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Bahrainnational football team record

207
Wins
154
Draws
226
Defeats

587 matches, 1966 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1450, 123rd in the world

Bahrain have played 587 internationals since 1966: 207 wins, 154 draws and 226 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Kuwait, with 48 meetings. Their biggest win is 10–0 against Indonesia in World Cup qualifying on 29 February 2012.

Bahrain's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All587207154226727–76635%
Competitive390134102154465–51234%
Friendlies197735272262–25437%
At home207855765306–22541%
Away144363969131–22225%
Neutral venues236865892290–31936%

Record against every opponent

Bahrain have played 83 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Kuwait4815132047–632024
Oman4514171450–442025
Qatar421419939–362026
Saudi Arabia399111935–602025
Iraq345141530–582025
UAE331261544–582026
Jordan26951224–342024
Syria22661024–262023
Yemen19123435–162026
Iran1855813–322021
South Korea18241214–442024
Lebanon1686224–182020
Malaysia1484226–152024
Japan1320118–272025
Uzbekistan122558–202016
Thailand1134412–132022
China90458–162025
Singapore971116–52017
Australia81164–132024
Indonesia832320–92025
Hong Kong751117–32021
India761016–42022
Kyrgyzstan761016–42023
North Korea721410–102018
Palestine72144–72023
Philippines742110–52023
Turkmenistan642015–42023
Finland50141–92004
Myanmar540113–62022
New Zealand50141–62021
Tajikistan532011–12020
Libya41126–62012
Azerbaijan30033–82019
Burkina Faso32105–22012
Sudan32016–42025
South Yemen32109–41988
Algeria0–0 (1992), 1–5 (2025)20111–52025
Cambodia1–0 (2019), 8–0 (2021)22009–02021
Iceland2–1 (1986), 0–2 (1986)21012–31986
Kenya2–1 (2003), 2–1 (2009)22004–22009
Maldives4–1 (2000), 1–0 (2000)22005–12000
Morocco0–1 (1974), 0–1 (2025)20020–22025
Nepal5–0 (2024), 3–0 (2024)22008–02024
Panama5–0 (2005), 0–2 (2022)21015–22022
Taiwan5–0 (2017), 1–2 (2017)21016–22017
Togo5–1 (2009), 3–0 (2010)22008–12010
Trinidad and Tobago1–1 (2005), 0–1 (2005)20111–22005
Uganda0–0 (2010), 3–1 (2022)21103–12022
Albania3–0 (2002)11003–02002
Angola0–3 (2024)10010–32024
Bangladesh2–0 (2022)11002–02022
Belarus0–1 (2022)10010–12022
Bosnia0–1 (2001)10010–12001
Burundi1–0 (2022)11001–02022
Canada2–2 (2022)10102–22022
Cape Verde1–2 (2022)10011–22022
Chad1–1 (1997)10101–11997
Chile0–2 (2001)10010–22001
Colombia0–6 (2015)10010–62015
Congo3–1 (2009)11003–12009
Curaçao4–0 (2021)11004–02021
Djibouti1–0 (2025)11001–02025
DR Congo1–0 (2022)11001–02022
Egypt0–1 (2003)10010–12003
Georgia0–2 (2026)10010–22026
Guinea3–0 (2012)11003–02012
Haiti6–1 (2021)11006–12021
Kazakhstan0–1 (2000)10010–12000
Latvia2–2 (2004)10102–22004
Mauritania2–0 (1985)11002–01985
North Macedonia1–1 (2002)10101–12002
Norway0–1 (2005)10010–12005
Pakistan1–5 (1974)10011–51974
Paraguay1–2 (1986)10011–21986
Serbia1–5 (2022)10011–52022
Slovakia2–0 (2001)11002–02001
Somalia1–2 (2025)10011–22025
Sri Lanka3–0 (1971)11003–01971
Sweden0–2 (2012)10010–22012
Tunisia0–3 (1981)10010–31981
Ukraine1–1 (2021)10101–12021
Vietnam3–5 (2007)10013–52007
Zimbabwe5–2 (2009)11005–22009

