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Yemen

Nickname(s)	Al-Yaman A'Sa'eed (The Happy Yemen) (اليمن السعيد) Al-Shayateen Al-Homr (The Red Devils) The Qahtani Arabs (الشياطين الحمر)
Association	Yemen Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Ján Kocian
Captain	Ala Al-Sasi
Most caps	Ala Al-Sasi (87)
Top scorer	Ali Al-Nono (30)
Home stadium	Althawra Sports City Stadium
FIFA code	YEM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	143 8 (7 February 2019)[1]
Highest	90 (August – September 1993, November 1993)
Lowest	186 (February 2014)
Elo ranking
Current	168 4 (27 March 2019)[2]
Highest	117 (7 November 2010)
Lowest	169 (September 2015)
First international
As North Yemen:  Sudan 9–0 North Yemen (Egypt, 5 September 1965) As Yemen:  Malaysia 0–1 Yemen (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 8 September 1990)
Biggest win
Yemen 11–2 Bhutan  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 18 February 2000)
Biggest defeat
Libya 16–1 North Yemen (Cairo, Egypt; Date Unknown August 1965)
Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2019)
Best result	Group stage, 2019

The Yemen national football team (Arabic: منتخب اليمن الوطني 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, despite Yemen's successes at the Youth teams such as the U20 and U17 Yemen.

Despite being the 6th most populated country in the Middle East, Yemen has never achieved the same success as those with smaller populations like United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Syria, and Oman.

Early history

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 in an attempt to qualify to the 1984 Asian Cup. This was their first entrance of the competition. They were placed at the qualifiers in 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 World Cup in Mexico. They were placed in Group 3 of the West Asia zone in the first round of the qualification campaign. 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 Abbasiyyin 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 competed 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.

Reunification of the North and South

1990s

In the 1990, the North and South of Yemen re-united which prompted what is now the national team of Yemen to be merged from North Yemen.^[3] Their first international game, as a unified country, was a 1–0 win against Malaysia on 8 September 1990 in Kuala Lumpur.

Upon being a new country, they entered the footballing world with a different viewpoint. Their captains alternated between matches to promote a "unified" Yemen.^[4] Due to the ongoing political conflict in Yemen, many sought football as an escape.

Starting in 1993, their first big task would be the qualification to the 1994 FIFA World Cup, because they did not enter the AFC Asian Cup in 1992, nor the Arab Nations Cup. Yemen lost three games, against China once, and Iraq twice. They drew with Jordan twice, and won against China and Pakistan. This placed them third, five points from Iraq who were first, and ultimately ended their first ever World Cup qualification campaign.

The qualification campaign for the 1996 Asian Cup saw them get thrashed by Saudi Arabia as they lost 4–0 in the first leg, but put a fight in the second leg as they lost 1–0. Despite finishing last, on points with Kyrgyzstan, Yemen's only redeeming event was the narrow 1–0 win against Kyrgyzstan, despite getting beat 3–1 in the return leg.

More years went by as Yemen continued to struggle as a footballing power, not only in Asia, but in the Middle East. The qualification campaign for the 1998 World Cup raised some spirits as they came in second above Indonesia and Cambodia. For the Yemenis, this was an ample progress as Uzbekistan, with 16 points, had stomped the first stage with having twice as many points as second-place Yemen at 8 points. While adding on to the fact that Yemen lost 1–0 to Uzbekistan, and despite losing 5–1 in the return leg, this gave the Yemenis a hopeful future for the upcoming tournaments.

2000s

Yemen started the millennium by attempting to qualify for the 2000 AFC Asian Cup. The Al-Yemen A'Sa'eed started off the year with a resounding 3–0 win against Nepal following with a narrow 0–1 loss to Turkmenistan. After this, it came to light that Kuwait had thrashed Bhutan 20–0 in the qualifiers which prompted doubt in the national team. Needless to say, Yemen only lost 2–0 to Kuwait (with an own-goal added) and ended the qualification campaign with their highest win as they stomped Bhutan 11–2 with Ali Al Nono bagging a hat-trick and three others netting braces. These matches put Yemen at 6 points finishing above Nepal and Bhutan at third place of fifth.

