2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup

The 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup is the 43rd edition of the Sultan Qaboos Cup (Arabic: كأس السلطان قابوس), the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Oman.[1]

2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup
Country Oman
Teams38
ChampionsSaham
Runners-upAl-Khaboura
Matches played40
Goals scored104 (2.6 per match)

The competition began on 23 October 2015 with the Qualification round. Al-Oruba SC were the defending champions, having won their fourth title in 2015. On Saturday 30 April 2016, Saham Club overcame Al-Khaboura SC with a solitary goal victory and to lay their hands on the prestigious Sultan Qaboos Cup trophy only for the second time in the club's history.[2][3][4][5]

Teams

This year the tournament had 38 teams.

Qualification Round

3 teams played a knockout tie. 3 ties were played over one leg. The first match was played between Al-Wusta Club and Dibba Club on 23 October 2015. Dibba Club, Al-Salam SC and Bidia SC advanced to the Round of 32 after winning their respective ties.[6][7]

23 October 2015 Al-Wusta 0 – 1 Dibba
15:00 UTC+4 Report 1
23 October 2015 Al-Salam 4 – 0 Khasab
18:30 UTC+4 Report 1
23 October 2015 Bidia 0 – 0
(5 – 4 p)		 Al-Ittifaq
18:30 UTC+4 Report 1

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 9 December 2015.[8][9][10][11][12] 32 teams played a knockout tie. 16 ties were played over one leg. 16 teams advanced to the Round of 16. The first match was played between Ahli Sidab Club and Al-Shabab Club on 29 December 2015 at the Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb.[13][14][15][16][17]

29 December 2015 Al-Shabab 2 - 1 Ahli Sidab Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
16:45 UTC+4 Al-Mushaifri 28', 89' Report Khalid Al-Batashi 23' Referee: Khalid Al-Rushaidi (Oman)
29 December 2015 Saham 9 - 0 Bidia Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
18:45 UTC+4 Alexandre Matão 21', 46'
Abdul Muain Al-Marzouqi 25', 83'
Al-Khaldi 28', 51'
Mosab Al-Sharqi 34'
Faisal Al-Buraiki 80'
Yousuf Al-Farsi 91'		 Report Referee: Ayub Al-Abri (Oman)
29 December 2015 Nizwa 1 - 0 Al-Bashaer Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa, Oman
18:45 UTC+4 Mohammed El-Shazly Report 1
Report 2		 Referee: Al-Muatassim Al-Yaqoobi (Oman)
29 December 2015 Al-Musannah 1 - 1
(0 – 3 p)		 Mirbat Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 da Silva 87' (pen.) Report Bassamagne 37'
Penalties
da Silva
Khalid Al-Yahyai
Al-Saadi
30 December 2015 Ja'lan 0 - 1 Al-Khabourah Sur Sports Complex, Sur, Oman
16:45 UTC+4 Report Al-Ajmi 5' Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
30 December 2015 Muscat 2 - 0 Al-Tali'aa Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
16:45 UTC+4 Calamari
Hamad Al-Habsi 		Report Referee: Jamal Al-Obaidani (Oman)
30 December 2015 Salalah 7 - 2 Al-Salam Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
17:15 UTC+4 Mohammed Ali Zabnoot 1'
Aremu Philip 6', 23'
Ernest Paa Ohene 52'
Ghanim Bait Said 56'
Bukhait Salim Fadhil 71'
Saleh 73'		 Report Mohammed Sulaiman Al-Balushi 18', 20' Referee: Falah Al-Balushi (Oman)
30 December 2015 Al-Oruba 2 - 1 Sur Sur Sports Complex, Sur, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Peters 18'
Al-Lawati 64'		 Report Cédric Tchoumbé 78' Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
30 December 2015 Bowsher 0 - 2 Al-Rustaq Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Report Kone Brice 1'
Saif Al-Hinai 48'		 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
30 December 2015 Dhofar 3 - 1 Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
20:30 UTC+4 Al-Dhabit 61', 74'
Al-Nahar 73'		 Report Jean Emy 22' Referee: Badar Al-Shair (Oman)
31 December 2015 Dibba 0 - 2 Al-Suwaiq Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
16:45 UTC+4 Report Zaki Al-Saadi 48', 82' Referee: Yahya Al-Balushi (Oman)
31 December 2015 Al-Mudhaibi 0 - 2 Oman Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa, Oman
16:45 UTC+4 Report Gustavo Correia 8'
Jaifar Yaqoob Al-Balushi 68'		 Referee: Abdullah Al-Jardani (Oman)
31 December 2015 Al-Wahda 2 - 2
(4 – 3 p)		 Al-Seeb Sur Sports Complex, Sur, Oman
18:45 UTC+4 Jamal Toufiq 20'
Mohammed Al-Ibrahim 86'		 Report Omar Al-Malki 78'
Chulapa 68'		 Referee: Khalid Al-Rushaidi (Oman)
31 December 2015 Al-Ittihad 0 -2 Al-Nasr Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
19:15 UTC+4 Report Al-Siyabi 35'
Gwi-hyeon 56'		 Referee: Majid Al-Hatmi (Oman)
31 December 2015 Bahla 2 - 3 Fanja Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Jean Francis 35', 89' Report Al-Muqbali 15'
Al-Hosni 20', 33'		 Referee: Turki Al-Salhi (Oman)
1 January 2016 Sohar 2 - 2
(5 – 4 p)		 Al-Nahda Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Badar Al-Jabri 7'
Hatem Al-Rushdi 85'		 Report 1
Report 2		 Mohammed Al-Shamsi 19'
Al-Ruzaiqi 46'		 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
Penalties
Hatem Al-Rushdi
Ahmed Al-Khamisi
Salim Al-Muqbali
Ahmed Al-Kahali
Abdul Aziz Al-Hosni
Matar Al-Washahi 		Diane
Salem Al-Shamsi
Mohammed Al-Shamsi
Demba
Al-Ruzaiqi
Al-Busaidi

