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'''Women's football in Oman''' was officially established in 2015, with the formation of the Women's Football Department of the [[Oman Football Association]]. Despite a club competition or national team not having been formed yet, in 2022 the [[Oman women's national futsal team|women's futsal team]] was unveiled and participated in the [[2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship]].
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The '''Oman women's national football team''', represents [[Oman]] in international [[women's association football]] and is governed by [[Oman Football Association]] (OFA). The team has not played any official match so far.


==Background==
== History ==
Like most of its Arab neighbours, including the fellow countries in the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]], [[Oman]] has a long history of discrimination against women, thus [[women's sport in Oman]] has struggled to coexist with their men's counterpart.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 July 2020 |title=Gender Discrimination in Oman: Women's Rights |url=https://www.borgenmagazine.com/gender-discrimination-in-oman/}}</ref> Although Oman has made better progresses than some of her neighbours about women's rights and has a more relaxed law, women's sports, including football, remain obsolete for many Omani women by 2015.<ref>[http://main.omanobserver.om/node/68798 Women’s Day celebrations today], 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=8 July 2015 |title=Soccer is Still Out of Reach for Half the World's Women |url=https://time.com/3949377/world-cup-women-global-equality/}}</ref>
The national federation became a FIFA affiliate in 1980.<ref name=soccerbook>{{Cite book|title=The Cassell soccer companion : history, facts, anecdotes|first=David|last=Pickering|location=London|publisher=Cassell|year=1994|isbn=0304342319|oclc=59851970|page=230}}</ref> The development of women's football in the Middle East and central Asia dates back only about ten years.<ref name="New statesman">{{cite book|title=New statesman|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uosxAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=15 April 2012|year=2008|publisher=New Statesman, Ltd.|page=20}}</ref>


Several initiatives to promote football have been made as far as early 2000s, in which football is emphasised.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hamann |first1=Jennifer |title=Football: A Grassroots Approach to Exploring Female Empowerment in Oman |url=https://www.academia.edu/10626978}}</ref> In 2015, the OFA officially established the Women's Football Department.<ref name="omanwomensfootball">{{cite web |date=13 March 2020 |title='Promising future awaited for women's football in Oman' |url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/14969/Sports/promising-future-awaited-for-womens-football-in-oman}}</ref> In 2018, [[Maha Janoud]], a Syrian woman who became the first woman to coach a men's team in West Asia, expressed her desire to plant the women's football seed in Oman and has been working with the Omani officials to materialise this from the grassroots.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pioneering Janoud breaking down barriers |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/pioneering-janoud-breaking-down-barriers}}</ref> In 2020, several progresses have been made with over 30 women's teams and 16 women's clubs in all level, though none of them have been professional so far.<ref name="omanwomensfootball" /> Currently, Oman has no official women's football league.
==Team==
In 1985, almost no country in the world had a women's national football team<ref name="McDougall2012">{{cite book|author=Chrös McDougall|title=Soccer|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2nrhG5ovUSQC&pg=PA45|accessdate=13 April 2012|date=1 January 2012|publisher=ABDO|isbn=978-1-61783-146-1|page=45}}</ref> and the team has yet to play in a FIFA recognised match.<ref name=oman-games>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=oma/fixturesresults/gender=f/index.html |title=Oman: Fixtures and Results |publisher= |date= |accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> The team has therefore never been ranked by [[FIFA]].<ref name=omanrankings>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=oma/ranking/gender=f/index.html/ranking/gender=f/index.html |title=Oman: FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking |publisher=FIFA |date= |accessdate=11 June 2012}}</ref>


In August 2021, Oman's neighbour Saudi Arabia announced the creation of a new [[Saudi Arabia women's national football team|women's team]] and appointed a new manager, in response to the growing interests toward women's football in the region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=Monika Staab appointed coach of Saudi women's national football team |url=https://arab.news/982h8 |access-date=2022-02-25 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> Due to the influence of Saudi Arabia in the regional nations of the GCC and the country's main newspaper, Arab News, have called for the development of women's football across the Arab countries, it is expected that Oman may field a future women's national team.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 July 2020 |title=Arab nations cannot afford to ignore the rise of women's football |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1711731/sport}}</ref> In response, at the same month, Oman began the process to establish a full-time women's football team.
The country's kit colours are red and white shirts, red shorts, and red socks.<ref name=soccerbook/>


