The 2015–16 Sultan Qaboos Cup is the 43rd edition of the

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 ...

( ar, كأس السلطان قابوس), the premier knockout tournament for football teams in

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 ...

. The competition began on 23 October 2015 with the Qualification round. Al-Oruba SC were the defending champions, having won their fourth title in

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. On Saturday 30 April 2016, Saham Club overcame Al-Khaboura SC with a solitary goal victory and to lay their hands on the prestigious Sultan Qaboos Cup trophy only for the second time in the club's history.

Teams

This year the tournament had 38 teams. * Ahli Sidab Club (

Sidab Sidab is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames GeoNames (or GeoNames.org) is a user editable geographical database available and accessible through various web services, under a Creat ...

) * Al-Bashaer Club *

Al-Hamra SC Hamra: ''Al-Ḥamrāʾ'' means "the red one" in Arabic. It may refer to: Places Israel * Al-Hamra', a depopulated Arab village near Safad * Al-Hamra, Baysan, a depopulated Arab village near Baysan Lebanon * Hamra, Beirut, a neighborhood * Ha ...

( Al-Hamra) *

Al-Ittifaq Club Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...

* Al-Ittihad Club (

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 cit ...

) * Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi SC *

Al-Khabourah SC Al-Khaburah Sports Club ( ar, نادي الخابورة الرياضي) is an Omani football club based in Al-Khaburah, Al Batinah Region, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Associat ...

( Al-Khabourah) * Al-Mudhaibi Club (

Mudhaibi Al-Mudhaibi ( ar, المضيبي) is the largest willaya in Ash Sharqiyah region of Oman. It has two niabas: Sinaw and Samad Ash Shan. Suq Sinaw is one of the most popular suqs in Oman. Dresses, khanjars and jewelry are sold there. It includes ...

) * Al-Musannah SC ( Al-Musannah) * Al-Nahda Club (

Al-Buraimi Al-Buraimi ( ar, ٱلْبُرَيْمِي, Al-Buraymī) is an oasis city and a wilayah (province) in northern Oman, on the border between Oman and the United Arab Emirates. It is the capital of the Al Buraimi Governorate. An adjacent city on the U ...

) *

Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي و الثقافي و الاجتماعي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Omani sports club based in Salalah, ...

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) * Al-Oruba SC (

Sur Sur or SUR or El Sur (Spanish "the South") may refer to: Geography * Sur or Shur (Bible), the wilderness of Sur/Shur from the Book of Exodus * Sur (river), a river of Bavaria, Germany * Súr, a village in Hungary * Sur, a district of the city of ...

) * Al-Rustaq SC (

Rustaq Rustaq ( ar, ٱلرُّسْتَاق, Ar-Rustāq) is a town and ''Wilayah'' (District) in Al Batinah Region of northern Oman. The wilayah is in the Western Hajar Mountains, in the south of the Batinah. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman, duri ...

) *

Al-Salam SC Several sports clubs are named Al-Salam SC or Al Salam SC, including: * Al Salam SC (Esna), which plays in Egyptian Second Division football * Al-Salam SC (Iraq), which plays in Iraq Division Two football * Al-Salam SC (Oman), which plays in th ...

(

Sohar Sohar ( ar, صُحَار, also Romanized as Suḥār) is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited ...

) * Al-Seeb Club ( Al-Seeb) * Al-Shabab Club ( Seeb) * Al-Suwaiq Club ( Suwaiq * Al-Tali'aa SC (

) * Al-Wahda SC (

) * Bahla Club (

Bahla Bahla ( ar, بهلا) is a town, located 40 km away from Nizwa, and about 200 km from Oman's capital Muscat which lies in the Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman. It is notable as the home of one of the oldest fortresses in the country, t ...

) *

Bidia SC Bidia may refer to: * Bidia people, an ethnic group of Australia * Bidia language Pirriya (also ''Birria'', ''Bidia'', ''Kunggari'', ''Kulumali'', and ''Kungadutji'') is an extinct language, extinct and unclassified Australian Aboriginal lan ...

( Bidiya) *

Bowsher Club Bosher Club is an Omani football club based in Bosher, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, but they also recognize th ...

( Bowsher) * Dhofar S.C.S.C. (

) *

Dibba Club Dibba Al Fujairah Football Club ( ar, نادي دبا الفجيرة الرياضي الثقافي), known as Dibba Al Fujairah or simply Dibba, is an Football in the United Arab Emirates, Emirati professional Association football, football Lis ...

( Dibba Al-Baya) * Fanja SC ( Fanja) *

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( Ibri) * Ja'lan SC (

Jalan Bani Bu Ali Jalan Bani Bu Ali () is a commercial town and tourist destination in Oman. There are many shops and supermarkets, but most famous is the traditional souq. This suq is in the south of the town about 1km from the centre and is open on Friday morn ...

) *

Khasab SC Khasab ( ar, خَصَب, Ḫaṣab) is a city and local capital of the Musandam Governorate which is an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula by the Strait of Hormuz. It has been dubbed the "Norw ...

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Khasab Khasab ( ar, خَصَب, Ḫaṣab) is a city and local capital of the Musandam Governorate which is an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula by the Strait of Hormuz. It has been dubbed the " N ...

) * Madha SC ( Madha) *

Masirah SC Masirah Island ( ar, جَزِيْرَة مَصِيْرَة, Jazīrat Maṣīrah), also referred to as Mazeira Island or ''Wilāyat Maṣīrah'' ( ar, وِلَايَة مَصِيْرَة), is an island off the east coast of mainland Oman in the ...

( Majees) *

Majees SC Majees Sports Club ( ar, نادي مجيس الرياضي) is an Omani sports club based in Majees. The club is currently playing in the First Division League of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The ...

( Majees) * Mirbat SC ( Mirbat) *

Muscat Club Muscat Club () is an Omani sports club based in Muscat, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, the highest league of the Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, but they al ...

(

Muscat Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...

) * Nizwa Club (

Nizwa Nizwa ( ar, نِزْوَى, Nizwā) is the largest city in Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about (1.5 hours) from Muscat. The population is estimated at around 72,000 people, including the two areas o ...

) * Oman Club (

) *

Quriyat Club Qurayyat (also Qurayat, Quriyat) may refer to: *Qurayyat, Oman *Al Qurayyat, Jordan *Qurayyat Falhah, Jordan *Qurayyat Salim, Jordan *Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia Qurayat (also Al Qurayat or Gurayat, ar, القريات) is a city located in Al Jawf P ...

( Quriyat) * Saham SC (

Saham Saham ( ar, صحم) is a coastal town in the Al Batinah Region, in northeastern Oman. It is located at about and has a population of 85,010 (2003 census). Saham is a fishing and a farming town between Al Khaboura and Sohar. See also * List of c ...

) *

Salalah SC 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, Oma