Oman national football team

Not to be confused with Oman Club, a football team within the Oman Professional League.

Oman

Nickname(s)	الأحمر (The Red one) الشياطين الحمر (The Red Devils) سامبا الخليج (The Gulf Samba)
Association	Oman Football Association (OFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Carlos Queiroz
Captain	Ali Al-Busaidi
Most caps	Ahmed Kano (183) [1]
Top scorer	Hani Al-Dhabit (43)
Home stadium	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA code	OMA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	78 1 (19 January 2026) [2]
Highest	50 (August – October 2004)
Lowest	129 (October 2016)
First international
Libya 14–1 Muscat and Oman (Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest win
Oman 14–0 Bhutan   (Muscat, Oman; 28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
Libya 21–0 Muscat and Oman (Baghdad, Iraq, 6 April 1966)
Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2004 )
Best result	Round of 16 (2019)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2008 )
Best result	Third place (2012)
Arabian Gulf Cup
Appearances	24 (first in 1974 )
Best result	Champions (2009, 2017–18)

The Oman national football team (Arabic : منتخب عُمَان لِكُرَةُ الْقَدَم) represents Oman in men's international football, and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. Oman has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, however, they have made six appearances in the AFC Asian Cup.

History

World Cup and Asian Cup

The Oman national football team has made notable efforts in international competitions but has not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. Their best performance in the Asian Cup was reaching the round of 16 in 2019. The team has shown improvement over the years, and their participation in various qualifiers and tournaments reflects their growing competitiveness in regional football.

Gulf Cup

The mid-1990s under the OFA chairmanship of Sheikh Saif bin Hashil Al-Maskary saw Oman achieve positive results on the Asian stage. Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with 22 goals; ^[3] the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award and being the third Arab and the first Omani to win the award. ^[4]

In the 2002 Arabian Gulf Cup which was held in Saudi Arabia, Oman finished in 5th place and under the captaincy of Dhofar's Hani Al-Dhabit, Oman defeated 9-time winners ^[5] Kuwait. The match had ended 3–1 with captain Al-Dhabit scoring a hat-trick. Hani netted a goal against Bahrain and a consolation goal in a 2–1 loss against Qatar. ^[6] At the end of the tournament, Hani was the only Omani to score goals for his nation and was awarded for being the top goal scorer of the competition, with 5 goals. ^[7]

In the 2004 Arabian Gulf Cup which was held in Doha, Oman reached the final for the first time in the team's history which was eventually lost to the hosts Qatar in a penalty shootout after the goalkeeping sensation Ali Al-Habsi missed a penalty. Qatar won the match 6–5 on penalties after the match had ended 1–1 at normal time. Amad Al-Hosni was awarded the "Top Goalscorer" award of the tournament with a total of 4 goals. ^[8]

In the 2007 Arabian Gulf Cup which was held in United Arab Emirates, the team reached the final for a second consecutive time and lost 1–0 to the hosts United Arab Emirates. It had maintained an undefeated record throughout the competition excluding the final. ^[9] Ali Al-Habsi had received the "Best Goalkeeper of the Gulf Cup" award ^[10] for the third consecutive time in a row, the most won by any goalkeeper in the 40 years of the Gulf Cup tournament. Oman had tied United Arab Emirates in goal-scoring with 9 goals each after the tournament. ^[11]

After losing twice in the Gulf Cup final consecutively, Oman won the 2009 Arabian Gulf Cup tournament as hosts by defeating Saudi Arabia in a penalty shootout. Oman won the match 6–5 on penalties after the match had ended 0–0 at extra time. Oman maintained a clean-sheet throughout the tournament. ^[12] The tournament in Muscat was the first for Hassan Rabia, who managed to score 4 goals making him receive the "Top Goalscorer" award. ^[13] Ali Al-Habsi received his fourth consecutive "Best Goalkeeper Award". ^[14]

Kit

The "confettied" kit provided by Thai firm Grand Sport during Oman's attempted qualification for the 1998 World Cup

The team signed a contract in 2006 with Gulf Air. ^{[15] [16]}

On 9 May 2012, the Oman Football Association launched the new official team kit to be worn by Oman in their push for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round. The kit was launched together with a new OFA logo. The new kit was designed for Oman by Taj Oman, an Oman-based company. ^[17] Later in June 2012, Oman's airline Oman Air became the official carrier of the Oman Football Association. ^[18]

