The 2025–26 Yemeni League, officially known as the Yemeni First Division League, began on 30 April 2026. The season features 14 participating clubs. The tournament is contested in a home-and-away round-robin format, for the first time since 2014.
The draw for the tournament was held on 17 January, with the competition initially scheduled to begin on 22 January. However, the clubs requested additional preparation time, which led to the postponement of the start until after Ramadan. On 3 April, the tournament was postponed once again, after it had been planned to start on 9 April.
On 26 April 2026, the Yemen Football Association approved the official match schedule. The league season was halted on 22 May after round four, with resumption originally scheduled for 11 June due to Eid al-Adha observances and an international fixture involving the Yemeni national team in AFC Asian Cup qualifying. The suspension period was later extended through 25 June.
Teams Promoted fromthe second division Relegated tothe second division Al Mukalla Al-Saqr Al Sadd Al-Tali'aa Taizz Ittihad Hadramout Samaoon Shabab Al Bayda Shaab Ibb
Locations and Stadiums
Team Stadium City Capacity Al Sadd Marib Stadium Marib 5,000 Shabab Al Bayda Al-Tharafi Stadium Sanaa Al-Oruba Al-Tharafi Stadium Sanaa Ittihad Hadramout Seiyun Stadium Seiyun 20,000 Al Ittihad Ibb Ittihad Ibb Stadium Ibb 30,000 Al-Shaab Hadramaut Baradem Stadium Mukalla 15,000 Fahman Fahman Stadium Mudiyah 2,000 Salam Al-Garfa Seiyun Stadium Seiyun, Al-Ghurfah 20,000 Al-Tadamun Hadramaut Baradem Stadium Mukalla 15,000 Al Mukalla Baradem Stadium Mukalla 15,000 Al-Wehda Sanaa Al-Tharafi Stadium Sanaa Ahli Sanaa Al-Tharafi Stadium Sanaa Al-Yarmuk Al-Tharafi Stadium Sanaa Hilal Hodeidah Al Olofi Stadium Hodeidah
Managerial changes Team Outgoing Manager Manner of Departure Date of Vacancy Position in the table Incoming Manager Date of Appointment Ahli Sanaa – – – Pre-season Ekrami Matbouli 14 March 2026 Al-Tadamun Hadramaut Al-Khader Fadl Al-Salehi End of interim spell 3 May 2026 4th Alaa Fathallah 3 May 2026 Al-Wehda Sanaa Ibrahim Al-Kahali End of interim spell 17 May 2026 4th Haitham Al-Asbahi 17 May 2026 Al Ittihad Ibb Wael Ghazi Mutual consent 25 May 2026 13th Ahmed Ali Qasim 29 May 2026 Salam Al-Gharfa Fouad Al-Awdi Resigned 28 May 2026 14th Adel Ahmed Qassem 2 June 2026 Al-Yarmuk Shafiq Salam Resigned 13 June 2026 8th Himyar Al-Masri 13 June 2026 Ahli Sanaa Ekrami Matbouli Sacked 4 July 2026 7th Jamal Al-Qudaimi 4 July 2026 Al Ittihad Ibb Ahmed Ali Qasim Resigned 18 July 2026 14th Ahmed Alawi
League table
Results
Statistics
Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 Haider Aslam Al-Shaab Hadramaut 7 Omar Al-Golan Al-Tadamun Hadramaut 73 Hassan Ba Safar Al-Mukalla 6
References