Football championship were played in the British colony of Aden (at the time as Aden Settlement an administrative part of British India) since at least 1934, when local side Al-Ittihad Al-Mohammadi (nowadays called Al-Tilal) made its first appearance in the Rozario Cup, whose other entrants included Al-Husseini, the Jojoom Al-Layl club of Crater, Al-Mawaledah and Bambot of Ma'alla, and clubs from Sheikh Othman (presumably including Al-Wahda) and Al-Tawahi.
1961 Kati Sports Club 1-0 Shabab Tawahi [aet]
1977/78 Al-Wahda (Sanaa) 1978/79 Al-Zuhra (Sanaa) 1979/80 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 1980/81 Al-Shaab (Sanaa) 1981/82 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 1982/83 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 1983/84 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 1-0 Al-Wahda (Sanaa)
1983/84 Al-Wahda (Aden) 3-2 Al-Mukalla
Ed. Season 1 1995/96 Al-Ahli (Hudaida) 1-0 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 2 1998 Al-Ittihad (Ibb) 1-0 Al-Shoala (Aden) 3 2000 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 0-0 Al-Shoala (Aden) [aet, 5-4 pen] 4 2001 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 2-1 Al-Tilal (Aden) 5 2001/02 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 4-0 Al-Tadamun (Shabwa) 6 2002/03 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 2-1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 7 2003/04 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 2-0 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 8 2005 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) 3-1 Al-Rasheed (Taizz) 9 2006 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 2-1 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) 10 2007 Al-Tilal (Aden) 1-0 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) 11 2008 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) 2-0 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 12 2009 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 0-0 Al-Tilal (Aden) [aet, 5-4 pen] 13 2010 Al-Tilal (Aden) 2-1 Al-Shabab (al-Baydaa) 14 2012 Al-Ahli (Taizz) 1-0 Taliya (Taizz) 15 2014 Al-Saqr (Taizz) 5-1 Al-Shabab (al-Mansoor) 16 2017 Al-Wahda (Aden) 1-0 Shamsan (Aden) Number of Wins (16; lost finals between square brackets) 3 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 2 [ 3] Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 2 [ 2] Al-Hilal (Hudaida) 2 [ 2] Al-Tilal (Aden) 2 [ 1] Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 1 Al-Ahli (Hudaida) 1 Al-Ahli (Taizz) 1 Al-Ittihad (Ibb) 1 Al-Saqr (Taizz) 1 Al-Wahda (Aden) [ 2] Al-Shoala (Aden) [ 1] Al-Rasheed (Taizz) [ 1] Al-Shabab (al-Baydaa) [ 1] Al-Shabab (al-Mansoor) [ 1] Shamsan (Aden) [ 1] Al-Tadamun (Shabwa) [ 1] Taliya (Taizz) NB: the President Cup is the official Yemeni FA Cup.
Super Cup
2007 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 1-1 Al-Tilal (Aden) [5-3 pen]
2008 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 2-2 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) [4-2 pen]
2009 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 3-0 Al-Hilal (Hudaida)
2010 Al-Saqr (Taizz) 2-1 Al-Tilal (Aden)
2011 Al-Urooba (Zabid) 1-0 Al-Tilal (Aden)
2012 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 1-1 Al-Ahli (Taizz) [4-3 pen]
2013 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 0-0 Al-Yarmuk al-Rawda (Sana'a) [4-1 pen]
