Somalia national football team
| Nickname | The Ocean Stars | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Somali Football Federation (SFF) (Xiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubbadda Cagta) | |||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | |||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (Central & East Africa) | |||
| Head coach | Yusuf Ali Nur | |||
| Captain | Abdulsamed Abdullahi | |||
| Most caps | Omar Abdulkadir (31) | |||
| Top scorer | Abdullahi Sheikh Mohamed Mohamed Ali Abdi Nur (3) | |||
| Home stadium | Mogadishu Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | SOM | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 200 (19 January 2026) | |||
| Highest | 65 (April–June 1996) | |||
| Lowest | 203 (April–May 2019) | |||
| First international | ||||
| Kenya 0–4 Somalia (Mombasa, Kenya; 1958) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Somalia 5–2 Mauritania (Casablanca, Morocco; 7 August 1985) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| North Korea 14–0 Somalia (Jakarta, Indonesia; 14 November 1963) | ||||
| CECAFA Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 26 (first in 1973) | |||
| Best result | Fifth place (1974, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1994, 2019) | |||
| Arab Games | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1985) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (1985) | |||
The Somalia national football team (Somali: Kooxda Qaranka Soomaaliya) represents Somalia in international football and is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF), a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Somalia's first national team captain was Mohamed Shangole, while its longest serving captain has been Hasan Babay.