Yemen national under-23 football team

Yemen U-23

Nickname	Al-Yemen A'sa'eed
Association	Yemen Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Abraham Mbarato
Home stadium	Althawra Sports City Stadium
FIFA code	YEM
First colours Second colours
Biggest win
Yemen 5–1 Bangladesh (Kathmandu, Nepal; 24 June 2012) Yemen 5–1 Guam (Haiphong, Vietnam; 12 September 2023)
Biggest defeat
Iraq 5–0 Yemen (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 22 March 2019)

The Yemen national under-23 football team represents Yemen in international under 23 football competitions.

Results and fixtures

All-time record

As of 27 April 2026

• Biggest Win: Yemen 5–1 vs. Bangladesh on 24 June 2012; Yemen 5–1 vs. Guam on 12 September 2023.
• Heaviest Defeat: Iraq 5–0 vs. Yemen on 22 March 2019 during the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.

Olympic Record

Summer Olympic Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1908–1988	See Yemen national team
1992	Did not qualify
1996	Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028	To be determined
Total		0 / 7	0	0	0	0	0	0

Asian Games Record

(Under-23 Team Since 2002)

Asian Games
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
2002	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
2006	DNQ	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	DNQ	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	DNQ	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	Total	3	1	0	2	3	5

U-23 Asian Cup Record

(Under-22 in 2013)

AFC U-23 Asian Cup										Asian Cup Qualifications
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2013	Group stage	15th	3	0	0	3	1	5		4	2	1	1	7	6
2016	Group stage	16th	3	0	0	3	1	10		3	2	0	1	7	2
2018	Did not enter									Did not enter
2020	Did not qualify									3	0	1	2	0	8
2022										3	1	1	1	3	3
2024										3	2	0	1	8	2
2026										3	2	0	1	3	2
2028	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Best: Group Stage	-	6	0	0	6	2	15	19	9	3	7	28	23

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date	Location	Opponent	Score*	Competition
2012
28 May 2012	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Friendly matches
30 May 2012	Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	3–2	Friendly matches
16 June 2012	Dasarath Rangasala, Nepal	Jordan	0–4	2014 AFC U-22 qualification
18 June 2012	Dasarath Rangasala, Nepal	Nepal	1–0	2014 AFC U-22 qualification
22 June 2012	Dasarath Rangasala, Nepal	Uzbekistan	1–1	2014 AFC U-22 qualification
24 June 2012	Dasarath Rangasala, Nepal	Bangladesh	5–1	2014 AFC U-22 qualification
2025
3 September 2025	Việt Trì Stadium, Vietnam	Singapore	2–1	2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.
6 September 2025	Việt Trì Stadium, Vietnam	Bangladesh	1–0	2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.
9 September 2025	Việt Trì Stadium, Vietnam	Vietnam	0–1	2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.

Players

Current squad

Squad called up for 2014 AFC U-22 qualification

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Shukri Dahyah (Captain)	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
22	1GK	Mohammed Waleed	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
28	1GK	Esam AL Hakimi	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
4	2DF	Ebrahim Gehamah	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
8	2DF	Hussein Sadam	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990	4	3
19	2DF	Ali Ghurabah	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
25	2DF	Ammar Hamsan	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
2	2DF	Motazz Ahmed	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
12	2DF	Mohammed Al-Ghamri	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
29	2DF	Radhawan Al-Hubaishi	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
11	3MF	Yaser Al-Shaibani	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
27	3MF	Mohammed Al-Sarori	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990	4	1
32	3MF	Essam Al-Worafi	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
36	3MF	Ammar Zaidan	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
7	3MF	Haithm Sasaah	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
9	3MF	Mohammed Al-Shamsi	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
13	3MF	Maged Nader	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
24	3MF	Basheer Al-Manifi	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
10	4FW	Yaser Al-Gabr	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990	4	2	Al-Oruba
15	4FW	Salem Al-Omzae	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990	4	1
33	4FW	Saddam Al-Sharif	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990
17	4FW	Ali Abdulkarem	(1990-01-01) 1 January 1990

See also

• Yemen national football team