2015–16 Oman First Division League Explained

Season:2015–16
Competition:Oman First Division League
Winners:Al-Rustaq
Relegated:Ahli Sidab
Al-Wahda
Matches:114
Total Goals:261
Biggest Home Win:Bahla 5-1 Al-Wahda
(21 January 2016)
Biggest Away Win:Al-Rustaq 0-5 Nizwa
(19 November 2015)
Highest Scoring:Bahla 5-1 Al-Wahda
(21 January 2016)
Longest Wins:Nizwa
(6 games)
Longest Unbeaten:Nizwa
(10 games)
Longest Losses:Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi
Nizwa
(4 games)
Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015-16 Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship reasons) was the 40th edition of the second-highest division overall football league in Oman.[1] 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..[2] [3] [4] Al-Rustaq SC along with Oman Club[5] [6] [7] and Ja'lan SC[8] [9] earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League.

Group A

Clubs season-progress

Group B

Clubs season-progress

Play-offs

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.

Results

On 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.[10]

Clubs play-offs-progress

Promotion/relegation play-off

[11]

2nd leg

Ja'lan earned promotion to 2016–17 Oman Professional League after winning 3-2 on aggregate.[12] [13]

OFA Awards

Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman First Division League season.[14] [15] [16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2015–16 Oman First Division League . GOALZZ.com.
  2. Web site: Al-Rustaq takes title, promoted to Omantel Professional League . Muscat Daily . 2016-04-17 . 2020-02-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200229185432/https://muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Rustaq-takes-title-promoted-to-Omantel-Professional-League-4oi7 . dead .
  3. Web site: الرستاق يكمل أفراحه بتتويجه بدرع الدرجة الأولى . azamn.com . 2016-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425112256/http://www.azamn.com/?p=366010 . 2016-04-25 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2ليلة تتويج الرستاق بالدرع .. وعودة نادي عمان للأضواء . koooorawabas.com.
  5. Web site: نادي عمان يلحق بالرستاق الى دوري المحترفين لكرة القدم . azamn.com . 2016-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424124351/http://www.azamn.com/?p=365828 . 2016-04-24 . dead .
  6. Web site: إدارة نادي عمان تعد للاحتفاء بفريقها الصاعد . azamn.com . 2016-04-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160509205915/http://www.azamn.com/?p=366778 . 2016-05-09 . dead .
  7. Web site: المدرب عساف خليفة: أنا محظوظ… ونادي عمان استحق الصعود . koooorawabas.com.
  8. Web site: Jaalan stuns Mussanah to book maiden spot in Omantel Professional League . Muscat Daily.
  9. Web site: Kamara twin strike takes Jalaan to OPL . Oman Observer . 2016-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160504000645/http://omanobserver.om/kamara-twin-strike-takes-jalaan-to-opl/ . 2016-05-04 . dead .
  10. Web site: قصة الغضب ..والمفرقعات في لقاء السيب وبوشر ..! . azamn.com . 2016-02-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160223103844/http://www.azamn.com/?p=344811 . 2016-02-23 . dead .
  11. Web site: مواجهـة تجذب الأنظار بين المصنعة وجعلان في ذهاب الملحق . azamn.com . 2016-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160530185004/http://www.azamn.com/?p=367660 . 2016-05-30 . dead .
  12. Web site: Jaalan stuns Mussanah to book maiden spot in Omantel Professional League . Muscat Daily.
  13. Web site: Kamara twin strike takes Jalaan to OPL . Oman Observer . 2016-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160504000645/http://omanobserver.om/kamara-twin-strike-takes-jalaan-to-opl/ . 2016-05-04 . dead .
  14. Web site: Fanja's Mohammed Al Musallami star of OFA Awards Gala . Times of Oman.
  15. Web site: MOHAMMED AL MUSALAMI NAMED OPL’S BEST PLAYER . Muscat Daily . 2016-05-08 . 2016-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604173832/http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Sports/Mohammed-al-Musalami-named-OPL-s-Best-Player-4p77 . dead .
  16. Web site: Al Musalami steals the show at OFA awards night . Oman Observer . 2016-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160509022942/http://omanobserver.om/al-musalami-steals-the-show-at-ofa-awards-night/ . 2016-05-09 . dead .

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