The Sultan Qaboos Cup (Arabic: كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially founded in 1972 and the champions of that first edition were Al-Ahli. It was briefly known as Oman Cup. Currently, the most successful club in the league is Dhofar with a total of eleven titles to their name, with the latest win at the 2023–24 season.
 | |
| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Country | Oman |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of teams | 32 |
| Current champions | Dhofar (11th title) (2023–24) |
| Most championships | Dhofar (11 titles) |
| TV partners | Oman Sports TV |
| Current: 2023–24 Sultan Qaboos Cup | |
Sponsorship
editOn 4 March 2015, Oman's leading financial services provider, BankMuscat agreed to come on board as the Presenting Partner for the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup.[1][2]
Championship history
editYear by year
editCities
editThe following table lists the Oman Professional League champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Salalah | 16
|
Dhofar (11), Al-Nasr (5) |
| Fanja | 9
|
Fanja (9) |
| Sur | 9
|
Al-Orouba (4), Sur (4), Al-Tali'aa (1) |
| Muscat | 7
|
Al-Seeb (4), Oman (2), Muscat (1) |
| Sidab | 5
|
Al-Ahli (5) |
| Al-Suwaiq | 3
|
Al-Suwaiq (3) |
| Saham | 2
|
Saham (2) |
| Al Buraimi | 1
|
Al-Nahda (1) |
Performance by club
edit| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhofar | 11
|
5
|
1977, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2011 ,2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24 |
| Fanja | 9
|
2
|
1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2013–14 |
| Al-Ahli | 5
|
3
|
1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988 |
| Al-Nasr | 5
|
5
|
1995, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2017–18 |
| Al-Orouba | 4
|
3
|
1993, 2001, 2010, 2014–15 |
| Sur | 4
|
2
|
1973, 1992, 2007, 2018–19 |
| Al-Seeb | 4
|
3
|
1996, 1997, 1998, 2021–22 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 3
|
1
|
2008, 2012–13, 2016–17 |
| Oman | 2
|
0
|
1979, 1994 |
| Saham | 2
|
0
|
2009, 2015–16 |
| Al-Nahda | 1
|
4
|
2022–23 |
| Muscat* | 1
|
2
|
2003 |
| Al-Tali'aa | 1
|
0
|
1974 |
| Al Rustaq | 0
|
1
|
|
| Al-Khaboura | 0
|
1
|
*Includes championships won by Ruwi.
See also
edit
References
edit- ^ "HM's Cup: Bank Muscat to be presenting partner". MUSCATDAILY.COM. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ^ "BANK MUSCAT SUPPORTING HIS MAJESTY'S CUP". ofa.om. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- ^ "Dhofar lift HM Cup for eighth time". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ "SUWAIQ WINS HM'S CUP". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ "Oman's Fanja club lifts His Majesty's Cup". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Al Arouba clinch His Majesty's Cup for football". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
- ^ "Al Farsi brace lifts Al Orouba to HM Cup glory". Oman Observer. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ "AL AROUBA BAGS DOMESTIC DOUBLE". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ "Al Orouba club lifts His Majesty's Cup". .ofa.om. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ "SAHAM IS CHAMPION". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "Saham outlast Al Khabourah to lift His Majesty's Cup". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ "يهدي صحم الكأس الغالية للمرة الثانية ..المرزوقي يطفىء نشوة الخابورة برأسية تاريخية". azamn.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-02. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
- ^ Balushi, Adil Al (2022-03-17). "Seeb lift fourth HM Cup". Oman Observer. Archived from the original on 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
External links
edit- Sultan Cup on soccerway.com
- Sultan Cup – Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
- Sultan Cup – Hailoosport.com