Yemeni League

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Yemeni League
Founded1990
CountryYemen
Confederation AFC
Number of teams14
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s) President Cup
International cup(s) AFC Challenge League
Arab Champions League
Most championships Al-Ahli San'a (11 titles)
Top goalscorer Ali Al-Nono (163 goals)
Website yemenfa.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. [1]

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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

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Ta'izz
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Aden
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San'a
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Zabid
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Ibb
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Al Hudaydah
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Mukalla
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Zinjibar
Locations of teams in the 2014–15 Yemeni League
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-Ahli San'a Sana'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Al Hudaydah Al Ulufi Stadium10,000
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

Champions (before the unification)

No.SeasonNorth YemenSouth Yemen
11970–71Not Held Al-Tilal Aden
21971–72Not held
31972–73Not held
41973–74Not held
51974–75Not held
61975–76Not Held Al-Wahda Aden
71976–77Not Held Al-Tilal Aden
81977–78Not held؟؟؟
91978–79 Al-Wahda San'a ؟؟؟
101979–80 Al-Zuhra Al-Tilal Aden
111980–81 Al-Ahli San'a ؟؟؟
121981–82 Al-Sha'ab San'a Al-Tilal Aden
131982–83 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Tilal Aden
141983–84 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Shorta Aden
151984–85Not Held
161985–86 Al-Shorta Sana'a' ؟؟؟
171986–87Not Held Al Tilal Aden
181987–88 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Wahda Aden
191988–89 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda Al-Wahda Aden
201989–90 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda Al-Shula Aden

Yemeni League champions

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

Top goalscorers

All-time top scorers

As of 6 July 2013
RankPlayerGoalsYears
1 Flag of Yemen.svg Ali Al-Nono 1631999–2014
2 Flag of Yemen.svg Adel Al-Salimi 1361997–2011
3 Flag of Yemen.svg Sharaf Mahfood 1211985–2005
4 Flag of Yemen.svg Fathi Jabir 1081997–2008
5 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Yordanos Abay 1002003–2012

Topscorers by season

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

Total titles won

ClubWinnersRunners-upThird place
Al-Ahli Sana'a Star full.svg 1174
Al-Tilal Aden 854
Al-Wahda Sana'a 521
Al-Sha'ab Ibb 321
Al-Saqr Ta'izz 313
Al-Wahda Aden 311
Al Yarmuk Al Rawda 300
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 202
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 111
Al-Shula Aden 103
Al-Oruba Zabid 101
Al-Zuhra 100
Al-Sha'ab San'a 100
Al-Shorta Sana'a' 100
Al-Shorta Aden 100
Fahman SCC 100
Al-Ittihad Ibb 010
Al-Tadamun Hadramaut 010

Total titles won by town or city

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

Town or cityNumber of titlesClubs
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)

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References

  1. Unified Yemen