2015–16 Oman First Division League

The 2015-16 Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is 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 2014–15 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 2015–16 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 2016–17 Oman Professional League.

Oman First Division League
Season2015–16
ChampionsAl-Rustaq
RelegatedAhli Sidab
Al-Wahda
Matches played114
Goals scored261 (2.29 per match)
Biggest home winBahla 5-1 Al-Wahda
(21 January 2016)
Biggest away winAl-Rustaq 0-5 Nizwa
(19 November 2015)
Highest scoringBahla 5-1 Al-Wahda
(21 January 2016)
Longest winning runNizwa
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runNizwa
(10 games)
Longest losing runAl-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi
Nizwa
(4 games)
2016–17 →

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 2016–17 Oman Second Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away AHS ALK ALR ALT BOW MIR NIZ
Ahli Sidab 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–2
Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–3 0–2 0–1
Al-Rustaq 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–5
Al-Tali'aa 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–0
Bowsher 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–1
Mirbat 1–1 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–2
Nizwa 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2016. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress
Win
Draw
Lose
Team ╲ Round123456789101112
Ahli SidabLLDWLLLDLLWL
Al-Kamel Wa Al-WafiLDLLLLDLLWLW
Al-RustaqWWWLWLWDWLWD
Al-Tali'aaLLDLDWLDWDLL
BowsherWLWDDWDDWWLW
MirbatWWLWLDWDLWLW
NizwaDWWWWWWDDWLD
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2016. Source: Clubs Season-Progress

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 2016–17 Oman Second Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2016. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALI ALM ALS ALW BAH JAL OMA
Al-Ittihad 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–3 1–0 0–1
Al-Mudhaibi 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–1
Al-Seeb 4–2 2–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1
Al-Wahda 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1
Bahla 0–0 2–1 1–3 5–1 0–2 1–1
Ja'lan 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–2
Oman 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2016. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress
Win
Draw
Lose
Team ╲ Round123456789101112
Al-IttihadLWLWDDLWLLLW
Al-MudhaibiDDDLDDLWDWDL
Al-SeebWDDWDDWLWWDL
Al-WahdaLLDDLDWLLDLL
BahlaLDDLDDLWLLWW
Ja'lanWDLWLDWLWWWW
OmanWDWDWWLWWWLL
Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2016. Source: Clubs Season-Progress

Play-offs

Format

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 2015–16 Oman Professional League.

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2016. Source: [10][11][12][13][14][15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ALR ALS BOW JAL NIZ OMA
Al-Rustaq 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
Al-Seeb 0–1 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–0
Bowsher 1–1 2–2 3–0 4–1 0–2
Ja'lan 4–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1
Nizwa 0–2 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–4
Oman 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2016. Source: [16]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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]

Clubs Play-offs-progress
Win
Draw
Lose
Team ╲ Round12345678910
Al-RustaqWDWDDDWWWL
Al-SeebDDLWLWLDLL
BowsherLLDLWWLDLW
Ja'lanWLLWDLWDWW
NizwaDWLDWLLLLL
OmanLWWDLDWDWW
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2016. Source: Clubs Play-offs-Progress

Promotion/Relegation Play-off
As of 2 May 2016[18]

1st Leg
Al-Musannah1 - 1Ja'lan
Jajani Baba  23' Khalid Al-Buraiki  75'
Attendance: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

2nd Leg
Ja'lan2 - 1Al-Musannah
Ibrahima Camara  21', 93' Al-Ghassani  28'
Referee: Yaqoob Abdul-Baqi (Oman)

Ja'lan earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League after winning 3-2 on aggregate.[19][20]

OFA Awards

Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman First Division League season.[21][22][23]

  • Top Scorer: Shawqi Al-Ruqadi (Bowsher)
  • Best Player: Essam Al-Barahi (Al-Rustaq)
  • Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Al-Busaidi (Oman)
  • Best Coach: Mustafa Suwaib (Al-Rustaq)
  • Best Team Manager: Jasim Al-Hasani (Ja'lan)
  • Fair Play Award: Al-Seeb Club

See also

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