In May 2022, Oman unveiled its [[Oman women's national futsal team|women's futsal team]] for the first time ever (which was wrongly labelled as its football team in various Omani media) to take part in the [[2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship]] held in Saudi Arabia; nonetheless this is also an indication of growing interest toward a potential official women's football team to be fully established by the Omani officials.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 May 2022 |title=Oman launches first women's football team |url=https://www.thearabianstories.com/2022/05/25/oman-launches-first-womens-football-team/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=24 May 2022 |title=OFA launches Oman women's futsal team |url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1119695/sports/football/ofa-launches-oman-womens-futsal-team}}</ref>
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==Other national teams==


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==Representative teams==
===Baroucher===
===Baroucher===
In 2006, a team representing the country, [[Baroucher]], played in the Women's Sevens Tournament in [[Abu Dhabi]]. The tournament was a seven-a-side one and they were in Group A, where they finished last overall. On 21 February, they lost 1–5 to Abu Dhabi. On 23 February, they lost 2–3 to a team from Jordan. On 24 February, they lost 0–3 to Iraq. On 25 February, they lost to Syria 0–9. In group play, they had a total of 3 goals for and 20 against.<ref name=2006-oman>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesw/womsevens06.html |title=Women's Sevens Tournament (Abu Dhabi) 2006 |publisher=Rsssf.com |date=2008-05-28 |accessdate=2012-04-13}}</ref><ref name=secondsource>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/stage-set-for-women-s-soccer-1.225060 |title=Stage set for women's soccer |publisher=gulfnews |date=2006-02-13 |accessdate=2012-06-15}}</ref>
In 2006, a team representing the country, [[Baroucher]], played in the Women's Sevens Tournament in [[Abu Dhabi]]. The tournament was a seven-a-side one and they were in Group A, where they finished last overall. On 21 February, they lost 1–5 to Abu Dhabi. On 23 February, they lost 2–3 to a team from Jordan. On 24 February, they lost 0–3 to Iraq. On 25 February, they lost to Syria 0–9. In group play, they had a total of 3 goals for and 20 against.<ref name=2006-oman>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/womsevens06.html |title=Women's Sevens Tournament (Abu Dhabi) 2006 |publisher=Rsssf.com |date=2008-05-28 |access-date=2012-04-13}}</ref><ref name=secondsource>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/stage-set-for-women-s-soccer-1.225060 |title=Stage set for women's soccer |publisher=gulfnews |date=2006-02-13 |access-date=2012-06-15}}</ref>


===Five A Side===
===Five-a-side===
In 2006, Oman hosted and played in the Five A Side Women Championship. Other countries participating in the tournament included Pakistan, Bahrain, Syria, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Pakistan, Afghanistan.<ref name=five-a-side>{{cite web|url=http://paktribune.com/news/Pak-first-Women%92s-football-team-to-participate-in-Oman-142040.html |title=Pak first Women’s football team to participate in Oman |publisher=PakTribune |date=2006-04-28 |accessdate=2012-06-11}}</ref>
In 2006, Oman hosted and played in a [[Five-a-side football|five-a-side]] women's championship. Other countries participating in the tournament included Pakistan, Bahrain, Syria, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Afghanistan.<ref name=five-a-side>{{cite web|url=http://paktribune.com/news/Pak-first-Women%92s-football-team-to-participate-in-Oman-142040.html |title=Pak first Women's football team to participate in Oman |publisher=PakTribune |date=2006-04-28 |access-date=2012-06-11}}</ref>


===Futsal===
===Futsal===
A club team representing the country participated in the fifth Amman Arab Women's Futsal Championships in Jordan.<ref name="New statesman"/>
A club team representing the country participated in the fifth Arab Women's Futsal Championship in [[Amman]], Jordan.<ref name="New statesman">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uosxAQAAIAAJ |title=New statesman |publisher=New Statesman, Ltd. |year=2008 |page=20 |access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref>

In June 2022, the [[Oman women's national futsal team]] made a history by debuting in the [[2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship]], the first ever competitive women's football team of the country to participate in the tournament. Oman finished bottom in the group, losing both games in their maiden appearance.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1121027/sports/oman-womens-futsal-team-suffer-defeat-against-kuwait-at-west-asian-championships | title=Oman women's futsal team suffer defeat against Kuwait at West Asian championships | date=19 June 2022 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Portal|Sports|Association football}}
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{{International Football}}
{{International women's football}}
{{AFC women's teams}}
{{Football in Oman}}
{{Football in Oman}}
{{Women's football in Asia}}
{{National sports teams of Oman}}


[[Category:Football in Oman]]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Oman}}
[[Category:Asian women's national association football teams]]
[[Category:Women's football in Oman]]
[[Category:Oman national football team|women]]

Latest revision as of 01:23, 21 October 2024

Women's football in Oman was officially established in 2015, with the formation of the Women's Football Department of the Oman Football Association. Despite a club competition or national team not having been formed yet, in 2022 the women's futsal team was unveiled and participated in the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.

