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{{Short description|Men's association football team}}
{{About|the men's team|the women's team|Bahrain women's national football team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox national football team
| Name                  = Bahrain
| Badge                 = Bahrain FA logo.svg
| Upright               = 0.6
| Nickname              = ''الأحمر'' (The Red)
| Association           = [[Bahrain Football Association]] (BFA)
| Confederation         = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia)
| Sub-confederation     = [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] (West Asia)
| Coach                 = [[Dragan Talajić]]
| Captain               = [[Sayed Dhiya Saeed]]
| Most caps             = [[Sayed Mohammed Jaffer]] (163)
| Top scorer            = [[Ismail Abdullatif]] (48)
| Home Stadium          = [[Bahrain National Stadium]]
| FIFA Trigramme        = BHR
| FIFA Rank             = {{FIFA World Rankings|BHR}}
| FIFA max              = 44
| FIFA max date         = September 2004
| FIFA min              = 139
| FIFA min date         = March 2000
| Elo Rank              = {{World Football Elo Ratings|Bahrain}}
| Elo max               = 49
| Elo max date          = September 2000
| Elo min               = 138
| Elo min date          = March 1979
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| First game            = {{fb|BHR|1932}} 4–4 {{fb-rt|KUW}}<br>([[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]]; 2 April 1936)
| Largest win           = {{fb|BHR}} [[Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia|10–0]] {{fb-rt|IDN}}<br>([[Riffa]], [[Bahrain]]; 29 February 2012)
| Largest loss          = {{fb|IRQ|1966}} 10–1 {{fb-rt|BHR|1932}}<br>([[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]]; 5 April 1966)
| Regional name         = [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]]
| Regional cup apps     = 8
| Regional cup first    = [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]
| Regional cup best     = Fourth place ([[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]])
| 2ndRegional name      = [[FIFA Arab Cup|Arab Cup]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps  = 6
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[1966 Arab Cup|1966]]
| 2ndRegional cup best  = Runners-up ([[1985 Arab Cup|1985]], [[2002 Arab Cup|2002]])
| 3rdRegional name      = [[WAFF Championship]]
| 3rdRegional cup apps  = 4
| 3rdRegional cup first = [[2010 WAFF Championship|2010]]
| 3rdRegional cup best  = '''Champions''' ([[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]])
| 4thRegional name      = [[Arabian Gulf Cup]]
| 4thRegional cup apps  = 26
| 4thRegional cup first = [[1st Arabian Gulf Cup|1970]]
| 4thRegional cup best  = '''Champions''' ([[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]], [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]])
}}

The '''Bahrain national football team''' ({{langx|ar|منتخب الْبَحرَيْن لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم}}) represents [[Bahrain]] in international [[association football|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 [[Asian Football Confederation|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 national football team|Uzbekistan]] in the quarter-finals but losing to [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in the semi-finals 4–3. Bahrain then lost to [[Iran national football team|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 national football team|Oman]] 2–1.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Duerden |first1=John |title=5 things we learned from 26th Gulf Cup in Kuwait |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2585320/sport |website=Arab News |date=5 January 2025 |access-date=4 August 2025}}</ref>

== History ==
{{More citations needed|section|date=July 2022}}
[[File:Kamaluddin in First National Soccer Team.jpg|thumb|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 national football team|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 national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]], the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|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 [[Bahrain national under-17 football team|U-17]] and [[Bahrain national under-20 football team|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 (AFC)|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 national football team|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>{{cite web |url=http://www.teammelli.com/2015/01/10/history-of-iran-vs-bahrain/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115112017/http://www.teammelli.com/2015/01/10/history-of-iran-vs-bahrain |archive-date=15 January 2015 |title=History of Iran vs. Bahrain {{!}} TeamMelli}}</ref>

====2004 Asian Cup====
The form of Bahrain in the [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] was quite surprising. In their just second appearance, Bahrain was drawn with host [[China national football team|China]], neighbor Qatar, and [[Indonesia national football team|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 national football team|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 national football team|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 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|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 national football team|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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan="5"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC fourth round]] play-offs
|-
!width="220"|Team 1
!width="80"|[[Playoff format#Total points series .28aggregate.29|Agg.]]
!width="100"|Team 2
!width="80"|1st leg
!width="80"|2nd leg
|-
|align="center"|{{fb-rt|UZB}}
|bgcolor="#ccffcc"|1–1 ([[Away goals rule|a]])
|align="center"|{{fb|BHR}}
|bgcolor="#ffffdd"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC fourth round#Uzbekistan v Bahrain|1–1]]
|bgcolor="#ffffdd"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC fourth round#Bahrain v Uzbekistan|0–0]]
|-
!colspan="5"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – CONCACAF play-off)]] play-offs
|-
|align="center"|{{fb-rt|BHR}}
|bgcolor="#ffdddd"|1–2
|align="center"|{{fb|TRI}}
|bgcolor="#ffffdd"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – CONCACAF play-off)#First Leg|1–1]]
|bgcolor="#ffdddd"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – CONCACAF play-off)#Second Leg|0–1]]
|}

====2007 Asian Cup====
Bahrain played in [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group D|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 men's national soccer team|Australia]], and they lost 2–0. Bahrain qualified for the [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007 afc Asian Cup]] after defeating [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in their last match. Bahrain were knocked out in the group stage via two losses against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] and [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], despite a shock win against [[Korea Republic national football team|Korea Republic]].

====2010 World Cup====
[[File:SocceroosvsBahrain.jpg|thumb|200px|The Bahrain national football team playing [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] on 10 June 2009 in a World Cup qualifier]]
In the third round of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualifiers]], Bahrain were drawn into group B along with [[Japan national football team|Japan]], [[Oman national football team|Oman]], and [[Thailand national football team|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 national football team|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 men's national football team|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.
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|-
!colspan="5"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round]] play-offs
|-
!width="220"|Team 1
!width="80"|[[Playoff format#Total points series .28aggregate.29|Agg.]]
!width="100"|Team 2
!width="80"|1st leg
!width="80"|2nd leg
|-
|align="center"|{{fb-rt|BHR}}
|bgcolor="#ccffcc"|([[Away goals rule|a]]) 2–2
|align="center"|{{fb|KSA}}
|bgcolor="#ffffdd"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round#Bahrain v Saudi Arabia|0–0]]
|bgcolor="#ffffdd"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fifth round#Saudi Arabia v Bahrain|2–2]]
|-
!colspan="5"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification#AFC 5th place v OFC winner|AFC 5th place v OFC winner]] play-offs
|-
|align="center"|{{fb-rt|BHR}}
|bgcolor="#ffdddd"|0–1
|align="center"|{{fb|NZL}}
|bgcolor="#ffffdd"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification#AFC 5th place v OFC winner#New Zealand v Bahrain|0–0]]
|bgcolor="#ffdddd"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification#AFC 5th place v OFC winner#Bahrain v New Zealand|0–1]]
|}

