2015–16 Oman Professional League
The 2015–16 Oman Professional League (known as the Omantel Professional League for sponsorship reasons) is the 40th edition of the top football league in Oman. The season began on 13 September 2015 and conclude on 14 April 2016. The start of the 2015–16 Professional League season which was scheduled for 19 August 2015 was later postponed to 13 September 2015 following requests from five of the 14 participating clubs (Al-Oruba, Fanja, Al-Nahda, Saham and Sur). Al-Oruba SC are the defending champions, having won their fourth title in the previous 2014–15 Oman Professional League season. At the end of the 25th round, Oman Football Association announced that if the top two teams at the end of the last round end up with equal points, the two teams will play a home and away championship play-off on 28 April 2016 and 2 May 2016 at the respective home grounds.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fanja |
| Relegated | Salalah Sur |
| AFC Cup | Saham Al-Suwaiq |
| GCC Champions League | Al-Suwaiq Al-Oruba |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 405 (2.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Vedran Gerc (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Al-Oruba 6–2 Dhofar (23 October 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Al-Shabab 0–5 Al-Oruba (6 December 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Al-Oruba 6–2 Dhofar (23 October 2015) |
| Longest winning run | Al-Oruba Fanja (4 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Al-Suwaiq (16 games) |
| Longest losing run | Al-Musannah (5 games) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
The curtains came down on a thrilling OPL season with Fanja SC outplaying Al-Suwaiq SC for a 2-0 victory and a record-equalling ninth domestic league crown on Sunday, 24 April 2016.