Season | 1996β97 |
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Champions | Oman |
Relegated |
Al-Suwaiq Al-Bustan Fanja Ruwi |
Matches played | 132 |
Goals scored | 322 (2.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Said Faraj (19 goals) |
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The 1996β97 Omani League was the 23rd edition of the top football league in Oman. Sur SC were the defending champions, having won the 1995β96 Omani League season. Oman Club emerged as the champions of the 1996β97 Omani League with a total of 49 points.
This season the number of teams in the league had decreased from 14 to 12. Al-Ahli Club, Buraimi SC, Al-Khaboura SC and Mirbat SC were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 1995β96 season. The four relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League teams Sohar SC and Fanja SC.
Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Al-Bustan | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium | 39,000 / 18,000 |
Al-Ittihad | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
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-Suwaiq | Al-Suwaiq | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
Dhofar | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
Fanja | Fanja | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
Ruwi | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium | 39,000 / 18,000 |
Oman | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium | 39,000 / 18,000 |
Sohar | Sohar | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
Sur | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | Oman (C) | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 49 | |
2 | Sur | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 38 | |
3 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 36 | |
4 | Dhofar | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 30 | |
5 | Al-Seeb | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 29 | |
6 | Al-Nasr | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 28 | |
7 | Al-Oruba | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 28 | |
8 | Sohar | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 27 | |
9 | Al-Suwaiq (R) | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 25 | Relegation to 1997β98 Oman First Division League |
10 | Al-Bustan (R) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 24 | |
11 | Fanja (R) | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 24 | |
12 | Ruwi (R) | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 29 | −19 | 17 |
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1 | Said Faraj | Dhofar | 19 |