2014–15 Oman First Division League

The 2014-15 Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 39th edition of the second-highest division overall football league in Oman.[1] The season began on 18 September 2014, and will conclude on 16 May 2015. Al-Khabourah SC are the defending champions, having won their third title in the previous 2013–14 season.

Oman First Division League
Season2014–15
ChampionsMuscat
RelegatedSamail
Matches played156
Goals scored389 (2.49 per match)
Biggest home winSalalah 6–0 Ahli Sidab
(27 November 2014)
Muscat 6–0 Ahli Sidab
(15 May 2015)
Biggest away winNizwa 0–3 Al-Ittihad
(20 September 2014)
Nizwa 1–4 Salalah
(11 October 2014)
Ahli Sidab 1–4 Muscat
(27 December 2014)
Ahli Sidab 0–3 Al-Wahda
(16 January 2015)
Al-Rustaq 0–3 Al-Tali'aa
(17 January 2015)
Highest scoringAl-Rustaq 5–4 Al-Mudhaibi
(27 November 2014)
Longest winning run(6 games)
Nizwa
Longest unbeaten run(9 games)
Al-Tali'aa
Longest losing run(7 games)
Mirbat

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Muscat (C) 24 16 4 4 47 16 +31 52 Promotion to 2015-16 Oman Professional League
2 Salalah 24 15 4 5 46 25 +21 49
3 Al-Rustaq 24 11 8 5 28 25 +3 41 Promotion play-off
4 Nizwa 24 12 4 8 36 30 +6 40
5 Al-Tali'aa 24 9 7 8 29 25 +4 34
6 Al-Mudhaibi 24 9 7 8 25 29 −4 34
7 Ahli Sidab 24 9 4 11 32 47 −15 31
8 Oman 24 8 5 11 26 29 −3 29
9 Al-Wahda 24 7 5 12 25 28 −3 26
10 Mirbat 24 7 5 12 23 32 −9 26
11 Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi 24 6 7 11 29 35 −6 25
12 Al-Ittihad 24 7 4 13 22 36 −14 25
13 Samail 24 5 6 13 21 32 −11 21 Relegation to 2015–16 Oman Second Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2015. Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ Away AHS ALI ALK ALM ALR ALT ALW MIR MUS NIZ OMA SAL SAM
Ahli Sidab 3–1 3–1 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–3 2–0 1–4 1–3 5–2 3–5 2–0
Al-Ittihad 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–1 0–3
Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0
Al-Mudhaibi 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2
Al-Rustaq 1–1 2–3 0–0 5–4 0–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–2
Al-Tali'aa 0–1 3–3 2–4 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–2 4–0
Al-Wahda 4–0 0–1 3–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–3 3–1 0–1 0–0
Mirbat 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1
Muscat 6–0 2–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 4–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0
Nizwa 1–1 0–3 2–1 5–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–4 3–0
Oman 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 3–1
Salalah 6–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 3–2
Samail 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2015. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Clubs season-progress

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Win
Draw
Lose
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
Ahli SidabLWDLDWWLLWDLLWWWLLWDLWLL
Al-IttihadWLWWLLDWWLWDLLLLDLLLWLLD
Al-Kamel Wa Al-WafiDWWLDWDDLWLLWWDLDDLLLLLL
Al-MudhaibiLLWWLDDDLWLDDDLWWLWWDLWW
Al-RustaqDWWLDDWWDWDWLWWWLWDDDWLL
Al-Tali'aaDDLWWLWDWDDWWWDLLLLWLWLD
Al-WahdaWWLDDLLDLLLWWDLDLWLWLLLW
MirbatLLDLLDWDLLDLLLLLLLWWDWWW
MuscatWWDWWWWLDLWWDWWWWLLWDWWW
NizwaLLLWDDLWWDLWWLLWWWWWWDLW
OmanWLLDLDLDLWDLWLWDWLWLWLWL
SalalahWDWWLDDWLWWWWLWLWWWWWLWD
SamailDLLDDLDLWWLLLLWLDLLLLWWD
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2015. Source: Clubs Season-Progress

Promotion/relegation play-off

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As of 31 May 2015[2][3]

1st leg

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Al-Rustaq0 - 1Sohar
Al-Fazari   80'

2nd leg

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Sohar secured promotion after winning 2-1 on aggregate[4]

OFA Awards

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Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2014-15 Oman Professional League season.[5][6]

Media coverage

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Oman Professional League Media Coverage
Country Television Channel Matches
  Oman Oman Sports TV 1 Match per round

Controversies

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On 7 March 2015, 10 out of 39 clubs attending a consultative meeting of the OFA walked out in protest midway into the proceedings. walkout was triggered by the OFA's decision to call off an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), which was originally scheduled for 7 March 2015. However, the OFA which had previously agreed for an EGM, on 6 March 2015 shelved the summit, citing a letter from the FIFA, football's world governing body.[7] On the very next day, the OFA cancelled the membership of 11 clubs (Ahli Sidab, Al-Ittifaq, Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi, Al-Musannah, Al-Seeb, Bowsher, Dhofar, Fanja, Ibri, Ja'lan and Nizwa) for illegally withdrawing from the consultative meeting conducted by the OFA.[8][9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2014–15 Oman First Division League". GOALZZ.com.
  2. ^ "SOHAR TO PLAY RUSTAQ IN OPL PLAYOFF". Muscat Daily.
  3. ^ "الرستاق وصحار في ذهاب ملحق محفوف بالمخاطر". KOOORA.
  4. ^ "Sohar Remains in OPL". ofa.om.
  5. ^ "Football: Al Arouba, Eid Al Farsi win top awards as 'exciting' season ends with OFA Awards Gala". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  6. ^ "OPL TO START ON AUGUST 21". Muscat Daily.
  7. ^ "TEN CLUBS STORM OUT OF OFA'S MEETING". MUSCATDAILY.COM. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  8. ^ "OFA SUSPENDS 11 DISSENTING CLUBS". MUSCATDAILY.COM. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
  9. ^ "الإتحاد العماني لكرة القدم يعلق عضوية عشر أندية". Lo3btna.com.