The Yemeni League (also known as the Yemen Division 1 or the Yemen First Division) 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 as a four-level system with the Premier, First, Second and Third divisions.Unified Yemen 16 northern and southern clubs entered the top level championship in the 1990–91 season.

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

Club Location Stadium Capacity Al-Saqr Ta'izz Ta'izz Al Shohada Stadium 32,000 Salam Al-Garfa Al Garfa Al Garfa Stadium Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Mukalla Baradem Mukalla Stadium 15,000 Al-Ahli San'a San'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000 Al-Tali'aa Taizz Ta'izz Al Shohada Stadium 32,000 Al-Oruba Zabid Zabid Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000 Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda San'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000 Al-Wahda San'a San'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000 Al Sha'ab Ibb Ibb 22 May Stadium 40,000 Al-Hilal Hudayda Al Hudaydah Al Ulufi Stadium 2,000 Fahman SCC Mudiyah Mudiyah Stadium Al-Tadamun Hadramaut Mukalla Baradem Mukalla Stadium 15,000 Al-Ittihad Ibb Ibb May 22 Stadium 40,000 Samaon San'a Ali Muhesen Stadium 25,000

Champions (pre-unification) No. Season North Yemen South Yemen 1 1970–71 rowspan=8 Al-Tilal Aden 2 1971–72 3 1972–73 4 1973–74 5 1974–75 6 1975–76 Al-Wahda Aden 7 1976–77 Al-Tilal Aden 8 1977–78 9 1978–79 Al-Wahda San'a 10 1979–80 Al-Zuhra Al-Tilal Aden 11 1980–81 Al-Ahli San'a 12 1981–82 Al-Sha'ab San'a Al-Tilal Aden 13 1982–83 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Tilal Aden 14 1983–84 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Shorta Aden 15 1984–85 16 1985–86 Al-Shorta Sana'a' 17 1986–87 Al Tilal Aden 18 1987–88 Al-Ahli San'a Al-Wahda Aden 19 1988–89 Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda Al-Wahda Aden 20 1989–90 Al-Yarmuk Al-Rawda Al-Shula Aden

Yemeni League champions No.Season Champion Runner-upThird placeTop scorersTop scorer club(s)Goals11990–91Al-Tilal AdenAl-MenaAl-Ahli San'a Munif ShaifAl-Mena1621991–92Al-Ahli San'aAl-Tilal AdenAl-Shula Aden Sharaf MahfoodAl-Tilal Aden301992–93Not held31993–94Al-Ahli San'aHassan AbyanAl-Wahda Aden Mohammad Al-AzazyAl Zuhra1941994–95Al-Wahda San'aAl-Ahli San'aHassan Abyan Jiab BashafaayHassan Abyan251995–96Not held51996–97Al-Wahda San'aAl-Tilal AdenAl-Ahly Al Hudaydah Jameel Al-MaktryShamsan Aden2161997–98Al-Wahda San'aAl-Ahli San'aAl-Shula Aden Adel Al-SalimiAl-Ahli San'a2071998–99Al-Ahli San'aAl-Wahda San'aAl-Sha'ab Ibb Fathi JabirAl-Tilal Aden2281999–2000Al-Ahli San'aAl-Tali'aa TaizzAl-Wahda San'a Adel Al-SalimiAl-Ahli San'a1792000–01Al-Ahli San'aAl-Sha'ab IbbAl-Tilal Aden Ali Al-NonoAl-Ahli San'a24102001–02Al-Wahda San'aAl-Ahli San'aAl-Hilal Al-Sahili Adel Al-SalimiAl-Ahli San'a18112002–03Al-Sha'ab IbbAl-Tilal AdenAl-Hilal Al-Sahili Fekri Al-HubaishiAl-Sha'ab Ibb13122003–04Al-Sha'ab IbbAl-Ahli San'aAl-Tilal Aden Yordanos AbayAl-Saqr Ta'izz15132004–05Al-Tilal AdenAl-Saqr Ta'izzAl-Ahli San'a Yordanos AbayAl-Saqr Ta'izz16142005–06Al-Saqr Ta'izzAl-Sha'ab IbbAl-Tilal Aden Fekri Al-HubaishiAl-Sha'ab Ibb26152006–07Al-Ahli San'aHassan AbyanAl-Saqr Ta'izz Berhanu KaseemAl-Hilal Al-Sahili15162007–08Al-Hilal Al-SahiliAl-Ahli San'aAl-Shula Aden Ali Al-NonoAl-Ahli San'a11172008–09Al-Hilal Al-SahiliAl-Ahli San'aAl-Saqr Ta'izz Lomi AntitaAl-Ahli San'a1318 2009–10Al-Saqr Ta'izzAl-Tilal AdenShabab Al Baydaa Amboio (Mboyo Iyomi)Al-Saqr Ta'izz15192010–11Al-Oruba ZabidAl-Tilal AdenAl-Ahli San'a Tesfaye TafeseAl-Tilal Aden14202011–12Al-Sha'ab IbbAl-Ittihad IbbAl-Oruba Zabid Shaaban NaggarAl-Oruba Zabid14212013Al Yarmuk Al RawdaAl-Sha'ab HadramautAl-Saqr Ta'izz222013–14Al-Saqr Ta'izzAl-Ahli San'aAl-Tilal Aden232014–15Cancelled2015–16Not held2016–172017–182018–19232020Al-Shaab HadramautAl-Wehda Aden2020–21Not held242021–22Fahman SCCAl-Wehda SanaaAhli Sanaa2022–23Not held252023–24Ahli SanaaAl-Tadamun HadramautAl-Shaab Hadramaut2024–25Not held262025–26

