Oman national under-17 football team

The Oman national under-17 football team is the under 17 football team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association.

Oman
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Al-Ahmar
(The Reds)
Samba Al-Khaleej
(Gulf Samba)
AssociationOman Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Home stadiumSultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA codeOMA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best resultFourth place (1995)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1994)
Best resultChampions (1994, 2000)
WAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultFifth place (2019)

Their team got fourth place at the first FIFA U-17 World Cup they participated in at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, losing 2-0 in the 3rd place playoff to Argentina.[1]

Competition Records

AFC U-16 Championship record

Host nation(s) / Year Round
Qatar 1985Withdrew
Qatar 1986Did not qualify
Thailand 1988Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 1990Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1992Withdrew
Qatar 1994Third place
Thailand 1996Champions
Qatar 1998Group stage
Vietnam 2000Champions
United Arab Emirates 2002Banned
Japan 2004Quarter-finals
Singapore 2006Did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2008Did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2010Group stage
Iran 2012Group stage
Thailand 2014Group stage
India 2016Quarter-finals
Malaysia 2018Quarter-finals
Bahrain 2020Qualified but later cancelled
Thailand 2023Did not qualify

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Host nation(s) / Year Round
China 1985Did not qualify
Canada 1987Did not qualify
Scotland 1989Did not qualify
Italy 1991Did not qualify
Japan 1993Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995Fourth place
Egypt 1997Quarter-finals
New Zealand 1999Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Group stage
Finland 2003Did not qualify
Peru 2005Did not qualify
South Korea 2007Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009Did not qualify
Mexico 2011Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013Did not qualify
Chile 2015Did not qualify
India 2017Did not qualify
Brazil 2019Did not qualify
Indonesia 2023Did not qualify

Oman FIFA Under-17 World Cup appearances

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

They played 6 matches in all, with the results shown below.

Group stage

Oman 2–1 Canada
Al-Kathiri 43', 62' (pen.) (Report) Bernier 70'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)

Brazil 0–0 Oman
(Report)

Germany 0–3 Oman
(Report) Al-Kathiri 4' (pen.)
Al-Siyabi 81', 87'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

Knockout stage

They played Nigeria in the Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–2 Oman
Chukwueke 13' (pen.) (Report) Al-Kathiri 32'
Al-Dhabit 49'

They Played Ghana in the Semi-finals

Ghana 3–1 Oman
Ansah 38'
Kamara 54'
Iddrisu 72'
(Report) Al-Kathiri 67'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

They played Argentina in the third place match.

Oman 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Gatti 20'
Cambiasso 71'
Attendance: 30,000

The Omanis got fourth place in the tournament.

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

They played 4 matches in all, with the results shown below.

Group stage

Oman 4 0 United States
Al Harbi 15'
J. Al Mukhaini 39'
Mohamed 46', 52'
Report

Oman 3 1 Austria
Nairooz 18'
Mohamed 45+1', 69'
Report Ziervogel 74'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale (Australia)

Oman 1 3 Brazil
Mohamed 53' Report Jorginho 50'
Fabio Pinto 66'
Geovani 84'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

Knockout stage

They played Ghana in the Quarter-finals

Ghana 4 1 Oman
Al Mukhaini 25' (o.g.)
Coffie 42'
Afriyie 79'
A. Quaye 88'
Report Al Amri 57'

2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The Omanis fared much worse, getting last place in their group and failing to reach the knockout stages.

Group stage

Oman 1 2 Spain
Al Hinai 22' Report F. Torres 50'
Melli 90+2'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Richard Contreras Samuel (Dominican Republic)

Oman 0 3 Argentina
Report López 10'
Tevez 37'
Colace 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

Burkina Faso 1 1 Oman
Nikiema 22' Report Al-Hinai 33'
Attendance: 7,000

References

  1. "Oman FIFA U-17 World Championships 1995 and 2001". fifa.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
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