Omani National Football Team (U-17 Juniors)

Oman

Association	Oman Football Association
confederacy	AFC
FIFA code	GRANNY
(Status: unknown)

The Omani U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Omani soccer players . It is subject to the Oman Football Association and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at the U-16 Asian Cup and U-17 World Cup .

The team became Asian champions in 1996 and 2000 and came third in 1994 . Her best result at a world championship was fourth in 1995 . She had won in the preliminary round against the German team , which was eliminated. In the quarterfinals she won against the reigning world champion Nigeria . In the semifinals she was defeated by eventual world champions Ghana . The subsequent game for third place she lost to Argentina . In 1997 , the team reached the quarter-finals again, but lost it against the Ghanaian team, which was defeated in the final by the Omani group opponent Brazil . In 2001 , the Omani U-17 were eliminated in the group stage, behind Argentina, Burkina Faso and Spain , where they only reached a draw against Burkina Faso.

Participation in U-17 world championships

(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)

1985	not participated
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995	4th Place
1997	Quarter finals
1999	not qualified
2001	Preliminary round
2003	not participated
2005	not qualified
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015

Participation in the U-16 Asian Championship

U-16 Asian Cup	U-17 Asian Cup
1985 : did not participate
1986 : did not take part
1988 : did not participate
1990 : did not participate
	1992 : did not participate
	1994 : 3rd place
	1996 : Asian champion
	1998 : preliminary round
	2000 : Asian champion
	2002 : did not participate
	2004 : quarter-finals
	2006 : not qualified
2008 : not qualified
2010 : preliminary round
2012 : preliminary round
2014 : preliminary round

See also

• Omani national soccer team