Bosher Club is an Omani football club based in Bosher,

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

. The club currently plays in the

Oman Professional League The Oman Professional League (; 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. Curren ...

, top division of

Oman Football Association The Oman Football Association () is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, and has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation and of FIFA since 1980. History The first football club of the Sultanate (documented ...

. Their home ground is

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex The Sultan Qaboos Stadium at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex (), also known locally as Boshar (), is a government-owned multi-purpose stadium in the Boshar district of Muscat, Oman. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It has faci ...

. They also recognize the older

Royal Oman Police Stadium The Royal Oman Police Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Muscat, Oman. The stadium opened in 1987. It is currently used mainly for hosting football matches and is the home stadium of Oman Club Oman Club (; also known locally as ''Al-A ...

as their home ground. Both stadiums are government owned, but they also own their own personal stadium and sports equipment, as well as their own training facilities.

History

The club was founded on 31 January 1972 and registered on 26 June 2002.

Being a multisport club

Although being mainly known for their football, Bosher Club like many other clubs in

, have not only football in their list, but also

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and

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. They also have a youth football team competing in the Omani Youth league.

Colors, kit providers and sponsors

Bosher Club have been known since establishment to wear a full

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(with yellow stripes) or

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(with blue stripes) (Away) kit (usually a darker shade of yellow), varying themselves from neighbors

Muscat Club Muscat Club () is an Omani sports club based in Muscat, Oman. The club competes in the Oman First Division League, the second highest league of the Oman Football Association. The club was established in 2004, following the merger of two clubs, A ...

(

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) and

Oman Club Oman Club (; also known locally as ''Al-Ahmar'', "The Red(s)" or simply as Oman) is an Omani list of football clubs in Oman, football club based in Muscat, Oman, Muscat. The club currently plays in the Oman Professional League, First Division L ...

(

) kits. Over the years, they have had numerous kit providers. As of now,

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provides them with kits. They have also had many different sponsors over the years. Currently, Al-Thahir Construction Company,

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and Al-Khalili Glass are featured on the team's shirt.

Honours and achievements

National titles

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(1): :*Winners 2013-14

Current squad

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Personnel

Current technical staff

References

External links

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