The Bahrain national football team ( Arabic : منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم ) represents Bahrain in external football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the World Cup, but have doubly come within one match of doing therefore. Bahrain won the FIFA ‘s most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth in the 2004 asian Cup, beating Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals but losing to Japan in the semi-finals 4–3. Bahrain then lost to Iran in the third-place match, therefore finishing in fourth position overall. Bahrain had a gold class in 2019, winning both the WAFF Championship and the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time, under the stewardship of Hélio Sousa .
history [edit ]
The 1959 national football team
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early time [edit ]
even though the inaugural national team was founded in 1959, Bahraini team was only first formally assembled in 1966 where they played a friendly game against Kuwait, where they drew 4–4. At that prison term, despite being under british rule, Bahrain was given autonomy and they had utilized this opportunity to expand its football exploitation. Nonetheless, Bahrain was regarded as a weaker side in the Gulf Arab region, which constituted the stronger Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE and Kuwait. For this reason, Bahrain ‘s international feat had been largely limited in the Arabian Gulf Cup. In 1988, Bahrain qualified to its first always AFC Asian Cup, but finished bottom with merely two draws in the 1988 AFC asian Cup. Since then, Bahraini english remained ignored and less invested, despite its youth successes at the U-17 and U-20. entirely by the end of the twentieth hundred, Bahrain began to in truth emerge and would change the country ‘s football history .
rise [edit ]
Bahrain managed a all right performance during 2000 AFC asian Cup qualification and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, the latter was the beginning time Bahrain reached the concluding round. Despite being ineffective to reach either of them, Bahrain managed one of their greatest football feats, by beating Iran in both qualifications 1–0 in Damascus in 2000 asian Cup scat, and 3–1 at home in 2002 World Cup run, which remains one of the most embarrassing defeats for iranian football. This gain, though think of less for Bahrain, did manage to pull Iran out from reaching a target World Cup ticket and helped Saudi Arabia to qualify for 2002 FIFA World Cup, Iran late failed to qualify ; Bahraini fans had waged Saudi flag as a reception of this gain, fueling tensions between Bahrain and Iran. [ 4 ]
2004 asian Cup [edit ]
The imprint of Bahrain in 2004 AFC asian Cup was a complete stun for many. In their just second appearance, Bahrain was drawn with mighty host China, neighbor Qatar and Southeast Asia ‘s finest indonesia. however, Bahrain went on undefeated at the group stage, including a celebrated 2–2 draw to China in Beijing, 1–1 to Qatar before pan Indonesia 3–1 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. then, Bahrain overcame Uzbekistan on penalty gunfight in the quarter-finals, having been held 2–2. bahrain put up another astonishing performance against defending champions Japan, lone lost 3–4 after supernumerary time, before losing 2–4 to Iran in the third place game. This tournament would mark the rise of Bahrain as a unplayful rival for football in Asia .
2006 World Cup [edit ]
After Uzbekistan and Bahrain both eat up third in their respective groups during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, Bahrain entered a two-legged playoff with Uzbekistan, which they won on away goals with an aggregate score of 1–1. This allowed Bahrain to enter another two-legged playoff with the fourth-placed CONCACAF nation, ( Trinidad and Tobago ), for a spot in the World Cup. But a 0–1 Bahrain personnel casualty in Manama after a 1–1 draw in Port of Spain saw the CONCACAF state go through .
2007 asian Cup [edit ]
Bahrain played in group D in the 2007 AFC asian Cup qualification group games. Bahrain fielded a side which was basically the Olympic ( under 23 ) team against Australia, and they lost 2–0. Bahrain qualified for the 2007 asian Cup after defeating Kuwait in their last match. Bahrain were knocked out in the group stage via two losses against Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, despite a electric shock gain against Korea Republic .