2014 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 2-1 Al-Saqr (Taizz)
Number of Wins (8; lost finals between square brackets)
4 Al-Ahli (Sanaa)
1 [ 1] Al-Saqr (Taizz)
1 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb)
1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla)
1 Al-Urooba (Zabid)
[ 3] Al-Tilal (Aden)
[ 2] Al-Hilal (Hudaida)
[ 1] Al-Ahli (Taizz)
[ 1] Al-Yarmuk al-Rawda (Sana'a)
Number of League-and-Cup Doubles (4)
1 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) [2001]
1 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) [2008]
1 Al-Saqr (Taizz) [2014]
1 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) [2003]
Naseem Cup
2000 Al-Tilal (Aden) 2-2 Al-Wahda (Sana) [3-2 pen]
2002/03 Al-Tilal (Aden) 2-0 Al-Ahli (Sana) [5th edition]
September 26 Cup
2002 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 3-1 Al-Wahda (Sana)
2003 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) 2-0 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb)
Unity Cup (May 22 Cup)
1997/98 Al-Wahda (Sanaa) 2-1 Al-Shoala (Aden)
1999 Al-Tilal (Aden) 1-1 Al-Ahli (Sana) [5-3 pen]
2004 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 5-1 Al-Hilal (Hudaida)
2007 May 22 (Sanaa) 1-0 Al-Saqr (Taizz)
2008 Al-Saqr (Taizz) 1-1 Al-Hilal (Hudaida) [7-6 pen]
2009 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut (Mukalla) 1-1 Al-Wahda (Sana) [4-2 pen]
2010 Al-Saqr (Taizz) 1-0 Al-Shabab (al-Baydaa)
2011 abandoned
2017 Al-Wahda (Sanaa) 0-0 Al-Ahli (Sana) [3-1 pen]
Amana Cup
2003 May 22 (Sanaa)
Ali Muhsin al-Murisi Cup
NB: tournament organized by Aden branch of the Yemen Football Association, played between
teams from Aden and other southern Yemen clubs; first edition started Feb 17, 1994.
1994 Al-Minaa (Aden)
1995 Al-Tilal (Aden)
1996 Al-Wahda (Aden) 2-1 Al-Tilal (Aden)
1997 Al-Tilal (Aden)
1998-1 Al-Tilal (Aden) [in Jan 1998]
1998-2 Al-Hassan (Abyan) [in Dec 1998]
1999 Al-Tilal (Aden)
2000 Al-Wahda (Aden)
2002 Al-Tilal (Aden)
2003 Al-Tilal (Aden) 1-0 Al-Saqr (Taizz)
2004 Shamsan (Aden)
2005 Al-Tilal (Aden)
2006 Al-Shoala (Aden)
2007 Al-Tilal (Aden)
2008 Al-Shoala (Aden)
2009 Al-Wahda (Aden) Shamsan (Aden)
2010 Al-Tilal (Aden) Khanfan
2011 Al-Wahda (Aden) Al-Nasr (Aden)
2012 Al-Tilal (Aden) Al-Nasr (Aden)
2013 Al-Shoala (Aden) 6-1 Shamsan (Aden)
2014 Shamsan (Aden) 0-0 Al-Tilal (Aden) [5-4 pen]
2016 Al-Wahda (Aden) 2-2 Al-Shoala (Aden) [5-4 pen]
2017 Fahman (Mudiyah) 2-0 Al-Shoala (Aden)
2018 Al-Wahda (Aden) 2-1 Al-Shoala (Aden)
2019 Al-Tadamon (Shabwa) 0-0 Al-Jalaa [3-2 pen]
2022 Al-Wahda (Aden) 3-0 Shamsan (Aden)
2023 Al-Shoala (Aden) 1-1 Al-Wahda (Aden) [4-3 pen]
2024 Al-Ahli (Aden) 1-0 Al-Shoula (Aden)
Number of Wins (28)
10 Al-Tilal (Aden)
7 Al-Wahda (Aden)
4 Al-Shoala (Aden)
2 Shamsan (Aden)
1 Al-Ahli (Aden)
Fahman (Mudiyah)
Al-Hassan (Abyan)
Al-Minaa (Aden)
Al-Tadamon (Shabwa)
Esteghlal Cup
2006 Al-Ahli (Sanaa) 0-0 Hassan (Abyan) [4-2 pen]
2007 Mueen 1-1 Shula (Aden) [4-2 pen]
2008 Al-Sha'ab (Ibb) 3-1 Al-Ain
Hadhramaut Cup
2015 suspended
2016 suspended
2017 Al-Sha'ab Hadhramaut - Salam Al-Ghurfah [first ever ed.]
2018 not known
2019 Al-Wahda Mukalla [3rd ed.]
2020 not known
2021 Al-Wahda Mukalla [5th ed.]
2022 not known
2022/23 Itifaq Al-Houta 1-1 Al-Sha'ab Hadramaut [4-2 pen; 7th ed.]
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