MUSCAT: The curtain got here down on the Oman 2025-2026 soccer season after greater than 9 months of intense competitors, memorable moments and spectacular achievements throughout numerous home and regional tournaments. Organised by the Oman Soccer Affiliation (OFA), the season featured 10 main native competitions and witnessed the continued growth of soccer in any respect ranges.
The season formally kicked off on July 26 with Al Shabab topped as champions of the Tremendous Cup and concluded on Might 23 when Seeb Membership lifted the Jindal League protect, capping a dominant marketing campaign.
Seeb gamers rejoice with the Jindal League protect.
THREE TITLES
Seeb emerged because the undisputed star of the season after securing the Jindal League title with 67 factors, one of many membership’s most spectacular league campaigns. The Muscat-based facet demonstrated outstanding consistency all through the 26-round competitors, amassing 21 victories, 4 attracts and struggling just one defeat.
Seeb’s dominance prolonged past the senior stage. The membership additionally captured the Beneath-19 League title for the third time in its historical past after defeating Al Musannah Membership 2-1 within the last final March. As well as, Seeb’s younger skills gained the Beneath-10 Soccer Competition after securing victories in all their matches, whereas Sohar Membership and Al Oruba Membership completed second and third respectively.
Nevertheless, Al Shabab prevented Seeb from finishing a clear sweep of home silverware after profitable the Tremendous Cup on penalties following a goalless draw at Al Saada Sports activities Stadium in Salalah.
Al Nahda had been topped champions of the HM Cup following their 2-0 win over Oman Membership at Sultan Qaboos Sports activities Complicated in February and it was the second title for Al Nahda as they beforehand gained the celebrated title in 2023.
Al Nahda claimed the HM Cup for the season.
SOHAR’S FIRST TITLE
Sohar celebrated one of many best moments in its historical past by profitable the Jetour Cup for the primary time after defeating Al Nahda Membership 1-0 within the last. Al Musannah claimed the primary division league title with 32 factors, whereas historic membership Fanja Membership secured promotion again to the highest flight as runners-up.
In seaside soccer, Al Amerat Membership continued its supremacy by profitable a 3rd consecutive league title. The crew accomplished an ideal marketing campaign and sealed the championship with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Al Oruba within the last spherical. Masirah Membership completed second.
At youth stage, Al Suwaiq Membership gained the Beneath-21 League after defeating Al Oruba 2-1 within the last, whereas Izki Membership celebrated its first-ever soccer title by profitable the Beneath-17 League following a 1-0 victory over Al Khabourah Membership.
REGIONAL CAMPAIGNS
On the continental stage, Al Shabab reached the quarterfinals of the 2025-26 AFC Problem League earlier than bowing out following a 5-3 defeat to Kuwait SC in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
In the meantime, Al Nahda’s journey within the 2025-26 AGCFF Gulf Membership Champions League ended on the group stage as Qatar’s Al Rayyan SC and Saudi Arabia’s Al Shabab FC progressed to the knockout rounds.
JINDAL LEAGUE STATISTICS
The Jindal League produced a formidable 455 objectives throughout the season, with 229 objectives scored in the course of the first spherical and 226 in the course of the second spherical. Al Shabab’s attacker Maleko Kenyan led the highest scorers with 21 objectives whereas Abdulsalam al Shukaili from Bahla got here in second with 20 objectives and Seeb’s Nasser al Rawahi in third place with 18 objectives.
The best-scoring spherical was the ultimate twenty sixth spherical which registered 26 objectives whereas Spherical 9 recorded the bottom tally with solely 11 objectives. A complete of 17 objectives was probably the most incessantly recorded scoring determine, occurring in seven totally different rounds.
Al Musannah topped the First Division League.
Seeb led virtually each main residence statistics as they’d managed to earn 33 factors from residence matches with 10 wins. They managed to attain most objectives at residence by 32 objectives and unbeaten at residence all through the season. On the reverse finish, Al Khabourah did not register a single residence victory, whereas Ibri Membership suffered 10 residence defeats.
Seeb additionally dominated away from residence with probably the most away factors by 34 and 11 wins. Seeb membership had been the fewest away objectives conceded by three objectives and just one away defeat all season.
In the meantime, Dhofar Membership struggled away from residence, amassing solely six factors and managing only one away victory. The season concluded with Al Rustaq Membership and Al Khabourah relegated to the First Division League. Al Rustaq endured a tough marketing campaign, ending backside after struggling 17 defeats, whereas Al Khabourah ended second from backside with 12 losses.
VAR DEBUT
The 2025-26 marketing campaign additionally featured a outstanding achievement as this season launched the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system to the Omani top-flight league for the primary time. The implementation marked a major step ahead within the modernisation of home soccer and offered priceless expertise for referees, golf equipment and match officers forward of future seasons.
It’s anticipated that the OFA will organise a closing season ceremony within the coming days as the highest golf equipment, officers, gamers and sponsors will likely be awarded with the prizes and awards.














