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The Bahrain national football team (Template:Langx) represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951. The country is affiliated with FIFA since 1968 and has been a member of the AFC since 1957. They have never reached the FIFA World Cup.

Bahrain won the FIFA's most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth at the 2004 AFC 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, thus finishing in fourth place overall. Bahrain had a golden year in 2019, winning both the WAFF Championship and the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time, under the stewardship of Hélio Sousa. On 4 January 2025, Bahrain won the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, defeating Oman 2–1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

History

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The 1959 national football team

Early years

Although Bahrain’s first national football team was established in 1959, the side was not officially organized until 1966, when it played a friendly match against Kuwait that ended in a 4–4 draw. During this period, Bahrain, despite remaining under British influence, had been granted a degree of autonomy that allowed the country to develop its football infrastructure. Historically, Bahrain was considered one of the weaker teams in the Gulf region, which included stronger sides such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. As a result, Bahrain’s early international participation was largely limited to the Arabian Gulf Cup.

In 1988, Bahrain qualified for its first ever AFC Asian Cup, but finished bottom with only two draws in the 1988 AFC Asian Cup. Since then, Bahraini side remained neglected and less invested, despite its youth successes at the U-17 and U-20. Only by the end of the 20th century, Bahrain began to really emerge and would change the country's football history.

Rise

Bahrain managed a fine performance during 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification and 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, the latter was the first time Bahrain reached the final round. Despite being unable to win either, Bahrain managed one of their greatest football feats, by beating Iran in both qualifications 1–0 in Damascus in 2000 Asian Cup run, and 3–1 at home in 2002 World Cup run, which remains one of the most embarrassing defeats for Iranian football. This win, though mean less for Bahrain, did manage to pull Iran out from reaching a direct World Cup ticket and helped Saudi Arabia to qualify for 2002 FIFA World Cup, Iran later failed to qualify; Bahraini fans waved the Saudi flag as a response to this win, fueling tensions between Bahrain and Iran.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2004 Asian Cup

The form of Bahrain in the Asian Cup was quite surprising. In their just second appearance, Bahrain was drawn with host China, neighbor Qatar, and Indonesia. However, Bahrain went undefeated at the group stage, including a 2–2 draw to China in Beijing, and a 1–1 draw to Qatar before they beat Indonesia 3–1 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Then, Bahrain overcame Uzbekistan on penalty shootout in the quarter-finals, having been held 2–2. During the semi-finals, Bahrain put up another astonishing performance against defending champions Japan, only losing 3–4 after extra time. The team then lost 2–4 to Iran in the third place game. This tournament would mark the rise of Bahrain as a serious competitor for football in Asia.

2006 World Cup

After Uzbekistan and Bahrain both finished 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. A 1–1 draw in Port of Spain followed by 0–1 Bahrain loss in Manama saw the CONCACAF nation make their World Cup debut.

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC fourth round play-offs
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – CONCACAF play-off) play-offs
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2007 Asian Cup

Bahrain played in group D in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification group games. Bahrain fielded a side which was essentially the Olympic (under 23) team against Australia, and they lost 2–0. Bahrain qualified for the 2007 afc 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 shock win against Korea Republic.

2010 World Cup

The Bahrain national football team playing Australia on 10 June 2009 in a World Cup qualifier

In the third round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Bahrain were drawn into group B along with Japan, Oman, and Thailand. They finished second overall to qualify to the final round, in which Bahrain finished third 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 stoppage time which allowed them to go through on away goals, after drawing their home leg 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 goalless draw in Manama on 10 October 2009, Bahrain lost the return leg 1–0 in Wellington on 14 November 2009, missing out on qualification at the last hurdle for the second time running.

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round play-offs
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Crisis period

2011 Asian Cup

Bahrain qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup held in neighbouring Qatar, and was drawn in a tough group composing Australia, South Korea and India. Bahrain faced its first task to overcome South Korea, with the hope to repeat the surprise 2–1 victory of the 2007 edition, but South Korea turned the deficit to beat Bahrain with the same score. After the loss, Bahrain cruised past India in a seven-goal party, Bahrain scored five to keep its hope alive; but its campaign ended in vain when they lost to Australia 0–1 and was dismissed from the group stages.

