The 2014-15

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, football league in Oman. Contested by 13 teams, the top 2 replace the bottom two in the Oman Profess ...

(known as the ''

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First Division League'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 39th edition of the second-highest division overall

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league in

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. The season began on 18 September 2014, and will conclude on 16 May 2015.

Al-Khabourah SC Al-Khaburah Sports Club () is an Omani professional football club based in Al-Khaburah, Al Batinah Region, Oman. The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sohar Regi ...

are the defending champions, having won their third title in the previous 2013–14 season.

League table

Results

Clubs season-progress

Promotion/relegation play-off

1st leg

2nd leg

''Sohar secured promotion after winning 2-1 on aggregate''

OFA Awards

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awarded the following awards for the 2014-15 Oman Professional League season. *Top Scorer: Aremu Philip (Salalah) *Best Player: Vinicius Calamari Stephanie (Muscat) *Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Huwaidi Al-Hooti (Muscat) *Best Coach: Mohammed Hawali (Muscat) *Best Team Manager: Hamdan Bait Said (Salalah) *Fair Play Award:

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Media coverage

Controversies

On 7 March 2015, 10 out of 39 clubs attending a consultative meeting of the OFA walked out in protest midway into the proceedings. walkout was triggered by the OFA's decision to call off an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), which was originally scheduled for 7 March 2015. However, the OFA which had previously agreed for an EGM, on 6 March 2015 shelved the summit, citing a letter from the

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, football's world governing body. On the very next day, the OFA cancelled the membership of 11 clubs (Ahli Sidab, Al-Ittifaq, Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi, Al-Musannah, Al-Seeb, Bowsher, Dhofar, Fanja, Ibri, Ja'lan and Nizwa) for illegally withdrawing from the consultative meeting conducted by the OFA.

References

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2014–15 in Omani football