2016–17 Oman Professional League
The 2016–17 Oman Professional League is the 41st edition of the top football league in Oman. The season will begin on 17 September 2016 and is set to conclude on 12 May 2016. Fanja SC are the defending champions, having won their record ninth title in the previous 2015–16 Oman Professional League season.
Teams
This season the league has 14 teams. Sur SC and Salalah SC were relegated to the Oman First Division League after finishing in the relegation zone in the 2015–16 Oman Professional League season. Al-Musannah SC too failed to secure their spot in the Oman Professional League as they were defeated 3-2 on aggregate in the Relegation/Promotion playoff by Ja'lan SC who had finished third in the 2015–16 Oman First Division League. The three relegated teams were therefore replaced by Oman First Division League winners Al-Rustaq SC, runners-up Oman Club and third position holders Ja'lan SC.Stadiums and locations
| Club | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Al-Khabourah SC | Al-Khaburah | Nizwa Sports Complex | |
| Al-Nahda | Al-Buraimi | Al-Buraimi Sports Complex | |
| Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium | |
| Al-Oruba SC | Sur | Sur Sports Complex | |
| Al-Rustaq SC | Al-Rustaq | Al-Seeb Stadium | |
| Al-Shabab Club | Barka | Al-Seeb Stadium | |
| Al-Suwaiq Club | Al-Suwaiq | Al-Seeb Stadium | |
| Dhofar S.C.S.C. | Salalah | Al-Saada Stadium | |
| Fanja SC | Fanja | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | |
| Ja'lan SC | Jalan Bani Bu Hassan | Sur Sports Complex | |
| Muscat Club | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | |
| Oman Club | Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex | |
| Saham Club | Saham | Sohar Regional Sports Complex | |
| Sohar SC | Sohar | Sohar Regional Sports Complex |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.| Team | Head Coach | Assistant Coach | Captain | Kit Manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing Manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming Manager | Date of appointment |
| | Sacked | 27 October 2016 | 11th | | 28 October 2016 | |
| Al-Nasr | | Mutual Consent | 20 September 2016 | 6th | | 20 September 2016 |
| Al-Nasr | | Caretaker role finished | 24 September 2016 | 2nd | | 24 September 2016 |
 | Sacked | 23 September 2016 | 3rd | | 23 September 2016 | |
| | Mutual consent | 29 December 2016 | 1st | | 29 December 2016 | |
| | Sacked | 23 September 2016 | 14th | | 23 September 2016 | |
| | Sacked | 24 October 2016 | 9th | | 27 October 2016 | |
| | Mutual consent | 6 December 2016 | 2nd | | 6 December 2016 | |
| | Caretaker role finished | 1 January 2017 | 2nd | | 1 January 2017 | |
| | Sacked | 1 November 2016 | 10th | | 1 November 2016 | |
| | Caretaker role finished | 3 January 2017 | 8th | | 3 January 2017 | |
| | Sacked | 16 October 2016 | 14th | | 16 October 2016 | |
| Muscat | | Sacked | 24 October 2016 | 14th | | 24 October 2016 |
| Muscat | | Caretaker role finished | 3 December 2016 | 13th | | 3 December 2016 |
| Saham | | Mutual Consent | 1 September 2016 | Pre-Season | | 1 September 2016 |
| Saham | | Sacked | 19 October 2016 | 7th | | 19 October 2016 |
| Saham | | Sacked | 6 November 2016 | 7th | | 10 November 2016 |
| Sohar | | Sacked | 8 September 2016 | Pre-Season | | 8 September 2016 |
| Sohar | | Sacked | 25 December 2016 | 4th | | 19 January 2017 |
Foreign players
Restricting the number of foreign players strictly to four per team, including a slot for a player from AFC countries. A team could use four foreign players on the field during each game including at least one player from the AFC country.| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | AFC Player | GCC Player | Former Players |
| Al-Khabourah |  Noah Sadaoui |  Mame Balla Diop |  Paulo Vitor Hinvaitt Matos | |||
| Al-Nahda | Ronir de Souza Gonçalves |  Ibrahim Basit |  Jean-Francois Feupa Mkamwa |  Kipré Tchetche Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva Mohammed Boqshan | ||
| Al-Nasr |  Samba Tounkara | Fallou Gallas Wade | Abderrazak Ben Tairi |  Mohammad-Esmail Nazari | Ferrán Tacón | |
| Al-Oruba | Zoumana Koné |  | | Abdulwasea Al-Matari | Waheed Oseni Mamadou Fofana | |
| Al-Rustaq |  Sonny Karlsson | Cédric Mandjeck | Cédric Ayangma | Mohammad Fouad | ||
| Al-Shabab | Lucas Gaúcho | Fernando Evangelista dos Santos | Paa Ernest | Amro Jenyat | Mechac Koffi | |
| Al-Suwaiq | Kipré Tchetche | Mamadou Diagne | Milad Zeneyedpour | Saif Salman |  Vedran Gerc Fellipe Bertoldo | |
| Dhofar | Admir Malkić |  Elias Maguri | Lawson Bekui | Tamer Haj Mohamad |  Abdoulaye Cissé | |
| Fanja | Mrisho Ngasa | Daniel Lyanga |  Nursultan Nst | |||
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| Muscat | Vedran Gerc | Mignane Diouf | Abdou Kader Fall | Saad Ahmad |  Ahmed Abu Halawa | |
| Oman | Arthur Felix Da Silva | Philtzgerald Mbaka | John-Christophe Ayina Francisco Pizarro Anatoliy Vlasichev | |||
| Saham | Jildemar Dias Paixão | Abdoulaye Dieng | Maksimilian Fomin |  Oussou Konan Anicet Abdoulaye Koffi Kim Sang-sik | ||
| Sohar | Alin Stoica | Admir Malkic Babakar |