Al-Seeb Club ( ar, نادي السيب; also known locally as ''The Emperor'', or "Master of the Clubs", or simply as Al-Seeb or Seeb Club) is an
Oman
Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...
i professional
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club based in
Al-Seeb, that competes in the
Oman Professional League
The Oman Professional League ( ar, دوري المحترفين عمان; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, an ...
, the top flight of
Omani Football. Their home ground is
Al-Seeb Stadium
Al-Seeb Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Seeb, Oman, Seeb, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of Al-Seeb Club. The stadium has a capacity of 14,000 people.
Both the Oman and Syria ...
. The stadium is government owned, but they also own their own personal stadium and sports equipment, as well as their own training facilities. In 2022, they finished as
The Treble
A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season. A ''continental treble'' involves winning the club's national league competition, main national cup competition, and main continental trophy. A ...
with winning the
Omani League
The Oman Professional League ( ar, دوري المحترفين عمان; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, an ...
,
Sultan Qaboos Cup and
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...
in the same year.
History
Al-Seeb Club was founded on 3 January 1972 after merging four different small teams (Watan, Butolah, Hilal and Fida) in
Al-Seeb area.
The four teams agreed after several meetings in between to unite together and form Al-Seeb. The club was officially registered on 26 June 2002.
Shihab Bin Tariq is the leader and chairman of Al-Seeb since 1982. He joined the club in 1975 after completing his university studies and then started with the club playing for the
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
first team. He also participated in other games such as
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
,
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
and
table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...
. His father was also a sportsperson as he was a
hockey
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player and a
swimmer
Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...
.
Being a multisport club
Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Seeb Club like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also
hockey
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...
,
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
,
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
,
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
,
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
and
squash
Squash may refer to:
Sports
* Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets
* Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
* Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...
. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.
Crest and colours
Al-Seeb Club have been known since establishment to wear a full
yellow
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or
green
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(Away)
kit (usually a darker shade of yellow or green). They have also had many different sponsors over the years. As of now,
Adidas
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provides them with kits.
Honours and achievements
National titles
*
Omani League
The Oman Professional League ( ar, دوري المحترفين عمان; known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League, is the top division of the Oman Football Association, an ...
: (2)
**Winners:
2019–20,
2021–22
**Runners-up:
1994–95.
*
Sultan Qaboos Cup: (4)
**Winners:
1996
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,
1997
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,
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
,
2022
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.
**Runners-up:
2003
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2005
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.
*
Oman Professional League Cup
The Oman Professional League Cup ( ar, كأس دوري المحترفين عمان) (known as the ''Mazda Professional Cup'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Oman Federation Cup, is an Omani football competition. The first edition ...
: (1)
**Winners:
2007
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.
**Runners-up:
2013
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.
*
Oman Super Cup
The Oman Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر العماني) is an Omani football cup competition. It was first held in 1999, but has been played on and off since its inception. It is the curtain raiser to the Omani football season. It pairs the p ...
: (2)
**Winners: 2020, 2022.
**Runners-up: 1999, 2004.
*
AFC Cup
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: (1)
**Winners:
2022
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*
Sultan Qaboos Cup (U-19): (6)
**Winners: 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.
**Runners-up:
2003
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,
2005
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.
*
Oman Youth League (U-16): (0)
**Runners-up: 1989–90, 2003–04.
*
Oman Youth League (U-16) – Muscat: (2)
**Winners: 1991–92, 2003–04.
**Runners-up: 1989–90, 1992–93.
Honours and achievements (Other Sports)
Hockey
*Sultan Qaboos Cup (7):
:*Winners 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
:*Runners-up 1995
*Oman Hockey Premier League (3):
:*Winners 1993, 1994, 1995
:*Runners-up 1996
*National Youth Championship (U-16) (2):
:*Winners 1990–91, 1991–92
:*Runners-up 1992–93
Table Tennis
*National Championship (1):
:*Winners 1994–95
Basketball
*National Championship (4):
:*Winners 1987–88, 2000–2001, 2003–04, 2007–08
:*Runners-up 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–1996, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
*National Youth Championship (U-16) (1):
:*Winners 1995–96
:*Runners-up 1994–95
*National Youth Championship (U-16) (0):
:*Runners-up 1990–91, 1995–96
Handball
*National Championship (2):
:*Winners 2006–2007, 2007–08
:*Runners-up 1988–89, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
*National Youth Championship (U-16) (0):
:*Runners-up 1988–89, 1990–91
Volleyball
*National Championship (7):
:*Winners 1988–89, 1989–1990, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2007–08
:*Runners-up 1987–88, 1991–92, 2007–08
Club performance-International Competitions
AFC competitions
*
AFC Cup
The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...
: 1 appearance
**
2022
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: Champions
*
Asian Club Championship
The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...
: 2 appearances
**
1995
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: First Round
*
Asian Cup Winners' Cup
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: 1 appearance
**
1997–98 : First Round
**
1998–99 : First Round
UAFA competitions
*
GCC Champions League
The GCC Champions League ( ar, دوري أبطال الخليج للأندية), formerly known as the Gulf Cup for Clubs ( ar, كأس الخليج للأندية), was an annually organized football league tournament for clubs of the Arabian penin ...
: 1 appearance
**
2015
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: Runners-up
Players
First team squad
Personnel
Technical staff
References
External links
*
Al-Seeb Clubat Soccerway
Al-Seeb Clubat Goalzz
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seeb Club
1972 establishments in Oman
Association football clubs established in 1972
Football clubs in Oman
Oman Professional League
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