The 2013–14 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) is the 38th edition of the top football league in Oman. The Oman Football League got the seal of approval of a professional league on 1 September 2013 and will henceforth be called the Omantel Professional League (OPL).[1] The season began on 13 September 2013, and concluded on 16 May 2014. Al-Suwaiq Club were the defending champions, having won their third title in the previous 2012–13 Elite League season.[2] On Sunday, 28 April 2014, Al-Nahda Club were crowned the champions of the inaugural Oman Professional League with one game remaining after Al-Suwaiq Club edged out ten-man Fanja SC 5-3. Fanja SC needed a draw or a win on Sunday to prolong the fight for the OPL title, after Al-Nahda Club defeated Saham SC 4-3 to take their tally to 51 points, but its defeat dashed any hopes for the eight-time winners to match the record of nine titles, held by Dhofar S.C.S.C. in the 37-year-old history of Oman's top flight competition.[3][4]
This season the league had 14 teams. Oman Club and Salalah SC were relegated to the First Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2012–13 season. Al-Tali'aa SC were also relegated after losing the relegation/promotion playoff against Sohar SC. The three relegated teams were replaced by First Division League winners Al-Ittihad Club, runner-up Majees SC and second runner-up Sohar SC (Won the Relegation/Promotion playoff against Al-Tali'aa SC).
The winner and the runner-up will qualify for the 2015 AFC Cup
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
Source: League Table Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champion; (R) Relegated Notes:
^Al-Nahda played in the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, hence entered the AFC Cup group stage.
The league was the subject of controversies like the wearing of similar-coloured jerseys, unusual hairstyles and excessive goal celebrations.
On 20 September 2013, the match between Sur SC and Majees SC was called off by referee Fahad Al-Subahi on the premise that the teams were wearing similar-coloured jerseys'. But just three days later, the Oman Professional League's Disciplinary Committee decided to replay the match and ruled that Subahi had erred in his judgement. The match was replayed on 12 November 2013 which Sur SC won 2-1.[7]
The Oman Football Association came out with a new code of conduct for players after a controversy in the aftermath of a football match between Fanja SC and Al-Nahda Club. According to the new regulations, OFA prohibits players from extreme celebrations on the field after scoring a goal and the governing body also bans players sporting unusual hairstyles or even colouring their hair. As a result, excessive goal celebrations and unusual hairstyles have been shown the red card by the OFA as it moves to protect the 'ethics' of the game. The decision came after Al-Nahda Club's Ivorian player Juma Saeed was seen 'inappropriately' celebrating on the field after scoring a goal against Fanja SC on 29 March 2014 that raised heated debates among the football aficionados in the country. However, the Ivory Coast player was reprimanded with a warning. OFA also decided to make the OPL's Disciplinary Committee an autonomous body with additional powers. Headed by the OFA board member Hamad Al-Hadrami, the Disciplinary Committee can now take action against players violating the new code of conduct. OFA also gave powers to the match referees who will now inspect the dressing room before any domestic games to ensure the players adhere to the code of conduct.[8]
^. Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
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^. Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
^. menafn.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
^. Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
February 28, 2023
