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Sultan Qaboos Cup

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Sultan Qaboos Cup
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
CountryOman
ConfederationAFC
Number of teams32
Current championsDhofar (11th title) (2023–24)
Most championshipsDhofar (11 titles)
TV partnersOman Sports TV
Current: 2023–24 Sultan Qaboos Cup

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.

Sponsorship

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On 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

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Year by year

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Season Champion Runner-up Score
1972 Al-Ahli (1)
1973 Sur (1)
1974 Al-Tali'aa (1)
1975 Fanja (1)
1976 Fanja (2)
1977 Dhofar (1)
1978 Fanja (3)
1979 Oman (1)
1980 Dhofar (2)
1981 Dhofar (3)
1982 Al-Ahli (2)
1983 Al-Ahli (3)
1984 Al-Ahli (4) Dhofar 3–0
1985 Fanja (4) Al-Ahli 3–0
1986 Fanja (5) Al-Nasr 3–1
1987 Fanja (6) Al-Nasr 2–1
1988 Al-Ahli (5) Al-Nasr 1–0
1989 Fanja (7)
1990 Dhofar (4)
1991 Fanja (8)
1992 Sur (2)
1993 Al-Orouba (1) Dhofar
1994 Oman (2)
1995 Al-Nasr (1) Al-Ahli
1996 Al-Seeb (1)
1997 Al-Seeb (2) Al-Orouba
1998 Al-Seeb (3) Al-Ahli
1999 Dhofar (5) Al-Nasr
2000 Al-Nasr (2) Al-Orouba
2001 Al-Orouba (2) Al-Nasr
2002 Al-Nasr (3) Dhofar
2003 Ruwi (1) Al-Seeb
2004 Dhofar (6) Muscat 1–0
2005 Al-Nasr (4) Al-Seeb 3–1
2006 Dhofar (7) Sur 2–1
2007 Sur (3) Muscat 1–1 a.e.t. (5–4 pen.)
2008 Al-Suwaiq (1) Al-Nahda 1–0
2009 Saham (1) Dhofar 2–2 a.e.t. (7–6 pen.)
2010 Al-Orouba (3) Fanja 1–1 a.e.t. (5–3 pen.)
2011 Dhofar (8) Al-Ittihad[3] 2–0
2012–13 Al-Suwaiq (2) Al-Nahda[4] 2–0
2013–14 Fanja (9) Al-Nahda[5] 2–0
2014–15 Al-Orouba (4)[6][7][8][9] Sur 2–0
2015–16 Saham (2)[10][11][12] Al-Khaboura 1–0
2016–17 Al-Suwaiq (3) Dhofar 2–0
2017–18 Al-Nasr (5) Sohar 2–2 a.e.t. (6–5 pen.)
2018–19 Sur (4) Fanja 2–1 a.e.t.
2019–20 Dhofar (9) Al-Orouba 0–0 a.e.t. (5–4 pen.)
2020–21 Dhofar (10) Al-Suwaiq 5–1
2021–22 Al-Seeb (4)[13] Al-Rustaq 2-0
2022–23 Al-Nahda (1) Al-Seeb 1–0
2023–24 Dhofar (11) Al-Nahda 2–0

Cities

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The 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "HM's Cup: Bank Muscat to be presenting partner". MUSCATDAILY.COM. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  2. ^ "BANK MUSCAT SUPPORTING HIS MAJESTY'S CUP". ofa.om. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
  3. ^ "Dhofar lift HM Cup for eighth time". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  4. ^ "SUWAIQ WINS HM'S CUP". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
  5. ^ "Oman's Fanja club lifts His Majesty's Cup". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14.
  6. ^ "Al Arouba clinch His Majesty's Cup for football". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24.
  7. ^ "Al Farsi brace lifts Al Orouba to HM Cup glory". Oman Observer. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  8. ^ "AL AROUBA BAGS DOMESTIC DOUBLE". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  9. ^ "Al Orouba club lifts His Majesty's Cup". .ofa.om. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  10. ^ "SAHAM IS CHAMPION". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2016-05-01.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
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