Yemen national under-17 football team
The Yemen national under-17 football team represents Yemen in international under-17 football competitions and is controlled by the Yemen Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | Al-Yemen A'sa'eed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Yemen Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Mohammed Khatam | ||
| Most caps | Abdo Al-Edresi (13) | ||
| Home stadium | Althawra Sports City Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | YEM | ||
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| AFC U-16 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Runner-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 | ||
Tournament Records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985~1989 | Country part of  South Yemen | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1991 | DNE | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993~1997 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1999 | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2001 | DNE | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2003 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 2005 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2007 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2009 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2011 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2013 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2015 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2017 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2019 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | Best: Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
AFC U-16 Championship
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985~1988 | Country part of South Yemen | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1990 | DNE | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1992~1996 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 1998 | Withdrew | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2000 | DNE | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Runners-Up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
 2004 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2006 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
 20081 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2010 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2012 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
 2014 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 2018 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Total | Best: Runners-Up | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 32 |
- 1Yemen were ejected from the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship competition for fielding an overage player, Wesam Saleh Al-Worafi.
Arab Cup U-17
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2011 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 2012 | Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2014 | DNQ | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Total | Best: Fourth place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Location | Opponent | Score* | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ||||
| 20 September | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha | Qatar |
1-1 | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Group E |
| 22 September | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha |  Bangladesh |
0-3 | 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification Group E |
Players
Current squad
Squad called up for 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
Head coach: Mohammed Khatam
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | ABDULLAH ABDULHAKIM AL-SADI | 1 |  | ||||
| 3 | GK | MOHAMMED KHALED AL-FAKIH | 1 | | ||||
| 2 | SULTAN YOUSEF THABIT | 1 | | |||||
| 4 | HAMZAH MOHAMMED SABAH | 1 | | |||||
| 5 | AKRAM ADEL MOHAMMED (c) | 1 | | |||||
| 7 | TAMER NADHEL SENAN | 1 | | |||||
| 9 | YAHYA ESAM AL-BALEET | 1 | | |||||
| 10 | SADEQ MOHAMMED AL-GALAL | 1 | | |||||
| 12 | OSAMAH SAMER AL-BAADANI | 1 | | |||||
| 17 | SAAD ALI AL-QAAOD | 1 | | |||||
| 29 | HAMID YAHYA AL-DHUBRI | 1 | | |||||
| 19 | ABDULKAREEM ALI AL-NOOBAH | 1 | | |||||
| 8 | SUHAIL AREF AL-SELWI | 1 | | |||||
| 11 | FAISAL ABDULLAH SAIF | 0 | | |||||
| 13 | ABDULRAHMAN KHALED ALI | 0 | | |||||
| 14 | ABDULLAH AHMED AL-ANESI | 0 | | |||||
| 18 | Yusef Abiah | 0 | | |||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Mohammed Al-Rawhani |
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| Assistant Manager | |
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| Coach | Mohammed Khatam |
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| Goalkeeping Coach | |
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Golden generation
| 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 |
Golden generation (Elected hope) who participated in 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship In Finland
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| 1
|MF
!Mohammed Alwah
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| 0
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| 3
|DF
!Abdullah Al-Safi
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| 0
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| 4
|DF
!Yasser Al-Baadani
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| 0
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| 5
|DF
!Ali Al-Baiti
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| 0
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| 6
|FW
!Sami Juaim
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| 0
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| 7
|MF
!Fuad Al-Ammari
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| 0
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| 8
|MF
!Khaled Baleid
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| 0
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| 9
|MF
!Galal Al-Qatta
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| 0
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| 10
|MF
!Akram Al-Selwi
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| 0
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| 11
|FW
!Ebrahim Saleh
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| 0
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| 12
|DF
!Hemyar Al-Mesri
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| 0
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| 13
|GK
!Halim Al-Jabali
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| 0
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| 14
|DF
!Wasim Al-Qor
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| 0
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| 15
|MF
!Akram Al-Worafi
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| 0
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| 16
|FW
!Abdulelah Sharyan
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| 0
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| 17
|DF
!Esmat Al-Khtshi
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| 0
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| 18
|GK
!Anwar Al-Aug
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| 0
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| 19
|DF
!Mohanad Munassar
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| 0
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| 20
|MF
!Abdo Al-Edresi (c)
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| 3
| Al Sha'ab San'a'
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Former squads
See also
References
| National teams | |
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| League competitions |
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| Domestic cup competitions | |
| Defunct competitions | |
| South Yemen | |
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