2002 FIFA World Cup (AFC) qualifying (Group 8)
Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
UAE	6	4	0	2	21	5	+16	12
Yemen	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11
India	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11
Brunei	6	0	0	6	0	28	−28	0

The following year, in 2001, would be a high-point for the Yemeni fans as they watched their national team barely lose out on the advancement of the second round of the qualification campaign of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. They lost to United Arab Emirates who finished at top with 12 points while Yemen, along with India, sat at 11 points with Yemen scoring three more goals than India, despite the same goal-difference of six. Losing narrowly, in both legs, to the Arab powerhouse that was United Arab Emirates, the Yemeni fans held their heads high knowing that the football in Yemen was slowly developing.

However, for the Yemenis, disappointment would strike as they bombed their next big competition, the 2002 Arab Nations Cup. This would be their first appearance since 1966 when they played as North Yemen, in which they also failed losing all three games and having a goal difference of −23. In 2012, it would be a different story as they drew 2–2 with Asian powerhouse Saudi Arabia but losing to Lebanon 4–2, Bahrain 3–1 and Syria 0–4.

The qualification for the 2004 AFC Asian Cup would arrive as the next test for Yemen. The Yemenis would soon discover that this qualification was going better than expected. However, as fate would have it, the Yemenis were left stranded on the cusp of qualification as they were beat to the last spot by Indonesia by 3 points, despite them having a worse goal difference.

Days later, they would face yet another big tournament in quick succession which was the 16th Arabian Gulf Cup hosted by Kuwait. This tournament did not do them any favors as they came in dead last out of seventh. They finished with 1 point, drawing with Oman and a goal difference of −16. But within a few months, the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup arrived with the Yemenis waiting for their revenge for a poor showing in the previous tournament. However, the Yemenis once again, to everyone's expectations, failed to register a win with the only point coming from a 1–1 draw to Bahrain while losing 0–3 to Saudi Arabia and 3–1 to Kuwait.

Yemen would next look towards the qualification campaign of the 2006 FIFA World Cup. But the Yemenis would soon end it on a short note, as they finished bottom of the group with 5 points under Thailand, United Arab Emirates and North Korea (who won the group with 11 points) and one win, two draws and three losses.

A short time later would find the Yemenis preparing for the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup. Despite, as expected, finishing the group last, they finished with two losses against United Arab Emirates and Oman and the lone draw to Kuwait. However, the Yemenis would exit proudly because they did not receive the thrashing many were expecting and lost due to a 1-goal margin with the winning goals coming the second half.

Months later would see Yemen enter the qualification campaign of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and were knocked out, once again, with mixed results. While Japan and Saudi Arabia qualified comfortably, Yemen achieved their only two wins against India. However, their losses to Japan were minimal as both goals (consolation and winning) came in stoppage time.

2010s

Yemeni players before a 2019 AFC Asian Cup match against Iran

The next task for the Yemenis was the qualification campaign for the 2010 World Cup which was cut shorter than usual. In the first round, Yemen scored three goals without reply against Maldives, in the first leg. In the return leg, Maldives replied with two goals but in the end, it was not enough, and Yemen passed to the next stage. The second stage saw Yemen draw 1–1 with Thailand with the second leg finishing 1–0 in favor to Thailand thus knocking them out 3–2 on aggregate. This was the first time Yemen did not reach the group stages of a World Cup qualification stage.

Yemen started off the new year by hosting the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time. As hosts, they played in the May 22 Stadium in Aden against Saudi Arabia and lost 0–4. Yemen would go on and lose 2–1 and 0–3 to Qatar and Kuwait respectively thus crashing out of the group stages only scoring one goal while conceding nine.

The qualification campaign for the 2011 Asian Cup was acceptable for Yemeni' standards. Despite being grouped with Japan and Bahrain, and Hong Kong, they achieved two wins, one draw and three losses. They opened with a surprise narrow-defeat of 2–1 to Japan and finished with the surprise of, once again, holding Japan to the last minute for a 3–2 defeat.