Total titles won ClubWinnersRunners-upThird places Al-Ahli Sana'a1174 Al-Tilal Aden854 Al-Wahda Sana'a521 Al-Sha'ab Ibb321 Al-Saqr Ta'izz313 Al-Wahda Aden311 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda3—— Al-Hilal Al-Sahili2—2 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut111 Al-Shula Aden1—3 Al-Oruba Zabid1—1 Al-Zuhra1—— Al-Sha'ab San'a1—— Al-Shorta Sana'a'1—— Al-Shorta Aden1—— Fahman SCC1—— Al-Ittihad Ibb—1— Al-Tadamun Hadramaut—1—

Al Yarmuk Al Rawda won championships in 1989 and 1990 as Al Yarmouk San'a'

Total titles won by town or city Sixteen clubs from a total of seven towns and cities have been champions. Town or city Number of titlesClubs San'a'23 Al-Ahli (11), Al-Wahda (5), Al Yarmouk (3), Al-Oruba (1), Al-Zuhra (1), Al-Sha'ab (1), Al-Shorta Sana'a (1) Aden13 Al-Tilal (8), Al-Wahda (3), Al-Shula (1), Al-Shorta Aden (1) Ta'izz3 Al-Saqr (3) Ibb2 Al-Sha'ab (2) Al Hudaydah2 Al-Hilal (2) Mukalla1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (1) Mudiyah1 Fahman SCC (1)

Top goalscorers All-time top scorers

RankPlayerGoalsYears1 Ali Al-Nono1631999–20142 Adel Al-Salimi1361997–20113 Sharaf Mahfood1211985–20054 Fathi Jabir1081997–20085 Yordanos Abay1002003–2012

Top scorers by season SeasonPlayerClubGoals Jameel Al-Maktry Shamsan Aden Fikri Al-Habishi Yordanos Abay Al-Saqr Yordanos Abay Al-Saqr Fekri Al-Hubaishi Shaab Ibb Berhanu Kaseem Ali Al-Nono Al-Ahli Lomi Antita Amboio Tesfaye Tafese Al-Tilal Shaaban Naggar Al Oruba

References

External links Yemeni League – RSSSF