The 2016–17

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(known as the ''

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Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 41st edition of the top

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league in

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. The season will begin on 17 September 2016 and is set to conclude on 12 May 2017.

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are the defending champions, having won their record ninth title in the previous 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.

Teams

This season the league has 14 teams.

Sur SC Sur Sports Club () is an Football clubs of Oman, Omani sports club based in Sur, Oman, Sur. The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home stadium is Sur Sports Complex. The stadium ...

and

Salalah SC Salalah Sport Club (; also known locally as ''Al-Nimoor'', or "The Tiger(s)", or just simply as Salalah, is an Omani football club based in Oman's southern city of Salalah. Their home ground is Al-Saada Stadium, but they also recognize the older ...

were relegated to the

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after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.

Al-Musannah SC Al Musannah Club (; also known locally as ''Al-Siham Al-Hamra'a'', or "Red Arrow(s)", or just plainly as Al-Mussanah) is an Omani sports club based in Al-Musannah, Oman. The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, top division of O ...

too failed to secure their spot in the Oman Professional League as they were defeated 3-2 on aggregate in the Relegation/Promotion playoff by Ja'lan SC who had finished third in the 2015–16 Oman First Division League. The three relegated teams were therefore replaced by Oman First Division League winners

Al-Rustaq SC Al-Rustaq Sports Football Club (Arabic: نادي الرستاق الرياضي لكرة القدم) is an Omani sports club based in Rustaq, Oman. In 2016, the club was promoted to the first tier for the first time in its history. For the 2022 ...

, the runners-up of

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and third position holders Ja'lan SC.

Stadiums and locations

:''Note: Table lists clubs in alphabetical order.''

Personnel and kits

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eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

Foreign players

Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.

League table

Results

Clubs season-progress

Relegation playoff

First leg

Second leg

''Mirbat won 2–1 on aggregate and got promoted for the 2017–18 season.''

Season statistics

Top scorers

Top Omani Scorers

Hat-tricks

Media coverage

References

External links

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