===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 men's national soccer team|Australia]], [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] and [[India men's national football team|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====
{{see also|Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia}}
In the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]], Bahrain did considerably worse. In the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|third round]], they were drawn against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], [[Iran national football team|Iran]] and [[Qatar national football team|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 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 World Cup qualifiers]].
{{:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|transcludesection=Group E|showteam=BHR}}
====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 qualification (AFC)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] second round, Bahrain finished fourth in a group with [[Uzbekistan national football team|Uzbekistan]], [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] and [[Yemen national football team|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 national football team|Turkmenistan]], [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] and [[Singapore national football team|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 men's national football team|India]], [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] and hosts [[United Arab Emirates national football team|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 national football team|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 national football team|Iraq]] and [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], 1–0 under the leadership of [[Hélio Sousa]] against all odds, in the [[2019 WAFF Championship|WAFF Championship]] and [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|Gulf Cup]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bna.bh/en/BahrainwinsWAFFChampionship2019title.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDhB4tnDZzKFHBvE2YrE9yEY%3D|title=Bahrain wins WAFF Championship 2019 title|website=bna.bh|date=15 August 2019|access-date=10 February 2020|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415084918/https://www.bna.bh/en/BahrainwinsWAFFChampionship2019title.aspx?cms=q8FmFJgiscL2fwIzON1%2BDhB4tnDZzKFHBvE2YrE9yEY%3D|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.as.com/en/2019/12/08/football/1575817529_124447.html|title=Bahrain beat Saudi Arabia to win the 2019 Gulf Cup|website=as.com|date=8 December 2019|access-date=10 February 2020|archive-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208153413/https://en.as.com/en/2019/12/08/football/1575817529_124447.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====2022 World Cup====
Bahrain defeated Iran 1–0 in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|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 [[Bahraini Premier League|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 national football team|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 national football team|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.cn/english/2021-06/16/c_1310010689.htm |title=Bahrain beat Hong Kong of China in FIFA World Cup qualifier |website=Xinhuanet |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=11 January 2023 |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111005443/http://www.news.cn/english/2021-06/16/c_1310010689.htm |url-status=live }}</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 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2026 World Cup qualifying]] campaign had been the worst since their return to the final round in 16 years. After dominating the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|second round]] with ease, Bahrain started the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|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===
{| class="wikitable"
! Kit manufacturer
! Period
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Umbro]]
| 1981
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Puma (brand)|Puma]]
| 1982
|-
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Grand Sport Group|Grand Sport]]
| 1983–1986
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Faisok
| 1986
|-
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} Grand Sport
| 1987–1996
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Puma
| 1997
|-
| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} Baraka Sports
| 1998–1999
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} Kika
| 2000–2002
|-
| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} Shoot Sports
| 2002–2003
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy|2003}} [[Diadora]]
| 2003–2005
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Puma
| 2005–2014
|-
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[Romai Sports|Romai]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Khamis Al Rumaithi: No commercial objectives behind Romai's sponsorship of Palestine's national team|url=http://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/arab-and-international/2014-12-04-1.734153|access-date=25 July 2018|agency=Emaratalyoum|publisher=UAE Today|date=4 December 2014|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725184152/https://www.emaratalyoum.com/sports/arab-and-international/2014-12-04-1.734153|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=akhbar-alkhaleej>{{cite news|title=The president of the football union hosts a press conference in the presence of several club managers|url=http://www.akhbar-alkhaleej.com/13540/article/18217.html|access-date=25 July 2018|publisher=Akhbar Alkhaleej|date=19 April 2015|archive-date=25 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725183836/http://www.akhbar-alkhaleej.com/13540/article/18217.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2014–2018
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]<ref>{{cite web |title=MACRON APPROVED AS OFFICIAL KIT SUPPLIER |url=http://www.bfa.bh/bfa.bh/en/media/news/1188 |website=BFA |publisher=Bahrain Football Association |access-date=25 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153429/http://www.bfa.bh/bfa.bh/en/media/news/1188 |archive-date=25 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 2019–2022
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} Puma
| 2023–present
|}

==Results and fixtures==
{{main|Bahrain national football team results (2020–present)|Bahrain national football team results}}
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

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===2024===
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| format     = 1
| round      = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group C|World Cup qualification R3]]
| date       = 14 November
| time       = {{UTZ|18:15|3}}
| team1      = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
| score      = 0–1
| report     = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288276/400018495 Report (FIFA)] <br> [https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/asian-qualifiers/2026/2453121 Report (AFC)]
| team2      = {{fb|CHN}}
| goals1     = 
| goals2     =
*[[Zhang Yuning (footballer, born 1997)|Zhang Yuning]] {{goal|90+1}}
| stadium    = [[Bahrain National Stadium]]
| location   = [[Riffa]], Bahrain
| attendance = 
| referee    = [[Adham Makhadmeh]] ([[Jordan Football Association|Jordan]])
| result     = L
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
| format     = 1
| round      = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group C|World Cup qualification R3]]
| date       = 19 November
| time       = {{UTZ|18:15|3}}
| team1      = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
| score      = 2–2
| report     = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288276/400018498 Report (FIFA)] <br> [https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/asian-qualifiers/2026/2453125 Report (AFC)]
| team2      = {{fb|AUS}}
| goals1     = 
*[[Mahdi Abduljabbar|Abduljabbar]] {{goal|75||77}}
| goals2     =
*[[Kusini Yengi|Yengi]] {{goal|1||90+6}}
| stadium    = [[Bahrain National Stadium]]
| location   = [[Riffa]], Bahrain
| attendance =6,873 
| referee    = [[Ko Hyung-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
| result     = D
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format= 1
|round = [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup#Group B|26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS]]
|date       = 22 December
|time       = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|KSA}}
|score      = 2–3
|report     = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-22/saudi-arabia-vs-bahrain/3564371/
|team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
|goals1     =
*[[Musab Al-Juwayr|Al-Juwayr]] {{Goal|73}}
*[[Saleh Al-Shehri|Al-Shehri]] {{Goal|86|pen.}}
|goals2     =
*[[Mahdi Abduljabbar|Abduljabbar]] {{Goal|19}}
*[[Mahdi Al-Humaidan|Al-Humaidan]] {{Goal|38}}
*[[Mohamed Marhoon|Marhoon]] {{Goal|76}}
|stadium    = [[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]]
|location   = [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait
|attendance = 7,726
|referee    = Ahmad Al-Ali ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
|result     = W
}}
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|format= 1
|round = [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup#Group B|26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS]]
|date       = 25 December
|time       = {{UTZ|20:30|3}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score      = 2–0
|report     = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-25/bahrain-vs-iraq/3564373/
|team2      = {{fb|IRQ}}
|goals1     = [[Ali Madan|Madan]] {{Goal|38||47}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]]
|location   = [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait
|attendance = 13,150
|referee    = [[Halil Umut Meler]] ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]])
|result     = w
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format= 1
|round = [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup#Group B|26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS]]
|date       = 28 December
|time       = {{UTZ|17:30|3}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score      = 1–2
|report     =https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-28/bahrain-vs-yemen/3564375/ 
|team2      = {{fb|YEM}}
|goals1     =[[Mohamed Al-Romaihi|Al-Romaihi]] {{goal|62}}
|goals2     =*[[Ebrahim Al-Khatal|Al-Khatal]] {{goal|41|o.g.}}
*[[Harwan Al-Zubaidi|Al-Zubaidi]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium    = [[Sulaibikhat Stadium]]
|location   = [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait
|attendance =4,293 
|referee    =Omar Al-Ali ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]]) 
|result     = l
}}

