2015–16 Oman Second Division League

Oman Second Division League

Season	2015–16
Champions	Bidia
Matches played	66
Goals scored	94 (1.42 per match)
Biggest home win	Dibba 4-0 Khasab (13 November 2015)
Biggest away win	Khasab 0-3 Dibba (29 January 2016) Dibba 0-3 Al-Wusta (26 February 2016)
Highest scoring	Dibba 5-3 Al-Salam (15 January 2016)
Longest winning run	Dibba (3 matches)
Longest unbeaten run	Al-Wusta (5 matches)
Longest losing run	Al-Bashaer Khasab (3 matches)
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The 2015–16 Oman Second Division League (known as the Omantel Second Division League for sponsorship reasons) is the 40th edition of the third-highest division overall football league in Oman.[1] The season began on 16 October 2015. Bahla Club are the defending champions. Bidia SC were crowned the champions of the 2015–16 Oman Second Division League on 26 February 2016 after they secured a 2-1 win over Al-Salam SC at the Nizwa Sports Complex.[2]

Group A

As of 22 January 2016

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Al-Wusta	9	5	3	1	13	10	+3	18	Qualification to Semi-finals
2	Bidia	9	4	1	4	12	11	+1	13
3	Al-Ittifaq	9	3	3	3	13	12	+1	12
4	Al-Bashaer	9	2	1	6	9	14	−5	7

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Clubs season-progress

	Win
	Draw
	Lose

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
Al-Bashaer	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L
Al-Ittifaq	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D
Al-Wusta	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	D
Bidia	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W

Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2016. Source: Clubs Season-Progress

Group B

As of 29 January 2016

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dibba	8	6	1	1	19	7	+12	19	Qualification to Semi-finals
2	Al-Salam	8	3	1	4	12	13	−1	10
3	Khasab	8	1	2	5	5	16	−11	5

Source: ^[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Clubs season-progress

	Win
	Draw
	Lose

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Al-Salam	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W
Dibba	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W
Khasab	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L

Updated to match(es) played on 22 January 2016. Source: Clubs Season-Progress

Semifinals

4 teams played a knockout tie. 2 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Al-Wusta Club and Al-Salam SC on 19 April 2015. Bidia SC and Al-Salam SC earned promotion to Oman First Division League on winning their respective Semi-finals ties.

1st Legs

Al-Wusta v Al-Salam

5 February 2016	Al-Wusta	0 - 0	Al-Salam
16:00 UTC+4

Dibba v Bidia

5 February 2016	Dibba	0 - 0	Bidia
18:30 UTC+4

2nd Legs

Bidia v Dibba

12 February 2016	Bidia	2 - 0	Dibba
18:30 UTC+4

Al-Salam v Al-Wusta

12 February 2016	Al-Salam	2 - 1	Al-Wusta
18:45 UTC+4

Third place play-off

Dibba Club and Al-Wusta Club after losing their respective ties in the Semi-finals played the Third place play off match on 26 February 2016 at the Nizwa Sports Complex

Dibba v Al-Wusta

26 February 2016	Dibba	0 - 3	Al-Wusta	Nizwa Sports Complex
16:00 UTC+4

Finals

Al-Salam SC and Bidia SC after winning their respective ties in the Semi-finals played the finals of the 2015-16 Oman Second Division League on 26 February 2016 at the Nizwa Sports Complex

Al-Salam v Bidia

26 February 2016	Al-Salam	1 - 2	Bidia	Nizwa Sports Complex
19:15 UTC+4

OFA Awards

Oman Football Association awarded the following awards for the 2015–16 Oman Second Division League season.[3][4]

• Top Scorer: Idrees Al-Idrisi (Al-Wusta)
• Best Player: Fahad Al-Zaabi (Al-Salam)
• Best Goalkeeper: Abdullah Al-Harthy (Bidia)
• Best Coach: Mohammed Sabah (Bidia)
• Best Team Manager: Tariq Al-Junaibi (Al-Wusta)
• Fair Play Award: Al-Ittifaq Club

See also

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

References

1. "2015–16 Oman Second Division League". GOALZZ.com.
2. "واقعية بدية منحته اللقب.. وإضاعة الفرص المتتالية بعثرت أحلام السلام". omandaily.om. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-28.
3. "Fanja's Mohammed Al Musallami star of OFA Awards Gala". Times of Oman.
4. "MOHAMMED AL MUSALAMI NAMED OPL'S BEST PLAYER". Muscat Daily. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-08.