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South Yemen national football team

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South Yemen
1965–1989
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Soqoor Al-Janoub
(The South Falcons)
(صقور الجنوب)
AssociationPDR Yemen Football Federation
الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم
Most capsAbubakar Al-Mass (12)
Top scorerMohammed Hussein (3)
Home stadiumMortayer Yard
FIFA codeYMD
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Palestine 1–0 Aden 
(Cairo, United Arab Republic; 2 September 1965)[1]
Last international
 South Yemen 1–0 Guinea 
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 November 1989)
Biggest win
 South Yemen 2–0 Iraq 
(Aden, South Yemen; 2 May 1974)
 South Yemen 2–0 Mauritania 
(Damascus, Syria; 12 October 1976)
Biggest defeat
 Algeria 15–1 South Yemen 
(Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973)
 United Arab Republic 14–0 Aden 
(Cairo, United Arab Republic; 3 September 1965)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1976)
Best resultGroup stage (1976)

The South Yemen national football team (Arabic: منتخب اليمن الجنوبي الوطني لكرة القدم), recognised as Yemen DPR by FIFA, represented South Yemen in men's international football, playing as one of two Yemeni teams, along with North Yemen.

After Yemeni unification in 1990, the PDR Yemen Football Federation , and with it the South Yemeni team, joined the Yemen Football Association (YFA) and the North Yemen national football team.

History

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Aden (1965)

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The first international tournament in South Yemen was the Football at the 1965 Pan Arab Games, which at the time was Aden Colony (a colony of United Kingdom). The tournament was hosted in United Arab Republic where it was eliminated on the group stage, losing 1–0 to Palestine, 14–0 to United Arab Republic being his biggest defeat, 6–0 to Iraq and 4–3 to Lebanon.[2]

South Yemen (1967–1990)

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The first participation of the newly independent, South Yemen, was in the 1972 Palestine Cup of Nations, where in their group, they lost 0–1 against Syria, beat Palestine and Qatar, both 2–1, and in the last round, they lost against Algeria by 1–4.[3]

South Yemen has only played in the AFC Asian Cup since the 1976 edition, qualifying automatically, due to the other teams having given up playing in the knockout tournament, with the final tournament being held in Iran. They were placed in Group B with the hosts Iran and Iraq. South Yemen lost to Iraq 0–1 and then Iran 0–8 in the group stage.[4]

South Yemen competed in qualification for the only time for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. They were placed in Group 4 of Zone A in the first round against Iran and Bahrain. Iran was disqualified before the games were played, due to refusal to move their games to neutral grounds away from the Iran–Iraq War. South Yemen hosted Bahrain on 12 March 1985 and lost 4–1 in Mortayer Yard (now 22 May Stadium), Aden. On 12 April they drew, 3–3, at the Bahrain National Stadium in Manama after leading 3–1.[5][6] This saw Bahrain advance through.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bahrain 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3 3
 South Yemen 2 0 1 1 4 7 −3 1
 Iran Disqualified[7]
  Bahrain Iran South Yemen
Bahrain  — — 3–3
Iran  — — —
South Yemen  1–4 — —

After that campaign, they would play again three later against Djibouti in a friendly, months later, they played for the 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification losing 0–1 to Indonesia, drawing 1–1 against South Korea, and in the end losing 0–2 to Bahrain, being at the bottom of the group.

The last time The South Falcons took to the field was at the 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup tournament held in Kuwait, where in their group, they lost 0–2 to the Iran, also lost to Iraq but 2–6, and in the last one played by South Yemen, they won 1–0 against Guinea.

With the Yemeni unification in May 1990, the South Yemen team was dissolved, and its players migrated to the newly created Yemen, but it was the North Yemen which was considered the legitimate predecessor of the now Yemeni team.

