2012–13 Oman Elite League


The 2012–13 Oman Elite League 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.

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 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

ClubHome cityManagerStadiumCapacity
Al-MusannahAl-Musannah Suhail Al-RashidiSeeb Stadium14,000
Al-NahdaAl-Buraimi Hamad Al-AzaniNizwa Sports Complex10,000
Al-NasrSalalah Zoheïr DjelloulAl-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex12,000 / 8,000
Al-OrubaSur Omar MazianSur Sports Complex8,000
Al-SeebSeebSeeb Stadium14,000
Al-ShababBarka Mohammed Hawali
Idriz Al-Murabati
Seeb Stadium14,000
Al-SuwaiqAl-SuwaiqSeeb Stadium14,000
Al-Tali'aaSur Hicham Jadran GhazouaniSur Sports Complex8,000
DhofarSalalah Mokhtar MokhtarAl-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex12,000 / 8,000
FanjaFanja Modhaffar JabbarSeeb Stadium14,000
OmanMuscat Ibrahim SomarSultan Qaboos Sports Complex / Royal Oman Police Stadium39,000 / 18,000
SahamSaham Aristică CioabăSohar Regional Sports Complex19,000
Salalah*SalalahAl-Saada Stadium / Salalah Sports Complex12,000 / 8,000
SurSurSur Sports Complex8,000

*Al-Hilal Salalah renamed Salalah in the close season

League table

Results

Championship Play-off

Promotion/Relegation Play-off

1st Leg

2nd Leg

''Sohar secured promotion after winning on the away goals rule

Season statistics

Top scorers

RankScorerClubGoals
1 Ely CisséFanja14
2 LuomarAl-Shabab12
3 Qasim SaidAl-Nasr10
3 Mehdi Abdul JabbarAl-Tali'aa10
5 Mohammed Said Al-ShamsiAl-Nasr9
5 Juma SaeedAl-Nahda9
5 Steve PaulSur9
8 Yaqoob Abdul-KarimSaham8
8 Mohammed Al MashaikhiAl-Nahda8
8 Hashim SalehAl-Shabab8
8 Francis KonéAl-Musannah8

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