Seeb (football club)
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Al-Seeb Sports Club is an Omani football club
Football clubs of Oman
The Sultanate of Oman has had a relatively long history of football clubs dating back to the 1940s. The oldest club still surviving to date in the Sultanate is Oman Club which was established in 1942. Many clubs have also experienced mergers such as Muscat, and Seeb...

 currently playing in second division after receiving last place in the 2009/10 Oman Mobile League. The club is located in Seeb, Muscat
Muscat, Oman
Muscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats...

 the capital of Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

, around 12 km far from Muscat International Airport. Their home stadium is Seeb Stadium
Seeb Stadium
Seeb Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Seeb, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Seeb. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people....

. Seeb Club is a really competitive sport club in Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

 and having popularity in Muscat. The club's main colors are yellow and green.

Foundation

Al Seeb Club was founded in 1972 after merging four different small teams (Watan, Butolah, Hilal, and Fida) in Seeb area. The four teams agreed after several meeting in between to unite together and form Al Seeb as the name for the new club after the area.

Shihab Bin Tariq (chairman)

Shihab Bin Tariq the bright name in Al Seeb Club. He is the leader and chairman in Seeb Club since 1982 and he is one of the main person who brought the club to glories and great achievements. He entered the club in 1975 after completing his university studies and started with the club playing for the volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 first team, and was participating in other games such as football, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, and table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

. His father was also a sportsman as he was a hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 player and a swimmer.

Achievements

  • Sultan Qaboos Cup
    Sultan Qaboos Cup
    The Sultan Qaboos Cup is Oman's premier knockout tournament in men's football . Its first edition was held in 1972 and the champions were Al-Ahli. Fanja are the most successful club in the competition by the cup 8 times, and Dhofar comes next by winning 7 times.-Previous winners:-Performance by club:...

    : 3
1996, 1997, 1998
  • Omani FA Cup: 1
2007

Performance in AFC competitions

  • Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance
1996: First Round
  • AFC Cup Winners Cup: 2 appearances
1997/98: First Round
1998/99: First Round

Current squad

Notable players

Issa AlBalushi RodRigo
Rodrigo
Rodrigo is a Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian name derived from the Germanic name Roderick . It may refer to:-Given name:*King Rodrigo, the last Visigothic king of Hispania...

 Josiv
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