Oman national under-20 football team

Oman U-20
Nickname(s)	The Red Warriors
Association	Oman Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Rasheed Jaber
Captain	Hasan Al-Saadi
Home stadium	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
FIFA code	OMA
First colours	Second colours
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2000)
Best result	Group Stage (2000, 2014, 2023)

Oman national under-20 football team is controlled by Oman Football Association and represents Oman in international under-20 football competitions.^[1]

History

On 2 February 2014, Oman Football Association appointed former Oman national football team manager Rasheed Jaber Al-Yafai as the head manager of Oman national under-20 football team. His immediate task was to prepare the team for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship to be hosted from October 9–23 in Myanmar.^[2]^[3]

Current squad

Oman announced their final squad of 23 players on 22 February 2023.^[4]

Head coach: David Gordo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mazin Saleh Zayid	(2003-01-29)29 January 2003 (aged 20)	Muscat
2	2DF	Ayman Karim Al-Nabhani	(2003-07-27)27 July 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Hamra
3	2DF	Said Ghasib Al-Ghanboosi	(2005-02-04)4 February 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Orouba
4	2DF	Turki Abdullah Bait Rabia	(2004-04-01)1 April 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Ittihad
5	2DF	Salim Sulaiman Al-Abdali (captain)	(2004-02-14)14 February 2004 (aged 19)	Al-Seeb
6	3MF	Ali Hassan Al-Bulushi	(2004-05-02)2 May 2004 (aged 18)	Oman
7	3MF	Al-Moatasim Amar Jid		Dhofar
8	3MF	Mohammed Hamed Al-Aufi	(2003-10-13)13 October 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Hamra
9	4FW	Khalid Ibrahim Al-Sulaimi	(2003-09-12)12 September 2003 (aged 19)	Celta de Vigo
10	3MF	Abdul Mageed Al-Balushi	(2004-01-15)15 January 2004 (aged 19)	Oman
11	4FW	Mamoon Said Al-Araimi	(2004-07-22)22 July 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Orouba
12	1GK	Al Muhtadi Al-Abri	(2003-09-19)19 September 2003 (aged 19)	Bahla
13	2DF	Usama Mohamed Al-Mahruqi	(2003-03-07)7 March 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Seeb
14	2DF	Jabran Khalil Al-Amri	(2004-08-23)23 August 2004 (aged 18)	Bawshar
15	3MF	Sultan Badar Al-Marzuq	(2004-10-23)23 October 2004 (aged 18)	Dhofar
16	2DF	Abdullah Mohammed Al-Afifi	(2005-01-05)5 January 2005 (aged 18)	Al-Hamra
17	4FW	Abdallah Juma Al-Rajhi	(2003-04-01)1 April 2003 (aged 19)	Bawshar
18	3MF	Mohammed Bait Subeea	(2004-11-09)9 November 2004 (aged 18)	Al-Nasr
19	4FW	Salah Waleed Al-Jadeedi	(2003-02-26)26 February 2003 (aged 20)	Al-Hamra
20	3MF	Nasser Ali Al-Saqri	(2004-02-09)9 February 2004 (aged 19)	Celta de Vigo
21	3MF	Ahad Al-Mashaikhi	(2003-05-30)30 May 2003 (aged 19)	Muscat
22	1GK	Usama Faraj Al-Rawahi	(2003-03-09)9 March 2003 (aged 19)	Al-Seeb
23	2DF	Musab Said Al-Shamsi	(2003-09-19)19 September 2003 (aged 19)	Fanja

Tournament Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1977	Did not play
1979	Did not qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
~~2021~~	Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Did not qualify
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Host nation(s) and year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1959	Did not qualify
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
1982
1985
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000	Group Stage	8th	4	0	2	2	2	6
2002	Did not qualify
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	9
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Did not qualify
~~2020~~	Cancelled
2023	Group Stage	15th	3	0	1	2	0	5
2025	Did not qualify
Total	3/42		10	0	4	6	3	20

Kits and sponsors

On February 3, 2014, Oman Football Association is currently confirmed tie-up with Italian sports apparel manufacturer Kappa. A joint venture agreement was signed by sportswear giant Kappa and the OFA's apparel brand Taj Oman. In a 4-year deal, Kappa will produce the kit worn by all the Oman National football teams bearing the Taj mark, and will provide Oman with a large range of sportswear specific for the country. The deal will see both the names (Kappa & Taj) on the kit worn by the National teams and on all retail items.^[5] Oman Air also renewed its deal on the same day with the OFA till the end of the 2013-14 season.

References

^ "OMAN UNDER 19". SOCCERWAY.
^ "My mission is for the future: Rashid". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
^ "Jaber named coach of U-19 squad". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06.
^ Al-Abri, Walid (22 February 2023). "الأحمر الشاب يخسر التجربة الأوزبكية قبل كأس أمم آسيا" [Young Al-Ahmar loses the Uzbek experience ahead the Asian Nations Cup] (in Arabic). Oman Daily Observer.
^ "Oman National Team Announce Major Local Sponsor". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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Head-to-head record

The following table shows Oman's head-to-head record in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup.

Opponent	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	1	0	1	0	3	−3
Iraq	1	0	1	0	6	−6
Japan	1	1	0	2	2	+0
Jordan	1	1	0	0	0	+0
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	1	−1
North Korea	1	1	0	1	1	+0
Qatar	1	0	1	0	2	−2
South Korea	1	0	1	0	4	−4
Tajikistan	1	0	1	0	1	−1
Thailand	1	1	0	0	0	+0
Total	10	4	6	3	20	−17

[1] "OMAN UNDER 19". SOCCERWAY.

[2] "My mission is for the future: Rashid". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

[3] "Jaber named coach of U-19 squad". Oman Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-08-06.

[4] Al-Abri, Walid (22 February 2023). "الأحمر الشاب يخسر التجربة الأوزبكية قبل كأس أمم آسيا" [Young Al-Ahmar loses the Uzbek experience ahead the Asian Nations Cup] (in Arabic). Oman Daily Observer.

[5] "Oman National Team Announce Major Local Sponsor". Times of Oman. Archived from the original on 2014-03-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

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