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Association football league in Yemen Football league
Yemeni League
Founded1990
CountryYemen
ConfederationAFC
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)President Cup
International cup(s)AFC Challenge League
Arab Champions League
Most championshipsAl-Ahli San'a (11 titles)
Top goalscorerAli Al-Nono (163 goals)
Websiteyemenfa.com
Current: 2024–25 Yemeni League

Yemeni League is the top football division of the Yemen Football Association. It was created in 1990 after the unification of North and South Yemen. It was set up in a four-level system with Premier, First, Second and Third Division.

16 northern and 16 southern clubs entered the top level championship in the 1990–91 season. Previously, two separate championships were used for North Yemen and South Yemen.

Currently, 14 clubs play at the top level, with four clubs being relegated to the 2nd tier. The season is generally run from early November to late June with the league winners entering the AFC Challenge League and the Arab Champions League.

The league has been cancelled since 2014 to 2021, due to the civil war which also stopped all other footballing activities in the Middle Eastern country.

Clubs

Yemeni League is located in YemenTa'izzTa'izzAdenAdenSan'aSan'aZabidZabidIbbIbbAl HudaydahAl HudaydahMukallaMukallaZinjibarZinjibarclass=notpageimage| Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Yemeni League
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Al-Ahli San'a Sana'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Al Hudaydah Al Ulufi Stadium 10,000
Al-Ittihad Ibb Ibb 22 May Stadium 40,000
Al-Oruba Zabid Sana'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000
Al-Saqr Ta'izz Ta'izz Abu Walad Stadium 5,000
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Mukalla Baradem Mukalla Stadium 20,000
Al-Sha'ab Ibb Ibb 22 May Stadium 40,000
Al-Shula Aden Aden
Al-Tilal Aden Aden May 22 Stadium 8,000
Al-Wahda Aden Aden May 22 Stadium 30,000
Al-Wahda San'a' Sana'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000
Al Yarmuk Al Rawda Sana'a Althawra Sports City Stadium 30,000
Fahman Abyan Abyan
Shabab Al-Jeel Al Hudaydah
  • Al Oruba appear to represent the small town of Zabid, but play all games in Sana'a.

Champions (before the unification)

No. Season North Yemen South Yemen
1 1970–71 Not Held Al-Tilal Aden
2 1971–72 Not held
3 1972–73 Not held
4 1973–74 Not held
5 1974–75 Not held
6 1975–76 Not Held Al-Wahda Aden
7 1976–77 Not Held Al-Tilal Aden
8 1977–78 Not held ؟؟؟
9 1978–79 Al-Wahda San'a ؟؟؟
10 1979–80 Al-Zuhra Al-Tilal Aden
11 1980–81 Al-Ahli San'a ؟؟؟
12 1981–82 Al-Sha'ab San'a Al-Tilal Aden
13 1982–83 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Tilal Aden
14 1983–84 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Shorta Aden
15 1984–85 Not Held
16 1985–86 Al-Shorta Sana'a' ؟؟؟
17 1986–87 Not Held Al Tilal Aden
18 1987–88 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Wahda Aden
19 1988–89 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda Al-Wahda Aden
20 1989–90 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda Al-Shula Aden

