Al-Suwaiq Club ( ar, نادي السويق) is an
Omani sports club based in
Al-Suwaiq. The club is currently playing 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 ...
, top division of
Oman Football Association
The Oman Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation and of FIFA since 1980.
History
T ...
. 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.
History
The club was founded on 28 February 1972 and was registered on 26 June 2002.
Support
Al-Suwaiq Club enjoys a large fan support which differentiates the club from the other clubs in the country by its unique way of cheering.
Being a multisport club
Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Suwaiq 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-Suwaiq Club have been known since establishment to wear a
yellow
Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ...
or
red
Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...
(with black
shorts
Shorts are a garment worn over the human pelvis, pelvic area, circling the waist and splitting to cover the upper part of the legs, sometimes extending down to the knees but not covering the entire length of the leg. They are called "shorts" b ...
) (Away)
kit. They have also had many different sponsors over the years. As of now,
Uhlsport
Uhlsport GmbH is a German sporting goods manufacturer. Originally established in 1948 as "Haase & Uhl OHG" and later renamed "Karl Uhl GmbH", the company became "uhlsport GmbH" in 1994. It is an international company which has its permanent headq ...
provides them with kits. Currently,
BankMuscat
Bank Muscat is a financial services provider in the Sultanate of Oman providing corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking, treasury, private banking and asset management. The bank, with assets worth United States dollar, US$ 31.9 bil ...
is featured on the team's shirt.
Honours and achievements
National titles
*
Oman Elite League (4):
:*Winners :
2009–10,
2010–11,
2012–13,
2017–18.
*
Sultan Qaboos Cup
The Sultan Qaboos Cup ( ar, كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially created in 1972 and the champions of that edition were Al-Ahli. Shortly known a ...
(3):
:*Winners :
2008
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,
2012
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,
2017
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.
:*Runners-up :
*
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 ...
(0):
:*Winners :
:*Runners-up :
*
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 ...
(1):
:*Winners : 2013.
:*Runners-up : 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2018.
Club performance-International Competitions
AFC competitions
*
AFC Champions League
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 ...
: 1 appearance
:*
2014
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: Qualifying Play-Off Round 1
*
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 ...
: 7 appearances
:*
2009
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: Group Stage
:*
2011
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: Group Stage
:*
2012
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: Round of 16
:*
2014
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: Group Stage
:*
2017
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: Group stage
:*
2018
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: Group stage
:*
2019
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: Group stage
Continental record
Current squad
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Personnel
Current technical staff
References
External links
Al-Suwaiq Clubat Soccerway.com
Al-Suwaiq Clubat Goalzz.com
Football clubs in Oman
Oman Professional League
Suwayq
Association football clubs established in 1970
1970 establishments in Oman
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