Season | 2015β16 |
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Champions | Al-Rustaq |
Relegated |
Ahli Sidab Al-Wahda |
Matches played | 114 |
Goals scored | 261 (2.29 per match) |
Biggest home win |
Bahla 5-1
Al-Wahda (21 January 2016) |
Biggest away win |
Al-Rustaq 0-5
Nizwa (19 November 2015) |
Highest scoring |
Bahla 5-1
Al-Wahda (21 January 2016) |
Longest winning run |
Nizwa (6 games) |
Longest unbeaten run |
Nizwa (10 games) |
Longest losing run |
Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi Nizwa (4 games) |
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The 2015-16 Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th edition of the second-highest division overall football league in Oman. [1] The season began on 1 October 2015 and concluded on 22 April 2016. Muscat Club are the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous 2014β15 season. At the end of the 9th round in the play-offs, on Friday, 15 April 2016, Al-Rustaq SC were crowned the champions of the 2015β16 Oman First Division League with one game to spare after a 1-0 win over Bowsher Club winning their first ever domestic title and hence earning promotion to the top flight for the first time in the club's history.. [2] [3] [4] Al-Rustaq SC along with Oman Club [5] [6] [7] and Ja'lan SC [8] [9] earned promotion to 2016β17 Oman Professional League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Nizwa | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 25 | Qualification to play-offs |
2 | Al-Rustaq | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 23 | |
3 | Bowsher | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 22 | |
4 | Mirbat | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 20 | |
5 | Al-Tali'aa | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 10 | |
6 | Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 8 | |
7 | Ahli Sidab | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 8 | Relegation to 2016β17 Oman Second Division League |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ja'lan | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 23 | Qualification to play-offs |
2 | Oman | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 23 | |
3 | Al-Seeb | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 20 | |
4 | Al-Ittihad | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 14 | |
5 | Bahla | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | |
6 | Al-Mudhaibi | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 13 | |
7 | Al-Wahda | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 7 | Relegation to 2016β17 Oman Second Division League |
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3 top teams each from Group A and Group B advanced to the play-offs stage. Each team in the play-offs stage plays a home and an away tie against the remaining 5 teams. The winners and the runners-up earn promotion to 2016-17 Oman Professional League and the second runners-up plays a promotion play-off against the 12th positioned team of the 2015β16 Oman Professional League.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
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1 | Al-Rustaq | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 19 | Promotion To 2016-17 Oman Professional League |
2 | Oman | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 18 | |
3 | Ja'lan | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 17 | Promotion play-off |
4 | Bowsher | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 11 | |
5 | Al-Seeb | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
6 | Nizwa | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 8 |
On 20 February 2016, due to pitch invasion, the match between Al-Seeb Club and Bowsher Club was abandoned after second half with Bowsher leading 2-0; Oman Football Association on 25 February confirmed the result as 3-0 for Bowsher and also announced a 500 Omani rials fine on Al-Seeb. [17]
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Al-Musannah | 1 - 1 | Ja'lan |
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Jajani Baba ![]() |
Khalid Al-Buraiki ![]() |
Ja'lan | 2 - 1 | Al-Musannah |
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Ibrahima Camara ![]() |
Al-Ghassani ![]() |
Ja'lan earned promotion to 2016β17 Oman Professional League after winning 3-2 on aggregate. [19] [20]
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015β16 Oman First Division League season. [21] [22] [23]