Nickname(s) | The Red Warriors | ||
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Association | Oman Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Rasheed Jaber | ||
Captain | Hasan Al-Saadi | ||
Home stadium | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | ||
FIFA code | OMA | ||
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2000 ) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (2000, 2014, 2023) |
Oman national under-20 football team is controlled by Oman Football Association and represents Oman in international under-20 football competitions. [1]
On 2 February 2014, Oman Football Association appointed former Oman national football team manager Rasheed Jaber Al-Yafai as the head manager of Oman national under-20 football team. His immediate task was to prepare the team for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship to be hosted from October 9–23 in Myanmar. [2] [3]
Oman announced their final squad of 23 players on 22 February 2023. [4]
Head coach: David Gordo
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Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2000 | Group Stage | 8th | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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2014 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
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2023 | Group Stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 3/42 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
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The following table shows Oman's head-to-head record in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 |
Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
North Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
Tajikistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 0.00 |