Ten years later of their last participation, they entered the 2012 Arab Nations Cup where they were grouped with Morocco, Bahrain and Libya. To the bewilderment of many football experts, Bahrain finished last with Yemen finishing third with three points.

However, in 2013, Yemen would participate in the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup, and they would record their worst run in the tournament where they were grouped with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. They didn't record any goal and conceded six goals losing all three games.

As recent record showed, the Yemenis finished with their worst World Cup qualification campaign for the 2014 World Cup. They faced Iraq which they lost 2–0. The return leg was played in the United Arab Emirates due to the civil unrest in Yemen. This match saw Yemen and Iraq play out to a draw which ended Iraq going through 2–0 on aggregate and thus knocking Yemen out in the knock-out stages.

In December 2013, they sunk to their lowest rank ever on the FIFA rankings at 179th. From the start of January 2013 to December 2013, they lost half of what they had previously, going down nearly 50 points.^[5] This calling came for the Yemen Football Association to make a serious signing, when they signed Vladimir Petrović as the coach who had experience in Europe as a player and of Red Star Belgrade fame.^[6] Unfortunately, due to his contract extending for just a year, Vladmir Petrović quit as Yemen's manager in May 2014. Because of this, Yemen dropped to their lowest and worst in Yemen's football: 186th. In preparation for the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup, they hired Czech youth teams' manager Miroslav Soukup to attempt to revive the national team. Once again, Yemen was eliminated without winning a match, but for the first time in their Gulf Cup history, they didn't finish last.

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Yemen only managed to defeat two opponents, Pakistan and the Philippines, while they lost to other opponents, thus Yemen ended their qualification with bottom record. However, since the failure, Yemen has begun their resurgence. During the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, which was the first attempt of Yemen to qualify to the tournament as an unified nation, Yemen has defeated Tajikistan, while maintaining other draws. Yemen had a big chance to qualify to its first international tournament in its history as a unified country. Finally, with the help from the Philippines when the Azkals defeated Tajikistan 2–1 in Manila, Yemen had finally qualified to the Asian Cup for the first time in history.

Competition records

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup										FIFA World Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	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
2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		10	2	1	7	5	18
2022	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		To be determined
2026	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		To be determined
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–		42	12	11	19	45	61

AFC Asian Cup record

All qualifications

AFC Asian Cup										AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		4	0	0	4	2	18
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		5	1	3	1	5	5
1992	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		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
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	0	0	6	3	18
2019	Group stage	23rd	3	0	0	3	0	10		18	6	5	7	16	23
Total	Best: Group stage	–	3	0	0	3	0	10		59	16	10	33	69	114

Asian Games record

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1962	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1978	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	Group stage	3	0	2	1	0	2
1994	Group stage	4	0	0	4	0	14
1998	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002–present	See Yemen national under-23 football team
Total	2/13	7	0	2	5	0	16

Arabian Gulf Cup record

Arabian Gulf Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2003	7th	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	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	6
2014	Group stage	3	0	2	1	0	1
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	0	8
Total	Best: Group stage	27	0	5	22	10	65

Arab Nations Cup record

Arab Nations Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter
1964	Did not enter
1966	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	27
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	10	1	1	8	10	47

Pan Arab Games record

Pan Arab Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953		–	–	–	–	–	–
1957		–	–	–	–	–	–
1961		–	–	–	–	–	–
1965		–	–	–	–	–	–
1976		–	–	–	–	–	–
1985		–	–	–	–	–	–
1997		–	–	–	–	–	–
1999		–	–	–	–	–	–
2007		–	–	–	–	–	–
2011		–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	/10	0	0	0	0	0	0

