| Football in Yemen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Country | Yemen |
| Governing body | Yemen Football Association |
| National team(s) | men's national team |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Football in Yemen is run by the Yemen Football Association.[1][2] The association administers the Yemen national football team, as well as the Yemeni League.[3]
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Yemen.[4] The Yemen national football team competes in the FIFA and AFC leagues. The country also hosts football clubs that compete nationally and internationally.
Yemen hosted the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup in Aden in 2010. Yemen was defeated in the first three rounds.
The development of football in Yemen is often thought to be held by back many of Yemen's internal problems such as terrorist attack threats, political tension between the North and South, an unstable economy, and a high illiteracy rate.[2]
The Yemeni national team has never won a championship.
- ^ Ghosh, Bobby (2 December 2010). "Yemen: Can Soccer Solve a Separatist Problem?". Time. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Football and its political effects in Yemen". Total Football Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ Almasri, Omar (21 May 2012). "The State of Football in the Yemen". Sabotage Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Yemeni Football and Identity Politics". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 3 December 2013.