2014 World Cup

Template:See also In the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Bahrain did considerably worse. In the third round, they were drawn against Indonesia, Iran and Qatar. Although they managed to defeat Indonesia both home and away, they also lost 6–0 by Iran away from home, and drew their other 3 games. Although they had a higher goal difference than Qatar, they needed an extra point to advance to the next round, or Qatar had to be beaten by Iran in the final round. If they had also 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 result since the 1998 World Cup qualifiers. 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round

2015 Asian Cup

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 opponent 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 defeat was subject to the earliest goal in Asian Cup history by Ali Mabkhout. Bahrain salvaged some pride with a 2–1 win over Qatar, condemning its neighbour to bottom of the group while Bahrain finished third for the second consecutive Asian Cup.

2018 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup qualifications

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers second round, Bahrain finished fourth in a group with Uzbekistan, North Korea, Philippines and Yemen. The poor performance of the Bahraini side caused huge public uproar over the team's ongoing decline, rocked the chair of manager Sergio Batista. He was eventually sacked and replaced by Czech youth coach Miroslav Soukup, who decided to revamp the team.

Later on, Bahrain participated in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, where finished first in the third round 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 defeat also prompted Bahrain's main star, Ismail Abdullatif, to retire from the team.

Bahrain managed some promising performance during this deteriorating era, reaching semi-finals of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup held in Kuwait.

Short-lived glory

2019: Asian Cup; WAFF Championship and Gulf Cup champions

At the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Bahrain was grouped with India, Thailand and hosts United Arab Emirates. The Bahrainis managed a promising early performance when they faced the hosts, scored a goal lead in 78', but was eventually held 1–1 following an unclear penalty decision by the Jordanian referee Adham Makhadmeh. However, Bahrain suffered a blasting loss 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 needed penalty in injury time, where Jamal Rashid turned hero as Bahrain won the fixture 1–0 to seal the team into the knockout stage for the only second times ever, and eliminated the Indians from the competition. The Bahraini side then played its own round of sixteen match, where they lost 2–1 to South Korea after extra time. This was considered as a major success for Bahraini football, and also to be the end of the country'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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2022 World Cup

Bahrain defeated Iran 1–0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification Round 2, delivering a major upset in the qualifying process, and with Bahrain enjoying huge edge in the qualifiers, Bahrain was expected to reach the third round. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, Bahrain's great progression in 2019 was reversed when it lost significant home supports (despite being designated as hosts for the remaining games) due to pandemic, as fans were barred from attending, Iran having replaced manager as well, combining the Bahrain's domestic league under frequent disruption due to the pandemic, all left Bahraini players little time to organise their team. Bahrain triumphed against Cambodia 8–0 in their first game since the pandemic began, but against an Iranian side that was entirely revamped, a Bahraini side without home support was completely demoralised, losing 0–3 in process. This defeat proved to be disastrous for Bahrain, as their 4–0 victory over Hong Kong<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> was too little, too late, due to Iran prevailing 1–0 over Iraq in the final game.

2023 Asian Cup

In the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Bahrain won their group (which contained Malaysia, South Korea, and Jordan). After a first matchday loss to South Korea, they followed it up with back-to-back wins, before falling to Japan in the Round of 16.