{{football box collapsible 
|format       = 1
|date         = 31 December 
|time         = {{UTZ|20:45|3}}
|round        = [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup#Semi-finals|26th Arabian Gulf Cup SF]]
|team1        = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score        = 1–0 
|team2        = {{fb|KUW}}
|report       = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-12-31/bahrain-vs-kuwait/3604268/
|goals1       =
*[[Mohamed Marhoon|Marhoon]] {{goal|75}}
|goals2       = 
|location     = [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait
|stadium      = [[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]]
|attendance   = 60,122
|referee      = [[István Kovács (referee)|István Kovács]] ([[Romanian Football Federation|Romania]])
|result       = W 
}}

===2025===
{{football box collapsible 
|format       = 1
|date         = 4 January
|time         = {{UTZ|19:00|3}}
|round        = [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup#Final|26th Arabian Gulf Cup F]]
|team1        = {{fb-rt|OMA}}
|score        = 1–2
|team2        = {{fb|BHR}}
|report       = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2025-01-04/oman-vs-bahrain/3606712/
|goals1       = 
*[[Abdulrahman Al-Mushaifri|Al-Mushaifri]] {{Goal|17}}
|goals2       = 
*[[Mohamed Marhoon|Marhoon]] {{Goal|78|pen.}}
*[[Mohammed Al-Musalami|Al-Musalami]] {{Goal|80|o.g.}}
|location     = [[Kuwait City]], Kuwait
|stadium      = [[Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium]]
|attendance   = 57,674
|referee      = [[Abdulrahman Al-Jassim]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
|result       = W
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| format     = 1
|round      = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group C|World Cup qualification R3]]
| date       = 20 March
| time       = {{UTZ|19:35|9}}
| score      = 2–0 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|JAP}}
| goals1     = 
*[[Daichi Kamada|Kamada]] {{goal|66}}
*[[Takefusa Kubo|Kubo]] {{goal|87}}
| team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
| goals2     = 
| report     = [https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288276/400018508 Report (FIFA)] <br> [https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/asian-qualifiers/2026/2453129 Report (AFC)]
| location   = [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]], Japan
| stadium    = [[Saitama Stadium 2002]]
| attendance = 58,137
| referee    = [[Abdulrahman Al-Jassim]] ([[Qatar Football Association|Qatar]])
| result     = L 
}}
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|round      = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group C|World Cup qualification R3]]
| date       = 25 March
| time       ={{UTZ|20:45|7}} 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|IDN}}
| score      = 1–0
| report     =[https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288276/400018503 Report (FIFA)] <br> [https://www.the-afc.com/en/matches/asian-qualifiers/2026/2453131 Report (AFC)] 
| team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
| goals1     = *[[Ole Romeny|Romeny]] {{goal|24}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium]] 
| location   = [[Jakarta]], Indonesia
| attendance =69,599 
| referee    =Sadullo Gulmurodi ([[Tajikistan Football Federation|Tajikistan]]) 
| result     = L
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
| format     = 1
|round      = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group C|World Cup qualification R3]]
| date       = 5 June
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
| score      = 0–2
| report     = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288276/400018520
| team2      = {{fb|KSA}}
| goals1     = 
| goals2     =
*[[Musab Al-Juwayr|Al-Juwayr]] {{goal|16}}
*[[Abdulrahman Al-Aboud|Al-Aboud]] {{goal|78}}
| stadium    = [[Bahrain National Stadium]]
| location   = [[Riffa]], Bahrain
| attendance = 15,075
| referee    = Ilgiz Tantashev ([[Uzbekistan Football Association|Uzbekistan]])
| result     = L
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|round      = [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group C|World Cup qualification R3]]
|date       = 10 June 
|time       = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|CHN}}
|score      = 1–0
|report     = https://www.fifa.com/en/match-centre/match/520/288263/288276/400018521
|team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
|goals1     =
*[[Wang Yudong]] {{goal|90+3|pen.}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Longxing Football Stadium]]
|location   = [[Chongqing]], China
|attendance = 
|referee    = Adel Al-Naqbi ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
|result     = L
|id=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|round      = [[Exhibition game|Hybrid friendly]]
|date       = 16 July
|time       = {{UTZ|17:30|2}}
|team1      = [[NK Istra 1961|Istra 1961]] {{flagicon|CRO}}
|score      = 3–1
|report     = 
|team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Ljudski vrt]]
|location   = [[Maribor]], Slovenia
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = L
|id=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|round      = [[Exhibition game|Hybrid friendly]]
|date       = 22 July
|time       = {{UTZ|16:20|2}}
|team1      = [[ND Primorje]] {{flagicon|SVN}}
|score      = 1–2
|report     = 
|team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Ljudski vrt]]
|location   = [[Maribor]], Slovenia
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = W
|id=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|round      = [[Exhibition game|Closed friendly]]
|date       = 3 September
|time       = {{UTZ|19:15|3}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|QAT}}
|score      = 2–2
|report     = 
|team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
|goals1      =
*[[Mohammed Muntari|Muntari]] {{goal|17}}
*[[Ahmed Alaaeldin|Alaaeldin]] {{goal|87}}
|goals2      =
*[[Kamil Al-Aswad|Al-Aswad]] {{goal|62|pen.}}
*[[Ebrahim Al-Khattal|Al-Khattal]] {{goal|66}}
|stadium    = [[Al Thumama Stadium]]
|location   = [[Doha]], Qatar
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = D
|id=
}}
{{football box collapsible
|format     = 1
|round      = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|date       = 8 September
|time       = {{UTZ|19:30|3}}
|team1      = {{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score      = 1–0
|report     = [https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2025/09/05/world/friendlies/uae/bahrain/I2221176/ Report]
|team2      = {{fb|BHR}}
|goals1      = 
* [[Luanzinho]] {{goal|24}}
|goals2      =
|stadium    = [[Zabeel Stadium]]
|location   = [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
|attendance = 
|referee    = 
|result     = L
|id=
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
| date       = 9 October
| time       = {{UTZ|20:00|1}}
| round      = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
| team1      = {{fb-rt|MAR}} 
| team2      = {{fb|BHR}} 
| score      = 1–0
| report     = https://www.soccerway.com/match/bahrain-GITLc4Fp/morocco-IDKYO3R8/summary/?mid=2RFE8i9l
| goals1     = [[Jawad El Yamiq|El Yamiq]] {{Goal|90+4}}
| goals2     = 
| stadium    = [[Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium]]
| location   = [[Rabat]], Morocco
| attendance = Sadok Selmi ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
| result     = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format     = 1
| date       = 13 October
| time       = {{UTZ|20:00|1}}
| round      = [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
| team1      = {{fb-rt|BHR}}
| team2      = {{fbl|EGY|name=Egypt A'}}
| score      = 0–4
| report     = 
| goals1     = 
| goals2     = 
| stadium    = [[El Bachir Stadium]]
| location   = [[Mohammedia]], Morocco
| attendance = 
| result     = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format=1
|date=17 November
|time={{UTZ|18:30|3}}
|round= [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]]
|score=1–2
|report=https://www.soccerway.com/match/bahrain-GITLc4Fp/somalia-Aiu9mqIL/?mid=6Ha48bCG
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|goals1=
*[[Mohamed Al-Romaihi|Al-Romaihi]] {{Goal|35}}
|team2={{fb|SOM}}
|goals2=
*[[Maxamed Cumar|Cumar]] {{Goal|45}}
*[[Ciise Aadim Marsis|Marsis]] {{Goal|80}}
|location= [[Riffa]], Bahrain
|stadium= [[Bahrain National Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=Saud Al-Samhan ([[Kuwait Football Association|Kuwait]])
|result=L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|format = 1
|round=[[2025 FIFA Arab Cup]]
|date=26 November
|time={{UTZ|13:00|3}}
|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}
|score=
|team2={{fb|DJI}}
|report=
|goals1=
|goals2=
|location=[[Doha]], Qatar
|stadium=[[Jassim bin Hamad Stadium]]
|attendance=
|referee=
|result=
}}