Yemeni League champions

No. Season Champion Runner-up Third place Top scorers Top scorer club(s) Goals
1 1990–91 Al-Tilal Aden Al-Mena Al-Ahli San'a Yemen Munif Shaif Al-Mena 16
2 1991–92 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Tilal Aden Al-Shula Aden Yemen Sharaf Mahfood Al-Tilal Aden 30
1992–93 Not held
3 1993–94 Al-Ahli San'a Hassan Abyan Al-Wahda Aden Yemen Mohammad Al-Azazy Al Zuhra 19
4 1994–95 Al-Wahda San'a Al-Ahli San'a Hassan Abyan Yemen Jiab Bashafaay Hassan Abyan 25
1995–96 Not Held
5 1996–97 Al-Wahda San'a Al-Tilal Aden Al-Ahly Al Hudaydah Yemen Jameel Al-Maktry Shamsan Aden 21
6 1997–98 Al-Wahda San'a Al-Ahli San'a Al-Shula Aden Yemen Adel Al-Salimi Al-Ahli San'a 20
7 1998–99 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Wahda San'a Al-Sha'ab Ibb Yemen Fathi Jabir Al-Tilal Aden 22
8 1999–00 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Tali'aa Taizz Al-Wahda San'a Yemen Adel Al-Salimi Al-Ahli San'a 17
9 2000–01 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Sha'ab Ibb Al-Tilal Aden Yemen Ali Al-Nono Al-Ahli San'a 24
10 2001–02 Al-Wahda San'a Al-Ahli San'a Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Yemen Adel Al-Salimi Al-Ahli San'a 18
11 2002–03 Al-Sha'ab Ibb Al-Tilal Aden Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Yemen Fekri Al-Hubaishi Al-Sha'ab Ibb 13
12 2003–04 Al-Sha'ab Ibb Al-Ahli San'a Al-Tilal Aden Ethiopia Yordanos Abay Al-Saqr Ta'izz 15
13 2004–05 Al-Tilal Aden Al-Saqr Ta'izz Al-Ahli San'a Ethiopia Yordanos Abay Al-Saqr Ta'izz 16
14 2005–06 Al-Saqr Ta'izz Al-Sha'ab Ibb Al-Tilal Aden Yemen Fekri Al-Hubaishi Al-Sha'ab Ibb 26
15 2006–07 Al-Ahli San'a Hassan Abyan Al-Saqr Ta'izz Ethiopia Berhanu Kaseem Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 15
16 2007–08 Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Al-Ahli San'a Al-Shula Aden Yemen Ali Al-Nono Al-Ahli San'a 11
17 2008–09 Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Al-Ahli San'a Al-Saqr Ta'izz Ethiopia Lomi Antita Al-Ahli San'a 13
18 2009–10 Al-Saqr Ta'izz Al-Tilal Aden Shabab Al Baydaa Republic of the Congo Amboio (Mboyo Iyomi) Al-Saqr Ta'izz 15
19 2010–11 Al-Oruba Zabid Al-Tilal Aden Al-Ahli San'a Ethiopia Tesfaye Tafese Al-Tilal Aden 14
20 2011–12 Al-Sha'ab Ibb Al-Ittihad Ibb Al-Oruba Zabid Egypt Shaaban Naggar Al-Oruba Zabid 14
21 2013 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Al-Saqr Ta'izz
22 2013–14 Al-Saqr Ta'izz Al-Ahli San'a Al-Tilal Aden
23 2014–15 Cancelled
2015–16 Not held
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
23 2020 Al-Shaab Hadramaut Al-Wehda Aden
2020–21 Not held
24 2021–22 Fahman SCC Al-Wehda Sanaa Ahli Sanaa
2022–23 Not held
25 2023–24 Ahli Sanaa Al-Tadamun Hadramaut Al-Shaab Hadramaut

Top goalscorers

All-time top scorers

As of 6 July 2013
Rank Player Goals Years
1 Yemen Ali Al-Nono 163 1999–2014
2 Yemen Adel Al-Salimi 136 1997–2011
3 Yemen Sharaf Mahfood 121 1985–2005
4 Yemen Fathi Jabir 108 1997–2008
5 Ethiopia Yordanos Abay 100 2003–2012

Topscorers by season

Season Player Club Goals
1996-97 Yemen Jameel Al-Maktry Shamsan Aden 21
2002-03 Yemen Fikri Al-Habishi 13
2003-04 Ethiopia Yordanos Abay Al-Saqr 15
2004-05 Ethiopia Yordanos Abay Al-Saqr 15
2005-06 Yemen Fekri Al-Hubaishi Shaab Ibb 26
2006-07 Ethiopia Berhanu Kaseem 15
2007-08 Yemen Ali Al-Nono Al-Ahli 11
2008-09 Ethiopia Lomi Antita 13
2009-10 Republic of the Congo Amboio 15
2010-11 Ethiopia Tesfaye Tafese Al-Tilal 15
2011-12 Yemen Shaaban Naggar Al Oruba 14

Total titles won

Club Winners Runners-up Third place
Al-Ahli Sana'a 11 7 4
Al-Tilal Aden 8 5 4
Al-Wahda Sana'a 5 2 1
Al-Sha'ab Ibb 3 2 1
Al-Saqr Ta'izz 3 1 3
Al-Wahda Aden 3 1 1
Al Yarmuk Al Rawda 3 0 0
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 2 0 2
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 1 1 1
Al-Shula Aden 1 0 3
Al-Oruba Zabid 1 0 1
Al-Zuhra 1 0 0
Al-Sha'ab San'a 1 0 0
Al-Shorta Sana'a' 1 0 0
Al-Shorta Aden 1 0 0
Fahman SCC 1 0 0
Al-Ittihad Ibb 0 1 0
Al-Tadamun Hadramaut 0 1 0
  • Al Yarmuk Al Rawda won championships in 1989 and 1990 as Al Yarmouk San'a'

Total titles won by town or city

Fourteen clubs from a total of five towns and cities have been champions.

Town or city Number of titles Clubs
San'a' 23 Al-Ahli (11), Al-Wahda (5), Al Yarmouk(3), Al-Oruba(1), Al-Zuhra(1), Al-Sha'ab(1), Al-Shorta Sana'a(1)
Aden 13 Al-Tilal (8), Al-Wahda (3), Al-Shula (1), Al-Shorta Aden (1)
Ta'izz 3 Al-Saqr (3)
Ibb 2 Al-Sha'ab (2)
Al Hudaydah 2 Al-Hilal (2)
Hadramaut 1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (1)
Mudiyah 1 Fahman SCC (1)

References

  1. Unified Yemen

External links

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