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.

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
Highest	90 (August – September 1993, November 1993)
Lowest	186 (February 2014)
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

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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		10	2	1	7	5	18
2022	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		8	1	2	5	6	18
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
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
Total	Best: -									26	9	2	15	43	50

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	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	Best: Group Stage	18	0	3	15	10	50

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

Yemen National Football Team Media

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  Iran & Yemen Group D match, 2019 AFC Asian Cup

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  Miroslav Soukup returned as the manager of Yemen in 2022