Yemen national football team

Yemen

Nickname(s)	Al-Yaman A'Sa'eed (اليمن السعيد) The Red (Al-Ahmar) (الأحمر)
Association	Yemen Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Abraham Mebratu
Captain	Alaa Al-Sasi
Top scorer	Ali Al-Nono (29)
Home stadium	Althawra Sports City Stadium
FIFA code	YEM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	149 17 (24 November 2016)
Highest	90 (August–September 1993, November 1993)
Lowest	186 (February 2014)
Elo ranking
Current	169
Highest	124 (October 2010)
Lowest	169 (September 2015)
First international
As North Yemen:  Sudan 9–0 North Yemen (Egypt, September 5, 1965) As Yemen:  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 North Yemen (Cairo, Egypt; Date Unknown August, 1965)

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 or an AFC Asian Cup tournament, 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 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.

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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 to China once and Iraq twice. 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 AFC 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 FIFA World Cup raised some spirits as they came in second above Indonesia and Cambodia. For the Yemenis, this was ample progress as Uzbekistan, of 16 points, had stomped the first stage with having twice as many points as second-place Yemen of 8 points. While adding on to the fact that Yemen lost 1–0 to Uzbekistan 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 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations 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 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations 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 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations. 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

The next task for the Yemenis was the qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup which was cut shorter than usual. In the first round, Yemen scored three goals without reply against Maldives, of 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 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations 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 AFC Asian Cup was okay towards Yemeni's standards. Despite being grouped with Japan and Bahrain, and Hong Kong, they registered 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 3 points.

However, in 2013, Yemen would participate in the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations and they would record their worst run in the tournament where they were grouped with Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq. They recorded zero goals and conceded six goals losing all three games.

As recent record displayed, the Yemenis finished with their worst World Cup qualification campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. They faced Iraq which they lost 2–0. The return leg was played in 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 179. From the start of January 2013 to December 2013, they lost half of what they had previously, going down nearly 50 points.^[3] 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.^[4] 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: 186. In preparation of the 2014 Gulf Cup of Nations, 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 Yemen's participancy history of the Gulf Cup, Yemen didn't finish last.

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
2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		7	2	1	4	4	10
Total	-	0/21	-	-	-	-	-	-		38	11	11	16	44	53

All qualifications

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
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	0	0	5	2	16
2019	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		6	1	1	4	4	10
Total	Best: -		''	''	''	''	''	''		38	10	3	24	49	76

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	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	6
2014	Group Stage	3	0	2	1	0	1
Total	Best: Group Stage	24	0	5	19	10	57

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

  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	2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
9 January	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Saudi Arabia	0–2	2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
12 January	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Iraq	0–2	2013 Gulf Cup of Nations
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 [5]	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	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
16 November	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Qatar	0–0	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
19 November	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	1–0	2014 Gulf Cup of Nations
2015
17 January	The Sevens Stadium, Dubai	Nigeria	2–0 [6]	Friendly
22 January	The Sevens Stadium, Dubai	Finland	0–0 [7]	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)
3 September	Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan	1–0	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	1–0	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

