Yemen national football team
The Yemen national football team is the national football team of Yemen. Yemen has never been at a FIFA World Cup.
| Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Al-Yaman A'Sa'eed (The Happy Yemen) (اليمن السعيد) Al-Shayateen Al-Homr (The Red Devils) The Qahtani Arabs (الشياطين الحمر) | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
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| Highest | 90 (August – September 1993, November 1993) | ||
| Lowest | 186 (February 2014) | ||
| First international | |||
| As North Yemen: File:Flag of Sudan (1956–1970).svg Sudan 9–0 North Yemen23x15px (Egypt, 5 September 1965) As Yemen: 22x20px Malaysia 0–1 Yemen 23x15px (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 8 September 1990) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 23x15px Yemen 11–2 Bhutan 22x20px (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 18 February 2000) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya 16–1 North Yemen 23x15px (Cairo, Egypt; Date Unknown August 1965) | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2019) | ||
| Best result | Group stage, 2019 | ||
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Competition records
World Cup record
| World Cup Finals | World Cup Qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg 1994 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | |
| 23x15px 1998 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
| 23x15px23x15px 2002 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg 2006 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | |
| 23x15px 2010 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 23x15px 2014 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 2018 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
 2022 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | |
23x15px23x15px 2026 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
| Total | - | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 60 | 89 | |
AFC Asian Cup record
| Asian Cup Finals | Asian Cup Qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 23x15px 1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 23x15px 1996 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 23x15px 2000 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |
| 23x15px 2004 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | |
| 23x15px23x15px23x15px23x15px 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 23x15px 2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 23x15px 2009 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| 23x15px 2010 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 23x15px 2013 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Best: Group Stage | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 50 | |
Arab Nations Cup
| Arab Nations Cup | |||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 23x15px 1963 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| File:Flag of Kuwait.svg 1964 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23x15px 1966 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 23x15px 1985 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23x15px 1988 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23x15px 1992 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| File:Flag of Qatar.svg 1998 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2002 |
Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 23x15px 2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | Best: Group Stage | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 43 |
Yemen National Football Team Media
- IRN-YMN 20190107 Asian Cup 12.jpg
Iran & Yemen Group D match, 2019 AFC Asian Cup
- Miroslav Soukup.jpg
Miroslav Soukup returned as the manager of Yemen in 2022
