| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Al-Nasr |
| Runner-up | Sohar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Goals scored | 118 (2.41 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | (6 goals) |
The 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup (known as the Mazda Professional Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth edition of a domestic football competition held in Oman.
The competition features four groups of 3-4 teams (Group A and B featured 4 teams and Group C and D featured 3 teams), with the group stage winners entering the semi-finals stage. Groups featuring three sides played each other thrice so that each team could play 6 matches in the group phase.
The competition featured all the clubs playing in the top flight in the 2015–16 season.
The competition began on 5 September 2015, and concluded on 27 March 2016.[1] On Sunday 27 March 2016, Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were crowned the champions defeating Sohar SC 2–0 in the finals and hence winning the title for the first time.[2][3]
Group stage
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 13 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | −2[lower-alpha 1] |
Notes:
- ↑ Al-Khaboura was docked 6 points for failing to show for the match on 8 September 2015 against Sohar at the Sohar Regional Sports Complex
| Al-Nahda | 1 - 1 | Saham |
|---|---|---|
| Asaad Al-Marzouqi |
Muath Al-Khaldi |
| Al-Nahda | 2 - 0 | Al-Khabourah |
|---|---|---|
| Asaad Al-Marzouqi Anwar Al-Hinai |
| Al-Nahda | 0 - 2 | Sohar |
|---|---|---|
| Admir Malkic Khalifa Al-Jahoori |
| Sohar | 3 - 4 | Al-Nahda |
|---|---|---|
| Admir Malkic Gerc Khalid Al-Muqbali |
Al-Nuaimi Demba Mbang Ondo Mbang Ondo |
| Saham | 0 - 1 | Al-Khabourah |
|---|---|---|
| Badar Al-Quraini |
| Sohar | 2 - 0 | Al-Khabourah |
|---|---|---|
| Hatem Al-Rushdi Ahmed Al-Mamari |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 6 |
| Fanja | 1 - 0 | Al-Musannah |
|---|---|---|
| Samir Al-Tobi |
| Al-Musannah | 3 - 1 | Al-Suwaiq |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ghassani Al-Ghassani da Silva |
Yousuf Al-Saadi |
| Fanja | 1 - 2 | Al-Suwaiq |
|---|---|---|
| Samir Al-Tobi |
Koffi Ablaye Gaye |
| Al-Suwaiq | 0 - 4 | Al-Musannah |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Saadi Abdul Majeed Al-Sooli Khaleel Al-Qutaiti Mubarak Al-Balushi |
| Fanja | 3 - 0 | Al-Shabab |
|---|---|---|
| Jarlisson Pereira Al-Ghassani Al-Ghassani |
| Al-Shabab | 1 - 0 | Al-Musannah |
|---|---|---|
| Tariq Al-Thehli |
| Al-Suwaiq | 1 - 3 | Fanja |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Saadi |
Al-Ghassani Omar Al-Hasani Al-Ghassani |
| Al-Musannah | 3 - 2 | Fanja |
|---|---|---|
| Khaleel Al-Qutaiti Al-Saadi |
Mubarak Al-Muqbali Al-Ghassani |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 |
| Dhofar | 0 - 3 | Al-Nasr |
|---|---|---|
| Diawara Ali Al-Shehri Soro Nanga |
Quarter-finals
| Al-Musannah | 2 - 1 | Sur |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ghassani Al-Saadi |
Saleh Al-Araimi |
| Al-Nahda | 1 - 2 | Al-Nasr |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ruzaiqi |
Soro Nanga Diawara |
*The 2015 Oman Professional League Cup Quarter-final between Muscat Club and Fanja SC scheduled to be played on 22 December 2015 was called off and postponed to 4 January 2015 due to late arrival of ambulance on the match day[17]
Semi-finals
Finals
Statistics
- As of 27 March 2016
Top scorers
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Top Omani Scorers
|
OFA Awards
Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup season.[22][23][24]
- Top Scorer: Abdul Rahman Al-Ghassani (Fanja)
- Fair Play Award: Al-Musannah SC
See also
References
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- ↑ "Fanja's Mohammed Al Musallami star of OFA Awards Gala". Times of Oman.
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