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South Yemen national football team
National football team of South Yemen (1965–1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The South Yemen national football team (Arabic: منتخب اليمن الجنوبي الوطني لكرة القدم), recognised as Yemen DPR by FIFA, represented South Yemen in men's international football, playing as one of two Yemeni teams, along with North Yemen.
Quick Facts 1965–1989, Nickname(s) ...
1965–1989 | |||
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Nickname(s) | Soqoor Al-Janoub (The South Falcons) (صقور الجنوب) | ||
Association | PDR Yemen Football Federation الاتحاد اليمني لكرة القدم | ||
Most caps | Abubakar Al-Mass (12) | ||
Top scorer | Mohammed Hussein (3) | ||
Home stadium | Mortayer Yard | ||
FIFA code | YMD | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Cairo, United Arab Republic; 2 September 1965)[1] | |||
Last international | |||
![]() ![]() (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 5 November 1989) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Aden, South Yemen; 2 May 1974) ![]() ![]() (Damascus, Syria; 12 October 1976) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Tripoli, Libya; 17 August 1973) ![]() ![]() (Cairo, United Arab Republic; 3 September 1965) | |||
AFC Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1976) | ||
Best result | Group stage (1976) |
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After Yemeni unification in 1990, the PDR Yemen Football Federation , and with it the South Yemeni team, joined the Yemen Football Association (YFA) and the North Yemen national football team.