# Yemen national football team records and statistics

This is a list of Yemen national football team's all kinds of competitive records.

## Competition records
### World Cup record

| FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup | FIFA World Cup qualification | FIFA World Cup qualification | FIFA World Cup qualification | FIFA World Cup qualification | FIFA World Cup qualification | FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | – | 0/22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 50 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 51 | 79 |

### AFC Asian Cup record
#### All qualifications

| AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup qualification | AFC Asian Cup qualification | AFC Asian Cup qualification | AFC Asian Cup qualification | AFC Asian Cup qualification | AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| 2023 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| Total | Best: Group stage | 1/10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 62 | 16 | 10 | 36 | 69 | 121 |

### Asian Games record

    Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Asian Games record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1954 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1958 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1962 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1966 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1970 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1974 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1978 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1982 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 1986 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1990 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 1998 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2002–present | See Yemen national under-23 football team | See Yemen national under-23 football team | See Yemen national under-23 football team | See Yemen national under-23 football team | See Yemen national under-23 football team | See Yemen national under-23 football team | See Yemen national under-23 football team | See Yemen national under-23 football team |
| Total | 2/13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |

### Arabian Gulf Cup record

Arabian Gulf Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2003 | 7th | 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 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | Best: Group stage | 30 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 10 | 74 |

### Arab Cup record

Arab Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1966 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| 1985 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1988 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2002 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | Best: Group stage | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 47 |

### Pan Arab Games record

Pan Arab Games record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1953 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1957 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1961 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1965 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1985 | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1997 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1999 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |

### WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship finals :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Semifinals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| 2019 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | 3/9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 |

### Palestine Cup of Nations
## Head-to-head record

The list shown below shows the Yemen national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.
    As of 11 June 2024
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Best win | Worst loss |
| Bahrain | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 34 | −25 | 3–0 | 1–5, 0–4 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | X | 0–1 |
| Bhutan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 11–2 | X |
| Brunei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 5–0 | X |
| Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7–0 | X |
| Chad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X |
| China | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2–0 | X |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4–1 | X |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | X | 0–1 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4–1 | X |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | X | 0–1 |
| Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| India | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 6–3 | 0–4 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | X | 0–3 |
| Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | X | 0–5 |
| Iraq | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 38 | −31 | X | 0–5,1–6 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | X | 0–2 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3–1 | X |
| Kuwait | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 25 | −21 | X | 0–5 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2–1 | 2–4 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1–0 | X |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Maldives | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | X | 0–2 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | X | 0–2 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | X | 0–2 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | X | 0–4 |
| Nepal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 3–0 | X |
| Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | X | 0–2 |
| North Korea | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | X | 0–3 |
| Oman | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | −15 | X | 0–4 |
| Qatar | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 30 | −28 | X | 0–6 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 5–1 | 1–4 |
| Palestine | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3–1 | 0–5 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 55 | −50 | X | 0–7 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | X | 1-2 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | X | 0–6 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3–0 | X |
| Syria | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 2–1 | 2–8 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2–1 | X |
| Thailand | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | X | 0–3 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | X | 0–4 |
| Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | −14 | X | 0–5 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | X | 0–9 |
| Zambia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | X | 0–1 |
$^^$ Include North Vietnam