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2012–13 Omani League

Omantel Elite League
Season 2012–13
Champions Al-Suwaiq
Relegated Al-Tali'aa
Oman
Salalah
AFC Champions League qualifiers Al-Suwaiq
2014 AFC Cup Fanja
Saham
Matches played 182
Goals scored 425 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorer Senegal Ely Cissé (14 goals)
Biggest home win Saham 5–0 Fanja
(17 February 2013)
Biggest away win Salalah 0–6 Al-Shabab
(18 May 2013)
Highest scoring Sur 2–5 Saham
(1 March 2013)
Longest winning run (5 games)
Al-Suwaiq
Longest unbeaten run (15 games)
Al-Suwaiq
Longest losing run (6 games)
Al-Seeb

The 2012–13 Oman Elite League (known as the Omantel Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 37th edition of the top football league in Oman. It began on 4 October 2012 and was scheduled to finish on 19 May 2013, but for the second season running, the league title had to be decided by a playoff. Fanja SC were the defending champions, having won the previous 2011–12 Elite League season. On Wednesday, 22 May 2013, Al-Suwaiq Club won the Championship Final match against Fanja 3–1 and emerged as the champions of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.

This season the league had increased from 12 to 14 teams. As a result, despite losing the relegation play-off to Al-Seeb Club, Salalah SC retained their place in the top division and Al-Musannah SC, whose 11th-place finish would have seen them relegated also retained their place in the top division. Ahli Sidab Club, however were relegated to the Second Division League. Saham SC and Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. were promoted to the Omani League (First Division) after finishing in the top two positions in the Second Division League in the 2011–12 season.

The winner qualified for the AFC Champions League qualifiers and the runner-up and the second runner-up qualified for the 2014 AFC Cup.

*Al-Hilal Salalah renamed Salalah in the close season

Updated to games played on 19 May 2013.
Source: League Table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1Al-Suwaiq played in the 2014 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off andand failed to advance to the AFC Champions League group stage, hence entered the AFC Cup group stage
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.


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