2013 Yemeni League

Yemeni League
Season 2013

The 2013 Yemeni League is the 21st edition of top level football in Yemen.

The season started on February 28 and finished on 8 July, played in one calendar year rather than the previous editions which have been played over two calendar years.

Teams

Shabab Al Baydaa, Al Sha'ab Sana'a, Al-Ahli Taizz and Najm Sba were relegated to the second tier after finishing in the bottom four places of the 2011–12 Yemeni League season. They were replaced by Al-Wahda San'a', Al Yarmuk Al Rawda, Al-Saqr and Al Rasheed Ta'izz. Al Rasheed and Al Saqr are back after withdrawing from the 2010–11 League campaign. Al-Wahda San'a' are back after one season out of the top flight and Al Yarmuk return, last being in the top flight back in the 2009–10 league season.

Stadia and locations

Ta'izz
Aden
San'a
Zabid
Ibb
Al Hudaydah
Al Mukalla
Locations of teams in the 2011-12 Yemeni League
Club Location Stadium
Al-Tilal Aden Aden May 22 Stadium
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut Al Mukalla Baradem Mukalla Stadium
Al-Ahli San'a San'a Ali Muhesen Stadium
Al-Oruba Zabid San'a Ali Muhesen Stadium|
Al-Wahda Aden Aden
Al-Sha'ab Ibb Ibb
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili Al Hudaydah Al Ulufi Stadium
Al-Ittihad Ibb Ibb
Al-Shula Aden
Al-Tali'aa Taizz Ta'izz
Al Yarmuk Al Rawda San'a
Al Wahda San'a' San'a
Al Saqr Ta'izz Ta'izz
Al Rasheed Ta'izz Ta'izz

League standings

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda 26 14 7 5 35 17 +18 49
2 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut 26 14 4 8 43 29 +14 46
3 Al-Saqr 26 12 10 4 35 24 +11 46
4 Al-Ahli San'a' 26 12 5 9 40 31 +9 41
5 Al-Oruba Zabid 26 10 8 8 31 24 +7 38
6 Al Sha'ab Ibb 26 10 7 9 31 33 2 37
7 Al Rasheed Ta'izz 26 9 9 8 25 22 +3 36
8 Al-Ittihad Ibb 26 10 6 10 35 39 4 36
9 Al-Tilal 26 9 8 9 35 32 +3 35
10 Al-Hilal Al-Sahili 26 10 5 11 27 35 8 35
11 Al-Wahda San'a' 26 8 6 12 37 30 +7 30
12 Al-Shula 26 7 7 12 29 39 10 28
13 Al-Wahda Aden 26 5 11 10 26 43 17 26
14 Al-Tali'aa Taizz 26 2 7 17 19 51 32 13

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

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