2008–09 Omani League
| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al-Nahda |
| Relegated |
Sur Sohar |
| AFC Cup |
Al-Nahda Saham |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 314 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 Said Al-Ruzaiqi (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Al-Nasr 4-0 Sohar (6 March 2009) Saham 5-1 Al-Shabab (29 April 2009) Al-Khaboura 4-0 Dhofar (21 May 2009) |
| Biggest away win |
Sohar 0-3 Al-Tali'aa (28 November 2008) Sohar 0-3 Al-Oruba (26 February 2009) Dhofar 0-3 Al-Shabab (3 April 2009) Saham 0-3 Muscat (24 April 2009) Al-Shabab 0-3 Al-Tali'aa (7 May 2009) |
| Highest scoring |
Al-Tali'aa 3-3 Al-Seeb (2 March 2009) Al-Nasr 4-2 Saham (21 May 2009) |
| Longest winning run |
(5 games) Al-Nahda Muscat |
| Longest unbeaten run |
(10 games) Al-Nahda Muscat |
| Longest losing run |
(5 games) Al-Shabab Dhofar Sohar |
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← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 Omani League was the 33rd edition of the top football league in Oman.[1] It began on 23 October 2008 and finished on 27 May 2009. Al-Oruba SC were the defending champions, having won the previous 2007–08 Omani League season. On Wednesday, 27 May 2009, Al-Nahda Club lost 1-0 away in their final league match against Sur SC and emerged as the champions of the 2008–09 Omani League with a total of 45 points.
Teams
This season the league had 12 teams. Al-Wahda SC, Oman Club and Bahla Club were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2007-08 season. The three relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League teams Sohar SC, Saham SC and Al-Shabab Club.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Khaboura | Al-Khaboura | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Buraimi | Nizwa Sports Complex | 10,000 |
| Al-Nasr | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
| Al-Oruba | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Al-Seeb | Seeb | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al-Shabab | Barka | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al-Tali'aa | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Dhofar | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
| Muscat | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium | 39,000 / 18,000 |
| Saham | Saham | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Sohar | Sohar | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Sur | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
League table
- As of 27 May 2009
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Nahda (C) | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 45 | 2010 AFC Cup group stage |
| 2 | Muscat | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 37 | |
| 3 | Al-Oruba | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 36 | 2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group stage |
| 4 | Al-Khaboura | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 35 | |
| 5 | Saham | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 30 | 2010 AFC Cup group stage1 |
| 6 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 30 | |
| 7 | Dhofar | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 29 | |
| 8 | Al-Tali'aa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 28 | |
| 9 | Al-Seeb | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 26 | |
| 10 | Al-Nasr | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 25 | Relegation Playoff |
| 11 | Sur (R) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 21 | Relegation to 2009–10 Oman First Division League |
| 12 | Sohar (R) | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 14 |
Updated to games played on 27 May 2009.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Saham were the second representative from Oman as the winners 2009 Sultan Qaboos Cup.
(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 27 May 2009
| Home \ Away[1] | ALK | ALNH | ALN | ALO | ALS | ALSH | ALT | DHO | MCT | SAH | SOH | SUR |
| Al-Khaboura | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Nahda | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Al-Nasr | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | |
| Al-Oruba | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| Al-Seeb | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Al-Shabab | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Al-Tali'aa | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Dhofar | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Muscat | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Saham | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| Sohar | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Sur | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
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.
Season statistics
- As of 27 May 2009
Top scorers
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Said Al-Ruzaiqi |
Al-Tali'aa | 13 |
| 2 |  Aoerson D'Costa |
Al-Oruba | 11 |
| Mohammed Al Mashaikhi |
Al-Suwaiq | ||
| 3 | Hassan Al-Ajmi |
Sohar | 8 |
 Etienne Bito'o |
Dhofar | ||
| Doaej Khalfan |
Al-Khaboura | ||
| 6 | Rodrigo Jorge |
Muscat | 7 |
| Qasim Said |
Al-Nasr | ||
| Hani Al-Dhabit |
Dhofar | ||
| Sultan Al-Fulaiti |
Al-Seeb |
Media coverage
| Oman Mobile League Media Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | Television Channel | Matches |
| Oman |
Oman TV2 | 3 Matches per round |
See also
References
- ↑ "ELITE LEAGUE". soccerway.com.