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Bahrain's 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign had been the worst since their return to the final round in 16 years. After dominating the second round with ease, Bahrain started the third round with a glorious shock 1–0 away win over Australia in the opener, triggering widespread optimism of Bahrain's fulfillment of qualifying for a maiden FIFA World Cup. Yet, what followed later had been a string of catastrophic defeats, such as consecutive losses to Japan, and three shock losses to China and Indonesia, despite being unbeaten to Australia and a goalless away draw to Saudi Arabia, and their conquest at the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup. In particular, the shock 1–0 home defeat to China, as well as the similar shock away loss by the same scoreline against Indonesia, were particularly damaging as they contributed to Bahrain's WCQ collapse. More noteworthy, after winning the Gulf Cup in early January 2025, Bahrain failed to score in four consecutive WCQ fixtures while conceded six in total, suggesting Bahrain had severe issues in finding reliable strikers throughout the remainders. In the end, Bahrain finished bottom of the table with only five goals (the worst offensive power in the third round) and just two sole goalscorers, Mahdi Abduljabbar and Mohamed Marhoon, to end the country's forgettable final round campaign as Bahrain's 2026 FIFA World Cup quest ended in disaster as Bahrain missed out of a spot for the World Cup again.

Team image

Kit suppliers

Kit manufacturer Period
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Template:Flagicon Puma 1982
Template:Flagicon Grand Sport 1983–1986
Template:Flagicon Faisok 1986
Template:Flagicon Grand Sport 1987–1996
Template:Flagicon Puma 1997
Template:Flagicon Baraka Sports 1998–1999
Template:Flagicon Kika 2000–2002
Template:Flagicon Shoot Sports 2002–2003
Template:Flagicon Diadora 2003–2005
Template:Flagicon Puma 2005–2014
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2019–2022
Template:Flagicon Puma 2023–present

Results and fixtures

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Role Name
Head coach Template:Flagicon Dragan Talajić
Assistant coaches Template:Flagicon Goran Lacković
Template:Flagicon Ahmed Kamal
Fitness Coach Template:Flagicon Matej Filipić
Team manager Template:Flagicon Mahmoud Riyad

Coaching history

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Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Saudi Arabia and China in June 2025.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against China.

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Recent call-ups

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PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
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Individual records

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Players in bold are still active with Bahrain.

Most appearances

Sayed Mohammed Jaffer is Bahrain's most capped player with 163 appearances.
Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Sayed Mohammed Jaffer 163 0 2004–2024
2 Mohamed Husain 161 10 1997–2015
3 Salman Isa 160 24 2000–2012
4 Mohamed Salmeen 148 11 2000–2013
5 Ismail Abdullatif 138 48 2005–present
6 Sayed Dhiya Saeed 128 8 2011–present
7 Sayed Mahmood Jalal 125 6 1998–2010
8 Hussain Ali Baba 124 8 2001–2016
9 Waleed Al-Hayam 123 0 2010–present
10 Talal Yousef 118 28 2001–2016

Top goalscorers

Ismail Abdullatif is Bahrain's top scorer with 48 goals.
Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ismail Abdullatif 48 135 {{#expr:48/135 round 2}} 2005–present
2 Husain Ali 33 115 {{#expr:33/115 round 2}} 1998–2013
3 Talal Yousef 28 118 {{#expr:28/118 round 2}} 1998–2009
4 A'ala Hubail 26 88 {{#expr:26/88 round 2}} 2003–2009
5 Salman Isa 24 160 {{#expr:24/160 round 2}} 2001–2012
6 Faouzi Aaish 20 104 {{#expr:20/104 round 2}} 2004–2016
7 Mohamed Marhoon 19 74 {{#expr:19/74 round 2}} 2018–present
8 Mohamed Al-Romaihi 17 52 {{#expr:17/52 round 2}} 2010–present
9 Ali Madan 15 99 {{#expr:15/99 round 2}} 2016–present
10 Mahdi Abduljabbar 13 42 {{#expr:13/42 round 2}} 2016–present
Abdulla Yusuf Helal 13 90 {{#expr:13/90 round 2}} 2015–present
Kamil Al-Aswad 13 115 {{#expr:13/115 round 2}} 2015–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
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Template:Flagicon 1958 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Template:Flagicon 1962
Template:Flagicon 1966
Template:Flagicon 1970 Did not enter Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1978 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 4 6
Template:Flagicon 1982 4 1 0 3 1 6
Template:Flagicon 1986 4 1 2 1 8 6
Template:Flagicon 1990 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1994 Did not qualify 8 3 3 2 9 6
Template:Flagicon 1998 4 1 0 3 3 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2002 14 7 4 3 17 13
Template:Flagicon 2006 16 5 6 5 21 14
Template:Flagicon 2010 20 7 7 6 19 17
Template:Flagicon 2014 6 2 3 1 13 7
Template:Flagicon 2018 8 3 0 5 10 10
Template:Flagicon 2022 8 4 3 1 15 4
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2026 16 4 5 7 16 19
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2030 To be determined To be determined
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Total Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 112 39 33 40 136 117