==Coaching staff==
===Current coaching staff===
{| class="wikitable"
! Role
! Name
|-
| Head coach
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dragan Talajić]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Assistant coaches
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Goran Lacković]]
|-
| {{flagicon|BHR}} Ahmed Kamal
|-
| Fitness Coach
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Matej Filipić
|-
| Team manager
| {{flagicon|BHR}} Mahmoud Riyad
|}

===Coaching history===
{{updated|March 2019}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Bahrain National Team Coaches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bah-coach.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=7 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107234414/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bah-coach.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
Caretaker managers are listed in ''italics''.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|BHR|1932}} [[Jassim Al-Maawada]] and <br />{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Abdul-Salam Alam]] (1966)
*{{flagicon|EGY|1972}} [[Hamada El-Sharqawi]] (1970–1974)
*{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Danny McLennan]] (1974–1975)
*{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Adnan Ayoub]] and <br />{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Khalifa Al-Hamdan]] (1975)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jack Mansell]] (1976)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mal Thompson]] and [[Michael Gorman (footballer)|Michael Gorman]] (1979)
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ljubiša Broćić]] (1979–1981)
*{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Farouq Ahmed Ali]] (1981)
*{{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Sebastião Pereira de Araújo]] (1982–1984, 1992–1993)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Keith Burkinshaw]] (1984–1986)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robbie Stepney]] (1986–1987)
*{{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Abdelmajid Chetali]] (1988)
*{{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Mohamed Al-Arabi Al-Zouaui]] (1988)
*{{flagicon|FRG}} [[Uli Maslo]] (1990–1992)
*{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Faisal Alshehabı]] (2007)
*{{flagicon|FRY}} [[Ivan Čabrinović]] (1994)
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Victor Stănculescu (football manager)|Victor Stănculescu]] (1995–1996)
*{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Fuad Boshqar]] (1996)
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Josef Hickersberger]] (1997)
*{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ernesto Rosa Guedes]] (1998)
*{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Alexandru Moldovan]] (1999)
*{{flagicon|BHR|1972}} [[Ahmed D. Al Jalahama]] (2000)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Wolfgang Sidka]] (2001–2002, 2005)
*{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Yves Herbet]] (2003)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Srećko Juričić]] (2003–2005)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Luka Peruzović]] (2005–2006)
*{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Riyadh Al-Thawadi]] (2006)
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Hans-Peter Briegel]] (2006–2007)
*{{flagicon|BIH}} ''[[Senad Kreso]]'' (2007)
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Milan Máčala]] (2008–2010)
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Josef Hickersberger]] (2010)
*{{flagicon|BHR}} ''[[Marjan Eid]]'' (2010)
*{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Salman Sharida]] (2010–2011)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Peter Taylor (footballer, born 1953)|Peter Taylor]] (2011–2012)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Calderón]] (2012–2013)
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Anthony Hudson (soccer)|Anthony Hudson]] (2013–2014)
*{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Adnan Hamad]] (2014)
*{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Marjan Eid]] (2014–2015)
*{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Sergio Batista]] (2015–2016)
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Miroslav Soukup]] (2016–2019)
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Hélio Sousa]] (2019–2023)
*{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Juan Antonio Pizzi]] (2023–2024)
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dragan Talajić]] (2024– )
{{div col end}}

==Players==
===Current squad===
The following players were called up for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]] games against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] and [[China national football team|China]] in June 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKJg5Yzs9Rs/?hl=en|date=27 May 2025|title=قائمة الأحمر لمواجهتي السعودية والصين ضمن الجولتين التاسعة والعاشرة من المرحلة الثالثة من تصفيات كأس العالم 2026 🇧🇭📝|publisher=Bahrain FA}}</ref>

:''Caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2025, after the match against [[China national football team|China]].''