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The 2013 14 Oman Professional League known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons is the 38th edition of the top football league in Oman The Oman Football League got the seal of approval of a professional league on 1 September 2013 and will henceforth be called the Omantel Professional League OPL 1 The season began on 13 September 2013 and concluded on 16 May 2014 Al Suwaiq Club were the defending champions having won their third title in the previous 2012 13 Elite League season 2 On Sunday 28 April 2014 Al Nahda Club were crowned the champions of the inaugural Oman Professional League with one game remaining after Al Suwaiq Club edged out ten man Fanja SC 5 3 Fanja SC needed a draw or a win on Sunday to prolong the fight for the OPL title after Al Nahda Club defeated Saham SC 4 3 to take their tally to 51 points but its defeat dashed any hopes for the eight time winners to match the record of nine titles held by Dhofar S C S C in the 37 year old history of Oman s top flight competition 3 4 Oman Professional LeagueSeason2013 14ChampionsAl NahdaRelegatedMajeesAl IttihadAFC Champions League qualifiersAl Nahda2015 AFC CupFanjaMatches played182Goals scored484 2 66 per match Top goalscorerJumaa Saeed Mohammed Al Ghassani 16 goals Biggest home winAl Seeb 8 1 Al Ittihad 17 April 2014 Biggest away winAl Shabab 2 6 Al Nahda 16 May 2014 Highest scoringAl Seeb 8 1 Al Ittihad 17 April 2014 Al Suwaiq 6 3 Majees 16 May 2014 Longest winning run 5 games FanjaLongest unbeaten run 11 games Al NahdaLongest losing run 6 games Al OrubaMjeesSur 2012 132014 15 Contents 1 Teams 1 1 Stadia and locations 1 2 Managerial changes 1 3 Foreign players 2 League table 3 Results 4 Clubs season progress 5 Promotion relegation play off 5 1 1st leg 5 2 2nd leg 6 Season statistics 6 1 Top scorers 6 2 Top Omani Scorers 6 3 Hat tricks 7 OFA Awards 8 Media coverage 9 Controversies 10 See also 11 ReferencesTeams EditThis season the league had 14 teams Oman Club and Salalah SC were relegated to the First Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2012 13 season Al Tali aa SC were also relegated after losing the relegation promotion playoff against Sohar SC The three relegated teams were replaced by First Division League winners Al Ittihad Club runner up Majees SC and second runner up Sohar SC Won the Relegation Promotion playoff against Al Tali aa SC The winner and the runner up will qualify for the 2015 AFC Cup Stadia and locations Edit Fanja Al Seeb Al NasrDhofarAl Ittihad Al OrubaSur Sohar Al Nahda Al Musannah Al Shabab Al Suwaiq Saham Majeesclass notpageimage Locations of teams in the 2013 14 Omani League Club Home city Manager Stadium CapacityAl Ittihad Salalah Younis Amaan Nov 2013 Al Saada Stadium Salalah Sports Complex 12 000 8 000Al Musannah Al Musannah Suhail Al Rushaidi Seeb Stadium 14 000Al Nahda Al Buraimi Hamad Al Azani May 2012 Nizwa Sports Complex 10 000Al Nasr Salalah Akram Ahmad Salman Feb 2014 Al Saada Stadium Salalah Sports Complex 12 000 8 000Al Oruba Sur Aristică Cioabă Sur Sports Complex 8 000Al Seeb Seeb Youssef Al Rafaly Feb 2014 Seeb Stadium 14 000Al Shabab Barka Mubarak Al Gheilani Feb 2014 Seeb Stadium 14 000Al Suwaiq Al Suwaiq Musabah Al Saadi Seeb Stadium 14 000Dhofar Salalah Dragan Talajic Jun 2013 Al Saada Stadium Salalah Sports Complex 12 000 8 000Fanja Fanja Guglielmo Arena April 2014 Seeb Stadium 14 000Majees Majees Mohammed Al Saadi Jan 2014 Sohar Regional Sports Complex 19 000Saham Saham Abderrazak Khairi Feb 2014 Sohar Regional Sports Complex 19 000Sohar Sohar Adnan Al Shuaibat Feb 2014 Sohar Regional Sports Complex 19 000Sur Sur Driss El Mrabet Mar 2014 Sur Sports Complex 8 000Managerial changes Edit Managerial changes during the 2013 14 campaign Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Replaced byAl Ittihad Noureddine Abu Falgha Sacked Younis AmaanAl Nasr Moscofetch Nebosha Sacked Mohammed Al BalushiAl Nasr Mohammed Al Balushi Caretaker role finished Akram Ahmad SalmanAl Oruba Omar Mazian Released Aristică CioabăAl Seeb Petre Gigiu Mutual Consent Ralf Borges FerreiraAl Seeb Ralf Borges Ferreira Mutual Consent Youssef Al RafalyAl Shabab Driss El Mrabet Sacked Mubarak Al GheilaniFanja Hicham Jadrane Resigned Mohsin Al KharusiFanja Mohsin Al Kharusi Caretaker role finished Guglielmo ArenaMjees Senad Kreso Sacked Mohammed Al SaadiSaham Aristică Cioabă Resigned Ahmed Abdel QaderSaham Ahmed Abdel Qader Mutual Consent Abderrazak KhairiSohar Abderrazak Khairi Resigned Mohammed Khasib Al MuqbaliSohar Mohammed Khasib Al Muqbali Caretaker role finished Adnan Al ShuaibatSur Ashraf Kasem Released Petre GigiuSur Petre Gigiu Sacked Driss El MrabetForeign players Edit Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team including a slot for a player from AFC countries