Yemeni League
Yemeni League is the top 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 league system: Premier, First, Second and Third divisions.[1]
Founded | 1990 |
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Country | Yemen |
Confederation | AFC |
Number of teams | 14 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Second Division |
Domestic cup(s) | President Cup |
International cup(s) | AFC Cup Arab Champions League |
Current champions | Al-Saqr Ta'izz (2013–14) |
Most championships | Al-Ahli San'a (10 titles) |
Website | Official website |
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 Cup and Arab Champions League.
The league has been cancelled, since 2014, due to the Civil War which also stopped all other footballing activities in the Middle Eastern country.
Yemeni League Member Clubs









Club | Location | Stadium |
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Al-Ahli San'a | Sana'a | Ali Muhesen Stadium |
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | Al Hudaydah | Al Ulufi Stadium |
Al-Ittihad Ibb | Ibb | |
Al-Oruba Zabid | Sana'a | Ali Muhesen Stadium |
Al-Saqr Ta'izz | Ta'izz | |
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | Mukalla | Baradem Mukalla Stadium |
Al-Sha'ab Ibb | Ibb | |
Al-Shula Aden | Aden | |
Al-Tilal Aden | Aden | May 22 Stadium |
Al-Wahda Aden | Aden | |
Al-Wahda San'a' | Sana'a | |
Al Yarmuk Al Rawda | Sana'a | |
Fahman Abyan | Abyan | |
Shabab Al-Jeel | Al Hudaydah |
Champions Yemeni League (before the unification)
No. | Season | North Yemen | South Yemen |
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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's club(s) | Goals |
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1 | 1990–91 | Al-Tilal Aden | Al-Mena | Al-Ahli San'a | ![]() |
Al-Mena | 16 |
2 | 1991–92 | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Tilal Aden | Al-Shula Aden | ![]() |
Al-Tilal Aden | 30 |
1992–93 | Not Held | ||||||
3 | 1993–94 | Al-Ahli San'a | Hassan Abyan | Al-Wahda Aden | ![]() |
Al Zuhra | 19 |
4 | 1994–95 | Al-Wahda San'a | Al-Ahli San'a | Hassan Abyan | ![]() |
Hassan Abyan | 25 |
1995–96 | Not Held | ||||||
5 | 1996–97 | Al-Wahda San'a | Al-Tilal Aden | Al-Ahly Al Hudaydah | ![]() |
Shamsan Aden | 21 |
6 | 1997–98 | Al-Wahda San'a | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Shula Aden | ![]() |
Al-Ahli San'a | 20 |
7 | 1998–99 | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Wahda San'a | Al-Sha'ab Ibb | ![]() |
Al-Tilal Aden | 22 |
8 | 1999–00 | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Tali'aa Taizz | Al-Wahda San'a | ![]() |
Al-Ahli San'a | 17 |
9 | 2000–01 | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Sha'ab Ibb | Al-Tilal Aden | ![]() |
Al-Ahli San'a | 24 |
10 | 2001–02 | Al-Wahda San'a | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | ![]() |
Al-Ahli San'a | 18 |
11 | 2002–03 | Al-Sha'ab Ibb | Al-Tilal Aden | Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | ![]() |
Al-Sha'ab Ibb | 13 |
12 | 2003–04 | Al-Sha'ab Ibb | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Tilal Aden | ![]() |
Al-Saqr Ta'izz | 15 |
13 | 2004–05 | Al-Tilal Aden | Al-Saqr Ta'izz | Al-Ahli San'a | ![]() |
Al-Saqr Ta'izz | 16 |
14 | 2005–06 | Al-Saqr Ta'izz | Al-Sha'ab Ibb | Al-Tilal Aden | ![]() |
Al-Sha'ab Ibb | 26 |
15 | 2006–07 | Al-Ahli San'a | Hassan Abyan | Al-Saqr Ta'izz | ![]() |
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | 15 |
16 | 2007–08 | Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Shula Aden | ![]() |
Al-Ahli San'a | 11 |
17 | 2008–09 | Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | Al-Ahli San'a | Al-Saqr Ta'izz | ![]() |
Al-Ahli San'a | 13 |
18 | 2009–10 | Al-Saqr Ta'izz | Al-Tilal Aden | Shabab Al Baydaa | ![]() |
Al-Saqr Ta'izz | 15 |
19 | 2010–11 | Al-Oruba Zabid | Al-Tilal Aden | Al-Ahli San'a | ![]() |
Al-Tilal Aden | 14 |
20 | 2011–12 | Al-Sha'ab Ibb | Al-Ittihad Ibb | Al-Oruba Zabid | ![]() |
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 | |||||||
2019–20 | |||||||
All-time top scorers
As of 6 July 2013.
Rank | Player | Country | Goals | Years | Clubs |
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1 | Ali Al-Nono | ![]() |
163 | 1999– | Al-Ahli San'a, Al-Tilal Aden |
2 | Adel Al-Salimi | ![]() |
136 | 1997–11 | Al-Ahli San'a, Al-Wahda San'a |
3 | Sharaf Mahfood | ![]() |
121 | 1985–05 | Al-Tilal Aden |
4 | Fathi Jabir | ![]() |
108 | 1997–08 | Al-Tilal Aden |
5 | Yordanos Abay | ![]() |
100 | 2003– | Al-Saqr Ta'izz |
Total titles won
Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third place |
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Al-Ahli Sana'a ![]() |
10 | 7 | 3 |
Al-Tilal Aden | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Al-Wahda Sana'a | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Al-Sha'ab Ibb | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Al-Saqr Ta'izz | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Al-Wahda Aden | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Al Yarmuk Al Rawda | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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 |
Al-Ittihad Ibb | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Al-Sha'ab 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 |
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San'a' | 22 | Al-Ahli (10), 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) |
References
External links
- Official site (in Arabic)
- http://www.rsssf.com/tablesy/yemenchamp.html RSSSF
- Yemeni League – Hailoosport.com (Arabic)
- Yemeni League – Hailoosport.com