Oman national under-17 football team

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.[1]

Competition Records

AFC U-16 Championship record
Host nation(s) / Year Round
1985Withdrew
1986Did not qualify
1988Did not qualify
1990Did not qualify
1992Withdrew
1994Third place
1996Champions
1998Group stage
2000Champions
2002Banned
2004Quarter-finals
2006Did not qualify
2008Did not qualify
2010Group stage
2012Group stage
2014Group stage
2016Quarter-finals
2018Quarter-finals

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Host nation(s) / Year Round
1985Did not qualify
1987Did not qualify
1989Did not qualify
1991Did not qualify
1993Did not qualify
1995Fourth place
1997Quarter-finals
1999Did not qualify
2001Group stage
2003Did not qualify
2005Did not qualify
2007Did not qualify
2009Did not qualify
2011Did not qualify
2013Did not qualify
2015Did not qualify
2017Did not qualify
2019Did not qualify
2021To 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'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Pierre Mounguengui (Gabon)
Brazil 0–0 Oman
(Report)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine)
Germany 0–3 Oman
(Report) Al-Kathiri  4' (pen.)
Al-Siyabi  81', 87'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

Knockout stage

They played Nigeria in the Quarter-finals

Nigeria 1–2 Oman
Chukwueke  13' (pen.) (Report) Al-Kathiri  32'
Al-Dhabit  49'
Attendance: 12,000

They Played Ghana in the Semi-finals

Ghana 3–1 Oman
Ansah  38'
Kamara  54'
Iddrisu  72'		 (Report) Al-Kathiri 67'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: José Luis da Rosa (Uruguay)

They played Argentina in the third place match.

Oman 0–2 Argentina
(Report) Gatti  20'
Cambiasso  71'
Attendance: 30,000

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
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mario Sanchez Yanten (Chile)
Oman 3 – 1 Austria
Nairooz  18'
Mohamed  45+1', 69'		 Report Ziervogel  74'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Eugene Brazzale (Australia)
Oman 1 – 3 Brazil
Mohamed  53' Report Jorginho  50'
Fabio Pinto  66'
Geovani  84'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gilberto Alcala (Mexico)

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'
Port Said Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Rene Temmink (Netherlands)

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'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Richard Contreras Samuel (Dominican Republic)
Oman 0 – 3 Argentina
Report López  10'
Tevez  37'
Colace  52' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Burkina Faso 1 – 1 Oman
Nikiema  22' Report Al-Hinai  33'
Attendance: 7,000

References
  1. "Oman FIFA U-17 World Championships 1995 and 2001". fifa.com. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
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