Yemeni League

Yemeni League
Founded
1990
Nation
Number of Teams
14
Asian Qualification
AFC Cup
Most time Champions
Al-Ahli (San'a') (10)
Current Champions (2010)
Al Saqr Ta'izz
Yemeni League is the top division of the Yemen Football Association, it was created in 1990 after the unification of North and South Yemen. It was decided to set up a 4-level league system: Premier, First, Second and Third divisions.Unified Yemen
16 northern and 16 southern clubs entered the top level championship in the 1990-91 season. Previously, two separate championships were used for North Yemen and South Yemen.
Currently, 14 clubs play at the top level, with four clubs being relegated to the 2nd tier. The season is generally run from early November to late June with the league winners entering the AFC Cup and Arab Champions League.
==Previous winners==
===North Yemen League Champions===
*1978/79 : Al Wahda San'a'
*1979/80 : Al Zuhra San'a'
*1980/81 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*1981/82 : Al Sha'ab San'a'
*1982/83 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*1983/84 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*1985/86 : Al Shorta San'a'
*1986/87 : no championship
*1987/88 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*1988/89 : Al Yarmouk San'a'
*1989/90 : Al Yarmouk San'a'
===South Yemen League Champions===
*1983/84 : Al-Shorta (Aden)
===Yemeni League Champions===
*1990/91 : Al Tilal Aden
*1991/92 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*1992/93 : no championship
*1993/94 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*1994/95 : Al Wahda San'a'
*1995/96 : no championship
*1996/97 : Al Wahda San'a'
*1997/98 : Al Wahda San'a'
*1998/99 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*1999/00 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*2000/01 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*2002 : Al-Wahda (San'a')
*2002/03 : Al Sha'ab Ibb
*2003/04 : Al Sha'ab Ibb
*2005 : Al Tilal Aden
*2006 : Al Saqr Ta'izz
*2007 : Al-Ahli San'a'
*2007/08 : Al-Hilal (Al Hudaydah)
*2008/09 : Al-Hilal (Al Hudaydah)
*2009/10 : Al Saqr Ta'izz
==Performance by club==
Since unificaton league only
===Most successful clubs===
No.	Club 	Winners	Winning Years
1 	Al-Ahli San'a' 	6 	1992, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007
2 	Al Wahda San'a' 	4 	1995, 1997, 1998, 2002
3 	Al Tilal Aden 	2 	1991, 2005
 	Al Sha'ab Ibb 	2 	2003, 2004
 	Al Saqr Ta'izz 	2 	2006 , 2010
 	Al-Hilal Al Hudaydah	2 	2008, 2009
====Total titles won by town or city====
Town or city	Number of titles	Clubs
San'a 	10 	Al-Ahli San'a' (6), Al Wahda San'a' (4)
Aden 	2 	Al Tilal Aden (2)
Ibb 	2 	Al Sha'ab Ibb (2)
Ta'izz 	2 	Al Saqr Ta'izz (2)
Al Hudaydah 	2 	Al-Hilal Al Hudaydah (2)
==Topscorers==
Year 	Best scorers 	Team 	Goals
1991/92	Shraf Mahfud 	Al Tilal Aden 	30
1993/94	Muhammad Al-Azazy	Al Zuhra San'a' 	19
1994/95	Jiab Bashafaay 	Hassan Abyan 	25
1996/97	Jameel Maktry 	Shamsan Aden 	21
1997/98	Adel Al-Salimi 	Al-Ahli San'a' 	20
1998/99	Fathi Jabir 	Al Tilal Aden 	22
1999/00	Adel Al-Salimi 	Al-Ahli San'a' 	17
2000/01	Ali Al-Nono 	Al-Ahli San'a' 	24
2002 	Adel Al-Salimi 	Al-Ahli San'a' 	18
2002/03	Fekri Al-Hubaishi	Al Sha'ab Ibb 	13
2003/04	Yordanos Abay 	Al-Saqr 	15
2005 	Yordanos Abay 	Al-Saqr 	16
2006 	Fekri Al-Hubaishi	Al Sha'ab Ibb 	26
2007 	Berhanu Kaseem 	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili	15
2007/08	Ali Al-Nono 	Al-Ahli San'a' 	11
2008/09	Ali Al-Nono 	Al-Ahli San'a' 	12
2009/10	Amboio 	Al-Saqr 	15
==References==
Category:Leagues