The 2013–14 Sultan Qaboos Cup was the 41st edition of the

Sultan Qaboos Cup The Sultan Qaboos Cup ( ar, كأس السلطان قابوس), also known as the HM's Cup, is Oman's premier knockout tournament for men's football. It was officially created in 1972 and the champions of that edition were Al-Ahli. Shortly known a ...

( ar, كأس السلطان قابوس), the premier knockout tournament for football teams in Oman. The competition began on 4 November 2013 with the Qualification Round and concluded on 24 May 2014.

Al-Suwaiq Club Al-Suwaiq Club ( ar, نادي السويق) is an Omani sports club based in Al-Suwaiq. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Al-Seeb Stadium. The stadium ...

were the defending champions, having won their second title in

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

. On Saturday 24 May 2014, Fanja SC were crowned the champions of the 2013-14 Sultan Qaboos Cup when they defeated, Al-Nahda Club 2-0, hence winning the title for the record ninth time.

Teams

This year the tournament had 38 teams. * Ahli Sidab Club (

Sidab Sidab is a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames GeoNames (or GeoNames.org) is a user editable geographical database available and accessible through various web services, under a Creat ...

) * Al-Bashaer Club *

Al-Hamra SC Hamra: ''Al-Ḥamrāʾ'' means "the red one" in Arabic. It may refer to: Places Israel * Al-Hamra', a depopulated Arab village near Safad * Al-Hamra, Baysan, a depopulated Arab village near Baysan Lebanon * Hamra, Beirut, a neighborhood * Ha ...

( Al-Hamra) *

Al-Ittifaq Club Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...

* Al-Ittihad Club ( Salalah) *

Al-Kamel Wa Al-Wafi SC Al-Kamil ( ar, الكامل) (full name: al-Malik al-Kamil Naser ad-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Muhammad) (c. 1177 – 6 March 1238) was a Muslim ruler and the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated the Fifth Cru ...

Al-Khaboora SC Al-Khaburah Sports Club ( ar, نادي الخابورة الرياضي) is an Omani football club based in Al-Khaburah, Al Batinah Region, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Associ ...

( Al-Khaboora) *

Al-Mudhaibi SC Al-Mudhaibi ( ar, المضيبي) is the largest willaya in Ash Sharqiyah region of Oman. It has two niabas: Sinaw and Samad Ash Shan. Suq Sinaw is one of the most popular suqs in Oman. Dresses, khanjars and jewelry are sold there. It includes ...

(

Mudhaibi Al-Mudhaibi ( ar, المضيبي) is the largest willaya in Ash Sharqiyah region of Oman. It has two niabas: Sinaw and Samad Ash Shan. Suq Sinaw is one of the most popular suqs in Oman. Dresses, khanjars and jewelry are sold there. It includes ...

) * Al-Musannah SC ( Al-Musannah) * Al-Nahda Club ( Al-Buraimi) *

Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. Al-Nasr Sports, Cultural and Social Club ( ar, نادي النصر الرياضي و الثقافي و الاجتماعي; also known locally as ''Al-Malik'', or "The King", or just plainly as Al-Nasr) is an Omani sports club based in Salalah, ...

( Salalah) * Al-Oruba SC (

Sur Sur or SUR or El Sur (Spanish "the South") may refer to: Geography * Sur or Shur (Bible), the wilderness of Sur/Shur from the Book of Exodus * Sur (river), a river of Bavaria, Germany * Súr, a village in Hungary * Sur, a district of the city of ...

) *

Al-Rustaq SC Rustaq ( ar, ٱلرُّسْتَاق, Ar-Rustāq) is a town and ''Wilayah'' (District) in Al Batinah Region of northern Oman. The wilayah is in the Western Hajar Mountains, in the south of the Batinah. Rustaq was once the capital of Oman, during ...

( Rustaq) * Al-Seeb Club ( Seeb) * Al-Shabab Club ( Seeb) *

( Suwaiq * Al-Tali'aa SC (

) * Al-Wahda SC (

) * Bahla Club (

Bahla Bahla ( ar, بهلا) is a town, located 40 km away from Nizwa, and about 200 km from Oman's capital Muscat which lies in the Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman. It is notable as the home of one of the oldest fortresses in the country, t ...

) *

Bowsher Club Bosher Club is an Omani football club based in Bosher, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, but they also recognize th ...

(

Bawshar Bawshar ( ar, بوشر ''Bawšar'') is one of the wilayats of Muscat, in northeastern Oman. The province borders wilayat Muttrah in the east and Muscat International Airport in the west, it overlooks the Sea of Oman from the north. It conta ...

