| Season | 2012–13 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Suwaiq |
| Relegated | Al-Tali'aa Oman Salalah |
| AFC Champions League qualifiers | Al-Suwaiq |
| 2014 AFC Cup | Fanja Saham |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 425 (2.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | Saham 5–0Fanja (17 February 2013) |
| Biggest away win | Salalah 0–6Al-Shabab (18 May 2013) |
| Highest scoring | Sur 2–5Saham (1 March 2013) |
| Longest winning run | (5 games) Al-Suwaiq |
| Longest unbeaten run | (15 games) Al-Suwaiq |
| Longest losing run | (6 games) Al-Seeb |
2013–14 → | |
The2012–13Oman Elite League (known as theOmantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the topfootball league in Oman.[1] It began on 4 October 2012 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2013, but for the second season running, the league title had to be decided by a playoff.Fanja SC were the defending champions, having won the previous2011–12 Elite League season.Al-Suwaiq Club won the Championship Final match against Fanja 3–1 and emerged as the champions of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.[2]
This season the league had increased from 12 to 14 teams. As a result, despite losing the relegation play-off toAl-Seeb Club,Salalah SC retained their place in the top division andAl-Musannah SC, whose 11th-place finish would have seen them relegated also retained their place in the top division.Ahli Sidab Club, however were relegated to the Second Division League.Saham SC andAl-Nasr S.C.S.C. were promoted to theOmani League (First Division) after finishing in the top two positions in the Second Division League in the 2011–12 season.
The winner qualified for theAFC Champions League qualifiers and the runner-up and the second runner-up qualified for the2014 AFC Cup.
| Club | Home city | Manager | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Musannah | Al-Musannah | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Buraimi | Nizwa Sports Complex | 10,000 | |
| Al-Nasr | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium /Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 | |
| Al-Oruba | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 | |
| Al-Seeb | Seeb | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | |
| Al-Shabab | Barka | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | |
| Al-Suwaiq | Al-Suwaiq | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | |
| Al-Tali'aa | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 | |
| Dhofar | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium /Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 | |
| Fanja | Fanja | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | |
| Oman | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex /Royal Oman Police Stadium | 39,000 / 18,000 | |
| Saham | Saham | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 | |
| Salalah* | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium /Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 | |
| Sur | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
*Al-Hilal Salalah renamed Salalah in the close season
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Musannah | |||||
| Al-Nahda | |||||
| Al-Nasr |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Suwaiq(C) | 26 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 50 | 2014 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
| 2 | Fanja | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 50 | |
| 3 | Saham | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 19 | +21 | 48 | 2014 GCC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Al-Nahda | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 43 | |
| 5 | Al-Nasr | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 40 | |
| 6 | Dhofar | 26 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 40 | |
| 7 | Al-Oruba | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Al-Shabab | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 33 | |
| 9 | Al-Musannah | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sur | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 30 | −4 | 30 | |
| 11 | Al-Seeb | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 29 | |
| 12 | Al-Tali'aa(R) | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 27 | Relegation Playoff |
| 13 | Oman(R) | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 24 | Relegation to2013–14 Oman First Division League |
| 14 | Salalah(R) | 26 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | ALM | ALNH | ALN | ALO | ALS | ALSH | ALSU | ALT | DHO | FAN | OMA | SAH | SAL | SUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Musannah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Al-Nahda | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Nasr | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Oruba | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Seeb | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Shabab | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Suwaiq | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Al-Tali'aa | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Dhofar | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | |
| Fanja | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Oman | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Saham | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Salalah | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Sur | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 3–1 | Fanja |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ghassani Al-Noufali | Report | Cissé |
Sohar secured promotion after winning on the away goals rule
| Omantel Elite League Media Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Television Channel | Matches |
| Oman TV2 | 3 Matches per round | |