Bahrain at the AFC Asian Cup
Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded, so far, Bahrain has qualified for at least six Asian Cups, starting from 1988 and since 2004 to 2019. Bahrain, in spite of lesser population, has achieved a lot of impressive results, notably beating South Korea and Qatar 2–1 in 2007 and 2015, or a thrilling match with Japan in 2004 which Bahrain lost. However, in all six appearances, Bahrain's best result is just fourth place, in 2004. Since then, Bahrain has only made the knockout stage on one other occasion, in 2019.
Asian Cup performance
| Asian Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1956 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1960 | |||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||
 1968 | |||||||||
 1972 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1976 | Withdrew | ||||||||
 1980 | Withdrew after qualifying | ||||||||
 1984 | Withdrew | ||||||||
 1988 | Group Stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
 1992 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 1996 | Withdrew | ||||||||
 2000 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
 2004 | Fourth place | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | ||
   2007 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2011 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2015 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 6/17 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 38 | ||
Squads
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1988 Asian Cup in Qatar
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | China |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Syria |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kuwait |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bahrain |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
| Kuwait | 0–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
| Bahrain | 0–1 | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zhang Xiaowen  78' |
Referee: Syed Shahid Hakim (India)
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Jazea'a 78' |
Report | F. Mohamed 44' (pen.) |
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
| Bahrain | 0–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.) |
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
2004 Asian Cup in China
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Indonesia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Qatar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2007 Asian Cup in Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Indonesia (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
| Bahrain | 2–1 | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Isa 43' Abdul-Latif 85' |
Report | Kim Do-Heon 4' |
| Saudi Arabia | 4–0 | Bahrain |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Mousa 18' A. Al-Qahtani 45'Al-Jassim 68', 79' |
Report |
2011 Asian Cup in Qatar
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  India |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
| 10 January 2011 | ||
| South Korea | 2–1 | Bahrain |
| 14 January 2011 | ||
| Bahrain | 5–2 | India |
| 18 January 2011 | ||
| Australia | 1–0 | Bahrain |
2015 Asian Cup in Australia
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Qatar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
| 11 January 2015 | |||
| Iran | 2–0 | Bahrain | AAMI Park, Melbourne |
| 15 January 2015 | |||
| Bahrain | 1–2 | United Arab Emirates | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
| 19 January 2015 | |||
| Qatar | 1–2 | Bahrain | Stadium Australia, Sydney |
2019 Asian Cup in the UAE
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Bahrain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | India |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
(H) Hosts
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Bahrain 0.
Round of 16
| South Korea | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Bahrain |
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References
- "Bahrain Squad for 2019 Asian cup (23 Final Player List]". Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- "UAE to face Bahrain in 2019 Asian Cup opener". gulftoday.ae. Gulf today. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- "AFC Asian Cup 2019: Rating India's chances against UAE, Bahrain and Thailand in Group A". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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