Yemen national football team

Yemen

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Al-Yemen A'sa'eed (اليمن السعيد)
Association	Yemen Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Tom Saintfiet
Captain	Salem Saeed
Top scorer	Ali Al-Nono (29)
Home stadium	Althawra Sports City Stadium
FIFA code	YEM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	162
Highest	90 (August 1993)
Lowest	163 (July 2000)
First international
Sudan 9–0 North Yemen (Egypt, September 5, 1965) Malaysia 0–1 Yemen (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; September 8, 1990)
Biggest win
Yemen 11–2 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; February 18, 2000)
Biggest defeat
Libya 16–1 Yemen (Cairo, Egypt; Date Unknown August, 1965)
Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1976)
Best result	First Round

The Yemen National Football Team (Arabic: منتخب اليمني لكرة القدم), is the national team of Yemen and is controlled by the Yemen Football Association.

When the nation was split into North Yemen and South Yemen before 1990, two national teams existed. After unification, the Yemen national football team is considered the successor of the North Yemen national football team. See the article South Yemen national football team for details on the South Yemen team.

Yemen (or North Yemen) has never appeared at a FIFA World Cup.

North Yemen

1965-1966

North Yemen debuted at the 1965 Pan Arab Games in Cairo, Egypt in August 1965. It lost its first game 9-0 to Sudan, then it lost 16-1 to Libya. After losing 4-0 to Syria, North Yemen won for the first time by defeating Oman 2-1 in the last game in the group. North Yemen did not advance.

In April 1966 the team entered the 1966 Arab Nations Cup in Baghdad, Iraq. It was placed in Group 2. North Yemen lost its first match 4-1 to Syria on 1 April, and then 7-0 to Palestine three days later. On 5 April they lost their last match 13-0 to Libya, and were eliminated, finishing bottom of the group.

Also in 1966, North Yemen entered the Games of the Emerging Forces in Cambodia. They lost their opener 5-3 against Palestine. The remaining games in their group were lost 8-0 to the hosts Cambodia, 9-0 to North Vietnam, 14-0 to North Korea and 6-0 to China.

1984-1989

Following the tournament in Cambodia, North Yemen did not play a match for eighteen years, returning in 1984 to attempt 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification. This was their first entrance of the competition. They were placed in qualification Group 3 with all matches held in Calcutta, India in October 1984. North Yemen lost the first match on 10 October, 6-0 to South Korea, for whom Park Sung-Hwa scored four goals and Chung Hae-Won two. Two days later they lost 2-0 to hosts India. On 15 October North Yemen lost 4-1 to Pakistan and three days later by the same score to Malaysia. North Yemen finished bottom of the group.

North Yemen entered its first World Cup qualification campaign with the aim of securing a place in the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. They were placed in Group 3 of the West Asia zone in the first round of qualification. North Yemen played their first match at home to Syria in Sana'a on 29 March 1985 and lost 1-0 to a 70th minute goal. On 5 April they lost 5-0 to Kuwait in Kuwait City. On 19 April North Yemen lost 3-0 away to Syria at the Abbasiyin Stadium in Damascus. On 26 April, while hosting Kuwait, North Yemen scored their only goal in the group as they lost 3-1 in front of 10,000 people.

In August 1985, North Yemen compted at the 1985 Pan Arab Games in Rabat, Morocco and was placed in a group with Saudi Arabia, Algeria and the United Arab Emirates. They lost 2-0 to the Saudis on 5 August, 3-1 to Algeria on 7 August and then, on 9 August, beat the UAE 2-1 for their first ever victory.

On 15 October 1985, North Yemen played opposition from outside Asia and Africa for the first time, losing a friendly 2-0 to Mexico at home.

