2005–06 Omani League

The 2005–06 Omani League was the 30th edition of the top football league in Oman.[1] It began on 9 November 2005 and finished on 19 May 2006. Dhofar S.C.S.C. were the defending champions, having won the previous 2004–05 Omani League season. On Friday, 19 May 2006, Muscat Club won 4-3 at home in their final league match against Dhofar S.C.S.C. and emerged as the champions of the 2005–06 Omani League with a total of 45 points.

Omani League
Season2005–06
ChampionsMuscat
RelegatedAl-Suwaiq
Oman
AFC CupMuscat
Dhofar
Matches played132
Goals scored327 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorer Salem Al-Shamsi (12 goals)
Biggest home winAl-Nahda 4-0 Mjees
(10 November 2005)
Al-Nahda 4-0 Oman
(6 April 2006)
Biggest away winSur 0-4 Muscat
(4 May 2006)
Highest scoringAl-Tali'aa 4-3 Al-Nasr
(29 December 2005)
Oman 2-5 Al-Tali'aa
(19 January 2006)
Bahla 5-2 Mjees
(30 March 2006)
Muscat 4-3 Dhofar
(19 May 2006)
Longest winning run(3 games)
Muscat
Al-Nahda
Al-Tali'aa
Al-Oruba
Longest unbeaten run(13 games)
Al-Tali'aa
Longest losing run(7 games)
Oman

Teams

This season the league had decreased from 13 to 12 teams. Al-Ahli Club, Al-Ittihad Club and Al-Khaboura SC were relegated to the Second Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2004–05 season. The three relegated teams were replaced by Second Division League teams Al-Suwaiq Club and Mjees SC.

Stadia and locations
Club Home city Stadium Capacity
Al-Nahda Al-Buraimi Nizwa Sports Complex 10,000
Al-Nasr Salalah Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex 12,000 / 8,000
Al-Oruba Sur Sur Sports Complex 8,000
Al-Seeb Seeb Seeb Stadium 14,000
Al-Suwaiq Al-Suwaiq Seeb Stadium 14,000
Bahla Bahla Seeb Stadium 14,000
Al-Tali'aa Sur Sur Sports Complex 8,000
Dhofar Salalah Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex 12,000 / 8,000
Muscat Muscat Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium 39,000 / 18,000
Oman Muscat Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium 39,000 / 18,000
Mjees Majees Sohar Regional Sports Complex 19,000
Sur Sur Sur Sports Complex 8,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Muscat (C) 22 13 6 3 33 15 +18 45 2007 AFC Cup group stage
2 Al-Nahda 22 12 7 3 39 18 +21 43
3 Al-Tali'aa 22 11 10 1 35 22 +13 43
4 Al-Nasr 22 11 2 9 32 27 +5 35
5 Sur 22 9 6 7 26 25 +1 33
6 Al-Oruba 22 9 5 8 26 25 +1 32
7 Al-Seeb 22 7 6 9 21 24 −3 27
8 Bahla 22 6 7 9 27 37 −10 25
9 Dhofar 22 6 5 11 22 26 −4 23 2007 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
10 Mjees 22 6 4 12 22 37 −15 22 Relegation Playoff
11 Al-Suwaiq (R) 22 4 9 9 27 29 −2 21 Relegation to 2006–07 Oman First Division League
12 Oman (R) 22 1 7 14 17 42 −25 10
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2006. Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Dhofar were the second representative from Oman as the winners of 2006 Sultan Qaboos Cup

Results
Home \ Away ALNH ALN ALO ALS ALSU BAH ALT DHO MCT OMA MJS SUR
Al-Nahda 1–0 2–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–0
Al-Nasr 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–1 1–2 3–1 2–1 3–1
Al-Oruba 0–1 1–3 0–0 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–1 0–2
Al-Seeb 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2
Al-Suwaiq 1–1 0–1 3–0 1–4 3–0 0–1 2–2 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–3
Bahla 1–4 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 4–2 5–2 1–3
Al-Tali'aa 1–1 4–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–1 3–3
Dhofar 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0
Muscat 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 0–1 4–3 1–0 1–0 1–0
Oman 1–4 2–4 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 2–5 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1
Mjees 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–3 0–1 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1
Sur 3–1 2–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–4 0–0 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2006. Source: Results
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics
As of 19 May 2006

Top scorers
Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Salem Al-Shamsi Al-Nahda 12
Ismail Al Ajmi Muscat
2 Osama Subait Al-Tali'aa 7

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

See also

References
  1. "ELITE LEAGUE". soccerway.com.
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