Yemen national football team
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The Yemen national football team (Arabic: منتخب الْيَمَن الْوَطَنِيُّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Yemen in international football. The national team is administered by the Yemen Football Association.
Nickname(s) | Al-Yaman As-Sa'eed (اليمن السعيد) | ||
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Association | Yemen Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
Head coach | Miroslav Soukup[1] | ||
Most caps | Alaa Al-Sasi (72) | ||
Top scorer | Ali Al-Nono (29) | ||
Home stadium | Althawra Sports City Stadium | ||
FIFA code | YEM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 156 5 (4 April 2024)[2] | ||
Highest | 90 (August – September 1993, November 1993) | ||
Lowest | 186 (February 2014) | ||
First international | |||
Syria 4–1 North Yemen (Baghdad, Iraq; 2 April 1966) as Yemen Malaysia 0–1 Yemen (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 8 September 1990) | |||
Biggest win | |||
North Yemen 2–1 United Arab Emirates (Casablanca, Morocco; 11 August 1985) North Yemen 1–0 India (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 11 February 1988) as Yemen Yemen 11–2 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 18 February 2000) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
North Korea 14–0 Yemen (Phnom Penh, Cambodia; 30 November 1966) as Yemen Saudi Arabia 7–0 Yemen (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 6 October 2003) | |||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2019) | ||
WAFF Championship | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 2010) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (2010) |
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.
Despite being the 5th most populated country in the Middle East, Yemen has never achieved the same success as those with smaller population.