A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 AFC Player Former PlayersAl Ittihad TBD TBD TBD TBD Sarra CamaraAl Musannah Joao Luiz de Sa Miranda Marcio Jose Francis Kone Rabea Jumaa Youness OugannaAl Nahda Mouhamed Ablaye Gaye Juma Saeed Abdessamad Ouhakki Jamal Rashid Paulo Roberto Morais JuniorAl Nasr Đorđe Vukobrat Youssef Chakir Mohamed Asaad Mahmoud Al YoussefAl Oruba Rafael Barbosa do Nascimento Deumaga Tchangou Ajuzie Kelechi Martins Dilmurat Batur Esme Mends Ahmed Salama Mohammed FawziAl Seeb TBD TBD Habib Al Dahmani Khaled Al Brijawi Edgar MarcelinoAl Shabab TBD Youness Ouganna Lawrence Doe Ahmed Hatamleh LuomarAl Suwaiq Seidath Tchomogo Nadeem Karim Belal Abduldaim Oday Jafal Tarik El TaibDhofar Sarra Camara Moustapha Moctar Jamal Mohammed Mosab Balhous Godwin AttramFanja Felipe Lohmann Ely Cisse Mo ayyad Abu Keshek Khaled SaadMajees Baba Issaka Abiodun Dayo Yassine Amlil Saif Abdel HamzaSaham Patrick da Silva Vinicius da Silva Salles Diakite Brahima Mohamed Al Zeno Sadick AdamsSohar Adis Culov Ekrem Hodzic Mardik Mardikian Hazem JawdatSur TBD TBD TBD TBDLeague table EditPos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation1 Al Nahda C 26 18 3 5 57 23 34 57 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Champions League Preliminary Round a 2 Fanja 26 15 7 4 44 27 17 52 Qualification to the 2015 AFC Cup play off Round3 Al Suwaiq 26 13 8 5 48 32 16 47 Qualification to the 2015 GCC Champions League Group Stage4 Al Seeb 26 11 9 6 38 27 11 425 Al Musannah 26 9 10 7 26 24 2 376 Dhofar 26 9 9 8 28 19 9 367 Sohar 26 9 9 8 35 35 0 368 Saham 26 9 8 9 36 34 2 359 Sur 26 9 7 10 38 38 0 3410 Al Shabab 26 8 10 8 36 38 2 3411 Al Oruba 26 9 7 10 29 34 5 3412 Al Nasr 26 7 7 12 27 35 8 28 Relegation Playoff13 Majees R 26 3 5 18 27 65 38 14 Relegation to 2014 15 Oman First Division League14 Al Ittihad R 26 1 4 21 20 58 38 7Source League TableRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C Champion R RelegatedNotes Al Nahda played in the 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play off and failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage hence entered the AFC Cup group stage Results EditHome Away ALI ALM ALNH ALN ALO ALS ALSH ALSU DHO FAN MJS SAH SOH SURAl Ittihad 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 1 2 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 1 2Al Musannah 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 3 1 3 1 1 0Al Nahda 2 0 3 0 3 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 1 2 1 1 1Al Nasr 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 1Al Oruba 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 3Al Seeb 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 3Al Shabab 2 0 0 1 2 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Al Suwaiq 3 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 6 3 1 2 1 0 0 1Dhofar 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0Fanja 4 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 1 3 5 1 0 5 0 3 2 2 1 2 0Majees 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 1 4 2 3 3 3 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 2 1Saham 1 1 0 2 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2Sohar 1 1 2 0 2 1 3 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 2 2 2 4Sur 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 2 2 2 0 3 2 1 2 1 4 1Updated to match es played on 16 May 2014 Source ResultsLegend Blue home team win Yellow draw Red away team win Clubs season progress EditTeam Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Al IttihadLLLDLLLLDLDLLWLLLLDLLLLLLLAl MusannahWWLWLDLWLDDWDWDDLLWLDWDWDWAl NahdaWLWWDWLWWWLWLWWDWWDWWWWWLWAl NasrLLWDWWLLLLDDDWLDLWLWDLWLDLAl OrubaLLLLLLWWWDWLWWDDWDLWDLDLWDAl SeebWWDDWLDDWWWDLWLLLWDDDLWWDWAl ShababDLWDWDWLDDLWDLDWWDLLDLWWDLAl SuwaiqWLWLDWWWDWDWLDDWLDDWDDLWWWDhofarWWLWDDDLDDWLWWWWLLLDDDLDLWFanjaDWWDDWWWLDDWWDWWWWWLLWDLWWMajeesLLLDLLLLLLDLLLWLWDWLDLLLDLSahamLWWLDWWWDDWWLLDLLLDWDWDLDLSoharLWDLDDLLDDDLLWDWWLWLWWWWDDSurWLWWLWDWWLLLLLLDWDDWDLWDDLUpdated to match es played on 16 May 2014 Source Clubs Season ProgressW Win D Draw L LosePromotion relegation play off Edit1st leg Edit 19 May 201418 00 UTC 4Al Mudhaibi0 1Al NasrSaid 65 Seeb Stadium Seeb Oman 2nd leg Edit 23 May 201319 30 UTC 4Al Nasr2 0Al MudhaibiSaid 6 90 5 Al Saada Stadium Salalah Oman Al Nasr secured promotion after winning 3 0 on aggregateSeason