{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=1|pos=GK|name=[[Abdulkarim Fardan]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|4|25|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}} 
{{nat fs g player|no=21|pos=GK|name=[[Sayed Mohammed Jaffer]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|8|25|df=y}}|caps=163|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=22|pos=GK|name=[[Ebrahim Lutfalla]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|9|24|df=y}}|caps=34|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Amine Benaddi]]|age={{birth date and age|1993|5|9|df=y}}|caps=37|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Waleed Al Hayam]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|11|4|df=y}}|caps=125|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=DF|name=[[Hamad Al-Shamsan]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|9|29|df=y}}|caps=33|goals=0|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=DF|name=[[Vincent Emmanuel]]|age={{birth date and age|2001|4|29|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Sitra Club|Sitra]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Sayed Baqer]]|age={{birth date and age|1994|4|14|df=y}}|caps=41|goals=2|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=19|pos=DF|name=[[Hazza Ali]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|6|9|df=y}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=23|pos=DF|name=[[Abdulla Al-Khulasi]]|age={{birth date and age|2003|9|2|df=y}}|caps=21|goals=1|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Ahmed Bughammar]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|12|30|df=y}}|caps=27|goals=1|club=[[Al-Khaldiya SC|Al-Khaldiya]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mahmood Al-Moosawi]]|age={{birth date and age|2004|3|27|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=MF|name=[[Sayed Dhiya Saeed]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|7|17|df=y}}|caps=128|goals=8|club=[[Al-Khaldiya SC|Al-Khaldiya]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=MF|name=[[Hussain Al-Eker]]|age={{birth date and age|2001|9|30|df=y}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Ali Madan]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|11|30|df=y}}|caps=101|goals=15|club=[[Ajman Club|Ajman]]|clubnat=UAE}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=MF|name=[[Mohamed Marhoon]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|2|12|df=y}}|caps=78|goals=19|club=[[Kuwait SC]]|clubnat=KUW}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=MF|name=[[Ebrahim Al-Khattal]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|9|19|df=y}}|caps=28|goals=4|club=[[Manama Club (football)|Manama]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Kamil Al-Aswad]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|age={{birth date and age|1994|4|8|df=y}}|caps=119|goals=13|club=[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]|clubnat=KUW}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=MF|name=[[Ali Haram]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|12|11|df=y}}|caps=58|goals=5|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Jasim Al-Shaikh]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|2|1|df=y}}|caps=67|goals=4|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=18|pos=MF|name=[[Ahmed Al-Sherooqi]]|age={{birth date and age|2000|5|22|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=20|pos=MF|name=[[Mahdi Al-Humaidan]]|age={{birth date and age|1993|5|19|df=y}}|caps=73|goals=7|club=[[Al-Zawraa SC|Al-Zawraa]]|clubnat=IRQ}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Sayed Al-Wadaei (footballer)|Sayed Al-Wadaei]]|age={{birth date and age|2008|7|8|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Villarreal CF (youth)|Villarreal Juvenil]]|clubnat=ESP}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=FW|name=[[Ismail Abdullatif]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|9|11|df=y}}|caps=136|goals=48|club=[[Al-Khaldiya SC|Al-Khaldiya]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=FW|name=[[Mahdi Abduljabbar]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|6|25|df=y}}|caps=46|goals=13|club=[[Al-Khaldiya SC|Al-Khaldiya]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs g player|no=17|pos=FW|name=[[Husain Abdulkarim]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|5|14|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs end}}

===Recent call-ups===
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
<!--Sorted by position, most recent call-up, caps, goals and last name.-->
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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Ammar Mohamed]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|2|10|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Al-Khaldiya SC|Al-Khaldiya]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup]]}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mohamed Adel (footballer, born 1996)|Mohamed Adel]]|age={{birth date and age|1996|9|20|df=y}}|caps=38|goals=0|club=[[Al-Khaldiya SC|Al-Khaldiya]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Ahmed Nabeel]]|age={{birth date and age|1995|8|25|df=y}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Manama Club (football)|Manama]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=v. {{fb|AUS}}, 19 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Mohamed Al-Banna]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|10|17|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=v. {{fb|YEM}}, 6 June 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|pos=MF|name=[[Hasan Al-Karrani]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|11|27|df=y}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=v. {{fb|NEP}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Abdulwahab Al-Malood]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|6|7|df=y}}|caps=86|goals=5|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Abbas Al-Asfoor]]|age={{birth date and age|1999|2|2|df=y}}|caps=16|goals=0|club=[[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=[[26th Arabian Gulf Cup]]}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Moses Atede]]|age={{birth date and age|df=y|1997|12|17}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[Kuching City F.C.|Kuching City]]|clubnat=MAS|latest=v. {{fb|AUS}}, 19 November 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Sayed Sharaf]]|age={{birth date and age|2002|12|23|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Al-Ahli Club (Manama)|Al-Ahli]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=v. {{fb|KSA}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|pos=MF|name=[[Mohamed Al-Hardan]]|age={{birth date and age|1997|10|6|df=y}}|caps=29|goals=2|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=v. {{fb|NEP}}, 26 March 2024}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Mohamed Al-Romaihi]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|9|9|df=y}}|caps=53|goals=17|club=[[Al-Khaldiya SC|Al-Khaldiya]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=v. {{fb|KSA}}, 5 June 2024}} <sup>INJ</sup>
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hashim Sayed Isa]]|age={{birth date and age|1998|4|3|df=y}}|caps=19|goals=6|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR|latest=v. {{fb|KSA}}, 15 October 2024}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Abdulla Yusuf Helal]]|age={{birth date and age|1993|6|12|df=y}}|caps=89|goals=13|club=[[Bohemians 1905]]|clubnat=CZE|latest=v. {{fb|UAE}}, 11 June 2024}}
{{nat fs break|background=#0B0B3F}}
<sup>INJ</sup> Withdrew due to injury<br />
<sup>PRE</sup> Preliminary squad / standby<br />
<sup>RET</sup> Retired from the national team<br />
<sup>SUS</sup> Serving suspension<br />
<sup>WD</sup> Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.
{{nat fs end|background=#0B0B3F}}

==Individual records==
:{{Updated|4 January 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Bahrain - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bah-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=2 February 2023 |archive-date=4 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204154600/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bah-recintlp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bahrain |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/country/16/2024/Bahrain.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>
:''Players in '''bold''' are still active with Bahrain.''

===Most appearances===
[[File:Sayed Mohammed Jaffer.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Sayed Mohammed Jaffer is Bahrain's most capped player with 163 appearances.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! width=25 | Rank
! width=150 | Name
! width=50 | Caps
! width=50 | Goals
! width=100 | Career
|-
| 1
| style="text-align:left" | [[Sayed Mohammed Jaffer]]
| 163
| 0
| 2004–2024
|-
| 2
| style="text-align:left" | [[Mohamed Husain]]
| 161
| 10
| 1997–2015
|-
| 3
| style="text-align:left" | [[Salman Isa]]
| 160
| 24
| 2000–2012
|-
| 4
| style="text-align:left" | [[Mohamed Salmeen]]
| 148
| 11
| 2000–2013
|-
| 5
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Ismail Abdullatif]]'''
| 138
| 48
| 2005–present
|-
| 6
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Sayed Dhiya Saeed]]'''
| 128
| 8
| 2011–present
|-
| 7
| style="text-align:left" | [[Sayed Mahmood Jalal]]
| 125
| 6
| 1998–2010
|-
| 8
| style="text-align:left" | [[Hussain Ali Baba]]
| 124
| 8
| 2001–2016
|-
| 9
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Waleed Al-Hayam]]'''
| 123
| 0
| 2010–present
|-
| 10
| style="text-align:left" | [[Talal Yousef]]
| 118
| 28
| 2001–2016
|}

