Bahrain at the AFC Asian Cup

Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded, so far, Bahrain has qualified for eight Asian Cups, starting from 1988 and since 2004 to 2027. Bahrain, in spite of its small population, has achieved numerous impressive results, notably beating South Korea and Qatar 2–1 in 2007 and 2015, or a thrilling match with Japan in 2004 which Bahrain lost. However, in all six appearances, Bahrain's best result has been a fourth place finish, in 2004. Since then, Bahrain has made the knockout stage twice: in 2019 and in 2023.

Overall record

Asian Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA
1956Did not enter
1960
1964
1968
1972Did not qualify
1976Withdrew
1980Withdrew after qualifying
1984Withdrew
1988Group stage402213
1992Did not qualify
1996Withdrew
2000Did not qualify
2004Fourth place61321314
2007Group stage310237
2011Group stage310265
2015Group stage310235
2019Round of 16411234
2023Round of 16 420246
2027Qualified
Total 8/19 27 7 6 14 33 44

Squads

[1]

1988 Asian Cup in Qatar

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
3  Syria 4 2 0 2 2 5 3 4
4  Kuwait 4 0 3 1 2 3 1 3
5  Bahrain 4 0 2 2 1 3 2 2
Source: RSSSF
Kuwait 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Bahrain 0–1 China
Report Zhang Xiaowen 78'

Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Jazea'a 78' Report F. Mohamed 44' (pen.)
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.)

2004 Asian Cup in China

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 9 6 3
4  Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
China 2–2 Bahrain
Zheng Zhi 58' (pen.)
Li Jinyu 66'
Report M. Hubail 41'
Ali 89'

Bahrain 1–1 Qatar
M. Hubail 90+1' Report Rizik 59' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Bahrain 3–1 Indonesia
Ali 43'
A. Hubail 57'
Yousef 82'
Report Aiboy 75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bahrain 3–4 (a.e.t.) Japan
A. Hubail 7', 71'
Naser 85'
Report Nakata 48'
Tamada 55', 93'
Nakazawa 90'

Third place play-off

Iran 4–2 Bahrain
Nekounam 9'
Karimi 52'
Daei 80' (pen.), 90'
Report Yousef 48'
Farhan 57'

2007 Asian Cup in Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 3
4  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 7 4 3
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Indonesia 2–1 Bahrain
Sudarsono 14'
Bambang 64'
Report Mahmood 27'


2011 Asian Cup in Qatar

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4  India 3 0 0 3 3 13 10 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
10 January 2011
South Korea 2–1 Bahrain
14 January 2011
Bahrain 5–2 India
18 January 2011
Australia 1–0 Bahrain

2015 Asian Cup in Australia

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 3
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 7 5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2015
Iran 2–0 BahrainAAMI Park, Melbourne
15 January 2015
Bahrain 1–2 United Arab EmiratesCanberra Stadium, Canberra
19 January 2015
Qatar 1–2 BahrainStadium Australia, Sydney

2019 Asian Cup in the UAE

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  India 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Bahrain 0.
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Bahrain
Report

[2]


Bahrain 0–1 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 2,720

India 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 11,417
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

[3]

Round of 16

South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2023 Asian Cup in Qatar

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 5
3  Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Malaysia 3 0 1 2 3 8 5 1
Source: AFC
South Korea 3–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 8,388
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Bahrain 1–0 Malaysia
Report

Jordan 0–1 Bahrain
Report Helal 34'
Attendance: 39,650
Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Bahrain 1–3 Japan
Report
Attendance: 31,832
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

References

  1. "Bahrain Squad for 2019 Asian cup (23 Final Player List]". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  2. "UAE to face Bahrain in 2019 Asian Cup opener". gulftoday.ae. Gulf today. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "AFC Asian Cup 2019: Rating India's chances against UAE, Bahrain and Thailand in Group A". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

Record by opponent

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded Last Win
 Australia100101DNW
 China201123DNW
 India2200622019
 Indonesia2101432004
 Iran200226DNW
 Japan200247DNW
 Jordan1100102023
 Kuwait101000DNW
 Malaysia1100102023
 Qatar2110322015
 Saudi Arabia201115DNW
 South Korea4103582007
 Syria100101DNW
 Thailand100101DNW
 United Arab Emirates201123DNW
 Uzbekistan101022DNW
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