On 8 February 2014, the Omani Football Association confirmed the tie-up with Italian sports apparel manufacturer Kappa. A joint venture agreement was signed by sportswear Kappa and OFA's apparel brand Taj Oman. In a 4-year deal, Kappa will produce the kit worn by all the Oman National football teams bearing the Taj mark and will provide Oman with a range of sportswear specific for the country. The deal will see both the names (Kappa & Taj) on the kit worn by the National teams and on all retail items. ^[19] Oman Air also renewed its deal on the same day with the OFA till the end of the 2013–14 season. On 16 September 2014, the Omani Football Association announced that they had signed an agreement with Asia Sports Marketing to become the exclusive sales agent for the Association. ^[20]

On 9 September 2015, the Omani Football Association signed a 1-year contract extension with Oman Air as the official carrier of the team. The association said that although Oman Air's ticket allocation in the deal is primarily meant for the senior national team's tours, OFA has availed the privilege for club teams' trips to Salalah for Omantel Professional League (OPL) matches and for overseas travel of the national age-group squads. ^{[21] [22]} On 18 October 2015, the Omani Football Association announced a partnership with a new mental energizer Energy Drinks Partner, Effect. ^{[23] [24]}

Oman in a red kit versus Thailand in a blue kit

Period	Kit Manufacturer
1978–1996	Puma
1996–2005	Grand Sport
2005–2006	Umbro
2006–2008	Lotto
2008–2012	Adidas
2012–2014	Taj Oman
2014–2018	Kappa
2018–2023	Jako
2023–	Kappa

Results and fixtures

Main article: Oman national football team results (2020–present)

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

Oman   v   Yemen

16 December Friendly	Oman	1–0	Yemen	Muscat, Oman
19:00  UTC+4	Al-Busaidi 75'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

Kuwait   v   Oman

21 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Kuwait	1–1	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:00  UTC+3	Nasser 34'	Report	Al-Sabhi 42'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 42,445 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Oman   v   Qatar

24 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Oman	2–1	Qatar	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:25  UTC+3	Al-Sabhi 20' (pen.), 52'	Report	Ali 2'	Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium Attendance: 4,552 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

United Arab Emirates   v   Oman

27 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:30  UTC+3	Al-Ghassani 20'	Report	Al-Mushaifri 79'	Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium Attendance: 7,813 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Oman   v   Saudi Arabia

31 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup SF	Oman	2–1	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:30  UTC+3	A. Al-Alawi 74' Al-Busaidi 85'	Report	Kanno 87'	Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

2025

Oman   v   Bahrain

4 January 26th Arabian Gulf Cup F	Oman	1–2	Bahrain	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:00  UTC+3	Al-Mushaifri 17'	Report	Marhoon 78' (pen.) Al-Musalami 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 57,674 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Oman   v   Sudan

13 March Friendly	Oman	0–0	Sudan	Muscat, Oman
22:00  UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

South Korea   v   Oman

20 March 2026 World Cup qualification	South Korea	1–1	Oman	Goyang, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Hwang Hee-chan 41'	Report	Al-Busaidi 80'	Stadium: Goyang Stadium Attendance: 59,579 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Kuwait   v   Oman

25 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–1	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:15  UTC+3		Report	Al-Sabhi 56'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 41,322 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Oman   v   Niger

20 May Friendly	Oman	4–1	Niger	Muscat, Oman
20:00  UTC+4	Al-Sadi 25' (pen.) Al-Ghafri 45', 45+1' Al-Ghassani 86' (pen.)	Report	Goumey 39'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 0

Oman   v   Lebanon

28 May Friendly	Oman	1–0	Lebanon	Muscat, Oman
20:00  UTC+4	Al-Sabhi 5'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 0

Oman   v   Jordan

5 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Oman	0–3	Jordan	Muscat, Oman
20:00  UTC+4		Report	Olwan 45+7' (pen.), 51', 64'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 13,878 Referee: Khalid Saleh Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Palestine   v   Oman

10 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Palestine	1–1	Oman	Amman, Jordan
21:15  UTC+3	Kharoub 49'	Report	Al-Sabhi 90+7' (pen.)	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Uzbekistan   v   Oman

