South Yemen national football team

South Yemen made its international football debut on 2 September 1965 at the 1965 Pan Arab Games in Cairo, Egypt. They played the hosts (who played as the United Arab Republic) in the first game and lost, 14–0. This was their largest defeat without scoring a goal in reply. South Yemen lost all three other games in the group: 1–0 to Palestine and then 4–3 to Lebanon. South Yemen did not play another game until 10 January 1972 when they lost a home friendly, 4–1, to Algeria.[1]

• 1930 to 1962 – Did not exist
• 1966 to 1982 – Did not enter
• 1986 – Did not qualify
• 1990 – Withdrew

• 1956 to 1972 – Did not enter
• 1976 – Round 1
• 1980 to 1984 – Withdrew
• 1988 – Did not qualify

Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not participate
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982	Group stage	3	0	0	3	+1	–8
1986	Did not participate
Total	1/10	3	0	0	3	+1	–8

Pan Arab Games

Pan Arab Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1953	Did not enter
1957
1961
1965
1976	4th	6	3	1	2	7	8
1985	Did not enter
Total	1/6	6	3	1	2	7	8

South Yemen competed in qualification for the only time for the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico. They were placed in Group 4 of Zone A in the First Round against Iran and Bahrain. Iran was disqualified before the games were played, due to refusal to move their games to neutral grounds away from the Iran–Iraq War. South Yemen hosted Bahrain on 12 March 1985 and lost 4–1 in Mortayer Yard (now 22 May Stadium), Aden. On 12 April they drew, 3–3, at the Bahrain National Stadium in Manama after leading 3–1. This saw Bahrain advance through.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain	2	1	1	0	7	4	+3	3
South Yemen	2	0	1	1	4	7	−3	1
Iran	Disqualified