| Nickname(s) | Al-Ahmar (The Reds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Oman Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Akram Habrish | ||
| Captain | Nadhir Awadh Bashir | ||
| Home stadium | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman | ||
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| First international | |||
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 16 April 1987) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Muscat, Oman; 9 April 2003) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Amman, Jordan; 3 March 2004) | |||
| AFC U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013 ) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2013, 2018) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002 ) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-final (2010) | ||
Oman national under-23 football team (also known as Oman Olympic, Oman U-23) represents Oman in international football competitions in the Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23 but the final tournament at the Olympics allows for the addition of up to three overage players. The team is controlled by the Oman Football Association.
Oman nearly made its first appearance in football at the Summer Olympics after earning an inter-confederation play-off match with Senegal for a chance qualify for the 2012 Olympics but a 0-2 loss eliminated them from the contention. [1]
The following players were called up for the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship between 12 and 20 June 2023. [2]
Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Iraq.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Mutie Al-Saadi | 28 November 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Mazen Saleh | 28 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Ayman Al-Nabhani | 27 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Mohammed Al-Hatmi | 27 October 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Abdullah Al-Mukhaini | 25 May 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Abdullah Al-Fleti | 28 November 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Majeed Al-Balushi | 28 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Saeed Al-Salami | 28 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Nasser Al-Rawahi | 26 June 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Mohammed Beit Subei | 9 November 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Mohammed Al-Hinai | 13 March 2006 | 1 | | |
| 19 | MF | Abdullah Al-Habsi | 25 February 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Abdul Hafez Al-Mukhaini | 1 May 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Nibras Al-Maashari | 1 May 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Asad Al-Balushi | 28 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Omar Al-Salti | 17 February 2002 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Salem Al-Abdulsalam | 29 January 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Yusuf Al-Ghaliani | 8 January 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
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| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| | Round 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| | Round 1 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| | Quarter-finals | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| | Group stage | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 4/4 | - | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 18 |
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| Total | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Year | Result | Pos | P | W | D | L | F | A |
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| | Group stage | 11/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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| | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
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| Total | Group stage- | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -4 |