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 4 January 2016.[18][19][20][21] 16 teams played a knockout tie. 8 ties were played over one leg.[22] 8 teams advanced to the Quarter-finals.[23][24] The first match was played between Oman Club and Fanja SC on 13 January 2016 at the Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb.

13 January 2016 Oman 0 - 2 Fanja Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
17:00 UTC+4 Report Al-Muqbali 47', 85' Referee: Badar Al-Shaer (Oman)
13 January 2016 Al-Khaboura 3 - 2 Nizwa Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
17:00 UTC+4 Said Obaid Al-Abdul Salam 30'
Nabeeh Al-Rushaidi 61'
Al-Ajmi 63'		 Report Salem 34' (pen.)
Humaid Al-Hinai 80'		 Referee: Khalid Al-Rushaidi (Oman)
13 January 2016 Al-Rustaq 2 - 1 Mirbat Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Mathieu Vangah 13', 29' Report Bassamagne 39' (pen.) Referee: Jamal Al-Eidani (Oman)
13 January 2016 Al-Suwaiq 1 - 0 Al-Oruba Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Zaki Al-Saadi 37' Report Referee: Naif Al-Balushi (Oman)
14 January 2016 Muscat 1 - 0 Sohar Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
17:00 UTC+4 Abdou Kader Fall 46' Report Referee: Haitham Al-Amri (Oman)
14 January 2016 Salalah 2 - 1 Al-Wahda Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
17:30 UTC+4 Ernest Paa Ohene 67'
Ghanim Bait Said 83'		 Report Al-Mundhar Al-Alawi 44' Referee: Zakri Al-Hinai (Oman)
14 January 2016 Al-Shabab 2 - 2
(3 – 5 p)		 Saham Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Al-Mushaifri 1', 8' Report Alexandre Matão 49'
Koulibaly 90'		 Referee: Mahmood Al-Jarfi (Oman)
Penalties
Ely Cisse
Al-Harith Al-Balushi
Abudllah Al-Habshi
Muath Al-Khaldi
Shawqi Al-Saadi 		Al-Khaldi
Koulibaly
Abudlaziz Al-Shamoosi
Muath Al-Khaldi
Mosab Al-Sharqi
14 January 2016 Dhofar 1 - 2 Al-Nasr Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
20:30 UTC+4 Al-Hadhri 40' Report Mazin Al-Saadi 63'
Soro Nanga 91'		 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the Quarter-finals was held on 25 January 2016.[25][26][27][28][29][30] 8 teams played knockout ties.[31][32][33] 4 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. and Fanja SC on 15 February 2016 at the Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah. Al-Nasr S.C.S.C., Al-Khabourah SC, Salalah SC and Saham Club advanced to the Semi-finals.[34][35][36]