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup record

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FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
as  Aden
Uruguay 1930 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
as  South Yemen
Mexico 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 4 7
Italy 1990 Withdrew Withdrew
Total – 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 7

AFC Asian Cup record

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Main article: South Yemen at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D* L GF GA
as  Aden
Hong Kong 1956 Not member of AFC Not member of AFC
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
as  South Yemen
Iran 1968 Not member of AFC Not member of AFC
Thailand 1972 Did not enter Did not enter
Iran 1976 Group stage 6th 2 0 0 2 0 9 Squad Qualified by default
Kuwait 1980 Withdrew Withdrew
Singapore 1984
Qatar 1988 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 1 4
Total Group stage 1/9 2 0 0 2 0 9 — 3 0 1 2 1 4

Asian Games

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Coaches

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No. Name Period
1 South Yemen Nasr Chadli 1972[8]
2 South YemenEgypt Ali Mohsen Al-Moraisi 1975–1976
3 South Yemen Abbas Ghulam 1982
4 Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic Timur Segizbaev 1982–1985[9]
5 South Yemen Azzam Khalifa ?–March 1985[10]
6 South Yemen Abdullah Saleh Khobani April 1985–?[11]
7 South Yemen Awad Awadan 1986–?
8 South Yemen Abbas Ghulam 1988
9 South Yemen Mubarak Qadhi 1989[12]

Results and head-to-head records

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Main articles: Aden national football team results and South Yemen national football team results

Results Review

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Nation Confederation P W D L Win % GF GA GD
 South Yemen AFC (Asia) 44 9 5 30 26.92% 41 142 –101

Head to head records

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Key
  Positive balance
  Neutral balance
  Negative balance

The list shown below shows the South Yemen national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

Head to head records
Opponent P W D L GF GA GD
 Algeria 2 0 0 2 2 19 –17
 China 3 0 0 3 8 17 –9
 Bahrain 3 0 1 2 4 9 –5
 Djibouti 1 0 0 1 1 4 –3
 Egypt 2 0 0 2 0 19 –19
 Ethiopia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Guinea 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Indonesia 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
 Iran 3 0 0 3 0 12 –12
 Iraq 6 1 0 5 4 18 –14
 Japan 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
 Kuwait 1 0 0 1 1 5 –4
 Lebanon 1 0 0 1 3 4 –1
 Libya 1 0 0 1 0 10 –10
 Mauritania 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 4 –4
 Palestine 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
 South Korea 2 0 1 1 1 4 –3
 Sudan 1 0 0 0 1 1 –1
 Syria 3 1 0 2 3 4 –1
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 9 5 30 41 142 –101

Player records

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As of 5 November 1989
Top goalscorers
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Mohammed Hussein 3 2 1.5 1989
2 Abubakar Ibrahim Al-Mass 2 12 0.17 1975–1988
3 Adnan Ahmed Al-Sabou 1 – – 1982–1985
Jamil Saif – – 1973–1976
Saleem Ahmed Mehdi 3 0.33 1982
Kassim Tariq Abdullah – – 1985–1988
Maher Hassan Saleh 3 0.33 1988
Wagdan Mahmoud Shadli – – 1985–1989

References

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  1. ^ "South Yemen - List of International Matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ^ Mubarak, Hassanin; Hashim, Refel (1 February 2018). "4th Pan Arab Games, 1965 (Cairo, Egypt)". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  3. ^ Hashim, Refel; Mubarak, Hassanin (15 August 2006). "Palestine Cup 1972". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ Jovanovic, Bojan; Panahi, Majeed; Zarei, Asghar; Veroeveren, Pieter (19 January 2007). "Asian Nations Cup 1976". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Jarreta, Sergio Henrique (3 January 2000). "World Cup 1986 qualifications". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ "soccerzz.com - 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (AFC)". Archived from the original on 2022-12-27. Retrieved on 27 December 2022
  7. ^ "WORLD CUP 1986 qualification, AFC". www.allworldcup.narod.ru. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ^ "الرياضة في عدن". aden7hurra.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Segizbaev, Timur Sanzharovich". whoiswho.kz. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico ™ - Matches - Yemen PDR-Bahrain". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  11. ^ FIFA.com. "1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico ™ - Matches - Bahrain-Yemen PDR". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]". www.teammelli.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
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