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v IndonesiaWorld Cup qualifying, 29 Feb 201210–0 for Bahrain
  2. v CambodiaWorld Cup qualifying, 3 Jun 20218–0 for Bahrain
  3. v HaitiFriendly, 1 Sept 20216–1 for Bahrain
  4. v NepalWorld Cup qualifying, 21 Mar 20245–0 for Bahrain
  5. v TajikistanFriendly, 20 Dec 20185–0 for Bahrain

Heaviest defeats

  1. at IraqArab Cup, 5 Apr 19661–10 for Bahrain
  2. v ColombiaFriendly, 26 Mar 20150–6 for Bahrain
  3. at IranWorld Cup qualifying, 11 Oct 20110–6 for Bahrain
  4. at IranAsian Games, 7 Sept 19740–6 for Bahrain
  5. v KuwaitGulf Cup, 18 Jan 20131–6 for Bahrain

Latest results

  1. v YemenGulf Cup, 30 Sept 20262–5 for Bahrain
  2. v UAEGulf Cup, 27 Sept 20260–3 for Bahrain
  3. v QatarGulf Cup, 24 Sept 20260–2 for Bahrain
  4. at GeorgiaFriendly, 5 Jun 20260–2 for Bahrain
  5. v SudanArab Cup, 9 Dec 20253–1 for Bahrain
  6. v AlgeriaArab Cup, 6 Dec 20251–5 for Bahrain
  7. v IraqArab Cup, 3 Dec 20251–2 for Bahrain
  8. v DjiboutiArab Cup qualifying, 26 Nov 20251–0 for Bahrain
  9. v SomaliaFriendly, 17 Nov 20251–2 for Bahrain
  10. at MoroccoFriendly, 9 Oct 20250–1 for Bahrain

Bahrain's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1966: 1407End of 1970: 1393End of 1971: 1430End of 1972: 1450End of 1974: 1363End of 1976: 1377End of 1977: 1391End of 1978: 1353End of 1979: 1363End of 1980: 1342End of 1981: 1326End of 1982: 1372End of 1984: 1372End of 1985: 1446End of 1986: 1424End of 1987: 1406End of 1988: 1481End of 1990: 1491End of 1992: 1518End of 1993: 1536End of 1994: 1547End of 1996: 1500End of 1997: 1442End of 1998: 1438End of 2000: 1435End of 2001: 1599End of 2002: 1551End of 2003: 1596End of 2004: 1661End of 2005: 1621End of 2006: 1570End of 2007: 1537End of 2008: 1606End of 2009: 1705End of 2010: 1581End of 2011: 1596End of 2012: 1579End of 2013: 1566End of 2014: 1580End of 2015: 1518End of 2016: 1539End of 2017: 1531End of 2018: 1548End of 2019: 1626End of 2020: 1657End of 2021: 1618End of 2022: 1610End of 2023: 1560End of 2024: 1607End of 2025: 1533End of 2026: 1450
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1719, reached on 9 September 2009. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly197735272262–254
Gulf Cup124413647142–160
World Cup qualifying112393340136–117
AFC Asian Cup qualifying442761174–36
AFC Asian Cup27761433–44
Arab Cup24561326–51
WAFF Championship156638–6
Asian Games1323812–37
Korea Cup1212910–30
Prime Minister's Cup1124515–19
Merdeka Tournament42026–5
Arab Cup qualifying22003–0
Millennium Cup20020–7

Top scorers

  1. 1Ismail Abdullatif17
  2. 2A'ala Hubail13
  3. 3Husain Ali9
  4. 4Sayed Dhiya Saeed6
  5. 5Talal Yousef6
  6. 6Kamil Al-Aswad5
  7. 7Mahmood Abdulrahman5
  8. 8Mohamed Hubail5
  9. 9Yusuf A'Amer Al Sadi5
  10. 10Ali Madan4

Counted from the 122 of 587 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Bahrain play their first international?

On 2 April 1966, a 1–6 defeat against Lebanon in the Arab Cup.

What is Bahrain's biggest win?

10–0 against Indonesia in World Cup qualifying on 29 February 2012.

What is Bahrain's heaviest defeat?

1–10 against Iraq in the Arab Cup on 5 April 1966.

Who have Bahrain played the most?

Kuwait: 48 matches, with 15 wins, 13 draws and 20 defeats for Bahrain.

What is Bahrain's longest winning run?

7 wins in a row, from 26 January 2008 to 2 June 2008.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.