First leg
15 February 2016 Al-Nasr 0 - 1 Fanja Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
17:45 UTC+4 Report 1
Report 2		 Al-Musalami 80' Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoobi (Oman)
15 February 2016 Al-Suwaiq 0 - 0 Al-Khabourah Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Report
16 February 2016 Al-Rustaq 0 - 1 Salalah Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
17:15 UTC+4 Report 1
Report 2		 Abdul Al-Shamas 18' Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
16 February 2016 Muscat 2 - 1 Saham Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
20:15 UTC+4 Abdou Kader Fall 23'
Diouf 87'		 Report Al-Khaldi 57' Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Second leg
27 February 2016 Saham 3 - 0 Muscat Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
17:30 UTC+4 Dieng 38'
Mosab Al-Sharqi 50'
Al-Khaldi 63'		 Report Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)
27 February 2016 Salalah 2 - 3 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 4 p)		 Al-Rustaq Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
20:30 UTC+4 Abdul Al-Shamas 101', 112' Report Aremu Philip 29' (pen.)
Taisir Al-Hilali 95'
Essam Al-Barahi 108'		 Referee: Jamal Al-Obaidani (Oman)
Penalties
Saleh
Bukhait Fadhil
El-Belqasy
Ghanim Bait Said
Ernest Paa Ohene 		Mohammed Humaid Al-Hinai
Sami Al-Ajmi
Ayangma Cedric
Essam Al-Barahi
Kone Brice
28 February 2016 Al-Khabourah 2 - 1 Al-Suwaiq Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
17:30 UTC+4 Al-Ajmi 40' (pen.)
Mohammed Al-Matroshi 88'		 Report Mamadou Diagne 48' Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoobi (Oman)
28 February 2016 Fanja 1 - 2 Al-Nasr Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Bowsher, Muscat, Oman
20:30 UTC+4 Al-Ghassani 72' Report Koffi 37', 50' Referee: Haitham Al-Amri (Oman)

Semi-finals

The draw for the Semi-finals was held on 2 March 2016.[37][38][39][40] 4 teams played knockout ties.[41][42][43][44][45][46] 2 ties were played over two legs. Saham Club[47] and Al-Khaboura SC advanced to the Finals, with the latter making its first ever Sultan Qaboos Cup finals in the history of the club.[48][49][50][51][52]

First leg
6 April 2016 Saham 0 - 0 Al-Nasr Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
17:45 UTC+4 Report Referee: Zakri Al-Hinai (Oman)
6 April 2016 Salalah 0 - 0 Al-Khabourah Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
20:00 UTC+4 Report Referee: Haitham Al-Amri (Oman)

Second leg
17 April 2016 Al-Khabourah 1 - 0 Salalah Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
18:00 UTC+4 Thani Al-Rushaidi 64' Report Referee: Mahmood Al-Majrafi (Oman)
17 April 2016 Al-Nasr 0 - 1 Saham Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
20:45 UTC+4 Report Al-Khaldi 87' Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

Finals

The Finals of the 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup was played between Al-Khabourah SC and Saham Club, both from the Al-Batinah on 30 April 2016 at the Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar under the auspices of His Excellency Hassan Al-Shuraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs.[53][54][55][56][57]

30 April 2016 Al-Khabourah 0 - 1 Saham Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
19:15 UTC+4 [soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/30/oman/sultan-cup/al-khaboora/saham/2231161/ Report] Mohammed Matr Al-Marzouqi 92' Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

See also

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