2010–11 Yemeni League

The 2010–11 Yemeni League was the 19th edition of top-level football in Yemen.

Yemeni League

Season	2010–11
Champions	Al Oruba
Top goalscorer	Tesfaye Tafese (15 goals)
Highest scoring	Shabab Al Baydaa 4-0 Al-Hilal (27 July 2011)
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The season started in November 2010 and lasted until June 2011. The league winners qualified for the AFC Cup. The bottom four teams were relegated.

Teams

Al-Shula, Al-Wahda Aden, Salam Al-Garfa and Al Yarmuk Al Rawda were relegated to the second tier after finishing in the bottom four places of the 2009–10 Yemeni League season. They were replaced by Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut, Hassan Abyan, Al Rasheed Ta'izz and Al Sha'ab Sana'a.

Three teams represented the capital San'a and the city of Ta'izz, bringing big rivalries to the game.

Stadia and locations

Ta'izz

Aden

San'a

Zabid

Ibb

Al Hudaydah

Al Bayda'

Zinjibar

Mukalla

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Locations of teams in the 2010-11 Yemeni League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Saqr Ta'izz	Ta'izz
Al-Tilal Aden	Aden	May 22 Stadium
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	Mukalla	Baradem Mukalla Stadium
Al-Ahli San'a	San'a	Ali Muhesen Stadium
Shabab Al Baydaa	Al Bayda'
Al-Oruba Zabid	Zabid
Al-Ahli Ta'izz	Ta'izz
Al-Wahda San'a	San'a
Al Sha'ab Ibb	Ibb
Al-Hilal Al-Sahili	Al Hudaydah
Hassan Abyan	Zinjibar
Al Sha'ab Sana'a	San'a'
Al-Ittihad Ibb	Ibb
Al Rasheed Ta'izz	Ta'izz

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Oruba Zabid	20	13	5	2	36	18	+18	44	2012 AFC Cup group stage
2	Al-Tilal	20	10	5	5	28	19	+9	35	2012 AFC Cup qualifying play-off
3	Al-Ahli San'a'	20	9	4	7	26	17	+9	31
4	Al Sha'ab Sana'a	20	8	5	7	19	23	−4	29
5	Al-Hilal Al-Sahili	20	7	7	6	18	17	+1	28
6	Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	20	7	6	7	17	22	−5	27
7	Al-Ittihad Ibb	20	7	5	8	22	22	0	26
8	Al Sha'ab Ibb	20	6	6	8	15	22	−7	24
9	Al-Ahli Ta'izz	20	5	8	7	13	14	−1	23
10	Shabab Al Baydaa	20	5	7	8	21	24	−3	22
11	Al-Wahda San'a'	20	3	2	15	10	27	−17	11	Relegation
12	Hassan Abyan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
13	Al-Saqr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Al Rasheed Ta'izz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2011. Source: Soccerway.com and rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Season statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Scorer	Club	Goals
1	Tesfaye Tafese	Al-Tilal	15
2	Yordanos Abay	Al-Saqr	9
3	Ali Al-Nono	Al-Ahli San'a'	9