statistics EditAs of 16 May 2014 5 Top scorers Edit Rank Scorer Club Goals1 Jumaa Saeed Al Nahda 16 Mohammed Al Ghassani Al Suwaiq3 Mouhamed Ablaye Gaye Al Nahda 134 Mardik Mardikian Sohar 11 Saud Al Farsi Sur6 Sarra Camara Dhofar 10 Younis Al Mushaifri Al Shabab Ely Cisse Fanja7 Abdulaziz Al Noufali Al Seeb 9 Mohamed Al Zeno Saham Top Omani Scorers Edit Rank Scorer Club Goals1 Mohammed Al Ghassani Al Suwaiq 162 Saud Al Farsi Sur 113 Younis Al Mushaifri Al Shabab 104 Abdulaziz Al Noufali Al Seeb 95 Said Al Ruzaiqi Al Oruba SC 86 Waleed Al Saadi Al Musannah 7 Mohsin Johar Saham Abdulaziz Al Muqbali Fanja Tariq Al Thehli Majees10 Mutassim Al Shibli Sohar 6 Raed Ibrahim Saleh Fanja Hamoud Al Saadi Dhofar Al Abd Al Noufali Al Suwaiq Hat tricks Edit Player Club Against Result Date Saud Al Farsi Sur Sohar 4 1 29 March 2014 Jumaa Saeed Al Nahda Fanja 3 1 29 March 2014 Said Al Ruzaiqi Al Oruba SC Al Ittihad 3 0 29 March 2014 Abdul Aziz Al Noufali Al Seeb Club Al Ittihad 8 1 17 April 2014 Salim Al Shamsi Al Nahda Al Shabab 6 2 16 May 2014 Player scored 4 goalsOFA Awards EditOman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2013 14 Oman Professional League season 6 Top Scorer Juma Saeed Al Nahda Best Player Juma Saeed Al Nahda Best Goalkeeper Faiz Al Rushaidi Al Suwaiq Best Coach Hamad Al Azani Al Nahda Media coverage EditOmantel Professional League Media CoverageCountry Television Channel Matches Oman Oman Sports TV 4 Matches per roundControversies EditThe league was the subject of controversies like the wearing of similar coloured jerseys unusual hairstyles and excessive goal celebrations On 20 September 2013 the match between Sur SC and Majees SC was called off by referee Fahad Al Subahi on the premise that the teams were wearing similar coloured jerseys But just three days later the Oman Professional League s Disciplinary Committee decided to replay the match and ruled that Subahi had erred in his judgement The match was replayed on 12 November 2013 which Sur SC won 2 1 7 The Oman Football Association came out with a new code of conduct for players after a controversy in the aftermath of a football match between Fanja SC and Al Nahda Club According to the new regulations OFA prohibits players from extreme celebrations on the field after scoring a goal and the governing body also bans players sporting unusual hairstyles or even colouring their hair As a result excessive goal celebrations and unusual hairstyles have been shown the red card by the OFA as it moves to protect the ethics of the game The decision came after Al Nahda Club s Ivorian player Juma Saeed was seen inappropriately celebrating on the field after scoring a goal against Fanja SC on 29 March 2014 that raised heated debates among the football aficionados in the country However the Ivory Coast player was reprimanded with a warning OFA also decided to make the OPL s Disciplinary Committee an autonomous body with additional powers Headed by the OFA board member Hamad Al Hadrami the Disciplinary Committee can now take action against players violating the new code of conduct OFA also gave powers to the match referees who will now inspect the dressing room before any domestic games to ensure the players adhere to the code of conduct 8 See also Edit2013 14 Sultan Qaboos Cup 2013 14 Oman Professional League Cup 2013 14 Oman Super Cup 2013 14 Oman First Division League 2013 14 Oman Second Division LeagueReferences Edit Professional League launched Times of Oman Archived from the original on 2014 02 18 Retrieved 2014 02 12 2013 14 Oman Professional League SOCCERWAY AL NAHDA CROWNED OPL CHAMP Muscat Daily Al Nahda celebrate Omantel Professional League title triumph with 6 2 rout of Al Shabab Times of Oman Archived from the original on 2014 05 17 Retrieved 2014 05 17 Players Omantel Professional League GOALZZ com Times of Oman sweeps top Oman Football Association Awards Times of Oman Archived from the original on 2014 05 25 Retrieved 2015 06 04 Sur Majees match to be replayed menafn com Archived from the original on 2014 04 19 Retrieved 2014 04 18 Oman Football Association raise red card over haircuts and celebrations Times of Oman Archived from the original on 2014 04 19 Retrieved 2014 04 18 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2013 14 Oman Professional League amp oldid 1141269894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