30 August 2025 CAFA Nations Cup	Uzbekistan	1–1	Oman	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:30  UTC+5	Erkinov 55'	Report	Al-Rawahi 4'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

Oman   v   Kyrgyzstan

2 September 2025 CAFA Nations Cup	Oman	2–1	Kyrgyzstan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00  UTC+5	Al-Sabhi 90+1', 90+5'	Report	Kozubayev 24'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

Turkmenistan   v   Oman

5 September 2025 CAFA Nations Cup	Turkmenistan	1–2	Oman	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00  UTC+5	Ballakow 51'	Report	Ahallyýew 12' (o.g.) Al Ghassani 90+3'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium Referee: Vahid Kazemi (Iran)

India   v   Oman

8 September 2025 CAFA Nations Cup	India	1–1 (3–2 p)	Oman	Hisor, Tajikistan
17:00  UTC+5	Kumam 80'	Report	Al-Yahmadi 55'	Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Chhangte Bheke Ali Jithin Kumam		Al-Saadi Al-Kaabi Al-Rushaidi Al-Ghassani Al-Yahmadi

Oman   v   Qatar

8 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Oman	0–0	Qatar	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 12,975 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

United Arab Emirates   v   Oman

11 October 2026 World Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	2–1	Oman	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:15  UTC+3	Meloni 76' Caio 83'	Report	Autonne 12' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 8,817 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Oman   v   Sudan

14 November Friendly	Oman	2–0	Sudan	Seeb, Oman
19:00  UTC+4	Al-Aghbari 64' Al-Alawi 79'	Report		Stadium: Al-Seeb Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Al Sawalmeh (Jordan)

Oman   v   Ivory Coast

18 November Friendly	Oman	0–2	Ivory Coast	Seeb, Oman
19:00  UTC+4		Report	Bayo 9' Krasso 25'	Stadium: Al-Seeb Stadium Referee: Mohammed Khaled Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

Oman   v   Somalia

26 November 2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualifiers	Oman	0–0 (4–1 p)	Somalia	Doha, Qatar
16:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)
	Penalties
	Al-Busaidi Al-Rawahi Al-Yahyaei Al-Ghafri		S. Hassan M. Omar Musse

Saudi Arabia   v   Oman

2 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	2–1	Oman	Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:00  UTC+3	Al-Buraikan 55' Al-Shehri 77'	Report	Al-Habashi 70'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 21,628 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

Oman   v   Morocco

5 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Oman	0–0	Morocco	Al Rayyan, Qatar
17:30  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 37,996 Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Oman   v   Comoros

8 December 2025 FIFA Arab Cup GS	Oman	2–1	Comoros	Doha, Qatar
20:00  UTC+3	Al Sabhi 30', 43'	Report	Hamidou 68'	Stadium: Stadium 974 Attendance: 9,348 Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

2026

Oman   v TBA

March 2026 FIFA Series

Oman

v

TBA

Azerbaijan

Oman   v TBA

March 2026 FIFA Series

Oman

v

TBA

Azerbaijan

Coaching staff

As of February 2024 ^[25]

Position	Name
Technical director	Ahmed Al-Gharif
Head coach	Carlos Queiroz
Assistant coach	Roger De Sá
Goalkeeping coach	Vasco Évora
Fitness coach	Ricardo Silva
Match analyst	João Peixeiro
Team manager	Maqbool Al-Balushi
Players relations manager	Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini
Task manager	Ahmed Al-Owaisi
Operations manager	Kamil Al-Balushi
Photographer	Salem Al-Muqbali
Team doctor	Dr. Mohammed Moulou
Physiotherapist	Said Al-Balushi
	Yaqoob Al-Mahrouqi
Masseur	Farooq Al-Alawi
	Ali Al-Haddad