2010 World Cup [edit ]
The Bahrain national football team playing Australia on 10 June 2009 in a World Cup qualifier In the third base round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, Bahrain were drawn into group B along with Japan, Oman, and Thailand. They finished second gear overall to qualify to the final round, in which Bahrain finished third gear overall in their group, below Australia and Japan, but above Uzbekistan and Qatar. In the second leg of the playoff against Saudi Arabia to decide Asia ‘s fifth best team, Bahrain drew 2–2 with Saudi Arabia after scoring in arrest time which allowed them to go through on away goals, after drawing their home peg 0–0. They went on to play New Zealand in the final playoff in which a victory would qualify them for the World Cup, but after a scoreless hook in Manama on 10 October 2009, Bahrain lost the return leg 1–0 in Wellington on 14 November 2009, missing out on reservation at the last hurdle for the second clock running .
crisis period [edit ]
2011 asian Cup [edit ]
Bahrain qualified for the 2011 AFC asian Cup held in neighbouring Qatar, and was drawn in a hood group composing Australia, South Korea and minnows India. Bahrain faced its first job to overcome South Korea, with the hope to repeat the surprise 2–1 victory of the 2007 version, but South Korea turned the deficit to beat Bahrain with the like score. After the loss, Bahrain cruised by India in a seven-goal party, Bahrain scored five to keep its hope animated ; but its campaign ended in conceited when they lost to Australia 0–1 and was dismissed from the group stages .
2014 World Cup [edit ]
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Bahrain did well worse. In the third circle, they were drawn against Indonesia, Iran and Qatar. Although they managed to defeat Indonesia both home and away, they besides lost 6–0 by Iran away from home, and drew their early 3 games. Although they had a higher goal deviation than Qatar, they needed an excess point to advance to the adjacent orotund, or Qatar had to be beaten by Iran in the final attack. If they had besides drawn to Iran away from home, they would have advanced. But neither luck came to them, and their campaign ended in the third round, their worst leave since the 1998 World Cup qualifiers .
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Iran
6
3
3
0
17
5
+12
12
—
2–2
6–0
3–0
Qatar
6
2
4
0
10
5
+5
10
1–1
—
0–0
4–0
Bahrain
6
2
3
1
13
7
+6
9
1–1
0–0
—
10–0
Indonesia
6
0
0
6
3
26
−23
0
1–4
2–3
0–2
—
2015 asian Cup [edit ]
The 2015 AFC asian Cup once again became a disappointment for the Bahrainis, even though their group was easier, with only Iran being the biggest opposition while the UAE and Qatar were no strangers. Bahrain lost two opening games against Iran and the UAE 0–2 and 1–2, the latter kill was discipline to the earliest goal in asian Cup history by Ali Mabkhout. Bahrain salvaged some pride with a 2–1 succeed over Qatar, condemning its neighbor to bottom of the group while Bahrain finished third gear for the second consecutive asian Cup .
2018 World Cup and 2019 asian Cup qualifications [edit ]
In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers second turn, Bahrain finished fourthly in a group with Uzbekistan, North Korea, Philippines and Yemen. The poor performance of the Bahraini side caused huge public hubbub over the team ‘s ongoing decline, rocked the professorship of director Sergio Batista. He was finally sacked and replaced by Czech youth coach Miroslav Soukup, who decided to revamp the team. late on, Bahrain participated in the 2019 AFC asian Cup reservation, where finished first in the third base round of golf in a group with Turkmenistan, Chinese Taipei and Singapore, to qualify to the next AFC Asian Cup. however, the team ‘s performance was far from perfect. The team suffered a home draw to minnows Singapore, before getting humiliated by chinese Taipei away 1–2 that was considered as a shock, since Taiwan is not a football nation. This frustration besides prompted Bahrain ‘s independent star, Ismail Abdullatif, to retire from the team. Bahrain managed some promise performance during this deteriorating earned run average, reaching semi-finals of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup held in Kuwait .
aura [edit ]
2019–present : asian Cup ; WAFF Championship and Gulf Cup champions
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[edit ]
At the 2019 AFC asian Cup, Bahrain was grouped with India, Thailand and hosts United Arab Emirates. The Bahrainis managed a promise early performance when they faced the hosts, scored a goal head in 78 ‘, but was finally held 1–1 following an ill-defined penalty decisiveness by the jordanian referee Adham Makhadmeh. however, Bahrain suffered a blast passing to Thailand 0–1, leaving the team flounder despite its earlier performance. In the final match against India, which the Indians only required a draw to progress, Bahrain however managed to get a need penalty in injury meter, where Jamal Rashid turned hero as Bahrain won the repair 1–0 to seal the team into the smasher stage for the only moment times ever, and eliminated the Indians from the contest. The Bahraini english then played its own round of sixteen match, where they lost 2–1 to South Korea after extra clock time. This was considered as a major success for Bahraini football, and besides to be the end of the state ‘s football misfortune that endured since 2010s. Afterwards, Bahrain managed to win two competitions for the first time, after defeating both Iraq and Saudi Arabia, 1–0 under the leadership of Hélio Sousa against all odds, in the WAFF Championship and Gulf Cup respectively. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Bahrain besides defeated Iran 1–0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification Round 2, delivering a major disturb in the modify serve. Although, their happiness did not last long since Iran trashed them at family 3–0 with a dominant performance. This defeat proved to be black for Bahrain, as their 4–0 victory over Hong Kong was excessively little, excessively late, due to Iran prevailing 1–0 over Iraq in the final game .
