2013 Yemeni League

Yemeni League
Season	2013
Champions	Al-Yarmuk
Matches played	182
Goals scored	448 (2.46 per match)
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

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

Mukalla

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Locations of teams in the 2011-12 Yemeni League

Club	Location	Stadium
Al-Tilal Aden	Aden	May 22 Stadium
Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut	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

Al Oruba appear to represent the small town of Zabid, but play all games in San'a'.

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

RSSSF info page