2010–11 Yemeni League
| Season | 2010–11 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Al Oruba |
| Highest scoring |
Shabab Al Baydaa 4-0 Al-Hilal (27 July 2011) |
|
← 2009–10 2011–12 → | |
The 2010–11 Yemeni League is the 19th edition of top level football in Yemen.
The season started in November and will last until June 2011. The league winners will qualify for the AFC Cup. The bottom four teams will be 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 would each represent the capital San'a and the city of Ta'izz bringing some big rivilaries to the domestic game.
Stadia and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Saqr Ta'izz | Ta'izz | |
| Al-Tilal Aden | Aden | May 22 Stadium |
| Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut | Al 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 1 |
| 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 games played on 26 July 2011.
Source: Soccerway.com
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1. Runners-up qualified for the 2012 AFC Cup as the Yemeni President Cup was not played in 2011.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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 |