Yemeni League


Yemeni League is the top football 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 system with the Premier, First, Second and Third Divisions.
16 northern and 16 southern clubs entered the top level championship in the 1990–91 season. Previously, two separate championships were used for North and South Yemen.
Currently, 14 clubs play at the top level, with four clubs being relegated to the second tier. The season is generally run from early November to late June with the league winners entering the AFC Challenge League and the Arab Champions League.
The league was cancelled from 2014 to 2021 due to the Yemeni Civil War, which also stopped all other footballing activities in Yemen.

Clubs

ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Al-Saqr Ta'izzTa'izzAl Shohada Stadium32,000
Salam Al-GarfaAl GarfaAl Garfa Stadium
Al-Sha'ab HadramautMukallaBaradem Mukalla Stadium15,000
Al-Ahli San'aSan'aAli Muhesen Stadium25,000
Al-Tali'aa TaizzTa'izzAl Shohada Stadium32,000
Al-Oruba ZabidZabidAli Muhesen Stadium25,000
Al-Yarmuk Al-RawdaSan'aAli Muhesen Stadium25,000
Al-Wahda San'aSan'aAli Muhesen Stadium25,000
Al Sha'ab IbbIbb22 May Stadium40,000
Al-Hilal HudaydaAl HudaydahAl Ulufi Stadium2,000
Fahman SCCMudiyahMudiyah Stadium
Al-Tadamun HadramautMukallaBaradem Mukalla Stadium15,000
Al-Ittihad IbbIbbMay 22 Stadium40,000
SamaonSan'aAli Muhesen Stadium25,000

Top goalscorers

All-time top scorers

RankPlayerGoalsYears
1

Total titles won

Total titles won by town or city

Sixteen clubs from a total of seven towns and cities have been champions.
Town or cityNumber of titlesClubs
San'a'23Al-Ahli, Al-Wahda, Al Yarmouk, Al-Oruba, Al-Zuhra, Al-Sha'ab, Al-Shorta Sana'a
Aden13Al-Tilal, Al-Wahda, Al-Shula, Al-Shorta Aden
Ta'izz3Al-Saqr
Ibb2Al-Sha'ab
Al Hudaydah2Al-Hilal
Mukalla1Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut
Mudiyah1Fahman SCC