Season 2012–13 AFC Champions League qualifiers Al-Suwaiq Top goalscorer Ely Cissé (14 goals) Champion Suwaiq Club Goals scored 425 | Champions Al-Suwaiq 2014 AFC Cup Fanja
Saham Start date 2012 Location Oman Matches played 182 | |
Biggest home win Saham 5–0 Fanja
(17 February 2013) Relegated Al-Taliya Club, Oman Club, Salalah SC People also search for 2011–12 Oman Elite League | ||
The 2012–13 Oman Elite League (known as the Omantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 4 October 2012 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2013, but for the second season running, the league title had to be decided by a playoff. Fanja SC were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 Elite League season. On Wednesday, 22 May 2013, Al-Suwaiq Club won the Championship Final match against Fanja 3–1 and emerged as the champions of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.
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Teams
This season the league had increased from 12 to 14 teams. As a result, despite losing the relegation play-off to Al-Seeb Club, Salalah SC retained their place in the top division and Al-Musannah SC, whose 11th-place finish would have seen them relegated also retained their place in the top division. Ahli Sidab Club, however were relegated to the Second Division League. Saham SC and Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were promoted to the Omani League (First Division) after finishing in the top two positions in the Second Division League in the 2011–12 season.
The winner qualified for the AFC Champions League qualifiers and the runner-up and the second runner-up qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup.
Stadia and locations
*Al-Hilal Salalah renamed Salalah in the close season
League Table
As of 19 May 2013Updated to games played on 19 May 2013.
Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Suwaiq played in the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off andand failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, hence entered the AFC Cup group stage
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results
As of 19 May 2013Source: Results
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
2nd Leg
Sohar secured promotion after winning on the away goals rule