2017–18 Oman Professional League

The 2017–18 Oman Professional League was the 42nd edition of the top football league in Oman.[1]

Season2017–18
ChampionsAl Suwaiq
RelegatedFanja, Al-Mudhaibi, Al-Salam
Matches played182
Goals scored464 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorerOman Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali
(21 goals)

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3AFC PlayerGCC PlayerFormer Players
Al-Nahda Nikola Totic Filip Fumić Ibrahim Basit[2] Yousef Nasser
Al-Nasr Fady Farid Daniel Etor
Al-Oruba[3] Zoumana Koné Joseph Adjei
Al-Salam Jaja Alisher Azizov
Al-Shabab Fernando Evangelista dos Santos Vinícius Calamari
Al-Suwaiq Leandro Resida Bassey Inyang Howells Abdoulaye Dieng
Dhofar Vinícius Calamari Hugo López Tamer Haj Mohamad[4] Amro Jenyat
Fanja[5] Mrisho Ngasa Daniel Lyanga
Mirbat Júnior Noah Sadaoui
Muscat[6] Emanuel Blanc
Oman[7][8] Arthur Felix Da Silva Philtzgérald Mbaka
Saham Afroto Feiz Shamsin Amir Arsalan Motahari
Sohar Alin Stoica

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Al-Suwaiq2620335025+2563Qualification to 2019 AFC Cup group stage
2Al-Shabab2612683230+242Qualification to 2019 GCC Champions League
3Al-Nahda2691074134+737
4Al-Nasr269892826+235
5Al-Orouba2697102226−434
6Dhofar2696113431+333
7Saham268993635+133
8Sohar2696113742−533
9Muscat268993439−533
10Mirbat26102143547−1232
11Oman2661373127+431
12Fanja2687113334−131Qualification to Relegation Playoff
13Al-Mudhaibi2694132634−831Relegation to 2018–19 Oman First Division League
14Al-Salam2686122534−930
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

References