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| Founded | 1976; 49 years ago (1976) |
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| Country | Oman |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 14 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Oman First Division League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Sultan Qaboos Cup Oman Super Cup |
| League cup | Oman Professional League Cup |
| International cup | AFC Challenge League |
| Current champions | Al-Seeb (2024–25) (5th title) |
| Most championships | Dhofar (12 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Oman Sports TV |
| Website | www |
| Current:2025–26 Oman Professional League | |
TheOman Professional League (Arabic:دوري المحترفين عمان; known as theOmantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons), previously known as theOmantel Elite League, is the top division of theOman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Currently, the most successful team in the league isDhofar with 12 titles to their name.
In 2010, during the annual draw for theSultan Qaboos Cup, SultanQaboos bin Said,Sultan of Oman, granted theOFA an annual 2.6 millionrial (approximately 6.7 milliondollars) till the year 2015 to further boost the development of the league. The move was made to nurture Oman's football youth, and create higher hopes of Oman qualifying for the2014 FIFA World Cup. The deal is in addition to the annual 1.6 million rial that the Sultan gives to the OFA every year.
Although being very popular in the local community, it was ranked according to theAFC as a Class D football League till the2012–13 season. Sayyid Khalid bin Hamid Al-Busaidi, OFA President, had already announced his organization's plan to transform the Omani Football League into a professional league by 2012, and also announced to change the league's name to theOman Mobile League. The interest from many companies such asNissan,Shell andOman Mobile, was one of the main reasons why the league was expected to transform, under with the leadership of Sayyid Khalid.[1]
The contract was extended again for the2011–12 season for another three years to be known as theOmantel Elite League.
In 2013, ahead of the2013–14 season, it was announced that the league had taken the first steps to becoming fully professional.[2] The Oman Football League got the seal of approval as a professional league on 1 September 2013 and will henceforth be called the Omantel Professional League (OPL).[3]
On 10 September 2014, one day before the first match of the2014–15 season was played, Oman Football Association announced the extension of Omantel’s support for the country’s Professional League as its title sponsor.[4]
On 30 April 2016, OFA and the Public Authority for Radio and Television (PART) reached an agreement on TV broadcasting rights of all competitions and matches organised by OFA including those related to OPL and any other competitions and matches for three seasons.[5][6]
On 5 September 2016, the leading healthcare services provider in the Sultanate, Badr Al Samaa Group of Hospitals renewed their partnership with OFA for the 2016-17 Omani football season.[7] On 8 September 2016, OFA confirmed that Omantel will be renewing their contract as the title sponsors of the OPL for the following three years, starting with the 2016-17 season until the 2018-19 season.[8]
*The Professional League began from the2013–14 season
The following table lists theOman Professional League champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning clubs |
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| Salalah | 17 | Dhofar (12), Al-Nasr (5) |
| Fanja | 9 | Fanja (9) |
| Sur | 6 | Al-Oruba (4), Sur (2) |
| Muscat | 5 | Muscat (3), Oman (1), Al-Ahli (1) |
| Al-Suwaiq | 4 | Al-Suwaiq (4) |
| Al-Buraimi | 4 | Al-Nahda (4) |
| Seeb | 4 | Al-Seeb (4) |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhofar | 12 | 5 | 1982–83,1984–85,1989–90,1991–92,1992–93,1993–94,1998–99,2000–01,2004–05,2016–17,2018–19,2020–21 |
| Fanja | 9 | 3 | 1976–77,1978–79,1983–84,1985–86,1986–87,1987–88,1990–91,2011–12,2015–16 |
| Al-Nasr | 5 | 5 | 1979–80,1980–81,1988–89,1997–98,2003–04 |
| Al-Orouba | 4 | 5 | 1999–00,2001–02,2007–08,2014–15 |
| Al-Nahda | 4 | 3 | 2006–07,2008–09,2013–14,2022–23 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 4 | 2 | 2009–10,2010–11,2012–13,2017–18 |
| Al-Seeb | 4 | 2 | 2019–20,2021–22,2023–24,2024–25 |
| Muscat* | 3 | 2 | 1977–78,2002–03,2005–06 |
| Sur | 2 | 3 | 1994–95,1995–96 |
| Ahli Sidab | 1 | 1 | 1981–82 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 1996–97 |
*Includes championships won by Ruwi.
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–92 |  Hilal Hamid | Dhofar | 14 |
| 1995–96 | Hilal Hamid | Dhofar | 20 |
| 1996–97 | Said Faraj | Dhofar | 19 |
| 2004-05 | Ahmed Al Busafy | Al-Seeb | 12 |
| 2005–06 | Salim Al-ShamsiIsmail Al-Ajmi | Al Nahda Muscat | 12 |
| 2006–07 | Mohammed Abdullah | Al-Nasr | 6 |
| 2007–08 |  Aoerson D'Costa | Al Oruba | 9 |
| 2008–09 | Said Al-Ruzaiqi | Sur | 13 |
| 2009–10 | Ibrahim Al-Gheilani | Al Suwaiq | 11 |
| 2010–11 | Rodrigo Felix de Oliveira | Al Nahda | 12 |
| 2011–12 | Waleed Al-Saadi | Al Suwaiq | 14 |
| 2012–13 |  Ely Cissé | Fanja | 14 |
| 2013–14 |  Jumaa SaeedMohammed Al-Ghassani | Al Nahda Al Suwaiq | 16 |
| 2014–15 | Mechac Koffi | Al-Nasr | 19 |
| 2015–16 |  Vedran Gerc | Sohar | 14 |
| 2016–17 | Essam Al-Barahi | Al-Rustaq | 16 |
| 2017–18 | Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali | Al Suwaiq | 21 |
| 2018–19 | Mohammed Al-Ghassani | Saham | 18 |
The first trophy won by an Omani club in the regional or continental level was byFanja in the 1989 Gulf Club Champions Cup, later namedGCC Champions League. Fanja defeatedAl-Muharraq ofBahrain in a penalty shootout after the match had ended 1–1 in the normal time. Fanja has appeared four times in the same tournament.
In the1993–94 Asian Club Championship Omani club,Oman Club were awarded with second place after failing to beatThai club,Thai Farmers Bank.
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 againstSaudi club,Al-Nassr and finished with second place.
Al-Nahda competed in the2008 AFC Cup, but were knocked-out in the semi-finals by eventual champions of the competition,Al-Muharraq on scoring aggregate.
Al Seeb Club achieved theAFC Cup title, becoming the second Omani club to achieve a regional or continental championship, after defeatingKuala Lumpur City in the2022 AFC Cup Final.
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