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2012–13 Oman Elite League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| season | 2012–13 |
| competition | Omantel Elite League |
| winners | Al-Suwaiq |
| relegated | Al-Tali'aa |
| Oman | |
| Salalah | |
| continentalcup1 | AFC Champions League qualifiers |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Al-Suwaiq |
| continentalcup2 | 2014 AFC Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Fanja |
| Saham | |
| matches | 182 |
| total goals | 425 |
| league topscorer | 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 wins | (5 games) |
| Al-Suwaiq | |
| longest unbeaten | (15 games) |
| Al-Suwaiq | |
| longest losses | (6 games) |
| Al-Seeb | |
| prevseason | 2011–12 |
| nextseason | 2013–14 |
Oman Salalah Saham (17 February 2013) (18 May 2013) (1 March 2013) Al-Suwaiq Al-Suwaiq 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. Al-Suwaiq Club won the Championship Final match against Fanja 3–1 and emerged as the champions of the 2012–13 Oman Elite League.
Teams
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.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Home city | Manager | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Musannah | Al-Musannah | Oman Suhail Al-Rashidi | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Buraimi | Oman Hamad Al-Azani | Nizwa Sports Complex | 10,000 |
| Al-Nasr | Salalah | Algeria Zoheïr Djelloul | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
| Al-Oruba | Sur | Tunisia Omar Mazian | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Al-Seeb | Seeb | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | |
| Al-Shabab | Barka | Syria Mohammed Hawali (November 2012-February 2013) | ||
| Morocco Driss El Mrabet (June 2013-) | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | ||
| Al-Suwaiq | Al-Suwaiq | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 | |
| Al-Tali'aa | Sur | Spain Hicham Jadran Ghazouani | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
| Dhofar | Salalah | Egypt Mokhtar Mokhtar | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 |
| Fanja | Fanja | Iraq Modhaffar Jabbar | Seeb Stadium | 14,000 |
| Oman | Muscat | Oman Ibrahim Somar | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium | 39,000 / 18,000 |
| Saham | Saham | Romania Aristică Cioabă | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | 19,000 |
| Salalah* | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex | 12,000 / 8,000 | |
| Sur | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | 8,000 |
*Al-Hilal Salalah renamed Salalah in the close season
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | Former Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Musannah | Brazil Marcinho Pitbull | Yemen Salem Saeed | Togo Francis Koné | ||
| Al-Nahda | Brazil Paulo Júnior | Brazil Valci Júnior | Ivory Coast Jumaa Saeed | Bahrain Jamal Rashid | Togo Zakari Morou |
| Al-Nasr | Jordan Khaled Saad | Kenya Kepha Aswani | Yemen Mohamed Asaad | Benin Séidou Barazé | |
| Morocco *Jaouad Zairi* |
League table
Results
Championship play-off
Al-Noufali
Promotion/relegation play-off
1st leg
2nd leg
Sohar secured promotion after winning on the away goals rule
Season statistics
Top scorers
|Oman TV2
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References
References
- "Omantel renews sponsorship deal with OFA".
- "ELITE LEAGUE".
- "Scorers". goalzz.com.
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