) * Dhofar S.C.S.C. ( Salalah) *

Dibba Club Dibba Al Fujairah Football Club ( ar, نادي دبا الفجيرة الرياضي الثقافي), known as Dibba Al Fujairah or simply Dibba, is an Football in the United Arab Emirates, Emirati professional Association football, football Lis ...

( Dibba Al-Baya) * Fanja SC ( Fanja) *

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( Ibri) * Ja'lan SC ( Jalan Bani Bu Ali) *

Khasab SC Khasab ( ar, خَصَب, Ḫaṣab) is a city and local capital of the Musandam Governorate which is an exclave of Oman bordering the United Arab Emirates at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula by the Strait of Hormuz. It has been dubbed the "Norw ...

( Khasab) *

Masirah SC Masirah Island ( ar, جَزِيْرَة مَصِيْرَة, Jazīrat Maṣīrah), also referred to as Mazeira Island or ''Wilāyat Maṣīrah'' ( ar, وِلَايَة مَصِيْرَة), is an island off the east coast of mainland Oman in the ...

( Majees) *

Majees SC Majees Sports Club ( ar, نادي مجيس الرياضي) is an Omani sports club based in Majees. The club is currently playing in the First Division League of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The ...

( Majees) * Mirbat SC ( Mirbat) *

Muscat Club Muscat Club () is an Omani sports club based in Muscat, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, the highest league of the Oman Football Association. Their home ground is Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, but they also r ...

( Muscat) * Nizwa Club ( Nizwa) * Oman Club ( Muscat) *

Saham SC Saham Club ( ar, نادي صحم) is an Omani sports club based in Saham, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home stadium is Sohar Regional Sports Complex. The st ...

(

Saham Saham ( ar, صحم) is a coastal town in the Al Batinah Region, in northeastern Oman. It is located at about and has a population of 85,010 (2003 census). Saham is a fishing and a farming town between Al Khaboura and Sohar. See also * List of c ...

) *

Salalah SC Salalah Sport Club ( ar, نادي صلالة الرياضي; also known locally as ''Al-Nimoor'', or "The Tiger(s)", or just plainly as Salalah) is an Omani football club based in Salalah, Oman. Their home ground is Al-Saada Stadium, but they ...

( Salalah) * Samail SC ( Samail) *

Sohar SC Sohar Sporting Club ( ar, نادي صحار الرياضي) is an Omani sports club based in Sohar, Oman. The club is currently playing in the Oman Professional League, top division of Oman Football Association. Their home ground is in City of S ...

(

Sohar Sohar ( ar, صُحَار, also Romanized as Suḥār) is the capital and largest city of the Al Batinah North Governorate in Oman. An ancient capital of the country that once served as an important Islamic port town, Suhar has also been credited ...

) * Sur SC (

) * Yanqul SC ( Yanqul)

Qualification Round

12 teams played a knockout tie. 6 ties were played over one leg. The first match was played between Ahli Sidab Club and

on 4 November 2013. Ahli Sidab Club,

, Al-Bashaer Club, Bahla Club and Ja’lan SC advanced to the Round of 32 after winning their respective ties. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Round of 32

32 teams played a knockout tie. 16 ties were played over one leg. The first match played was between

Al-Kamel wa Al-Wafi SC Al-Kamil ( ar, الكامل) (full name: al-Malik al-Kamil Naser ad-Din Abu al-Ma'ali Muhammad) (c. 1177 – 6 March 1238) was a Muslim ruler and the fourth Ayyubid sultan of Egypt. During his tenure as sultan, the Ayyubids defeated the Fifth Cru ...

and Oman Club on 21 November 2013. 16 teams advanced to the Round of 16. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Round of 16

16 teams played a knockout tie. 8 ties were played over one leg. The first match was played between Dhofar S.C.S.C. and Al-Shabab Club on 5 December 2013. 8 teams advanced to the Quarterfinals. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

8 teams played a knockout tie. 4 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Fanja SC and Nizwa Club on 8 February 2014. Fanja SC, Dhofar S.C.S.C.,

and Al-Nahda Club qualified for the Semifinals.

1st Legs

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2nd Legs

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Semifinals

4 teams played a knockout tie. 2 ties were played over two legs. The first match was played between Al-Nahda Club and Dhofar S.C.S.C. on 26 March 2014. Fanja SC and Al-Nahda Club qualified for the finals.

1st Legs

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2nd Legs

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Finals

References

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