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

• Mohammed Al-Khafaji (1974–1976)
• George Smith (1979)
• Hamed El-Dhiab (1980–1982)
• Mansaf El-Meliti (1982)
• Paulo de Oliveira (1984)
• Antônio Clemente (1986)
• Jorge Vitório (1986–1988)
• Karl-Heinz Heddergott (1988–1989)
• Bernd Patzke (1990–1992)
• Heshmat Mohajerani (1992–1994)
• Rashid Jaber (1995–1996)
• Mahmoud El-Gohary (1996)
• Jozef Vengloš (1996–1997)
• Ian Porterfield (1997)
• Homayoun Shahrokhi (1997–1998)
• Valdeir Vieira (1998–1999)
• Carlos Alberto Torres (2000–2001)
• Milan Máčala (2001, 2003–2005, 2006–2007)
• Bernd Stange (2001)
• Rashid Jaber (2002)
• Srečko Juričić (2005–2006)
• Hamad Al-Azani (2006)
• Gabriel Calderón (2007–2008)
• Julio César Ribas (2008)
• Hamad Al-Azani (2008)
• Claude Le Roy (2008–2010)
• Hamad Al-Azani (2010–2011)
• Paul Le Guen (2011–2015) ^[26]
• Juan Ramón López Caro (2016)
• Pim Verbeek (2016–2019)
• Erwin Koeman (2019)
• Goran Stevanović (2020)
• Branko Ivanković (2020–2024)
• Jaroslav Šilhavý (2024)
• Rashid Jaber (2024–2025)
• Carlos Queiroz (2025–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round matches against Qatar and United Arab Emirates in October 2025. ^[27]

Caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2025, after the match against United Arab Emirates .

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini	(1997-06-20) 20 June 1997 (age 28)	49	0	Al-Shabab
18	1 GK	Faiz Al-Rushaidi	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 37)	79	0	Al-Nahda
22	1 GK	Bilal Al-Balushi	(1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 29)	1	0	Al-Rustaq
2	2 DF	Ghanim Al-Habashi	(1998-08-04) 4 August 1998 (age 27)	7	0	Al-Nahda
3	2 DF	Thani Al-Rushaidi	(1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 (age 30)	18	0	Al-Nahda
5	2 DF	Musab Al-Shaqsy	(2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Al-Seeb
6	2 DF	Ahmed Al-Khamisi	(1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 34)	66	0	Al-Seeb
13	2 DF	Amjad Al-Harthi	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 32)	40	1	Al-Nahda
16	2 DF	Khalid Al-Braiki	(1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 32)	54	1	Artis Brno
17	2 DF	Ali Al-Busaidi (captain)	(1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 34)	106	4	Al-Seeb
19	2 DF	Mahmood Al-Mushaifri	(1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 33)	37	0	Al-Shabab
	2 DF	Nayef Faraj	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Dhofar
4	3 MF	Arshad Al-Alawi	(2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 25)	62	8	Al-Seeb
8	3 MF	Zahir Al-Aghbari	(1999-05-28) 28 May 1999 (age 26)	58	0	Al-Seeb
10	3 MF	Sultan Al-Marzouq	(2004-10-23) 23 October 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Dhofar
12	3 MF	Abdullah Fawaz	(1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 29)	63	7	Al-Seeb
14	3 MF	Ahed Al-Mashaiki	(2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 22)	7	0	Al-Nahda
15	3 MF	Nasser Al-Rawahi	(2001-06-26) 26 June 2001 (age 24)	9	1	Al-Seeb
20	3 MF	Salaah Al-Yahyaei	(1998-08-17) 17 August 1998 (age 27)	72	9	Al-Seeb
23	3 MF	Harib Al-Saadi	(1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 35)	114	1	Al-Nahda
7	4 FW	Issam Al-Sabhi	(1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 (age 28)	65	18	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
9	4 FW	Mohammed Al-Ghafri	(1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 28)	27	4	Al-Nahda
11	4 FW	Muhsen Al-Ghassani	(1997-03-27) 27 March 1997 (age 28)	73	17	Bangkok United
21	4 FW	Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri	(1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 27)	35	8	Artis Brno

