Oman national under-17 football team

The Oman national under-17 football team is the under 17 football team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association.

Oman
Nickname(s)Al-Ahmar
(The Reds)
Samba Al-Khaleej
(Gulf Samba)
AssociationOman Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Home stadiumSultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA codeOMA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best resultFourth place (1995)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1994)
Best resultChampions (1996, 2000)
WAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2019)
Best resultFifth place (2019)

Their team got fourth place at the first FIFA U-17 World Cup they participated in at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, losing 2-0 in the 3rd place playoff to Argentina.[1]

Competition Records

AFC U-16 Championship record
Host nation(s) / Year Round
1985Withdrew
1986Did not qualify
1988Did not qualify
1990Did not qualify
1992Withdrew
1994Third place
1996Champions
1998Group stage
2000Champions
2002Banned
2004Quarter-finals
2006Did not qualify
2008Did not qualify
2010Group stage
2012Group stage
2014Group stage
2016Quarter-finals
2018Quarter-finals
2020Qualified but later cancelled
2023Did not qualify

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Host nation(s) / Year Round
1985Did not qualify
1987Did not qualify
1989Did not qualify
1991Did not qualify
1993Did not qualify
1995Fourth place
1997Quarter-finals
1999Did not qualify
2001Group stage
2003Did not qualify
2005Did not qualify
2007Did not qualify
2009Did not qualify
2011Did not qualify
2013Did not qualify
2015Did not qualify
2017Did not qualify
2019Did not qualify
2023Did not qualify
2025To be determined

Oman FIFA Under-17 World Cup appearances

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

They played 6 matches in all, with the results shown below.

Group stage
Oman 2–1 Canada
Al-Kathiri 43', 62' (pen.) (Report) Bernier 70'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)
Brazil 0–0 Oman
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Germany 0–3 Oman
(Report) Al-Kathiri 4' (pen.)
Al-Siyabi 81', 87'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

Knockout stage

They played Nigeria in the Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–2 Oman
Chukwueke 13' (pen.) (Report) Al-Kathiri 32'
Al-Dhabit 49'
Attendance: 12,000

They Played Ghana in the Semi-finals

Ghana 3–1 Oman
Ansah 38'
Kamara 54'
Iddrisu 72'		 (Report) Al-Kathiri 67'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

They played Argentina in the third place match.

Oman 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Gatti 20'
Cambiasso 71'
Attendance: 30,000

The Omanis got fourth place in the tournament.

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

They played 4 matches in all, with the results shown below.

Group stage
Oman 4 – 0 United States
Al Harbi 15'
J. Al Mukhaini 39'
Mohamed 46', 52'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Oman 3 – 1 Austria
Nairooz 18'
Mohamed 45+1', 69'		 Report Ziervogel 74'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Oman 1 – 3 Brazil
Mohamed 53' Report Jorginho 50'
Fabio Pinto 66'
Geovani 84'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

Knockout stage

They played Ghana in the Quarter-finals

Ghana 4 – 1 Oman
Al Mukhaini 25' (o.g.)
Coffie 42'
Afriyie 79'
A. Quaye 88'		 Report Al Amri 57'
Attendance: 15,000

2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The Omanis fared much worse, getting last place in their group and failing to reach the knockout stages.

Group stage
Oman 1 – 2 Spain
Al Hinai 22' Report F. Torres 50'
Melli 90+2'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Richard Contreras Samuel (Dominican Republic)
Oman 0 – 3 Argentina
Report López 10'
Tevez 37'
Colace 52' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Burkina Faso 1 – 1 Oman
Nikiema 22' Report Al-Hinai 33'
Attendance: 7,000

References
  1. "Oman FIFA U-17 World Championships 1995 and 2001". fifa.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
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