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Oman

Nickname(s)	Al-Ahmar (The Reds) Samba Al-Khaleej (Gulf Samba)
Association	Oman Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Home stadium	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA code	OMA
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Guam 0–18 Oman  (Bishan, Singapore; 25 October 2024)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1995)
Best result	Fourth place (1995)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1994)
Best result	Champions (1996, 2000)
WAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Fifth place (2019)

The Oman national under-17 football team is the under 17 football team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association.

Their team got fourth place at the first FIFA U-17 World Cup they participated in at the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, losing 2-0 in the 3rd place playoff to Argentina.

Results and fixtures

2024

2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification (23 -27 Oct)

23 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Oman	5–0	Singapore	Singapore
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

25 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Guam	0–18	Oman	Singapore
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

27 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Tajikistan	2–0	Oman	Singapore
17:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Bishan Stadium

Competition Records

AFC U-16 Championship record

Host nation(s) / Year	Round
1985	Withdrew
1986	Did not qualify
1988	Did not qualify
1990	Did not qualify
1992	Withdrew
1994	Third place
1996	Champions
1998	Group stage
2000	Champions
2002	Banned
2004	Quarter-finals
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Did not qualify
2010	Group stage
2012	Group stage
2014	Group stage
2016	Quarter-finals
2018	Quarter-finals
2020	Qualified but later cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Qualified

FIFA U-17 World Cup record

Host nation(s) / Year	Round
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Did not qualify
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1995	Fourth place
1997	Quarter-finals
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Group stage
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Did not qualify
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
2017	Did not qualify
2019	Did not qualify
2023	Did not qualify
2025	To be determined

Oman FIFA Under-17 World Cup appearances

1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship

They played 6 matches in all, with the results shown below.

Group stage

Oman	2–1	Canada
Al-Kathiri 43', 62' (pen.)	(Report)	Bernier 70'

Brazil	0–0	Oman
	(Report)

Germany	0–3	Oman
	(Report)	Al-Kathiri 4' (pen.) Al-Siyabi 81', 87'

Knockout stage

They played Nigeria in the Quarter-finals

Nigeria	1–2	Oman
Chukwueke 13' (pen.)	(Report)	Al-Kathiri 32' Al-Dhabit 49'

They Played Ghana in the Semi-finals

Ghana	3–1	Oman
Ansah 38' Kamara 54' Iddrisu 72'	(Report)	Al-Kathiri 67'

They played Argentina in the third place match.

Oman	0–2	Argentina
	(Report)	Gatti 20' Cambiasso 71'

The Omanis got fourth place in the tournament.

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

They played 4 matches in all, with the results shown below.

Group stage

Oman	4 – 0	United States
Al Harbi 15' J. Al Mukhaini 39' Mohamed 46', 52'	Report

Oman	3 – 1	Austria
Nairooz 18' Mohamed 45+1', 69'	Report	Ziervogel 74'

Oman	1 – 3	Brazil
Mohamed 53'	Report	Jorginho 50' Fabio Pinto 66' Geovani 84'

Knockout stage

They played Ghana in the Quarter-finals

Ghana	4 – 1	Oman
Al Mukhaini 25' (o.g.) Coffie 42' Afriyie 79' A. Quaye 88'	Report	Al Amri 57'

2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The Omanis fared much worse, getting last place in their group and failing to reach the knockout stages.

Group stage

Oman	1 – 2	Spain
Al Hinai 22'	Report	F. Torres 50' Melli 90+2'

Oman	0 – 3	Argentina
	Report	López 10' Tevez 37' Colace 52' (pen.)

Burkina Faso	1 – 1	Oman
Nikiema 22'	Report	Al-Hinai 33'

References

1. "Oman FIFA U-17 World Championships 1995 and 2001". fifa.com. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-24.

v t e Football in Oman
Oman Football Association
National teams	National team U-23 U-20 U-17
League competitions	Omani League Oman First Division League Oman Second Division League
Cup competitions	Sultan Qaboos Cup Omani Super Cup Oman Professional League Cup Omani Federation Cup Omani Prince Cup (Defunct)
Other	Women's football
Champions Awards List of clubs (by number of titles) List of stadiums Top goalscorers Omani League Sultan Qaboos Cup Super Cup

v t e National sports teams of Oman
Basketball Beach handball Beach soccer Cricket M W Field hockey Football M M-U23 M-U20 M-U17 Futsal Handball Ice hockey Tennis M W
Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Oman's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	000.00
Australia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Austria	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Bahrain	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	066.67
Bangladesh	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
Brazil	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Burkina Faso	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Canada	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
China	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
Germany	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Ghana	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	000.00
Iran	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	033.33
Iraq	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Japan	5	1	1	3	10	13	−3	020.00
Jordan	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Kuwait	2	2	0	0	6	3	+3	100.00
Laos	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Malaysia	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2	050.00
Nigeria	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
North Korea	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	000.00
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
South Korea	5	1	1	3	4	8	−4	020.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Syria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Thailand	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	075.00
United States	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Uzbekistan	2	2	0	0	14	2	+12	100.00
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Yemen	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total	56	24	8	24	92	83	+9	042.86

• Oman national football team
• Asian national under-17 association football teams