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ahmed Al-Rawahi	(1994-05-05) 5 May 1994 (age 31)	5	0	Al-Seeb	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
GK	Abdulmalik Al-Badri	(1998-08-24) 24 August 1998 (age 27)	2	0	Al-Shabab	v.   Palestine , 10 June 2025
GK	Muatasim Al-Wahaibi	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 27)	0	0	Al-Seeb	v.   Lebanon , 28 May 2025 PRE
GK	Ibrahim Al-Rajhi	(2000-10-05) 5 October 2000 (age 25)	1	0	Al-Nasr	26th Arabian Gulf Cup
DF	Ahmed Al-Kaabi	(1996-09-15) 15 September 1996 (age 29)	52	0	Al-Nahda	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
DF	Juma Al-Habsi	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 29)	32	0	Al-Nasr	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
DF	Mulham Al-Sinaidi	(2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Al-Nasr	v.   Palestine , 10 June 2025
DF	Majid Al-Saadi	(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 29)	1	0	Al-Shabab	v.   Palestine , 10 June 2025
DF	Yousuf Al-Malki	(2000-08-21) 21 August 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Al-Shabab	v.   Lebanon , 28 May 2025 PRE
DF	Khalid Al-Ghatrifi	(2002-12-03) 3 December 2002 (age 23)	0	0	Al-Nasr	v.   Sudan , 13 March 2025
DF	Mohammed Al-Musalami	(1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 35)	126	3	Al-Seeb	26th Arabian Gulf Cup
DF	Abdulaziz Al-Shamousi	(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992 (age 33)	6	0	Al-Nahda	v.   Iraq , 19 November 2024
MF	Jameel Al-Yahmadi	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 29)	91	5	Al-Karma	v.   Qatar , 8 October 2025 INJ
MF	Musab Al-Mamari	(2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 26)	15	0	Al-Shabab	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
MF	Hatem Al-Rushadi	(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996 (age 29)	9	0	Al-Shabab	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
MF	Ahmed Al-Riyami	(1998-09-09) 9 September 1998 (age 27)	1	0	Al-Shabab	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
MF	Hussein Al-Shahri	(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 23)	5	0	Al-Nahda	v.   Palestine , 10 June 2025
MF	Hamad Al-Habsi	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 31)	1	0	Dhofar	v.   Palestine , 10 June 2025
MF	Issa Al-Naabi	(2002-03-20) 20 March 2002 (age 23)	2	0	Muscat	v.   Lebanon , 28 May 2025
MF	Mohammed Al-Subaie	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Al-Rustaq	v.   Lebanon , 28 May 2025
MF	Radwan Al-Siyabi		0	0	Samail	v.   Sudan , 13 March 2025
MF	Munther Al-Wahaibi		0	0	Sur	v.   Sudan , 13 March 2025
MF	Mataz Saleh	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 29)	29	3	Al-Seeb	26th Arabian Gulf Cup
MF	Mahmoun Al-Araimi	(2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 21)	0	0	Sur	26th Arabian Gulf Cup PRE
FW	Rabia Al-Alawi	(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995 (age 30)	42	8	Al-Wehdat	2025 CAFA Nations Cup
FW	Tariq Al-Sadi	(2006-07-24) 24 July 2006 (age 19)	1	1	Sant Andreu	v.   Palestine , 10 June 2025
FW	Abdulsalam Al-Shukaili	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 29)	2	0	Bahla	v.   Lebanon , 28 May 2025 PRE
FW	Faraj Al-Kiyumi	(2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 24)	1	0	Al-Khaburah	v.   Kuwait , 25 March 2025
FW	Waleed Al-Musalmi	(1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 26)	0	0	Al-Nasr	26th Arabian Gulf Cup PRE
FW	Omar Al-Malki	(1994-01-04) 4 January 1994 (age 32)	23	6	Al-Seeb	v.   Iraq , 19 November 2024
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad WD = Withdrew due to non-injury related reasons

Records

As of 8 September 2025 ^[28]

Players in bold are still active with Oman.

Most appearances

Ahmed Mubarak is Oman's most capped player with 183 appearances.

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Ahmed Mubarak	183	23	2003–2019
2	Fawzi Bashir	151	30	2001–2013
3	Ali Al-Habsi	138	0	2001–2019
4	Hassan Mudhafar	128	6	2003–2015
5	Amad Al-Hosni	127	38	2003–2015
	Mohammed Al-Musalami	127	3	2010–present
7	Saad Al-Mukhaini	116	1	2006–2019
8	Harib Al-Saadi	114	1	2016–present
9	Ahmed Hadid	107	9	2003–2013
10	Ali Al-Busaidi	105	4	2013–present

Top goalscorers

Hani Al-Dhabit is Oman's top scorer with 43 goals.

Rank	Name	Goals	Caps	Average	Career
1	Hani Al-Dhabit	43	102	0.42	1997–2014
2	Amad Al-Hosni	38	127	0.3	2003–2015
3	Abdulaziz Al-Muqbali	34	100	0.34	2011–2021
4	Fawzi Bashir	30	151	0.2	2000–2013
5	Ahmed Mubarak	23	180	0.13	2003–2019
6	Issam Al-Sabhi	19	64	0.3	2019–present
7	Khalid Al-Hajri	18	45	0.4	2017–2022
	Hashim Saleh	18	75	0.24	2001–2010
9	Hassan Rabia	17	52	0.33	2008–2013
	Muhsen Al-Ghassani	17	71	0.24	2017–present
	Badar Al-Maimani	17	71	0.24	2003–2012

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1978	Not a FIFA member										Not a FIFA member
1982	Did not enter										Did not enter
1986	Withdrew										Withdrew
1990	Did not qualify										6	0	2	4	2	11
1994											6	2	2	2	10	5
1998											6	4	1	1	14	2
2002											14	6	4	4	40	19
2006											6	3	1	2	14	3
2010											8	4	2	2	9	7
2014											16	6	5	5	15	16
2018											8	4	2	2	11	7
2022											18	10	2	6	27	16
2026											18	7	4	7	21	18
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total		0/11									106	46	25	35	163	104

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Oman at the AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956 to 1980	Not an AFC member										Not an AFC member
1984	Did not qualify										4	1	1	2	9	15
1988	Withdrew										Withdrew
1992	Did not qualify										2	0	0	2	0	5
1996											6	4	0	2	23	5
2000											3	1	0	2	4	4
2004	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	3	Squad		6	5	0	1	24	2
2007		15th	3	0	2	1	1	3	Squad		6	4	0	2	14	6
2011	Did not qualify										6	2	2	2	4	4
2015	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	1	5	Squad		6	4	2	0	7	1
2019	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	4	6	Squad		14	9	2	3	39	12
2023	Group stage	17th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad		8	6	0	2	16	6
2027	Qualified										6	4	1	1	11	2
Total	Round of 16	6/12	16	3	5	8	12	20			67	40	8	19	151	62

Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963–1964	Did not enter
1966	Group stage	10th	1	0	0	1	1	21
1985–1992	Did not enter
1998	Withdrew
2002–2012	Did not enter
2021	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	6	5
2025	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	3	3
Total			8	2	2	4	10	29

Gulf Cup

Gulf Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1970	Did not enter
1972
1974	Round 1	6th	2	0	0	2	0	9
1976	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	3	21
1979	Seventh place	7th	6	0	0	6	1	21
1982	Sixth place	6th	5	0	0	5	2	15
1984	Seventh place	7th	6	0	2	4	3	9
1986	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	4	11
1988	Seventh place	7th	6	1	1	4	3	9
1990	Fourth place	4th	4	0	3	1	4	6
1992	Sixth place	6th	5	0	0	5	1	10
1994	Sixth place	6th	5	0	2	3	4	9
1996	Sixth place	6th	5	0	2	3	2	7
1998	Fourth place	4th	5	1	1	3	6	12
2002	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	5	7
2003–04	Fourth place	4th	6	2	2	2	6	4
2004	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	10	7
2007	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	7	4
2009	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	7	0	Squad
2010	Group stage	6th	3	0	3	0	1	1
2013	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad
2014	Fourth place	4th	5	1	2	2	7	5	Squad
2017–18	Champions	1st	5	3	1	1	4	1	Squad
2019	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	3	4	Squad
2023	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	8	6	Squad
2024–25	Runners-up	2nd	3	1	2	1	4	3
2026	To be determined
Total	2 Titles	1st	111	23	29	59	91	180

WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2000	Not a WAFF Member
2002
2004
2007
2008	Group stage	2	0	0	2	2	5
2010	Group stage	2	0	1	1	2	4
2012	Third place	5	3	0	2	5	4
2014	Group stage	2	0	2	0	0	0
2019	Did not enter
2026	Qualified
Total	Third place	11	3	3	5	9	13

CAFA Nations Cup

CAFA Nations Cup record [a]
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2023	Third place	4	2	1	1	4	4
2025	Fourth place	4	2	2	0	6	4
Total	Third place	8	4	3	1	10	8

