Al-Seeb Club (Arabic: نادي السيب; also known locally as The Emperor, or "Master of the Clubs", or simply as Al-Seeb or Seeb Club) is an Omani professional football club based in Al-Seeb,[1] that competes in the Oman Professional League, the top flight of Omani Football. Their home ground is Al-Seeb Stadium. The stadium is government owned. Al-Seeb also own their own stadium and sports equipment, as well as their own training facilities. In 2022, they achieved a treble, winning the Omani League, Sultan Qaboos Cup and AFC Cup in the same year.

Al-Seeb Club
نادي السيب
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Full nameAl-Seeb Club
Nickname(s)Sayyid Al-Nawadi
(Master of the Clubs)
FoundedJanuary 3, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-01-03)
GroundAl-Seeb Stadium
Al-Seeb
Capacity14,000
ChairmanShihab bin Tariq
ManagerJorvan Vieira
LeagueOman Professional League
2023–24Oman Professional League, 1st of 12

History

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Al-Seeb Club was founded on 3 January 1972 after merging four different small teams (Watan, Butolah, Hilal and Fida) in Al-Seeb area.[2] The four teams agreed after several meetings in between to unite together and form Al-Seeb. The club was officially registered on 26 June 2002.

Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq is the leader and chairman of Al-Seeb since 1982. He joined the club in 1975 after completing his university studies and then started with the club playing for the volleyball first team. He also participated in other games such as football, basketball and table tennis. His father was also a sportsperson as he was a hockey player and a swimmer.

Being a multisport club

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Although being mainly known for their football, Al-Seeb Club like many other clubs in Oman, have not only football in their list, but also hockey, volleyball, handball, basketball, badminton and squash. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.

Crest and colours

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Al-Seeb Club have been known since establishment to wear a full yellow or green (Away) kit (usually a darker shade of yellow or green). They have also had many different sponsors over the years. As of now, Adidas provides them with kits.

Honours and achievements

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National titles

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Honours and achievements (other sports)

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Hockey

  • Sultan Qaboos Cup (7):
  • Winners 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
  • Runners-up 1995
  • Oman Hockey Premier League (3):
  • Winners 1993, 1994, 1995
  • Runners-up 1996
  • National Youth Championship (U-16) (2):
  • Winners 1990–91, 1991–92
  • Runners-up 1992–93

Table Tennis

  • National Championship (1):
  • Winners 1994–95

Basketball

  • National Championship (4):
  • Winners 1987–88, 2000–2001, 2003–04, 2007–08
  • Runners-up 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–1996, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06
  • National Youth Championship (U-16) (1):
  • Winners 1995–96
  • Runners-up 1994–95
  • National Youth Championship (U-16) (0):
  • Runners-up 1990–91, 1995–96

Handball

  • National Championship (2):
  • Winners 2006–2007, 2007–08
  • Runners-up 1988–89, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
  • National Youth Championship (U-16) (0):
  • Runners-up 1988–89, 1990–91

Volleyball

  • National Championship (7):
  • Winners 1988–89, 1989–1990, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2007–08
  • Runners-up 1987–88, 1991–92, 2007–08

Club performance-international competitions

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AFC competitions

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UAFA competitions

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Players

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First team squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   OMA Ahmed Al–Rawahi
3 DF   OMA Yaqdhan Al-Mushaifri
6 DF   OMA Ahmed Al-Khamis
8 FW   OMA Marwan Mubarak
9 FW   OMA Abdul Aziz Al-Muqbali
10 MF   OMA Omar Al-Fazari
11 DF   OMA Amjad Al-Harthi
12 MF   OMA Harib Al-Adawi
13 DF   OMA Mohammed Al-Musalami
14 DF   OMA Osama Al-Mahrooqi
15 DF   OMA Mohammed Al-Hatmi
17 DF   OMA Ali Al-Busaidi
18 GK   OMA Muatasim Al-Wahaibi
20 MF   OMA Abdullah Al-Habsi
21 MF   OMA Issam Al-Makzhoomi
22 DF   OMA Hassan Al-Ajmi
23 FW   OMA Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF   OMA Tamim Al-Balushi
25 DF   OMA Mohamed Ramadhan
26 MF   OMA Arshad Al-Alawi
27 MF   OMA Eid Al-Farsi
28 MF   OMA Salem Al-Raisi
29 MF   OMA Samer Al-Hatmi
36 MF   OMA Omar Al-Balushi
42 DF   OMA Jawad Al-Ezzi
60 GK   OMA Saeed Al-Farsi
70 MF   OMA Hamad Al-Habsi
78 FW   CMR William Matam
90 MF   OMA Yazed Al-Maashanni
MF   OMA Abdul Majeed Al-Balushi
MF   OMA Nasser Al-Saqri
DF   OMA Faisal Al-Harthi
GK   OMA Al-Muhtadi Al-Abri

Personnel

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Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Jorvan Vieira
Assistant coach   João Silvano
Assistant coach   Said Al Raqadi
Fitness coach   Rodolfo Leirião
Goalkeeping coach   Khalid
Team Manager   Abdulmajeed Suroor Al-Maawali
  Fahad Al-Habsi
Team Supervisor   Dzmitry Zakharaw
Medical Director   Yahya Al-Qidhi
Physiotherapist   Alyaksandr Shawchuk
Club doctor   Syarhey Shawchenka

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Al-Seeb". national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  2. ^ "Seeb Club Oman". ofa.om. Oman Football Association. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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