===Top goalscorers===
[[File:Ismael Abdullatif.jpg|125px|right|thumb|[[Ismail Abdullatif]] is Bahrain's top scorer with 48 goals.]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! width=25 | Rank
! width=150 | Name
! width=50 | Goals
! width=50 | Caps
! width=50 | Ratio
! width=100 | Career
|-
| 1
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Ismail Abdullatif]]'''
| 48
| 135
| {{#expr:48/135 round 2}}
| 2005–present
|-
| 2
| style="text-align:left" | [[Husain Ali]]
| 33
| 115
| {{#expr:33/115 round 2}}
| 1998–2013
|-
| 3
| style="text-align:left" | [[Talal Yousef]]
| 28
| 118
| {{#expr:28/118 round 2}}
| 1998–2009
|-
| 4
| style="text-align:left" | [[A'ala Hubail]]
| 26
| 88
| {{#expr:26/88 round 2}}
| 2003–2009
|-
| 5
| style="text-align:left" | [[Salman Isa]]
| 24
| 160
| {{#expr:24/160 round 2}}
| 2001–2012
|-
| 6
| style="text-align:left" | [[Faouzi Aaish]]
| 20
| 104
| {{#expr:20/104 round 2}}
| 2004–2016
|-
| 7
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Mohamed Marhoon]]'''
| 19
| 74
| {{#expr:19/74 round 2}}
| 2018–present
|-
| 8
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Mohamed Al-Romaihi]]'''
| 17
| 52
| {{#expr:17/52 round 2}}
| 2010–present
|-
| 9
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Ali Madan]]'''
| 15
| 99
| {{#expr:15/99 round 2}}
| 2016–present
|-
| rowspan="3" | 10
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Mahdi Abduljabbar]]'''
| 13
| 42
| {{#expr:13/42 round 2}}
| 2016–present
|-
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Abdulla Yusuf Helal]]'''
| 13
| 90
| {{#expr:13/90 round 2}}
| 2015–present
|-
| style="text-align:left" | '''[[Kamil Al-Aswad]]'''
| 13
| 115
| {{#expr:13/115 round 2}}
| 2015–present
|}

==Competitive record==
===FIFA World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! colspan="10" | [[FIFA World Cup]] record
! rowspan="28" |
! colspan="6" | [[FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
|-
! Year
! Round
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! Squad
! {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
| rowspan="5" colspan="9" | ''Part of {{UK}}''
| rowspan="5" colspan="6" | ''Part of {{UK}}''
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
|-
| {{flagicon|France|1794}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
| rowspan="3" colspan="9" | ''Not a FIFA member''
| rowspan="3" colspan="6" | ''Not a FIFA member''
|-
| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| rowspan="2" colspan="9" | ''Did not enter''
| rowspan="2" colspan="6" | ''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
| rowspan="3" colspan="9" | ''Did not qualify''
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy|1946}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| colspan="9" | ''Withdrew''
| colspan="6" | ''Withdrew''
|-
| {{flagicon|United States of America}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| rowspan="9" colspan="9" | ''Did not qualify''
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 9
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|France|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 9
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| 14
| 7
| 4
| 3
| 17
| 13
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 16
| 5
| 6
| 5
| 21
| 14
|-
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 20
| 7
| 7
| 6
| 19
| 17
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 7
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 10
| 10
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
| 8
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|United States of America}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
| 16
| 4
| 5
| 7
| 16
| 19
|-
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
| rowspan="2" colspan="9" | ''To be determined''
| rowspan="2" colspan="6" | ''To be determined''
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
|-
! Total
! {{Tooltip||Highest finish}}
! {{Tooltip|0/23|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! 0
! —
! 112
! 39
! 33
! 40
! 136
! 117
|}

===AFC Asian Cup===
{{main|Bahrain at the AFC Asian Cup}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! colspan="10" | [[AFC Asian Cup]] record
! rowspan="22" |
! colspan="6" | [[AFC Asian Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
|-
! Year
! Round
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! Squad
! {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1955}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]
| rowspan="3" colspan="9" | ''Part of {{UK}}''
| rowspan="3" colspan="6" | ''Part of {{UK}}''
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea|1949}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ISR}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]
| colspan="9" | ''Did not enter''
| colspan="6" | ''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]
| colspan="9" | ''Did not qualify''
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]
| colspan="9" | ''Withdrew''
| colspan="6" | ''Withdrew''
|-
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]
| colspan="9" | ''Withdrew after qualifying''
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 5
|-
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]
| colspan="9" | ''Withdrew''
| colspan="6" | ''Withdrew''
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]
| Group stage
| 9th
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 3
| [[1988 AFC Asian Cup squads#Bahrain|Squad]]
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 0
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan|1870}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]
| colspan="9" | ''Did not qualify''
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 5
|-
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]
| colspan="9" | ''Withdrew''
| colspan="6" | ''Withdrew''
|-
| {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]
| colspan="9" | ''Did not qualify''
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 6
|- style="background:#9ACDFF"
| {{flagicon|China}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]
| '''Fourth place'''
| '''4th'''
| '''6'''
| '''1'''
| '''3'''
| '''2'''
| '''13'''
| '''14'''
| '''[[2004 AFC Asian Cup squads#Bahrain|Squad]]'''
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 14
| 9
|-
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]
| rowspan="3" | Group stage
| 13th
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 7
| [[2007 AFC Asian Cup squads#Bahrain|Squad]]
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]
| 10th
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| [[2011 AFC Asian Cup squads#Bahrain|Squad]]
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 12
| 6
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]
| 12th
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 5
| [[2015 AFC Asian Cup squads#Bahrain|Squad]]
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 1
|-
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]
| rowspan="2" | Round of 16
| 14th
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup squads#Bahrain|Squad]]
| 14
| 7
| 1
| 6
| 25
| 13
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]
| 15th
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 6
| [[2023 AFC Asian Cup squads#Bahrain|Squad]]
| 11
| 7
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 4
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]
| colspan="9" | ''Qualified''
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 3
|-
! Total
! {{Tooltip|Fourth place|Highest finish}}
! {{Tooltip|8/19|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
! 27
! 7
! 6
! 14
! 33
! 44
! —
! 68
! 33
! 10
! 23
! 106
! 62
|}