1. Not a CAFA member, participated as invitee.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951–1978	Did not enter
1982	Withdrew
1986-1990	Did not enter
1994	11th	3	1	1	1	4	4
1998	11th	5	2	1	2	14	13
Total		8	3	2	3	18	17

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953–1961	Did not enter
1965	Group stage	10th	4	0	0	4	2	45
1976–1985	Did not enter
1997	Group stage	7th	3	0	2	1	4	6
1999	Group stage	8th	4	0	2	2	2	7
2007	Did not enter
2011	Group stage	9th	2	0	1	1	0	2
Total			13	0	5	8	8	60

Head-to-head record

Updated on 8 December 2025 after match against Comoros. ^[29]

  More wins than losses  As many wins as losses  Fewer wins than losses

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Afghanistan	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11
Algeria	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5
Australia	11	1	4	6	8	23	−15
Azerbaijan	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3
Bahrain	46	15	17	14	45	51	−6
Bangladesh	3	3	0	0	10	2	+8
Belarus	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2
Benin	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Bhutan	2	2	0	0	18	2	+16
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Burkina Faso	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4
Bulgaria	1	0	1	0	1	1	0
Chile	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
China	9	4	1	4	11	15	−4
Chinese Taipei	4	4	0	0	15	2	+13
Comoros	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1
DR Congo	1	0	1	0	2	2	0
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
Egypt	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1
Estonia	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1
Finland	6	0	3	3	2	7	−5
Gabon	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Germany	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3
Guam	2	1	1	0	1	0	+1
Haiti	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6
India	11	7	4	0	24	7	+17
Indonesia	4	3	1	0	6	2	+4
Iran	13	2	4	7	15	26	−11
Ivory Coast	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Iraq	31	6	10	15	25	51	−26
Japan	14	1	3	10	5	21	−16
Jordan	28	4	9	15	15	41	−26
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2
Kenya	5	2	3	0	8	5	+3
Kosovo	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Kuwait	31	9	10	12	28	46	−18
Kyrgyzstan	7	4	2	1	10	4	+6
Laos	2	2	0	0	19	0	+19
Latvia	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Lebanon	14	6	5	3	15	12	+3
Liberia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Libya	3	0	1	2	3	38	−35
Macau	2	2	0	0	6	0	+6
North Macedonia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Maldives	9	9	0	0	26	3	+23
Mali	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Malaysia	9	6	1	2	17	6	+11
Mauritania	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Morocco	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
Mozambique	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2
Myanmar	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7
Nepal	13	13	0	0	52	3	+49
New Zealand	7	1	2	4	4	7	−3
North Korea	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1
Norway	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1
Palestine	5	4	0	1	7	4	+3
Pakistan	4	3	1	0	12	2	+10
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Philippines	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9
Qatar	37	6	11	20	31	64	−33
Republic of Ireland	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9
Saudi Arabia	27	3	5	19	14	48	−34
Senegal	4	3	0	1	5	2	+3
Singapore	11	8	2	1	26	7	+19
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	0	11	−11
South Korea	8	1	2	5	6	14	−8
Somalia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13
Sudan	8	2	3	3	8	20	−12
Sweden	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Switzerland	2	0	0	2	2	6	−4
Syria	26	9	8	9	28	39	−11
Tajikistan	7	4	2	1	15	9	+6
Thailand	13	6	2	5	10	11	−1
Togo	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Tunisia	2	1	1	1	3	3	0
Turkmenistan	7	6	0	1	14	6	+8
United Arab Emirates	34	7	12	15	25	45	−20
United States	1	0	0	1	0	4	−4
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3
Uzbekistan	8	4	1	3	10	13	−3
Vietnam	4	4	0	0	12	1	+11
Yemen	12	9	2	1	22	7	+15
Zambia	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2
Zimbabwe	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Total	573	215	148	211	731	750	−19

Honours

Regional

• Arabian Gulf Cup
  • Champions (2): 2009, 2017–18
  • Runners-up (4): 2004, 2007, 2023, 2024–25
• WAFF Championship
  • Third Place (1): 2012

Awards

• Arabian Gulf Cup Fair Play Award (1): 2014

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External links

• Official Oman Football Association Website
• Oman at AFC
• Oman at FIFA
• Oman national football team – Football-Lineups