Salalah Sport Club ( ar, نادي صلالة الرياضي; also known locally as ''Al-Nimoor'', or "The Tiger(s)", or just plainly as Salalah) is an Omani football club based in

Salalah Salalah ( ar, صَلَالَة, Ṣalālah) is the capital and largest city of the southern Omani governorate of Dhofar. Its population in 2009 was about 197,169. Salalah is the third-largest city in the Sultanate of Oman, and the largest city ...

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. Their home ground is

Al-Saada Stadium The Al-Saada Stadium ( ar, أستاد السعادة), also known as Al-Saada Sports Complex ( ar, مجمع السعادة الرياضي) is a government owned multi-use stadium in the Al-Saada district of Salalah, Oman. The stadium is used on ...

, but they also recognize the older

Salalah Sports Complex Salalah Sports Complex ( ar, مجمع صلالة الرياضي) also known as The Youth Complex ( ar, المجمع الشبابي), is a government owned multi-purpose stadium in the ''Auwqad'' district of Salalah, Oman. It is currently used most ...

as their home ground. Both stadiums are government owned, but they also own their own personal stadium and sports equipment, as well as their own training facilities.

History

Shortly after the club was promoted to the

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, top division of

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, it was decided among the club officials that the club's name should be changed to "Salalah" in order to give the club a more distinct name, (rather than being named Al-Hilal, a name which is used by many clubs throughout the

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) and in 2010 the name was officially changed to Salalah SC. The club's crest was revealed days before the start of the 2010–11 season.

Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Salalah SC like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also

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, handball,

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and

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. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.

Colors, kit providers and sponsors

Salalah SC have been known since establishment to wear a full

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kit (usually a lighter shade of blue), varying themselves from neighbors

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(

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), Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. (

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) and

Dhofar S.C.S.C. Dhofar Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي ظفار الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي; commonly known as Dhofar Club, nicknamed locally as ''Al-Zaeem'', or "The Leader(s)" because of their great success, or just plainl ...

(

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) kits. They have also had many different sponsors over the years. As of now,

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provides them with kits.

Honours and achievements

National titles

Oman First Division League The Oman First Division League (known as the Omantel First Division League for sponsorship purposes) is the second-highest Association football league in Oman. Contested by 13 teams, the top 2 teams replace the bottom two in the Oman Professional ...

(0): :*Runners-up 2009-10, 2014-15

References

External links

Salalah SC Profile at Soccerway.comSalalah SC Profile at Goalzz.com
Football clubs in Oman Omani League Salalah Association football clubs established in 1981 1981 establishments in Oman {{Oman-footyclub-stub