2015–16 Oman Professional League
Team Outgoing Manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming Manager Date of appointment
Al-Khabourah Yaseen Amal Resigned 16 November 2015 8th Mohammed Juma 16 November 2015
Al-Khabourah Mohammed Juma Sacked 7 December 2015 10th Mustafa Kiwa 17 December 2015
Al-Musannah Musabah Al-Saadi Resigned 21 March 2016 9th Younis Al-Douhani 21 March 2016
Al-Musannah Younis Al-Douhani Caretaker Role Finished 16 April 2016 11th Thair Adnan 16 April 2016
Al-Nahda Hicham Jadrane Sacked 1 February 2016 8th Khalifa Al-Muzahami 1 February 2016
Al-Nasr Lotfi Rhim Sacked 28 October 2015 10th Mohammed Al-Sairi 28 October 2015
Al-Nasr Mohammed Al-Sairi Caretaker Role Finished 9 November 2015 10th Luc Eymael 9 November 2015
Al-Nasr Luc Eymael Mutual consent 24 December 2015 9th Mohammed Al-Sairi 24 December 2015
Al-Nasr Mohammed Al-Sairi Caretaker Role Finished 6 January 2016 6th Dragan Cvetković 6 January 2016
Al-Nasr Dragan Cvetković Sacked 2 February 2016 7th Senad Kreso 2 February 2016
Al-Oruba Mudhafar Jabar Mutual Consent 22 November 2015 5th Faruq Abdullah 22 November 2015
Al-Oruba Faruq Abdullah Caretaker Role Finished 28 November 2015 3rd Milovan Minja Prelević 29 November 2015
Al-Oruba Milovan Minja Prelević Sacked 27 January 2016 1st Faruq Abdullah 27 January 2016
Al-Oruba Faruq Abdullah Caretaker Role Finished 4 February 2016 1st Martin Koopman 4 February 2016
Al-Shabab Khalfan Al-Yahyai Sacked 7 February 2015 14th Waleed Zaid Al-Saadi 7 February 2015
Al-Shabab Waleed Zaid Al-Saadi Caretaker Role Finished 15 October 2015 11th Dženis Ćosić 15 October 2015
Al-Shabab Dženis Ćosić Sacked 19 December 2015 11th Waleed Zaid Al-Saadi 19 December 2015
Dhofar Samir Chammam Mutual Consent 23 September 2015 4th Grigore Sichitiu 23 September 2015
Dhofar Grigore Sichitiu Sacked 23 November 2015 6th Mudhafar Jabar 23 November 2015
Fanja Abdulraheem Al-Hajri Sacked 30 November 2015 5th Sulaiman Al-Mazroui 30 November 201511 December 2015
Teams -- Managerial changes
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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. 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.