Saham Club

Saham Club (Arabic: نادي صحم) is an Omani sports club based in Saham, in northeastern Oman.^[1] The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home stadium is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The stadium is government owned. The club also owns its own stadium and sports equipment, as well as its own training facilities.

Saham Club
نادي صحم

Full name	Saham Club (Blue Wave)
Founded	24 April 1972; 53 years ago (24 April 1972)
Ground	Sohar Regional Sports Complex Sohar, Oman
Capacity	19,000
League	Oman Professional League
2018–19	6th of 14
Website	sahamfans.com/vb/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

The club was founded on 24 April 1972 and registered on 26 June 2002.

The club was promoted to the Omani League after winning the final of 2007-08 First Division League, where the club defeated Al-Shabab Club on penalties.^[2]

The club caused a major upset when they beat 7-time Sultan Qaboos Cup winners, Dhofar in 2009, receiving their first ever Sultan Qaboos Cup title. Their most recent achievement was in 2013 when they won the first OPL Cup against Al-Seeb Club 3–2 on penalties after the match had ended 0–0 in normal time.^[3]

Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Saham SC like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also hockey, volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton and squash. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth League.

Crest and colours

Saham SC have been known since establishment to wear a full blue or white (Away) kit (usually a darker shade of blue). They have also had many different sponsors over the years. As of now, Uhlsport provides them with kits.

Achievements

Domestic

• Sultan Qaboos Cup
  • Winners (2): 2009, 2016
• Oman Professional League Cup
  • Winners (1): 2013
  • Runners-up (1): 2012
• Oman Super Cup
  • Winners (2): 2010, 2016
• Oman First Division League
  • Winners (1): 2011–12.

Continental

• GCC Champions League
  • Runners-up (1): 2014

Club performance-International Competitions

AFC competitions

• AFC Cup: 1 appearance

• 2010: Group Stage

UAFA competitions

• GCC Champions League: 10 appearances

• 2011: Group Stage
• 2014: Runners-up

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  OMA Hassan Al-Breiki 2 DF  OMA Mohammed Al-Balushi 3 DF  OMA Salah Al-Kahali 4 FW  OMA Ali Al-Hashemi 5 FW  MAR Youssef Bouabid 6 MF  OMA Mohammed Al-Mamari 7 FW  OMA Zuhair Kassib 9 FW  ESP Asier Gomes 11 FW  OMA Abdullah Al-Murakhi 13 MF  OMA Bassam Al-Saadi 14 MF  OMA Al-Yaqdhan Al-Abdulsalam 15 MF  OMA Abdulaziz Al-Khalidi 16 MF  OMA Al-Muhannad Al-Breiki 17 DF  OMA Juma Al-Zaabi 18 DF  OMA Wael Al-Saadi

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  OMA Ammar Al-Sharqi 22 GK  OMA Mubarak Al-Khalidi 23 GK  OMA Sulaiman Al-Buraiki 24 MF  OMA Hamad Al-Fazari 25 DF  OMA Marwan Al-Ghafri 27 DF  OMA Abdul Majeed Al-Yahmadi 29 FW  OMA Salem Al-Abdulsalam 34 MF  OMA Ahmed Al-Hosani 36 MF  OMA Saeed Al-Muraikhi 37 FW  OMA Waleed Al-Saadi 44 FW  LES Nkoto Masoabi 47 FW  NGA Tunde Adeniji 48 DF  OMA Amran Al-Hidi 49 MF  ALG Rachid Aït-Atmane 99 FW  OMA Rabia Al-Mamari

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Branko Smiljanić
Assistant coach	Víctor Miguel Urbano
Goalkeeping coach	György Kocsis Molnár
Team Manager	Aiman Al-Farsi
Team Supervisor	István Kovács Böőr
Medical Director	Juan Constantín Estoiloff Bogatinoff
Physiotherapist
Club doctor

See also

• List of football clubs in Oman