AFC Asian Cup

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AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
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Template:Flagicon 1968 Did not enter Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1972 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 8 4
Template:Flagicon 1976 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1980 Withdrew after qualifying 3 0 0 3 0 5
Template:Flagicon 1984 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 1988 Group stage 9th 4 0 2 2 1 3 Squad 3 2 1 0 4 0
Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not qualify 2 0 0 2 1 5
Template:Flagicon 1996 Withdrew Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2000 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 6 6
Template:Flagicon 2004 Fourth place 4th 6 1 3 2 13 14 Squad 6 4 1 1 14 9
Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon Template:Flagicon 2007 Group stage 13th 3 1 0 2 3 7 Squad 4 1 1 2 3 6
Template:Flagicon 2011 10th 3 1 0 2 6 5 Squad 6 4 0 2 12 6
Template:Flagicon 2015 12th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad 6 4 2 0 7 1
Template:Flagicon 2019 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 3 4 Squad 14 7 1 6 25 13
Template:Flagicon 2023 15th 4 2 0 2 4 6 Squad 11 7 3 1 15 4
Template:Flagicon 2027 Qualified 6 3 2 1 11 3
Total Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip 27 7 6 14 33 44 — 68 33 10 23 106 62

Arabian Gulf Cup

Arabian Gulf Cup record
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Template:Flagicon 1970 Runners-up 3 1 1 1 3 4
Template:Flagicon 1972 Record annulled
Template:Flagicon 1974 Group stage 2 0 0 2 1 8
Template:Flagicon 1976 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 9 15
Template:Flagicon 1979 Fourth place 6 2 2 2 8 9
Template:Flagicon 1982 Runners-up 5 3 1 1 10 7
Template:Flagicon 1984 Fifth place 6 1 2 3 3 6
Template:Flagicon 1986 Fifth place 6 1 4 1 4 5
Template:Flagicon 1988 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 4 4
Template:Flagicon 1990 Third place 4 1 2 1 1 1
Template:Flagicon 1992 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 6 4
Template:Flagicon 1994 Third place 5 1 3 1 5 6
Template:Flagicon 1996 Fifth place 5 0 2 3 4 8
Template:Flagicon 1998 Fifth place 5 0 3 2 3 6
Template:Flagicon 2002 Fourth place 5 1 2 2 4 6
Template:Flagicon 2003–04 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 13 3
Template:Flagicon 2004 Third place 5 2 2 1 10 6
Template:Flagicon 2007 Semi-finals 4 1 1 2 4 5
Template:Flagicon 2009 Group stage 3 1 0 2 3 4
Template:Flagicon 2010 Group stage 3 0 1 2 4 7
Template:Flagicon 2013 Fourth place 5 1 1 3 4 9
Template:Flagicon 2014 Group stage 3 0 2 1 0 3
Template:Flagicon 2017–18 Semi-finals 4 1 2 1 3 3
Template:Flagicon 2019 Champions 5 2 2 1 7 6
Template:Flagicon 2023 Semi-finals 4 2 1 1 5 4
Template:Flagicon 2024–25 Champions 5 4 0 1 9 5
Template:Flagicon 2026 Qualified as Champion holders
Total Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip 116 38 35 43 118 139