Competition records

World Cup record

World Cup Finals										World Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	3	2	3	12	13
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	2	2	10	7
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	3	2	1	8	6
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	1	2	3	6	11
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	1	2	4	4
2014	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		2	0	1	1	0	2
Total	-		-	-	-	-	-	-		32	10	10	12	40	43

AFC Asian Cup record

Asian Cup Finals										Asian Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	1	0	3	2	8
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	2	0	2	14	5
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	1	3	15	15
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	0	4	5	13
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	2	1	3	7	9
Total	Best: -		''	''	''	''	''	''		26	9	2	15	43	50

Gulf Cup of Nations record

Gulf Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2003	7/7	6	0	1	5	2	18
2004	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	2	7
2007	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	5
2009	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	2	11
2010	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	9
2013	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Best: Group Stage	18	0	3	15	10	50

Arab Nations Cup

Arab Nations Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1963	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	1	24
1985	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Group Stage	4	0	1	3	5	13
2012	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	7
Total	Best: Group Stage	9	1	1	7	9	43

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Main article: Yemen national football team match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date	Location	Opponent	Score*	Competition
2012
13 June	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt U-23	1-2	Friendly matches
16 June	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Egypt U-23	1-1	Friendly matches
18 June	Ali Mohsen Stadium, Sana'a	Palestine	1-2	Friendly matches
23 June	Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah	Libya	1-3	2012 Arab Nations Cup Group stage
26 June	Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah	Bahrain	2-0	2012 Arab Nations Cup Group stage
29 June	Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah	Morocco	0-4	2012 Arab Nations Cup Group stage
16 October	Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut	Lebanon	1-2	Friendly matches

Current squad

The following 23 players have been called up for the 2012 Arab Nations Cup

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Salem Saeed (Captain)	(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984			Al-Musannah
12	1GK	Jaem Nasser	(1983-01-01) 1 January 1983			Al Saqr
21	1GK	Saoud Al Sawedi	(1988-04-10) 10 April 1988			Al-Wahda (Aden)
2	2DF	Zaher Mohammed Farid	(1986-07-06) 6 July 1986			Al-Wahda (Aden)
3	2DF	Abdullaziz Al Guma'i	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990			Al-Ahli Sana'a
5	2DF	Mudeer Abdurboh	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990			Al-Ahli Sana'a
6	2DF	Nateq Hezam	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990			Al-Shaab Ibb
13	2DF	Khaled Baleid				Al-Tilal
16	2DF	Ahmed Al Sadek	(1983-01-01) 1 January 1983			Al-Shula
19	2DF	Mohammed Msaad	(1983-01-01) 1 January 1983			Al-Oruba
4	3MF	Akram Al-Worafi	(1986-11-12) 12 November 1986			Al-Shaab Ibb
7	3MF	Mohammed Baroies	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986			Al-Wahda (Aden)
9	3MF	Muaadh Hazza'a	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986			Al-Wahda (Aden)
10	3MF	Mohammed Al Abidi	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986			Shabab Al Baydaa
17	3MF	Haitham Al-Asbahi	(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984			Al-Oruba
18	3MF	Ala Al-Sasi	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987			Al-Ahli Sana'a
20	3MF	Munassar Ba Haj	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990			Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
23	3MF	Hussein Ghazi	(1989-01-01) 1 January 1989			Al-Oruba
8	4FW	Wahid Al Khyat	(1985-01-01) 1 January 1985			Al-Ahli Sana'a
11	4FW	Akram Al-Selwi	(1986-09-08) 8 September 1986			Al-Hilal
14	4FW	Ayman Al Hagri	(1992-01-01) 1 January 1992			Al-Shaab Ibb
15	4FW	Kameel Tareq	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986			Al-Shula
22	4FW	Tamer Hanash	(1986-01-03) 3 January 1986			Al-Ahli Sana'a

Coaches

Name	Period
Hazem Jassam	1990-1994
Luciano de Abroue	1994-2001
Milan Živadinović	2003 – March 2004
Rabah Saâdane	2004–2005
Mohsen Saleh	2007 – Jan 2009
Hamza Al Jamal	Jan 2009 (caretaker)
Sami Hasan Al Nash	Jan 2009 – Oct 2009
Srećko Juričić	Nov 2009 – Dec 2010
Amine Al-Sunaini	Dec 2010 – Jan 2012
Sami Hasan Al Nash	Jan 2012 – Sep 2012
Tom Saintfiet	Oct 2012 –

Former squads

• 2012 Arab Nations Cup squads

See Also

• Yemen national under-17 football team
• Yemen national under-20 football team
• Yemen national under-23 football team

External links

• FIFA.com (Yemen) Template:En icon
• Official site Template:Ar icon
• List of players Template:En icon