===Arabian Gulf Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! colspan="10" | [[Arabian Gulf Cup]] record
|-
! Year
! Round
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! Squad
|- style="background:silver"
| style="border:3px solid red" | {{flagicon|Bahrain|1932}} [[1st Arabian Gulf Cup|1970]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| 
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia|1938}} [[2nd Arabian Gulf Cup|1972]]
| colspan="9" | ''Record annulled''
|-
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[3rd Arabian Gulf Cup|1974]]
| Group stage
| 
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[4th Arabian Gulf Cup|1976]]
| Fourth place
| 
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 15
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Iraq|1963}} [[5th Arabian Gulf Cup|1979]]
| Fourth place
| 
| 6
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 8
| 9
| 
|- style="background:silver"
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[6th Arabian Gulf Cup|1982]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| 
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 7
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Oman|1970}} [[7th Arabian Gulf Cup|1984]]
| Fifth place
| 
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 6
| 
|-
| style="border:3px solid red" | {{flagicon|Bahrain|1972}} [[8th Arabian Gulf Cup|1986]]
| Fifth place
| 
| 6
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[9th Arabian Gulf Cup|1988]]
| Fourth place
| 
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 
|- style="background:#CC9966"
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[10th Arabian Gulf Cup|1990]]
| '''Third place'''
| 
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 
|- style="background:silver"
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[11th Arabian Gulf Cup|1992]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| 
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 
|- style="background:#CC9966"
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[12th Arabian Gulf Cup|1994]]
| '''Third place'''
| 
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 6
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Oman}} [[13th Arabian Gulf Cup|1996]]
| Fifth place
| 
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 8
| 
|-
| style="border:3px solid red" | {{flagicon|Bahrain|1972}} [[14th Arabian Gulf Cup|1998]]
| Fifth place
| 
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 3
| 6
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[15th Arabian Gulf Cup|2002]]
| Fourth place
| 
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 4
| 6
| 
|- style="background:silver"
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[16th Arabian Gulf Cup|2003–04]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| 
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 13
| 3
| 
|- style="background:#CC9966"
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[17th Arabian Gulf Cup|2004]]
| '''Third place'''
| 
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 
|- style="background:#CC9966"
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup|2007]]
| '''Semi-finals'''
| 
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Oman}} [[19th Arabian Gulf Cup|2009]]
| Group stage
| 
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Yemen}} [[20th Arabian Gulf Cup|2010]]
| Group stage
| 
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 7
| 
|-
| style="border:3px solid red" | {{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[21st Arabian Gulf Cup|2013]]
| Fourth place
| 
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 4
| 9
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[22nd Arabian Gulf Cup|2014]]
| Group stage
| 
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 
|- style="background:#CC9966"
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[23rd Arabian Gulf Cup|2017–18]]
| '''Semi-finals'''
| 
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 
|- style="background:gold"
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup|2019]]
| '''Champions'''
| 
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 
|- style="background:#CC9966"
| {{flagicon|Iraq}} [[25th Arabian Gulf Cup|2023]]
| '''Semi-finals'''
| 
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 
|- style="background:gold"
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]
| '''Champions'''
| 
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[27th Arabian Gulf Cup|2026]]
| colspan="9" | ''Qualified as Champion holders''
|-
! Total
! {{Tooltip||Highest finish}}
! {{Tooltip|26/26|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
! 116
! 38
! 35
! 43
! 118
! 139
! 
|}

===FIFA Arab Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! colspan="10" | [[FIFA Arab Cup]] record
|-
! Year
! Round
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
! {{Tooltip|W|Won}}
! {{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! {{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
! {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! Squad
|-
| {{flagicon|Lebanon|1943}} [[1963 Arab Cup|1963]]
| colspan="9" rowspan="2" | ''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[1964 Arab Cup|1964]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Iraq|1963}} [[1966 Arab Cup|1966]]
| Group stage
| 
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 22
| 
|- style="background:silver"
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[1985 Arab Cup|1985]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| 
| '''4'''
| '''1'''
| '''2'''
| '''1'''
| '''4'''
| '''3'''
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[1988 Arab Cup|1988]]
| Group stage
| 
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [[1992 Arab Cup|1992]]
| colspan="9" | ''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1998 Arab Cup|1998]]
| colspan="9" | ''Withdrew''
|- style="background:silver"
| {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[2002 Arab Cup|2002]]
| '''Runners-up'''
| 
| '''6'''
| '''3'''
| '''1'''
| '''2'''
| '''8'''
| '''5'''
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2012 Arab Cup|2012]]
| Group stage
| 
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2021 FIFA Arab Cup|2021]]
| Group stage
| 
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 
|-
! Total
! {{Tooltip|Runners-up|Highest finish}}
! {{Tooltip|6/10|Number of tournaments qualified for}}
! 24
! 4
! 8
! 12
! 22
! 45
! 
|}

===Asian Games===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] record
|-
!Year||Result||Pld||W||D||L||GF||GA
|-
|1951 to 1970||colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|- 
|{{Flagicon|IRI|1964}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]||15th place||3||0||0||3||1||15
|- 
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]||14th place||3||0||0||3||1||12
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]||colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|- 
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}} [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]||12th place||3||1||1||1||4||5
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]]||colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|- 
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]]||10th place||4||1||2||1||6||5
|-
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]]||colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|-
|[[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]] to present
|colspan=8|''See [[Bahrain national under-23 football team]]''
|-
!Total||4/13||14||3||3||8||12||37
|}

===Arab Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:100%"
|-
!colspan=8|[[Football at the Arab Games|Arab Games]] record
|-
!Year||Result||Pld||W||D||L||GF||GA
|-
|| {{flagicon|EGY|1922}} [[Football at the 1953 Arab Games|1953]] ||rowspan=7 colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|-
|| {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Football at the 1957 Arab Games|1957]]
|-
|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Football at the 1961 Arab Games|1961]]
|-
|| {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Football at the 1965 Arab Games|1965]]
|-
|| {{flagicon|SYR|1972}} [[Football at the 1976 Arab Games|1976]]
|-
|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Football at the 1985 Arab Games|1985]]
|-
|| {{flagicon|LBN}} [[Football at the 1997 Arab Games|1997]]
|-
|| {{flagicon|JOR}} [[Football at the 1999 Arab Games|1999]] ||First round||2||0||0||2||0||6
|-
|| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Football at the 2007 Arab Games|2007]] ||colspan=7|''Did not enter''
|-
|-bgcolor=gold
|| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Football at the 2011 Arab Games|2011]] ||'''Champions'''||'''4'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''9'''||'''3'''
|-
! Total || 2/10 ||  6 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 9 || 9
|}

===WAFF Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=10|[[WAFF Championship]] record
|-
!Year
!Result
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Matches played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2000]]||rowspan=5 colspan=8|''Did not participate''
|-
|{{flagicon|Syria|1980}} [[2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2002]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran}} [[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[2007 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2007]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran}} [[2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2008]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2010]]||Group stage||2||1||0||1||2||3||–1
|-bgcolor="#9acdff"
|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2012]]||'''Fourth place'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''+1'''
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]]||'''Third place'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''–1'''
|-bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Iraq}} [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]||'''Champions'''||'''4'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''+3'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[2026 WAFF Championship|2026]]||colspan=8|''Qualified''
|-
!Total||4/9||15||6||6||3||8||6||+2
|}

==Head-to-head record==
:''As of 17 November 2025 after match against [[Somalia national football team|Somalia]].''<ref>{{Cite web|https://www.international-football.net/country?team=Bahrain}}</ref>

