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 The Oman national football team (Arabic: منتخب عمان لكرة القدم), is the national team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. Although the team was officially founded in 1978, the team was formed long before, and has established a proper football association in only December, 2005. Players then started to take awards for their efforts. The team has never qualified for the World Cup, but has qualified for the Asian Cup in the years 2004 and 2007, and reached the Arabian Gulf Cup of Nations final three times, and won it on its' third attempt.
[edit] World Cup record[edit] Asian Cup record
[edit] Gulf Cup of Nations RecordPrior to the new century, Oman struggled greatly in the Arabian Gulf Cup, usually finishing in 6th or 7th place, even when the Cup was held in Oman. It was about 1998 when Oman took the Gulf Cup seriously, and in the year 2003/2004 Gulf Cups an explosion of new talent emerged like the familiar names of Imad Al-Hosni, Ali Al-Habsi, Badr Al-Maimani and Khalifa Ayil, which made the team very successful. Most recently the national team lost to the U.A.E. in the final, and in the prior competition lost to Qatar in a penalty-kick shootout. Finally after losing twice in the final, Oman managed to win the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, held in Muscat, while defeating regional giants, Saudi Arabia, in a penalty shootout, 5-6. Oman maintained a clean-sheet throughout the whole competition.
[edit] Team Awards and AchievementsOman have not won many team titles but have gone far in many competitions, like the 1995 U-17 World Championship. For the few trophies the team won, they were in the youth level. The U-17 Team won first place in the 1996 and 2000 AFC U-17 Championship, and third in the '94 tournament. More recent achievements are qualifying for Asian Cups 2004, and 2007. Also receiving second place for the 17th and 18th Arabian Gulf Cup. On the 18th of January 2009, Oman won its first ever gulf cup achieving a historic victory over Saudi Arabia which ended in penalties after a goalless match. The hosts went on to win the penalty shoot out 6-5 winning their first ever gulf cup and at the same time defeating Saudi Arabia in the gulf cup for the very first time. 
[edit] Individual awards
[edit] Current squadThe following players have been called up for the Oman national football team for the friendly match against Brazil on November 17, 2009 in Muscat, Oman.
[edit] Coaches
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