Oman national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
Al-Ahmar (The Reds) |
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| Association | Oman Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) |
| Head coach | Pim Verbeek |
| Captain | Ali Al-Habsi |
| Most caps | Fawzi Bashir (143) |
| Top scorer | Hani Al-Dhabit (42) |
| Home stadium | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
| FIFA code | OMA |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 121  3 (9 February 2017)
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| Highest | 50 (August–October 2004) |
| Lowest | 129 (October 2016) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 88 (23 January 2017) |
| Highest | 49 (12 April 2005) |
| Lowest | 174 (March 1984) |
| First international | |
 Libya 15–1 Muscat and Oman  (Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965) [1] |
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| Biggest win | |
 Oman 12–0 Laos  (Muscat, Oman; 30 April 2001) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Libya 21–0 Muscat and Oman (Baghdad, Iraq; 1 April 1966) |
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| Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | Group stage, 2004, 2007 and 2015 |
The Oman national football team (Arabic: منتخب عُمان لكرة القدم) is the national team of Oman that has represented Oman in international competition since 1978. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the squad was formed long before, and a proper football association was formed only in December, 2005. The team is governed by the Oman Football Association.
Prior to the turn of the 21st century, Oman's senior team had generally finished in the last place in all the competitions in which it competed. It was not until the mid 1990s under the OFA chairmanship of Sheikh Saif bin Hashil Al-Maskary did Oman start be extremely successful on the Asian football stage. During this period, Oman won the Asian Under 17 Championship in 1996 and the year 2000, as well as reaching the semi finals of the under 17 World Cup in 1995. Oman nowadays exports players to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and also has their captain playing in England. Former Omani captain, Hani Al-Dhabit was awarded the RSSSF 2001 World Top Scorer, with 22 goals; the most goals scored by a player who won the World Top Scorer award till date, and also being the third Arab and only the first Omani to win the award.
The senior team has never qualified for the World Cup, but has qualified for the Asian Cup in the years 2004, 2007 and most recently in 2015. They have reached the Gulf Cup of Nations final three times, and have won it on their third attempt as hosts.
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