Sultan Qaboos Cup
| File:SultanQaboosCup.jpg | |
| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Country | Oman |
| Confederation | AFC |
| Number of clubs | 32 |
| Current champions | Al-Shabab (1st title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Dhofar (11 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | Oman Sports TV |
| Current: 2025–26 Sultan Qaboos Cup | |
The Sultan Qaboos Cup (Arabic: كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially founded in 1972 and the champions of that first edition were Al-Ahli. It was briefly known as Oman Cup. The most successful club in the Cup competition is Dhofar with a total of eleven titles to their name, with the latest win at the 2023–24 season.
Sponsorship
[edit | edit source]On 4 March 2015, Oman's leading financial services provider, BankMuscat agreed to come on board as the Presenting Partner for the 2014–15 Sultan Qaboos Cup.[1][2]
Championship history
[edit | edit source]Year by year
[edit | edit source]Cities
[edit | edit source]The following table lists the Sultan Qaboos Cup champions by cities.
| City | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Salalah | 16
|
Dhofar (11), Al-Nasr (5) |
| Fanja | 9
|
Fanja (9) |
| Sur | 9
|
Al-Orouba (4), Sur (4), Al-Tali'aa (1) |
| Muscat | 7
|
Al-Seeb (4), Oman (2), Muscat (1) |
| Sidab | 5
|
Al-Ahli (5) |
| Al-Suwaiq | 3
|
Al-Suwaiq (3) |
| Saham | 2
|
Saham (2) |
| Al Buraimi | 1
|
Al-Nahda (1) |
| Barka | 1
|
Al-Shabab (1) |
Performance by club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhofar | 11
|
5
|
1977, 1980, 1981, 1990, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2011 ,2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24 |
| Fanja | 9
|
2
|
1975, 1976, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2013–14 |
| Al-Ahli | 5
|
3
|
1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988 |
| Al-Nasr | 5
|
5
|
1995, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2017–18 |
| Al-Orouba | 4
|
3
|
1993, 2001, 2010, 2014–15 |
| Sur | 4
|
2
|
1973, 1992, 2007, 2018–19 |
| Al-Seeb | 4
|
3
|
1996, 1997, 1998, 2021–22 |
| Al-Suwaiq | 3
|
1
|
2008, 2012–13, 2016–17 |
| Oman | 2
|
0
|
1979, 1994 |
| Saham | 2
|
0
|
2009, 2015–16 |
| Al-Nahda | 1
|
4
|
2022–23 |
| Muscat* | 1
|
2
|
2003 |
| Al-Tali'aa | 1
|
0
|
1974 |
| Al-Shabab | 1
|
0
|
2024–25 |
| Al Rustaq | 0
|
1
|
|
| Al-Khaboura | 0
|
1
|
*Includes championships won by Ruwi.
See also
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References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Sultan Cup on soccerway.com
- Sultan Cup – Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
- Sultan Cup – Hailoosport.com