Season 2015–16 Relegated Ahli Sidab
Al-Wahda Goals scored 261 (2.29 per match) | Champions Al-Rustaq Matches played 114 | |
Biggest home win Bahla 5-1 Al-Wahda
(21 January 2016) | ||
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. 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.. Al-Rustaq SC along with Oman Club and Ja'lan SC earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League.
Contents
Group A
As of 21 January 2016Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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 21 January 2016Source:
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.
Clubs season-progress
As of 21 January 2016Source: Clubs Season-Progress
Group B
As of 21 January 2016Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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 21 January 2016Source:
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.
Clubs season-progress
As of 21 January 2016Source: Clubs Season-Progress
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
As of 22 April 2016Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(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 22 April 2016On 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.
Source:
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.
Clubs Play-offs-progress
As of 22 April 2016Source: Clubs Play-offs-Progress
Promotion/Relegation Play-off
As of 2 May 20162nd Leg
Ja'lan earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League after winning 3-2 on aggregate.
OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman First Division League season.