Yemen national under-17 football team

Yemen Under-17
Nickname	Al-Yemen A'sa'eed
Association	Yemen Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Samer Mohammed Fadhl Saleh
Most caps	Abdo Al-Edresi (13)
Home stadium	Althawra Sports City Stadium
FIFA code	YEM
First colours	Second colours
First international
	North Yemen 16–0 Macau ; (Bangkok, Thailand; 21 August 1984)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	6 (first in 2002)
Best result	Runners-up (2002)
Arab Cup U-17
Appearances	1 (first in 2012)
Best result	Fourth place (2012)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2003)
Best result	Group Stage (2003)

The Yemen national under-17 football team represents Yemen in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the Yemen Football Association.

NicknameAl-Yemen A'sa'eed

AssociationYemen Football Association

ConfederationAFC (Asia)

Head coachSamer Mohammed Fadhl Saleh

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23 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Yemen	6–1	Myanmar	Phú Thọ. Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

25 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Kyrgyzstan	2–3	Yemen	Phú Thọ. Vietnam
16:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

27 October 2024 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	Yemen	1–1	Vietnam	Phú Thọ. Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7				Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium

4 April 2025	Yemen	2–0	Afghanistan	King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah
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7 April 2025 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Indonesia	4–1	Yemen	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3	Gholy 15' Alberto 25' Evandra 87' (pen.), 89'	Report	Al-Garash 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium Referee: Abdullo Davlatov (Tajikistan)

Yemen national under-17 football team

Tournament Records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Arab Cup U-17

Recent results

2024

2025

Players

Current squad

Coaching staff

Golden generation

Former squads

Head-to-head record

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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References

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Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985~1989	Country part of South Yemen	–	–	–	–	–	–
1991	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
1993~1997	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1999	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	4	8
2005	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2009	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2017	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2019	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	Did not qualify
Total	Best: Group Stage	3	0	1	2	4	8

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1985~1988	Country part of South Yemen	–	–	–	–	–	–
1990	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
1992~1996	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
1998	Withdrew	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002	Runners-Up	6	4	2	0	10	5
2004	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	4	6
2008¹	Group Stage	2	0	0	2	0	6
2010	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	3	7
2014	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
2016	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	1	4
2018	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	5	4
2023	Quarter-Finals	4	2	1	1	6	2
2025	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	3	5
Total	Best: Runners-Up	27	8	6	13	32	39

Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2011	DNQ	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	4	4
2014	DNQ	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Semi Finals	–	–	–	–	–	–
2026	To be determined
2027
2028
2029
Total	Best: Fourth place	4	2	0	2	4	4

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Wessam Al-Asbahi	(2009-06-03)3 June 2009 (aged 16)	Al-Ahli Sana'a
22	1GK	Anas Al-Douh	(2010-03-15)15 March 2010 (aged 16)	Shula Aden
23	1GK	Amr Wassim Al-Gariri

3	2DF	Sailan Sailan	(2010-02-09)9 February 2010 (aged 16)	Al-Shaab Sanaa
5	2DF	Akram Abdulkareem Khaled	(2009-10-15)15 October 2009 (aged 16)	Al-Shaab Sanaa
10	2DF	Ali Al-Wesabi
12	2DF	Ahmed Aljedy (captain)	(2009-10-30)30 October 2009 (aged 16)	Al-Wehda San'a
16	2DF	Riyadh Mohammed Abdulwahab Abduljabbar		Al-Wehda Aden
19	2DF	Mohsen Salem Taleb		Al-Wehda Aden
20	2DF	Yousef Mohammed Fadhel	(2010-02-01)1 February 2010 (aged 16)	Al-Ahli Ta'izz

6	3MF	Saber Al-Nuaimi
9	3MF	Mohammed Aziz
14	3MF	Al-Baraa Al-Madhloomi
15	3MF	Abdo Basheer

2	4FW	Adel Al-Hamomi
4	4FW	Ali Al-Maghdi
7	4FW	Fahd Al-Fakih
8	4FW	Al-Zubair Abdullah
11	4FW	Haitham Tawfik Al-Fakih
13	4FW	Ayman Mohammed Al-Obadi		Al-Ahli Sana'a
17	4FW	Ahmed Hussein
18	4FW	Abdulrahman Al-Qufaili
21	4FW	Laith Esmail

Position	Name	Notes
Manager
Assistant manager
Coach	Mohammed Al Badani
Goalkeeping coach

Year	Round	Score	Result
2003	Round 1	Yemen 3 – 4 Portugal	Lost
	Round 1	Yemen 1 – 1 Cameroon	Draw
	Round 1	Yemen 0– 3 Brazil	Lost

No.	Pos.	Player	Caps	Club
1	3MF	Mohammed Alwah	0
3	2DF	Abdullah Al-Safi	0
4	2DF	Yasser Al-Baadani	0	Al Sha'ab Ibb
5	2DF	Ali Al-Baiti	0
6	4FW	Sami Juaim	0
7	3MF	Fuad Al-Ammari	0
8	3MF	Khaled Baleid	0
9	3MF	Galal Al-Qatta	0
10	3MF	Akram Al-Selwi	0	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili
11	4FW	Ebrahim Saleh	0
12	2DF	Hemyar Al-Mesri	0
13	1GK	Halim Al-Jabali	0
14	2DF	Wasim Al-Qor	0
15	3MF	Akram Al-Worafi	0
16	4FW	Abdulelah Sharyan	0
17	2DF	Esmat Al-Khtshi	0
18	1GK	Anwar Al-Aug	0	Al-Ittihad Ibb
19	2DF	Mohanad Munassar	0
20	3MF	Abdo Al-Edresi (c)	3	Al Sha'ab San'a'

Opponent	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Brazil	1	0	1	0	3	−3
Cameroon	1	1	0	1	1	+0
Portugal	1	0	1	3	4	−1
Total	3	1	2	4	8	−4

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
China	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Iran	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	000.00
Iraq	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Jordan	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Laos	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Malaysia	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
North Korea	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
Oman	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
South Korea	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Syria	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Tajikistan	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Thailand	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Total	27	8	6	13	32	39	−7	029.63