Oman at the AFC Asian Cup

Oman has participated in five AFC Asian Cups, in 2004, 2007, 2015, 2019 and 2023.

Prior to the 21st century, Oman generally struggled to qualify for the Asian Cup, having been considered as a much weaker side. It was the rise of Oman's national under-17 team that saw them have more opportunities to play on the international stage. Eventually, Oman qualified for their first Asian Cup in 2004, before managing to do so again in 2007, 2015, 2019 and 2023. Oman went out in the group stage in their first three participations, but in 2019 they set a new historical milestone by qualifying for the knockout stage for the first time in their history.

Overall results

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AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Kuwait 1980 Did not enter Did not enter
Singapore 1984 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 9 15
Qatar 1988 Withdrew Withdrew
Japan 1992 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 0 5
United Arab Emirates 1996 6 4 0 2 23 5
Lebanon 2000 3 1 0 2 4 4
China 2004 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 3 6 5 0 1 24 2
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Group stage 15th 3 0 2 1 1 3 6 4 0 2 14 6
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify 6 2 2 2 4 4
Australia 2015 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 1 5 6 4 2 0 7 1
United Arab Emirates 2019 Round of 16 16th 4 1 0 3 4 6 14 9 2 3 39 12
Qatar 2023 Group stage 17th 3 0 2 1 2 3 8 6 0 2 16 6
Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualified 6 4 1 1 11 2
Total Best: Round of 16 6/19 16 3 5 8 12 20 67 40 8 19 151 62

Squads

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2004 Asian Cup

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2004 Asian Cup was Oman's first ever participation in continental stage. In here, debutant Oman was placed with Iran, Japan and Thailand. In spite of being considered as a basket point, Oman, however, demonstrated its football feat, and only ended in the group stage with a minor loss to defending champions Japan and a surprising draw to Iran.

Group D

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 7 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4
 Iran 5 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3
 Oman 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
 Thailand 0 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8
Japan 1–0 Oman
Nakamura 33' Report

Oman 2–2 Iran
Al-Hosni 31', 40' Report Karimi 61'
Nosrati 90+4'

Oman 2–0 Thailand
Viwatchaichok 15' (o.g.)
Al-Hosni 49'
Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

2007 Asian Cup

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Oman qualified for the second consecutive Asian Cup, this time, to meet up again with Thailand, Gulf rival Iraq and debutant Australia. Oman nonetheless impressed by making a stunning 1–1 draw to giant Australia; but a humiliating defeat to host Thailand and another draw with Iraq saw Oman crashed out from group stage for the second times.

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
 Australia 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
 Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
 Oman 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
Australia 1–1 Oman
Cahill 90+2' Report Al-Maimani 32'

Oman 0–2 Thailand
Report Thonkanya 70', 78'

Oman 0–0 Iraq
Report

2015 Asian Cup

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Oman would make their third appearance in the tournament, in 2015. Same like 2007, they were placed in Group A again, with Australia, Kuwait and South Korea on board. Oman could not repeat the feat they did to South Korea and Australia before, when Oman lost two opening matches, and crashed out again. A late victory over Kuwait was too little, too late.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
10 January 2015
South Korea  1–0  Oman Canberra Stadium, Canberra
13 January 2015
Oman  0–4  Australia Stadium Australia, Sydney[2]
17 January 2015
Oman  1–0  Kuwait Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

2019 Asian Cup

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Oman was placed in a group including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Japan, the latter of which is Asia's powerhouse. Oman opened their tournament with a 1–2 defeat to Uzbekistan, a match in which Oman played well but scored a controversial goal that should have been judged offside. Oman suffered its second defeat to Japan 0–1 due to a controversial penalty, forcing Oman to win against Turkmenistan to qualify to the knockout stage. Eventually, Oman beat Turkmenistan 3–1 to qualify for the first time, and this was seen as a success for Omani football. In their first knockout match of Oman's history however, they lost 0–2 to Iran and were eliminated from the tournament.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 6 3 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Oman 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4  Turkmenistan 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0
Source: AFC
Uzbekistan 2–1 Oman
Report
Attendance: 9,424

Oman 0–1 Japan
Report

Oman 3–1 Turkmenistan
Report

Knockout stage

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Round of 16
Iran 2–0 Oman
Report

2023 Asian Cup

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Oman were placed in Group F with Saudi Arabia, Thailand, and Kyrgyzstan. In the first match against Saudi Arabia, Oman took the lead in the 14th minute. However, they ended up losing with a stoppage time winner. In their second game, they played out a 0-0 with Thailand. In their last game, Oman took the lead early against Kyrgyzstan but could not hold on as the opposition equalized and therefore knocked Oman out of the competition.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Oman 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Kyrgyzstan 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Saudi Arabia 2–1 Oman
Report

Oman 0–0 Thailand
Report

Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Oman
Report
Ranking of third-placed teams
Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 E  Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 C  Palestine 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
3 B  Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4 D  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
5 F  Oman 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
6 A  China 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
Source: AFC

References

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  1. ^ "Australia vs Oman - Asian Cup 2007". whoscored.com. Who Scored. 8 July 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Asian Cup 2015: Australia v Oman – as it happened". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. ^ "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation.