Season 2016–17 Goals scored 238 (2.62 per match) | Matches played 91 | |
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Top goalscorer Khalifa Al-Jahoori
(10 goals) Biggest home win Oman 4–1 Sohar
(5 November 2016)
Dhofar 4–1 Saham
(18 October 2016) Biggest away win Ja'lan 1–4 Al-Shabab
(15 October 2016) | ||
The 2016–17 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) is the 41th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season will begin on 17 September 2016 and is set to conclude on 12 May 2016. Fanja SC are the defending champions, having won their record ninth title in the previous 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.
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Teams
This season the league has 14 teams. Sur SC and Salalah SC were relegated to the Oman First Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season. Al-Musannah SC too failed to secure their spot in the Oman Professional League as they were defeated 3-2 on aggregate in the Relegation/Promotion playoff by Ja'lan SC who had finished third in the 2015–16 Oman First Division League. The three relegated teams were therefore replaced by Oman First Division League winners Al-Rustaq SC, runners-up Oman Club and third position holders Ja'lan SC.
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.
League Table
As of 3 December 2016Source: League Table
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 2 December 2016Source: 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.
Clubs season-progress
As of 2 December 2016Source: Clubs Season-Progress