History

[edit]

Like most of its Arab neighbours, including the fellow countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council, Oman has a long history of discrimination against women, thus women's sport in Oman has struggled to coexist with their men's counterpart.[1] Although Oman has made better progresses than some of her neighbours about women's rights and has a more relaxed law, women's sports, including football, remain obsolete for many Omani women by 2015.[2][3]

Several initiatives to promote football have been made as far as early 2000s, in which football is emphasised.[4] In 2015, the OFA officially established the Women's Football Department.[5] In 2018, Maha Janoud, a Syrian woman who became the first woman to coach a men's team in West Asia, expressed her desire to plant the women's football seed in Oman and has been working with the Omani officials to materialise this from the grassroots.[6] In 2020, several progresses have been made with over 30 women's teams and 16 women's clubs in all level, though none of them have been professional so far.[5] Currently, Oman has no official women's football league.

In August 2021, Oman's neighbour Saudi Arabia announced the creation of a new women's team and appointed a new manager, in response to the growing interests toward women's football in the region.[7] Due to the influence of Saudi Arabia in the regional nations of the GCC and the country's main newspaper, Arab News, have called for the development of women's football across the Arab countries, it is expected that Oman may field a future women's national team.[8] In response, at the same month, Oman began the process to establish a full-time women's football team.

In May 2022, Oman unveiled its women's futsal team for the first time ever (which was wrongly labelled as its football team in various Omani media) to take part in the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship held in Saudi Arabia; nonetheless this is also an indication of growing interest toward a potential official women's football team to be fully established by the Omani officials.[9][10]

Representative teams

[edit]

Baroucher

[edit]

In 2006, a team representing the country, Baroucher, played in the Women's Sevens Tournament in Abu Dhabi. The tournament was a seven-a-side one and they were in Group A, where they finished last overall. On 21 February, they lost 1–5 to Abu Dhabi. On 23 February, they lost 2–3 to a team from Jordan. On 24 February, they lost 0–3 to Iraq. On 25 February, they lost to Syria 0–9. In group play, they had a total of 3 goals for and 20 against.[11][12]

Five-a-side

[edit]

In 2006, Oman hosted and played in a five-a-side women's championship. Other countries participating in the tournament included Pakistan, Bahrain, Syria, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Afghanistan.[13]

Futsal

[edit]

A club team representing the country participated in the fifth Arab Women's Futsal Championship in Amman, Jordan.[14]

In June 2022, the Oman women's national futsal team made a history by debuting in the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship, the first ever competitive women's football team of the country to participate in the tournament. Oman finished bottom in the group, losing both games in their maiden appearance.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Gender Discrimination in Oman: Women's Rights". 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Women’s Day celebrations today, 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  3. ^ "Soccer is Still Out of Reach for Half the World's Women". 8 July 2015.
  4. ^ Hamann, Jennifer. "Football: A Grassroots Approach to Exploring Female Empowerment in Oman".
  5. ^ a b "'Promising future awaited for women's football in Oman'". 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Pioneering Janoud breaking down barriers".
  7. ^ "Monika Staab appointed coach of Saudi women's national football team". Arab News. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  8. ^ "Arab nations cannot afford to ignore the rise of women's football". 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Oman launches first women's football team". 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ "OFA launches Oman women's futsal team". 24 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Women's Sevens Tournament (Abu Dhabi) 2006". Rsssf.com. 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  12. ^ "Stage set for women's soccer". gulfnews. 2006-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  13. ^ "Pak first Women's football team to participate in Oman". PakTribune. 2006-04-28. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
  14. ^ New statesman. New Statesman, Ltd. 2008. p. 20. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  15. ^ "Oman women's futsal team suffer defeat against Kuwait at West Asian championships". 19 June 2022.
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