Palestine Cup of Nations

Palestine Cup of Nations

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

  Win
  Draw
  Loss

Date	Location	Opponent	Score*	Competition
2012
18 June	Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a	Palestine	1–2	Friendly
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
28 September	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	1–2	Friendly
16 October	Saida International Stadium, Sidon	Lebanon	1–2	Friendly
9 December	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah	Bahrain	0–1	2012 WAFF
12 December	Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah	Saudi Arabia	0–1	2012 WAFF
15 December	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City	Iran	1–2	2012 WAFF
2013
6 January	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Kuwait	0–2	21st Arabian Gulf Cup
9 January	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Saudi Arabia	0–2	21st Arabian Gulf Cup
12 January	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Iraq	0–2	21st Arabian Gulf Cup
6 February	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah	Bahrain	0–2	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22 March	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam	Malaysia	1–2	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6 October	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut	Iraq	2–3	Friendly
13 October	Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha	Qatar	0–6	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 November	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain City	Qatar	1–4	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
19 November	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa	Bahrain	0–2	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2014
5 March	Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain	Malaysia	1–2	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25 March	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Nepal	2–0	Friendly
15 April	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha	Chad	0–0	Friendly
9 September	Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman	Indonesia	0–0 [7]	Friendly
10 October	Al Ahli Stadium, Manama	Iraq	1–1	Friendly
4 November	Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Kuwait	1–1	Friendly
7 November	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat	Oman	0–2	Friendly
13 November	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Bahrain	0–0	22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
16 November	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Qatar	0–0	22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
19 November	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	1–0	22nd Arabian Gulf Cup
2015
17 January	The Sevens Stadium, Dubai	Nigeria	2–0 [8]	Friendly
22 January	The Sevens Stadium, Dubai	Finland	0–0 [9]	Friendly
12 March	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Pakistan	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
23 March	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Pakistan	0–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
11 June	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	North Korea	0–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
16 June	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Philippines	0–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
28 August	Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb	Oman	0–1	Friendly
3 September	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan	0–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
8 September	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Bahrain	0–4	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
13 October	Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang	North Korea	0–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
12 November	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila	Philippines	0–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
17 November	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Uzbekistan	1–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2016
24 March	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa	Bahrain	0–3	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2 June	National Football Stadium, Malé	Maldives	0–2	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 June	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha	Maldives	2–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2017
22 March	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah	Palestine	0–1	Friendly
28 March	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Tajikistan	2–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13 May	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo	Egypt	0–1	Friendly
13 June	Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu	Nepal	0–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 September	Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod	Philippines	2–2	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 October	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah	Philippines	1–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14 November	Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor	Tajikistan	0–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23 December	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City	Qatar	0–4	23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
26 December	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City	Bahrain	0–1	23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
29 December	Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City	Iraq	0–3	23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
2018
27 March	Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Nepal	2–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 November	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Friendly
20 November	Zabeel Stadium, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	0–2	Friendly
30 December	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Syria	0–1	Friendly
2019
7 January	Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Iran	0–5	2019 AFC Asian Cup
12 January	Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah	Iraq	0–3	2019 AFC Asian Cup
16 January	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain	Vietnam	0–2	2019 AFC Asian Cup

