Oman national under-17 football team

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Oman
Shirt badge/Association crest
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)

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

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[edit]

AFC U-16 Championship record[edit]

Host nation(s) / Year Round
Qatar 1985 Withdrew
Qatar 1986 Did not qualify
Thailand 1988 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 1990 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1992 Withdrew
Qatar 1994 Third place
Thailand 1996 Champions
Qatar 1998 Group stage
Vietnam 2000 Champions
United Arab Emirates 2002 Banned
Japan 2004 Quarter-finals
Singapore 2006 Did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2008 Did not qualify
Uzbekistan 2010 Group stage
Iran 2012 Group stage
Thailand 2014 Group stage
India 2016 Quarter-finals
Malaysia 2018 Quarter-finals
Bahrain 2020 Qualified but later cancelled
Thailand 2023 Did not qualify

FIFA U-17 World Cup record[edit]

Host nation(s) / Year Round
China 1985 Did not qualify
Canada 1987 Did not qualify
Scotland 1989 Did not qualify
Italy 1991 Did not qualify
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
Ecuador 1995 Fourth place
Egypt 1997 Quarter-finals
New Zealand 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group stage
Finland 2003 Did not qualify
Peru 2005 Did not qualify
South Korea 2007 Did not qualify
Nigeria 2009 Did not qualify
Mexico 2011 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013 Did not qualify
Chile 2015 Did not qualify
India 2017 Did not qualify
Brazil 2019 Did not qualify
Indonesia 2023 Did not qualify
Qatar 2025 To be determined

Oman FIFA Under-17 World Cup appearances[edit]

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship[edit]

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

Group stage[edit]

Oman 2–1 Canada
Al-Kathiri 43', 62' (pen.) (Report) Bernier 70'

Brazil 0–0 Oman
(Report)

Germany 0–3 Oman
(Report) Al-Kathiri 4' (pen.)
Al-Siyabi 81', 87'

Knockout stage[edit]

They played Nigeria in the Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–2 Oman
Chukwueke 13' (pen.) (Report) Al-Kathiri 32'
Al-Dhabit 49'

They Played Ghana in the Semi-finals

Ghana 3–1 Oman
Ansah 38'
Kamara 54'
Iddrisu 72'
(Report) Al-Kathiri 67'

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[edit]

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

Group stage[edit]

Oman 4 – 0 United States
Al Harbi 15'
J. Al Mukhaini 39'
Mohamed 46', 52'
Report

Oman 3 – 1 Austria
Nairooz 18'
Mohamed 45+1', 69'
Report Ziervogel 74'

Oman 1 – 3 Brazil
Mohamed 53' Report Jorginho 50'
Fabio Pinto 66'
Geovani 84'

Knockout stage[edit]

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'

2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship[edit]

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

Group stage[edit]

Oman 1 – 2 Spain
Al Hinai 22' Report F. Torres 50'
Melli 90+2'

Oman 0 – 3 Argentina
Report López 10'
Tevez 37'
Colace 52' (pen.)

Burkina Faso 1 – 1 Oman
Nikiema 22' Report Al-Hinai 33'
Attendance: 7,000

References[edit]

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