team image [edit ]
Rivalries [edit ]
qatar [edit ]
Bahrain has a major competition against Qatar due to historical tension between the two countries. Bahrain has an overall positive performance to Qatar. Bahrain has played 38 matches with Qatar, won football team matches, lost seven matches while nineteen matches ended in a pull back .
Kit providers [edit ]
Results and fixtures [edit ]
The play along is a number of the results of matches that were played in the last 12 months, american samoa well as any future matches that have been scheduled .
2021 [edit ]
current staff [edit ]
Coaching history [edit ]
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Players [edit ]
current squad [edit ]
- The following players were called up for the friendly match.
- Match dates: 16 November 2021
- Opposition:
Kyrgyzstan - Caps and goals correct as of: 16 November 2021, after the match against Kyrgyzstan
recent call-ups [edit ]
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months .
Records [edit ]
- As of 25 June 2021[10]
- Players in bold are still active with Bahrain.
competition records [edit ]
FIFA World Cup [edit ]
AFC asian Cup [edit ]
arabian Gulf Cup record [edit ]
Arabian Gulf Cup record
Year
Round
*
1970
Runners-up
3
1
1
1
3
4
1972
Record annulled
1974
Group stage
2
0
0
2
1
8
1976
Fourth place
6
3
0
3
9
15
1979
Fourth place
6
2
2
2
8
9
1982
Runners-up
5
3
1
1
10
7
1984
Fifth place
6
1
2
3
3
6
1986
Fifth place
6
1
4
1
4
5
1988
Fourth place
6
3
0
3
4
4
1990
Third place
4
1
2
1
1
1
1992
Runners-up
5
3
0
2
6
4
1994
Third place
5
1
3
1
5
6
1996
Fifth place
5
0
2
3
4
8
1998
Fifth place
5
0
3
2
3
6
2002
Fourth place
5
1
2
2
4
6
2003
Runners-up
6
4
1
1
13
3
2004
Third place
5
2
2
1
10
6
2007
Semi-finals
4
1
1
2
4
5
2009
Group stage
3
1
0
2
3
4
2010
Group stage
3
0
1
2
4
7
2013
Fourth place
5
1
1
3
4
9
2014
Group stage
3
0
2
1
0
3
2017
Semi-finals
4
1
2
1
3
3
2019
Champions
5
2
2
1
7
6
Total
24/24
107
32
34
41
113
135
FIFA Arab Cup [edit ]
FIFA Arab Cup record
Year
Round
*
1963
Did not enter
1964
1966
Group stage
4
0
1
3
7
22
1985
Runners-up
4
1
2
1
4
3
1988
Group stage
4
0
3
1
2
3
1992
Did not enter
1998
Withdrew
2002
Runners-up
6
3
1
2
8
5
2012
Group stage
3
0
0
3
1
8
2021
Group stage
3
0
1
2
0
4
Total
Best: Runners-up
24
4
8
12
22
45
asian Games [edit ]
- Football at the Asian Games has been an under-23 tournament since 2002.
Pan Arab Games [edit ]
WAFF Championship record [edit ]
WAFF Championship record
Year
Result
2000
Did not participate
2002
2004
2007
2008
2010
Group stage
2
1
0
1
2
3
–1
2012
Fourth place
5
2
2
1
3
2
+1
2014
Third place
4
0
3
1
0
1
–1
2019
Champions
4
3
1
0
3
0
+3
Total
4/9
15
6
6
3
8
6
+2
neck and neck record [edit ]
- Last match updated was against Jordan on 7 September 2021.
positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
- ^ A puff counts as a ½ winnings
Honours [edit ]
Continental [edit ]
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- Fourth place: 2004
regional [edit ]
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- Champions: 2019
- Runner-up: 1970, 1982, 1992, 2003
- Third Place: 1990, 1994, 2004
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- Champions: 2019
- Third Place: 2012
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- Gold Medalists: 2011
References [edit ]
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