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The Oman Professional League ((アラビア語:دوري المحترفين عمان)) (known as the ''Omantel Professional League'' for sponsorship reasons), previously known as the Omantel Elite League is the top division of the Oman Football Association, and was officially created in 1976. Currently the most successful team in the league is Dhofar S.C.S.C. with a total of nine titles to their name. ==Evolution to a professional league== In 2010, during the annual draw for the Sultan Qaboos Cup, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, Sultan of Oman, granted the OFA an annual 2.6 million rial (approximately 6.7 million dollars) till the year 2015 to further boost the development of the league. The move was made to nurture Oman's football youth, and create higher hopes of Oman qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The deal is in addition to the annual 1.6 million rial that the Sultan gives to the OFA every year. Although being very popular in the local community, it was ranked according to the AFC as a Class D football League till the 2012–2013 season. Sayyid Khalid bin Hamid Al-Busaidi, OFA President, had already announced his organization's plan to transform the Omani Football League into a professional league by 2012, and also announced to change the league's name to the Oman Mobile League. The interest from many companies such as Nissan, Shell and Oman Mobile, was one of the main reasons why the league was expected to transform, under with the leadership of Sayyid Khalid.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 His Highness Sayyid Khalid Hamad Hamoud al Busaidi, chairman and president, Oman Football Association shares his plans to professionalise football in Oman )〕 The contract was extended again for the 2011–12 season for another three years to be known as the Omantel Elite League. In 2013, ahead of the 2013–14 season, it was announced that the league had taken the first steps to becoming fully professional.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Oman football to enter a new phase tomorrow )〕 The Oman Football League got the seal of approval as a professional league on 1 September 2013 and will henceforth be called the Omantel Professional League (OPL).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Professional League launched )〕 On 10th September 2014, one day before the first match of the 2014-15 Oman Professional League was played, Oman Football Association announced the extension of Omantel’s support for the country’s Professional League as its title sponsor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 OFA extends league tie-up with Omantel )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oman Professional League」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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