FIFA Arab Cup

FIFA Arab Cup record
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Template:Flagicon 1963 Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1966 Group stage 4 0 1 3 7 22
Template:Flagicon 1985 Runners-up 4 1 2 1 4 3
Template:Flagicon 1988 Group stage 4 0 3 1 2 3
Template:Flagicon 1992 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1998 Withdrew
Template:Flagicon 2002 Runners-up 6 3 1 2 8 5
Template:Flagicon 2012 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 8
Template:Flagicon 2021 Group stage 3 0 1 2 0 4
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Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
1951 to 1970 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1974 15th place 3 0 0 3 1 15
Template:Flagicon 1978 14th place 3 0 0 3 1 12
Template:Flagicon 1982 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1986 12th place 3 1 1 1 4 5
Template:Flagicon 1990 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 1994 10th place 4 1 2 1 6 5
Template:Flagicon 1998 Did not enter
2002 to present See Bahrain national under-23 football team
Total 4/13 14 3 3 8 12 37

Arab Games

Arab Games record
Year Result Pld W D L GF GA
Template:Flagicon 1953 Did not enter
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Template:Flagicon 1999 First round 2 0 0 2 0 6
Template:Flagicon 2007 Did not enter
Template:Flagicon 2011 Champions 4 3 1 0 9 3
Total 2/10 6 3 1 2 9 9

WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship record
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Template:Flagicon 2000 Did not participate
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Template:Flagicon 2010 Group stage 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
Template:Flagicon 2012 Fourth place 5 2 2 1 3 2 +1
Template:Flagicon 2014 Third place 4 0 3 1 0 1 –1
Template:Flagicon 2019 Champions 4 3 1 0 3 0 +3
Template:Flagicon 2026 Qualified
Total 4/9 15 6 6 3 8 6 +2

Head-to-head record

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Template:Fb 31 5 13 13 26 50 {{#expr: 11.5/30 * 100 round 2}}%
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Template:Fb 31 11 6 14 26 35 {{#expr: 11/31 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 0 0 2 0 3 {{#expr: 0/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 4 2 {{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 44 14 11 19 41 59 {{#expr: 19.5/44 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 8 6 1 1 17 7 {{#expr: 6.5/8 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 15 7 6 2 23 18 {{#expr: 10/15 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 5 2 1 2 9 8 {{#expr: 2.5/5 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 16 9 5 2 34 17 {{#expr: 11.5/16 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 5 1 {{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 1 0 {{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 3 0 0 3 0 6 {{#expr: 0/3 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 5 4 0 1 13 6 {{#expr: 4/5 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 1 8 {{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 2 0 0 8 0 {{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 5 0 1 4 1 6 {{#expr: 0.5/5 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 7 2 1 4 10 10 {{#expr: 2.5/7 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 1 0 1 1 {{#expr: 0.5/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 0 1 {{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 40 12 17 11 37 33 {{#expr: 20.5/40 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 1 5 {{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 9 4 1 4 12 8 {{#expr: 4.5/9 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 1 0 1 5 2 {{#expr: 1/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 1 2 {{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 7 4 2 1 10 5 {{#expr: 5/7 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 40 11 12 9 30 34 {{#expr: 17/40 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 39 7 12 20 26 57 {{#expr: 7/39 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 1 5 {{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 10 8 1 1 18 6 {{#expr: 8.5/10 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 2 0 {{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 25 3 5 17 21 58 {{#expr: 3/25 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 1 2 {{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 1 0 {{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 3 2 0 1 4 3 {{#expr: 2/3 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 0 0 2 0 5 {{#expr: 0/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 23 6 7 10 24 25 {{#expr: 9.5/23 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 5 3 2 0 11 1 {{#expr: 4/5 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 10 3 4 3 11 10 {{#expr: 3/10 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 5 1 {{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 0 1 1 1 2 {{#expr: 0.5/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 1 0 1 1 3 {{#expr: 1/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 6 4 2 0 15 5 {{#expr: 5/6 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 2 1 1 0 3 1 {{#expr: 1.5/2 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 1 0 1 1 {{#expr: 0.5/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 32 12 6 14 46 53 {{#expr: 12/32 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 11 2 5 4 8 15 {{#expr: 5/11 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 0 0 1 3 5 {{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 16 12 2 2 31 8 {{#expr: 13/15 * 100 round 2}}%
Template:Fb 1 1 0 0 5 2 {{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
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