After unification, it was decided to set up a 4-level league system:
premier, first, second and third divisions.
16 northern and 16 southern clubs entered the top level championship.
First Stage
Played in 4 groups of 8 clubs each, all groups having 4 northern and
4 southern clubs; groups played as double round robin
Participants (by province):
Group 1: Sana, Taizz, Ibb, Dhamar, Aden(2), Hadramaut, Abyan
Group 2: Sana(2), Taizz(2), Aden(2), Hadramaut, Lahaj
Group 3: Sana(2), Hudaydah, Ibb, Aden, Hadramaut(2), Lahaj
Group 4: Sana, Hudaydah(3), Aden, Hadramaut, Abyan(2)
NB: top-4 of each group played first level 1991/92; bottom-4 of each
group played 2nd level 1991/92
NB: played Nov 1, 1990 to Mar 15, 1991; both North and South Yemen were represented
by 16 clubs; top-4 of each group qualified for United Yemeni League 1991/92.
Group A
1.Al-Minaa (Aden) 14 10 2 2 42-12 22 Semifinals
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2.Al-Zohra (Sanaa) 14 9 2 3 22- 9 20
3.Shamsan (Aden) 14 7 3 4 28-14 17
4.Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 14 8 1 5 24-15 17
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5.Al-Taliya (Taizz) 14 7 2 5 19-23 16
6.Al-Khanfar 14 5 2 7 19-25 12 [Abyan province]
7.Al-Ahly (Ghayl) 14 3 1 10 13-28 7 [Hadramaut province]
8.Al-Najma 14 0 1 13 4-45 1 [Dhamar province]
Group B
1.Al-Shurta (Aden) 14 8 4 2 31- 7 20 Semifinals
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2.Al-Yarmouk (Sanaa) 14 6 7 1 14- 5 19
3.Al-Shoala (Aden) 14 7 4 3 24-13 18
4.Al-Sha'ab (Sanaa) 14 4 7 3 11-17 15
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5.Al-Ahli (Taizz) 14 5 4 5 10-13 14
6.Al-Mukalla (Mukalla) 14 3 4 7 12-18 10
7.Al-Saqr (Taizz) 14 3 3 8 9-17 9
8.Al-Taliya (Lahaj) 14 2 3 9 10-31 7
Group C
1.Al-Tilal (Aden) 14 10 1 3 34- 9 21 Semifinals
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2.Hassan (Abyan) 14 8 4 2 26- 6 20
3.Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 14 7 5 2 24-12 19
4.Al-Wahda (Sanaa) 14 6 6 2 21- 9 18
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5.Al-Ahli (Hudayda) 14 6 5 3 14-12 17
6.Shabab al-Jeel (Hudayda) 14 5 2 7 10-15 12
7.Al-Jeel al-Saeid 14 1 2 11 10-38 4 [Abyan province]
8.Al-Shabab (Hudayda) 14 0 1 13 7-45 1
Group D
1.Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 14 9 4 1 35- 8 22 Semifinals
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2.Al-Wahda (Aden) 14 9 3 2 23-10 21
3.Al-Samoun (Shihr) 14 7 2 5 20-14 16 [Hadramaut province]
4.Al-Tadamon (Mukalla) 14 6 4 4 17-12 16
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5.Al-Ittihad (Ibb) 14 5 4 5 20-13 14
6.Al-Majd (Sanaa) 14 5 3 6 24-23 13
7.Al-Sharara (Lahaj) 14 2 2 10 8-30 6
8.Al-Siham 14 1 2 11 7-44 4 [Hudayda province]
Semifinals
First Legs
[Apr 25]
Shorta Aden 0-2 Tilal
[Apr 26]
Ahli Sanaa 3-3 Minaa
Second Legs
[May 2]
Minaa 1-1 Ahli Sanaa
[May 3]
Tilal 3-0 Shorta Aden
Third Place Playoff
First Leg [May 9]
Ahli Sanaa 2-0 Shorta Aden
Second Leg [May 17]
Shorta Aden 1-1 Ahli Sanaa
Final
First Leg [May 10]
Minaa 0-1 Tilal
Second Leg [May 23]
Tilal 3-1 Minaa
1989/90 (North and South Yemen)
Sources: [Ste 00], http://www.yemsport.com/t.asp?id=205&S=-3
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