2014–15 Oman First Division League
The 2014-15 Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 39th edition of the second-highest division overall football league in Oman.[1] The season began on 18 September 2014, and will conclude on 16 May 2015. Al-Khabourah SC are the defending champions, having won their third title in the previous 2013–14 season.
Season | 2014–15 |
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Champions | Muscat |
Relegated | Samail |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 389 (2.49 per match) |
Biggest home win | Salalah 6–0 Ahli Sidab (27 November 2014) Muscat 6–0 Ahli Sidab (15 May 2015) |
Biggest away win | Nizwa 0–3 Al-Ittihad (20 September 2014) Nizwa 1–4 Salalah (11 October 2014) Ahli Sidab 1–4 Muscat (27 December 2014) Ahli Sidab 0–3 Al-Wahda (16 January 2015) Al-Rustaq 0–3 Al-Tali'aa (17 January 2015) |
Highest scoring | Al-Rustaq 5–4 Al-Mudhaibi (27 November 2014) |
Longest winning run | (6 games) Nizwa |
Longest unbeaten run | (9 games) Al-Tali'aa |
Longest losing run | (7 games) Mirbat |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Muscat (C) | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 52 | Promotion to 2015-16 Oman Professional League |
2 | Salalah | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 49 | |
3 | Al-Rustaq | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 41 | Promotion Play-off |
4 | Nizwa | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 40 | |
5 | Al-Tali'aa | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 25 | +4 | 34 | |
6 | Al-Mudhaibi | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 34 | |
7 | Ahli Sidab | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 31 | |
8 | Oman | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 29 | |
9 | Al-Wahda | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 26 | |
10 | Mirbat | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 26 | |
11 | Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 25 | |
12 | Al-Ittihad | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 25 | |
13 | Samail | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 21 | Relegation to 2015–16 Oman Second Division League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Results
Clubs season-progress
Win | |
Draw | |
Lose |
Promotion/Relegation Play-off
1st Leg
Al-Rustaq | 0 - 1 | Sohar |
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Al-Fazari 80' |
OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2014-15 Oman Professional League season.[5][6]
- Top Scorer: Aremu Philip (Salalah)
- Best Player: Vinicius Calamari Stephanie (Muscat)
- Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Huwaidi Al-Hooti (Muscat)
- Best Coach: Mohammed Hawali (Muscat)
- Best Team Manager: Hamdan Bait Said (Salalah)
- Fair Play Award: Muscat
Media coverage
Oman Professional League Media Coverage | ||
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Country | Television Channel | Matches |
Oman | Oman Sports TV | 1 Match per round |
Controversies
On 7 March 2015, 10 out of 39 clubs attending a consultative meeting of the OFA walked out in protest midway into the proceedings. walkout was triggered by the OFA's decision to call off an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), which was originally scheduled for 7 March 2015. However, the OFA which had previously agreed for an EGM, on 6 March 2015 shelved the summit, citing a letter from the FIFA, football’s world governing body.[7] On the very next day, the OFA cancelled the membership of 11 clubs (Ahli Sidab, Al-Ittifaq, Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi, Al-Musannah, Al-Seeb, Bowsher, Dhofar, Fanja, Ibri, Ja'lan and Nizwa) for illegally withdrawing from the consultative meeting conducted by the OFA.[8][9]
References
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- "OFA SUSPENDS 11 DISSENTING CLUBS". MUSCATDAILY.COM.
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