Current squad

The following 23 players have been called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Nepal on 27 March 2018 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mohammed Ayash	(1986-03-06) 6 March 1986 (age 33)[10]	33	0	Peshmerga
22	1GK	Salem Al-Harsh	(1998-10-07) 7 October 1998 (age 20)	1	0	Wehda Adan
23	1GK	Saoud Al-Sowadi	(1988-04-10) 10 April 1988 (age 30)	43	0	Al-Saqr
2	2DF	Rami Al-Wasmani	(1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 22)	?	?	Ahli Sana'a
3	2DF	Mohammed Fuad Omar	(1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 30)	44	4	Muaither
4	2DF	Mudir Abdurabu	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 26)	30	1	Al-Wakra
5	2DF	Abdulaziz Al-Gumaei	(1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 29)	20	0	Mesaimeer
13	2DF	Ala Addin Mahdi	(1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 23)	13	0	Majees
15	2DF	Ammar Hamsan	(1994-11-05) 5 November 1994 (age 24)	9	0	Qatar
19	2DF	Mohammed Boqshan	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 25)	38	1	Al-Khor
21	2DF	Mohammed Ba Rowis	(1988-12-04) 4 December 1988 (age 30)	17	2	Wehda Adan
6	3MF	Ahmed Abdulrab	(1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 24)	10	0	That Ras
7	3MF	Ahmed Al-Sarori	(1998-08-09) 9 August 1998 (age 20)	18	2	Al-Markhiya
8	3MF	Wahid Al Khyat	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 33)	29	0	Ahli Sana'a
9	3MF	Alaa Al-Sasi	(1987-07-02) 2 July 1987 (age 31)	63	8	Al-Sailiya
10	3MF	Ahmed Dhabaan	(1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 24)	?	0	Al-Shamal
11	3MF	Abdulwasea Al-Matari	(1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 24)	29	5	Dibba Al-Hisn
12	3MF	Ahmed Al-Haifi	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 25)	36	0	Al Kharaitiyat
17	3MF	Hussein Al-Ghazi	(1990-05-07) 7 May 1990 (age 28)	35	0	Al-Wakra
14	4FW	Ali Hafeedh	(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 22)	?	0	Wehda Adan
16	4FW	Salem Al-Omzae	(1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 27)	4	0	Al-Tilal
18	4FW	Ahmed Alos	(1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 24)	14	0	Wehda Adan
20	4FW	Emad Mansoor	(1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 26)	13	1	Bidiyah

Managerial history

Name	Period
Zaki Osman	c. 1970[11]
Alan Gillett	1977[12]
Timur Segizbayev	c. 1979–1982[13][14]
Dr. Azzam Khalifa 1	c. 1989–1990[15]
Luciano de Abreu	1993–1994[16][17]
Ali Saleh Abad	c. 1996[18]
Omar Bashami	c. 1996[19]
Mojahed Al Saraha	c. 1997[20]
Hazem Jassam	1997[21][22]
Salem Abdel Rahman	1997[21]
Hazem Jassam	1997–1999[19]
Roberto Fernandes	1999[23][24]
Zoran Đorđević	1999–2000[19][25]
Luciano de Abreu	2000–2002[17][26]
Mahmoud Abou-Regaila	Jan 2002 – Nov 2002[26][27]
Horsten Spiedler 2	Nov 2002 – Dec 2002[27][28]
Abdullah Saqr Baamer 3	Dec 2002[29]
Hazem Jassam	Dec 2002 – Sep 2003[30][31]
Ahmed Ali Qassim	Sep 2003 – Nov 2003[32]
Milan Živadinović	Nov 2003 – Jan 2004[33]
Amine Al-Sunaini	Jan 2004 – Apr 2004[34]
Rabah Saâdane	Jul 2004 – Dec 2005[35]
Ahmed Alraay	Jan 2006 – Nov 2006[36]
Mohsen Saleh	Nov 2006 – Jan 2009[37]
Hamza Al Jamal 4	Jan 2009
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 – Mar 2013
Sami Hasan Al Nash	April 2013 – Dec 2013
Vladimir Petrović	Dec 2013 – May 2014
Miroslav Soukup	May 2014 – 2015
Amine Al-Sunaini	2015 – Feb 2016
Ahmed Ali Qassim	Feb 2016 – Jun 2016
Abraham Mebratu	Jun 2016 – Apr 2018
Ján Kocian	Oct 2018 –

Notes

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  Dr. Azzam Khalifa served as the first coach of the unified Yemen football team.^[38]
  


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  Horsten Spiedler, the youth national team coach, was selected by the YFA to take charge of the team at the 2002 Arab Nations Cup with a squad composed of youth team and senior players.^[27] However, after one friendly match, the FA overturned this decision and appointed Hazem Jassam instead.^[28]
  


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  Abdullah Saqr Baamer served as caretaker coach during the 2002 Arab Nations Cup due to coach Hazem Jassam being unable to obtain a visa as he was blacklisted by the host nation of Kuwait.^[29][30]
  


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  Hamza Jamal served as caretaker coach.
  

Records versus other nations

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

References

External links

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  Yemen on FIFA (in English)
  


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  Official site (in Arabic)
  


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  List of players (in English)