Current squad

The following 23 players have been called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifying matches against Maldives on 2 June in Malé and 7 June 2016 in Doha, Qatar.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mohammed Ebrahim Ayash	(1986-03-06) 6 March 1986	4	0	Al-Suwaiq
22	1GK	Salem Saeed	(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984	21	0	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
23	1GK	Samer Mohammed Saleh	(1991-05-08) 8 May 1991	0	0	Al-Wahda SC (Oman)
2	2DF	Moataz Ahmed Kaid	(1992-09-15) 15 September 1992	4	0	Al-Saqr
3	2DF	Mohammed Fuad Mohammed Omar	(1989-03-13) 13 March 1989	8	0	Al-Saqr
4	2DF	Mudir Al-Radaei	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993	3	0	Al-Ahli Sana'a
5	2DF	Abdelmoaen Al-Jarshi	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994	4	0	Al-Wehda Club (Sana'a)
13	2DF	Ala Addin Mahdi		0	0	Shaab Ibb SCC
14	2DF	Hamada Al Zubairi	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990	1	0	Al-Ahli Sana'a
19	2DF	Mohammed Ahmed Ali Boqshan	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994	18	1	Al-Tilal
6	3MF	Fuad Al-Omaisi	(1989-01-01) 1 January 1989	4	0	Al-Ta'ee
7	3MF	Waleed Mohammed Al-Hubaishi	(1993-01-02) 2 January 1993	3	0	Al-Saqr SC
8	3MF	Wahid Mohammed Al Khyat	(1986-01-01) 1 January 1986	3	0	Al-Ahli Sana'a
9	3MF	Alaa Al-Sasi	(1987-07-02) 2 July 1987	33	7	Al-Ahli Sana'a
11	3MF	Abdulwasea Al-Matari	(1994-07-04) 4 July 1994	12	0	Al Yarmuk Al Rawda
15	3MF	Akram Al-Worafi	(1986-11-12) 12 November 1986		0	Al Sha'ab Ibb
16	3MF	Osamah Anbar		0	0	Al Yarmuk Al Rawda
18	3MF	Alos Ahmed Abdullah	(1994-04-03) 3 April 1994	5	0	Al-Wehda Club (Sana'a)
21	3MF	Ahmed Abdulhakim Al-Sarori	(1998-08-09) 9 August 1998	0	0	Al-Ahli Sana'a
10	4FW	Ayman Al Hagri	(1993-02-03) 3 February 1993	11	1	Al-Najma
12	4FW	Ahmed Al-Haifi	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994	4	0	Al-Ahli Sana'a
17	4FW	Tawfiq Ali Mansour		2	0	Al-Wehda Club (Sana'a)
20	4FW	Yasser Basuhai	(1979-03-27) 27 March 1979	21	8	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili

Managerial history

Name	Period
Zaki Osman	c. 1970[8]
Alan Gillett	1977[9]
Timur Segizbayev	c. 1979–1982[10][11]
Dr. Azzam Khalifa 1	c. 1989–1990[12]
Luciano de Abreu	1993–1994[13][14]
Ali Saleh Abad	c. 1996[15]
Omar Bashami	c. 1996[16]
Mojahed Al Saraha	c. 1997[17]
Hazem Jassam	1997[18][19]
Salem Abdel Rahman	1997[18]
Hazem Jassam	1997–1999[16]
Roberto Fernandes	1999[20][21]
Zoran Đorđević	1999–2000[16][22]
Luciano de Abreu	2000–2002[14][23]
Mahmoud Abou-Regaila	Jan 2002 – Nov 2002[23][24]
Horsten Spiedler 2	Nov 2002 – Dec 2002[24][25]
Abdullah Saqr Baamer 3	Dec 2002[26]
Hazem Jassam	Dec 2002 – Sep 2003[27][28]
Ahmed Ali Qassim	Sep 2003 – Nov 2003[29]
Milan Živadinović	Nov 2003 – Jan 2004[30]
Amine Al-Sunaini	Jan 2004 – Apr 2004[31]
Rabah Saâdane	Jul 2004 – Dec 2005[32]
Ahmed Alraay	Jan 2006 – Nov 2006[33]
Mohsen Saleh	Nov 2006 – Jan 2009[34]
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 – present

Notes

• Dr. Azzam Khalifa served as the first coach of the unified Yemen football team.^[35]
• 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.^[24] However, after one friendly match, the FA overturned this decision and appointed Hazem Jassam instead.^[25]
• 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.^[26][27]
• Hamza Jamal served as caretaker coach.

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

• Yemen on FIFA (English)
• Official site (Arabic)
• List of players (English)

Football in Yemen
Federation Yemen National Team South Yemen National Team North Yemen national football team
National teams	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women's
League competitions	Yemeni League Second Division
Domestic Cup competitions	Yemeni President Cup Super Cup Unity Cup (May 22 Cup)
Defunct competitions	Naseem Cup September 26 Cup Amana Cup Ali Muhsin al-Murisi Cup Esteghlal Cup North Yemen Cup of the Republic South Yemen Cup
Yemeni Football Records Clubs Top Scorers List of venues

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games
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