# South Yemen national football team results

This page details the match results and statistics of the South Yemen national football team.

## Results

South Yemen's score is shown first in each case.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | South Yemen scorers | Att. |
| 1 | 1 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Syria | 0–1 | 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations | | — |
| 2 | 6 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Palestine | 2–1 | 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations | Unknown | — |
| 3 | 8 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Qatar | 2–1 | 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations | Unknown | — |
| 4 | 10 January 1972 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Algeria | 1–4 | 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations | Unknown | — |
| 5 | 16 May 1972 | Aden (H) | China | 1–6 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 6 | 27 May 1972 | Aden (H) | China | 2–5 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 7 | 12 August 1973 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi (N) | Iraq | 0–2 | 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations | | — |
| 8 | 14 August 1973 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi (N) | Libya | 0–10 | 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations | | — |
| 9 | 16 August 1973 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi (N) | United Arab Emirates | 0–0 | 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations | | — |
| 10 | 18 August 1973 | 28 March Stadium, Benghazi (N) | Algeria | 1–15 | 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations | Unknown | — |
| 11 | 2 May 1974 | Aden (H) | Iraq | 2–0 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 12 | 10 July 1974 | Beijing (A) | China | 5–6 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 13 | 19 December 1975 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis (N) | Egypt | 0–5 | 1975 Palestine Cup of Nations | | — |
| 14 | 21 December 1975 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis (N) | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1975 Palestine Cup of Nations | Al-Mass | — |
| 15 | 6 June 1976 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran (N) | Iraq | 0–1 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup | | — |
| 16 | 8 June 1976 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran (N) | Iran | 0–8 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup | | 50,000 |
| 17 | 10 October 1976 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (N) | Syria | 2–1 | 1976 Pan Arab Games | Unknown | — |
| 18 | 12 October 1976 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (N) | Mauritania | 2–0 | 1976 Pan Arab Games | Unknown | — |
| 19 | 14 October 1976 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (N) | Morocco | 0–4 | 1976 Pan Arab Games | | — |
| 20 | 16 October 1976 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (N) | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 1976 Pan Arab Games | Saif | — |
| 21 | 18 October 1976 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (N) | Palestine | 0–0 | 1976 Pan Arab Games | | — |
| 22 | 20 October 1976 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus (N) | Jordan | 2–3 | 1976 Pan Arab Games | Unknown | — |
| 23 | 19 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Jordan | 2–1 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification | Unknown | — |
| 24 | 22 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Kuwait | 1–5 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification | Unknown | — |
| 25 | 25 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Syria | 1–2 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification | Unknown | — |
| 26 | 28 March 1980 | Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad (N) | Iraq | 0–3 | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification | | — |
| 27 | 17 May 1981 | Addis Ababa (A) | Ethiopia | 1–1 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 28 | 21 November 1982 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi (N) | South Korea | 0–3 | 1982 Asian Games | | — |
| 29 | 23 November 1982 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi (N) | Japan | 1–3 | 1982 Asian Games | Mehdi | — |
| 30 | 25 November 1982 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi (N) | Iran | 0–2 | 1982 Asian Games | | — |
| 31 | January 1983 | Saudi Arabia (N) | Sudan | 0–1 | Friendly | | — |
| 32 | 29 March 1985 | Mortayer Yard, Aden (H) | Bahrain | 1–4 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Al-Mass | 19,082 |
| 33 | 12 April 1985 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa (A) | Bahrain | 3–3 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Shadli, Abdullah, Al-Sabou | 3,216 |
| 34 | 26 February 1988 | Djibouti (A) | Djibouti | 1–4 | Friendly | Unknown | — |
| 35 | 17 June 1988 | Jakarta (N) | Indonesia | 0–1 | 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification | | — |
| 36 | 19 June 1988 | Jakarta (N) | South Korea | 1–1 | 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Saleh | — |
| 37 | 22 June 1988 | Jakarta (N) | Bahrain | 0–2 | 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification | | — |
| 38 | 1 November 1989 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City (N) | Iran | 0–2 | 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup | | 15,000 |
| 39 | 3 November 1989 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City (N) | Iraq | 2–6 | 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup | Hussein (2) | 24,800 |
| 40 | 5 November 1989 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City (N) | Guinea | 1–0 | 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup | Hussein | 8,500 |

### Notes

* ^ Note 1: In 1990, South Yemen united with North Yemen to form Yemen. For results after 1990, see Yemen national football team results.
* ^ A: The United Arab Emirates and South Yemen drew their match at the 1973 Palestine Cup of Nations, however the exact score is unknown.

## Record by opponent

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | WPCT |
| Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0.00 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0.00 |
| China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0.00 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Iraq | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 20.00 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0.00 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
| Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Syria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 33.33 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 39 | 117 | −78 | 22.50 |