFA](/source/FIFA) since 1980.

## History

Oman plays against Japan in the qualifying rounds for the [2010 FIFA World Cup](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup)

The first football club of the Sultanate (documented as such) was the Maqboul Club, founded in 1942, known today as the [Oman Club](/source/Oman_Club). In the 1970s, [Qaboos bin Said al Said](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Union_of_Arab_Football_Associations) and of [FIFA](/source/FIFA), and joined the [Asian Football Federation](/source/Asian_Football_Federation) in 1980.[3]

In November 2017, the OFA was chosen to organize the FIFA Executive Football Summit scheduled for February 2018.[4]

## Association staff

Name Position Source Sayyid Suleiman bin Hamood bin Ali Al Busaidi President [5][6] Qutaiba bin Saeed bin Mohammed Al Ghailani Senior Vice President [7][8] Abdullah bin Salim bin Awadh Al Shanfari BM Hajer bint Khamis bin Marhoon Al Muzayni Female member Women’s Member Abdullah bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Rashdi BM Ali bin Ahmed bin Saeed Al Kathiri BM Mohammed bin Khamis bin Juma Al Araimi BM 2nd Vice President [9] Mohammed bin Sulaiman Al-Yahmadi General Secretary [10][11] n/a Treasurer Ali Al Khansabi Technical Office Manager Technical Director [12][13] Tarik Sektioui Team Coach (Men's) [14] n/a Team Coach (Women's) William Boukarroum Media/Communications Manager [15] n/a Futsal Coordinator Omer Khalaf Referee Coordinator [16]

## 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.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Oman is looking to take advantage of FIFA's assistance in the GOAL project to further develop the game in Oman.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The Association is 70%-financed by the government through the Ministry of Sports Affairs (2010).[17]

## 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

## See also

[Oman Professional League](/source/Oman_Professional_League) - National football league of Oman

[Sultan Qaboos Cup](/source/Sultan_Qaboos_Cup) - National cup of Oman

[Oman Professional League Cup](/source/Oman_Professional_League_Cup) - League cup of Oman

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Member Associations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115181518/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about). Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about) on January 15, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** June 25, 1980: "Asian Football Confederation holds 9th congress in Hong Kong: Oman and Democratic Yemen were admitted into the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) by a resolution passed at its ninth congress here yesterday, thus bringing the AFC total membership to 35." Xinhua General News Service

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [History](http://www.ofa.om/history) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191224073919/http://www.ofa.om/history) 2019-12-24 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *Ofa.com*

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Ashok Purohit, [Oman to host FIFA Executive Football Summit](http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Oman-to-host-FIFA-Executive-Football-Summit-54vp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180414091257/http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Oman-to-host-FIFA-Executive-Football-Summit-54vp) 2018-04-14 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *Muscatdaily.com*, 8 November 2017

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Oman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115181518/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/). *The AFC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115190805/https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/) from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Oman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115181518/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/). *The AFC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115190805/https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/) from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/). *The AFC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115190805/https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/) from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Oman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115181518/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/). *The AFC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115190805/https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/) from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Oman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115181518/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/). *The AFC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115190805/https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/) from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation"](https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/). *The AFC*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115190805/https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/member-associations/oman/oman-football-association/) from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Oman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115181518/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** FIFA.com. ["Member Association - Oman"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200115181518/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about). *www.fifa.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/oma/about) on January 15, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-25.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Majid AL-Busafi, [Oman: An Emerging Sport Nation, History and Future Directions](http://ijssjournal.com/fulltext/paper-04012016121409.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033646/http://ijssjournal.com/fulltext/paper-04012016121409.pdf) 2017-12-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), *Ijssjournal.com*, 2012

## External links

- [Official website](http://ofa.om/)

- [Organizational effectiveness: The case of Oman Football Association](https://ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10393/4291/1/MQ36655.PDF), thesis hosted on the [Ottawa University](/source/Ottawa_University) website

[Portals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Oman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Oman)
- [Association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Association_football)

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