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

Tournament details
Country	Oman
Teams	38
Final positions
Champions	Saham
Runners-up	Al-Khaboura
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	104 (2.6 per match)
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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

The 2015–16 edition of the tournament had 38 teams.

• Ahli Sidab Club (Sidab)
• Al-Bashaer Club
• Al-Hamra SC (Al-Hamra)
• Al-Ittifaq Club
• Al-Ittihad Club (Salalah)
• Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi SC
• Al-Khabourah SC (Al-Khabourah)
• Al-Mudhaibi Club (Mudhaibi)
• Al-Musannah SC (Al-Musannah)
• Al-Nahda Club (Al-Buraimi)
• Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. (Salalah)
• Al-Oruba SC (Sur)
• Al-Rustaq SC (Rustaq)
• Al-Salam SC (Sohar)
• Al-Seeb Club (Al-Seeb)
• Al-Shabab Club (Seeb)
• Al-Suwaiq Club (Suwaiq
• Al-Tali'aa SC (Sur)
• Al-Wahda SC (Sur)
• Bahla Club (Bahla)
• Bidia SC (Bidiya)
• Bowsher Club (Bowsher)
• Dhofar S.C.S.C. (Salalah)
• Dibba Club (Dibba Al-Baya)
• Fanja SC (Fanja)
• Ibri Club (Ibri)
• Ja'lan SC (Jalan Bani Bu Ali)
• Khasab SC (Khasab)
• Madha SC (Madha)
• Masirah SC (Majees)
• Majees SC (Majees)
• Mirbat SC (Mirbat)
• Muscat Club (Muscat)
• Nizwa Club (Nizwa)
• Oman Club (Muscat)
• Quriyat Club (Quriyat)
• Saham SC (Saham)
• Salalah SC (Salalah)
• Samail SC (Samail)
• Sohar SC (Sohar)
• Sur SC (Sur)
• Yanqul SC (Yanqul)

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]

Al-Wusta v Dibba

23 October 2015	Al-Wusta	0 – 1	Dibba
15:00 UTC+4		Report 1

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Al-Salam v Khasab

23 October 2015	Al-Salam	4 – 0	Khasab
18:30 UTC+4		Report 1

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Bidia v Al-Ittifaq

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]}

Al-Shabab v Ahli Sidab

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)

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Saham v Bidia

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)

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Nizwa v Al-Bashaer

29 December 2015	Nizwa	1 - 0	Al-Bashaer	Nizwa Sports Complex, Nizwa, Oman
18:45 UTC+4	Mohammed El-Shazly	Report 1 Report 2[usurped]		Referee: Al-Muatassim Al-Yaqoobi (Oman)

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Al-Musannah v Mirbat

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

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Ja'lan v Al-Khabourah

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)

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Muscat v Al-Tali'aa

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)

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Salalah v Al-Salam

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)

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Al-Oruba v Sur

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)

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Bowsher v Al-Rustaq

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)

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Dhofar v Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi

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)

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Dibba v Al-Suwaiq

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)

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Al-Mudhaibi v 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)

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Al-Wahda v Al-Seeb

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)

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Al-Ittihad v Al-Nasr

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)

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Bahla v Fanja

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)

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Sohar v Al-Nahda

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.

Oman v Fanja

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)

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Al-Khaboura v Nizwa

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)

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Al-Rustaq v Mirbat

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)

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Al-Suwaiq v Al-Oruba

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)

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Muscat v Sohar

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)

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Salalah v Al-Wahda

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)

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Al-Shabab v Saham

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

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Dhofar v Al-Nasr

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

Al-Nasr v Fanja

15 February 2016	Al-Nasr	0 - 1	Fanja	Salalah Sports Complex, Salalah, Oman
17:45 UTC+4		Report 1 Report 2[usurped]	Al-Musalami 80'	Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoobi (Oman)

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Al-Suwaiq v Al-Khabourah

15 February 2016	Al-Suwaiq	0 - 0	Al-Khabourah	Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
20:00 UTC+4		Report

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Al-Rustaq v Salalah

16 February 2016	Al-Rustaq	0 - 1	Salalah	Al-Seeb Stadium, Al-Seeb, Oman
17:15 UTC+4		Report 1 Report 2[usurped]	Abdul Al-Shamas 18'	Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

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Muscat v Saham

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

Saham v Muscat

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)

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Salalah v Al-Rustaq

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

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Al-Khabourah v Al-Suwaiq

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)

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Fanja v Al-Nasr

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

Saham v Al-Nasr

6 April 2016	Saham	0 - 0	Al-Nasr	Sohar Regional Sports Complex, Sohar, Oman
17:45 UTC+4		Report		Referee: Zakri Al-Hinai (Oman)

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Salalah v Al-Khabourah

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

Al-Khabourah v Salalah

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)

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Al-Nasr v Saham

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]}

Al-Khabourah v Saham

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

• 2015–16 Oman Professional League
• 2015–16 Oman Professional League Cup
• 2015–16 Oman First Division League