2011–12 Oman Elite League

The 2011–12 Oman Elite League (known as the Omantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 36th edition of the top football league in Oman.[1] It began on 25 September 2011 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2012, but for the first time in the history of Omani League, the league title had to be decided by a playoff. Al-Suwaiq Club were the defending champions, having won the previous 2010–11 Elite League season. On Monday, 21 May 2012, Fanja SC won the Championship Final match against Al-Shabab Club 7–6 on penalties after the match had ended 3–3 after extra time and emerged as the champions of the 2011–12 Oman Elite League.

Omantel Elite League
Season2011–12
ChampionsFanja
RelegatedAhli Sidab
AFC CupFanja
Dhofar
Matches played132
Goals scored311 (2.36 per match)
Top goalscorerOman Waleed Al-Saadi (14 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Suwaiq 4–0 Salalah
(29 April 2012)
Biggest away winAl-Musannah 1–5 Salalah
(27 January 2012)
Highest scoringAl-Nahda 4–3 Al-Musannah
(29 March 2012)
Al-Musannah 3–4 Oman
(14 April 2012)
Ahli Sidab 3–4 Al-Shabab
(4 May 2012)
Longest winning run(4 games)
Fanja
Longest unbeaten run(9 games)
Fanja
Longest losing run(4 games)
Al-Tali'aa
Al-Nahda

Teams

This season the league had 12 teams. Saham SC and Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2010–11 season. Muscat Club were also relegated after losing the relegation/promotion playoff against Fanja SC. The winner qualified for 2013 AFC Cup. The three relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League winners Fanja SC (Group A) and Sur SC (Group B) and runners-up Al-Musannah SC (Group B).

Stadia and locations
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al-Musannah Al-Musannah Seeb Stadium 14,000
Al-Nahda Al-Buraimi Nizwa Sports Complex 10,000
Al-Oruba Sur Sur Sports Complex 8,000
Al-Shabab Barka Seeb Stadium 14,000
Ahli Sidab Sidab Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex 39,000
Al-Suwaiq Al-Suwaiq Sohar Regional Sports Complex 19,000
Al-Tali'aa Sur Sur Sports Complex 8,000
Dhofar Salalah Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex 12,000 / 8,000
Fanja Fanja Seeb Stadium 14,000
Oman Muscat Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium 39,000 / 18,000
Al-Hilal Salalah Al-Saada Stadium 12,000
Sur Sur Sur Sports Complex 8,000

League table
As of 19 May 2012
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fanja (C) 22 12 7 3 31 19 +12 43 2013 AFC Cup group stage
2 Al-Shabab 22 13 4 5 28 19 +9 43 2012–13 GCC Champions League group stage
3 Al-Oruba 22 10 10 2 28 16 +12 40
4 Al-Tali'aa 22 9 5 8 23 22 +1 32
5 Dhofar 22 8 7 7 19 18 +1 31 2013 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Oman 22 9 3 10 24 25 −1 30
7 Al-Suwaiq 22 7 7 8 30 22 +8 28
8 Sur 22 7 7 8 20 23 −3 28
9 Al-Nahda 22 8 3 11 27 33 −6 27
10 Al-Hilal 22 6 7 9 22 35 −13 25 Relegation Playoff
11 Al-Musannah 22 6 4 12 35 39 −4 22
12 Ahli Sidab (R) 22 3 4 15 24 40 −16 13 Relegation to 2012–13 Oman First Division League
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2012. Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Dhofar won the 2011 Sultan Qaboos Cup and qualified for the 2013 AFC Cup (final came too late for 2012 AFC Cup)

Results
Home \ Away ALM ALNH ALO ALSH ALH ALSU ALT DHO FAN OMA ALHI SUR
Al-Musannah 1–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–3 3–2 2–2 2–3 3–4 3–0 1–1
Al-Nahda 4–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 1–0
Al-Oruba 1–1 4–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–2 1–1
Al-Shabab 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–1
Ahli Sidab 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–4 2–2 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–2
Al-Suwaiq 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 4–0 3–0
Al-Tali'aa 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Dhofar 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 3–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–2
Fanja 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 2–1
Oman 1–0 3–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–2
Al-Hilal 1–5 2–1 2–2 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–0 2–3 2–1 1–0
Sur 2–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2012. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-off
Fanja3–3 (7–6)Al-Shabab
Al-Hinai 41'
Cissé 105'
Al-Mahaijri 123'		 Report Rabia 17'
Ouganna 91', 116'

Promotion/relegation play-off

1st leg
Al-Seeb1 - 1Al-Hilal
Al-Farsi 13' Report Aman 42'

2nd leg
Al-Hilal2–3Al-Seeb
Al-Mahroon 11'
Roberto 30'		 Report Al-Qaidhi 6'
Moosa 43'
Al-Noufali 88'

Al Seeb secured promotion after winning 4:3 on aggregate In the 2012–13 season the league had increased from 12 to 14 teams. As a result, despite losing the relegation play-off to Al-Seeb Club, Al-Hilal SC retained their place in the top division and Al-Musannah SC, whose 11th-place finish would have seen them relegated also retained their place in the top division.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of 19 May 2012[2]
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Oman Waleed Al-Saadi Al-Suwaiq 14
2 Senegal Ely Cissé Fanja 9
3 Oman Ahmed Al-Alawi Al-Shabab 8
Morocco Youness Ouganna Al-Musannah
5 Oman Mohammed Al-Ghassani Al-Musannah 7
Tunisia Amin Al-Muhajri Fanja
Bahrain A'ala Hubail Al-Tali'aa
Oman Hashim Saleh Dhofar
Oman Mohammed Mubarek Al Hinai Fanja
10 Brazil Felipe Lohmann Al-Tali'aa 6
Oman Khalid Al-Saadi Al-Musannah
Burkina Faso Dah Al-Nahda
Brazil Marco Aurelio Sur
Oman Hassan Rabia Al-Shabab

Media coverage
Omantel Elite League Media Coverage
Country Television Channel Matches
 Oman Oman TV2 3 Matches per round

See also

References
  1. "ELITE LEAGUE". soccerway.com.
  2. "Scorers". goalzz.com.
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