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Positive Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Neutral Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFDACC|Negative Record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%;"
|-
!Against
!Played
!Won
!Drawn
!Lost
!Goal scored
!Goal against
!% Won{{efn|A draw counts as a ½ win}}
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|ALB}}||2||2||0||0||6||0||{{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|ALG}}||2||0||2||0||0||0||{{#expr: 1/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|ANG}}||1||0||0||1||0||3||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|AUS}}||8||1||1||6||4||13||{{#expr: 1/8 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|AZE}}||3||0||0||3||3||8||{{#expr: 0/3 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|BAN}}||2||2||0||0||4||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|BLR}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|BIH}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|BRA}}||1||0||0||1||0||2||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|BRU}}||1||1||0||0||7||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|BFA}}||2||2||0||0||5||2||{{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|BDI}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CAM}}||2||2||0||0||9||0||{{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CAN}}||1||0||1||0||2||2||{{#expr: 0.5/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CPV}}||1||0||0||1||1||2||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CHA}}||1||0||1||0||1||1||{{#expr: 0.5/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CHI}}||1||0||0||1||0||2||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CHN}}||10||0||5||5||9||17||{{#expr: 0/10 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|TPE}}||3||2||0||1||7||2||{{#expr: 2/3 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|COL}}||1||0||0||1||0||6||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CGO}}||1||1||0||0||3||1||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|CUW}}||1||1||0||0||4||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|DEN}}||2||1||0||1||2||2||{{#expr: 1/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|COD}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|EGY}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|FIN}}||5||0||1||4||1||9||{{#expr: 0.5/5 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|HAI}}||1||1||0||0||6||1||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|HKG}}||7||5||1||1||17||3||{{#expr: 5.5/7 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|ISL}}||2||1||0||1||2||3||{{#expr: 1/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|IND}}||7||6||1||0||16||4||{{#expr: 6.5/7 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|IDN}}||9||3||3||3||21||10||{{#expr: 3/9 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|IRN}}||19||5||4||9||13||32||{{#expr: 7/19 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|IRQ}}||31||5||13||13||26||50||{{#expr: 11.5/30 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|JPN}}||15||2||1||12||11||33||{{#expr: 2/15 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|JOR}}||31||11||6||14||26||35||{{#expr: 11/31 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|KAZ}}||2||0||0||2||0||3||{{#expr: 0/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|KEN}}||2||2||0||0||4||2||{{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|KUW}}||44||14||11||19||41||59||{{#expr: 19.5/44 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|KGZ}}||8||6||1||1||17||7||{{#expr: 6.5/8 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|LBN}}||15||7||6||2||23||18||{{#expr: 10/15 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|LBY}}||5||2||1||2||9||8||{{#expr: 2.5/5 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|MAS}}||16||9||5||2||34||17||{{#expr: 11.5/16 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|MDV}}||2||2||0||0||5||1||{{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|MTN}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|MAR}}||3||0||0||3||0||6||{{#expr: 0/3 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|MYA}}||5||4||0||1||13||6||{{#expr: 4/5 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|NED}}||1||0||0||1||1||8||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|NEP}}||2||2||0||0||8||0||{{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|NZL}}||5||0||1||4||1||6||{{#expr: 0.5/5 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|PRK}}||7||2||1||4||10||10||{{#expr: 2.5/7 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|MKD}}||1||0||1||0||1||1||{{#expr: 0.5/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|NOR}}||1||0||0||1||0||1||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|OMA}}||40||12||17||11||37||33||{{#expr: 20.5/40 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|PAK}}||1||0||0||1||1||5||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|PLE}}||9||4||1||4||12||8||{{#expr: 4.5/9 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|PAN}}||2||1||0||1||5||2||{{#expr: 1/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|PAR}}||1||0||0||1||1||2||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|PHI}}||7||4||2||1||10||5||{{#expr: 5/7 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|QAT}}||40||11||12||9||30||34||{{#expr: 17/40 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|KSA}}||39||7||12||20||26||57||{{#expr: 7/39 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SRB}}||1||0||0||1||1||5||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SIN}}||10||8||1||1||18||6||{{#expr: 8.5/10 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SVK}}||1||1||0||0||2||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|KOR}}||25||3||5||17||21||58||{{#expr: 3/25 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SOM}}||1||0||0||1||1||2||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SRI}}||1||1||0||0||1||0||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SDN}}||3||2||0||1||4||3||{{#expr: 2/3 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SWE}}||2||0||0||2||0||5||{{#expr: 0/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|SYR}}||23||6||7||10||24||25||{{#expr: 9.5/23 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|TJK}}||5||3||2||0||11||1||{{#expr: 4/5 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|THA}}||10||3||4||3||11||10||{{#expr: 3/10 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|TOG}}||1||1||0||0||5||1||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|TRI}}||2||0||1||1||1||2||{{#expr: 0.5/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|TUN}}||2||1||0||1||1||3||{{#expr: 1/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|TKM}}||6||4||2||0||15||5||{{#expr: 5/6 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|UGA}}||2||1||1||0||3||1||{{#expr: 1.5/2 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|UKR}}||1||0||1||0||1||1||{{#expr: 0.5/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|UAE}}||32||12||6||14||46||53||{{#expr: 12/32 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|UZB}}||11||2||5||4||8||15||{{#expr: 5/11 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#FFDACC"
|align=left|{{Fb|VIE}}||1||0||0||1||3||5||{{#expr: 0/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|YEM}}||16||12||2||2||31||8||{{#expr: 13/15 * 100 round 2}}%
|-bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
|align=left|{{Fb|ZIM}}||1||1||0||0||5||2||{{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 2}}%
|-class="sortbottom"
!align=center|Total
{{WDL|621|220|164|237|for=765|against=789|diff=no}}
|}

{{notelist}}

==Honours==
===Regional===
*'''[[Arabian Gulf Cup]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Champions (2)''': [[2019 Gulf Cup of Nations|2019]], [[26th Arabian Gulf Cup|2024–25]]
** {{Silver2}} Runners-up (4): [[1970 Gulf Cup of Nations|1970]], [[1982 Gulf Cup of Nations|1982]], [[1992 Gulf Cup of Nations|1992]], [[2003 Gulf Cup of Nations|2003]]
** {{Bronze3}} Third place (3): [[1990 Gulf Cup of Nations|1990]], [[1994 Gulf Cup of Nations|1994]], [[2004 Gulf Cup of Nations|2004]]
*'''[[WAFF Championship]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Champions (1)''': [[2019 WAFF Championship|2019]]
** {{Bronze3}} Third place (1): [[2014 WAFF Championship|2014]]
*'''[[Arab Games]]'''
** {{Gold1}} '''Gold medal (1)''': [[2011 Arab Games|2011]]
*'''[[Arab Cup]]'''
** {{Silver2}} Runners-up (2): [[1985 Arab Cup|1985]], [[2002 Arab Cup|2002]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{oweb|https://bfa.bh/}} of the [[Bahrain Football Association]]
*[https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/BHR Bahrain] – [[FIFA]] profile

{{Arabian Gulf Cup winners}}
{{Bahrain national football team}}
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|title=Bahrain squads – [[AFC Asian Cup|{{color|white|AFC Asian Cup}}]]
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{{Bahrain squad 2004 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Bahrain squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Bahrain squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
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{{2015 AFC Asian Cup finalists}}
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