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 made the knockout stage twice - in 2019 and in the ongoing 2023 Cup.

Asian Cup performance

Asian Cup record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did not enter
South Korea 1960
Israel 1964
Iran 1968
Thailand 1972 Did not qualify
Iran 1976 Withdrew
Kuwait 1980 Withdrew after qualifying
Singapore 1984 Withdrew
Qatar 1988 Group Stage 4 0 2 2 1 3
Japan 1992 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 1996 Withdrew
Lebanon 2000 Did not qualify
China 2004 Fourth place 6 1 3 2 13 14
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 7
Qatar 2011 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 6 5
Australia 2015 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
United Arab Emirates 2019 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 3 4
Qatar 2023 Round of 16
Total 6/17 23 5 6 12 29 38

Squads

[1]

1988 Asian Cup in Qatar

Main article: 1988 AFC Asian Cup

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  China 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
3  Syria 4 2 0 2 2 5 −3 4
4  Kuwait 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3
5  Bahrain 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2
Source: RSSSF
Kuwait 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Bahrain 0–1 China
Report Zhang Xiaowen 78'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Syed Shahid Hakim (India)
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Jazea'a 78' Report F. Mohamed 44' (pen.)
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.)
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

2004 Asian Cup in China

Main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Bahrain 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5
3  Indonesia 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
4  Qatar 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts
China 2–2 Bahrain
Zheng Zhi 58' (pen.)
Li Jinyu 66'		 Report M. Hubail 41'
Ali 89'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
Bahrain 1–1 Qatar
M. Hubail 90+1' Report Rizik 59' (pen.)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Bahrain 3–1 Indonesia
Ali 43'
A. Hubail 57'
Yousef 82'		 Report Aiboy 75'
Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Quarter-finals

Uzbekistan 2–2 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
Geynrikh 60'
Shishelov 86'		 Report A. Hubail 71', 76'
Penalties
Fyodorov soccer ball with check mark
Djeperov soccer ball with check mark
Geynrikh soccer ball with check mark
Bikmoev soccer ball with red X
Koshelev soccer ball with red X		 3–4 soccer ball with check mark Ali
soccer ball with red X Juma
soccer ball with check mark Baba
soccer ball with check mark Farhan
soccer ball with check mark A. Hubail
Sichuan Longquanyi Stadium, Chengdu
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

Semi-finals

Bahrain 3–4 (a.e.t.) Japan
A. Hubail 7', 71'
Naser 85'		 Report Nakata 48'
Tamada 55', 93'
Nakazawa 90'
Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

Third place play-off

Iran 4–2 Bahrain
Nekounam 9'
Karimi 52'
Daei 80' (pen.), 90'		 Report Yousef 48'
Farhan 57'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

2007 Asian Cup in Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup

Group D

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Indonesia (H) 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Indonesia 2–1 Bahrain
Sudarsono 14'
Bambang 64'		 Report Mahmood 27'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Bahrain 2–1 South Korea
Isa 43'
Abdul-Latif 85'		 Report Kim Do-Heon 4'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bahrain
Al-Mousa 18'
A. Al-Qahtani 45'
Al-Jassim 68', 79'		 Report
Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

2011 Asian Cup in Qatar

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Group C

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

2015 Asian Cup in Australia

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup

Group C

Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2015
Iran  2–0  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

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Group A

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup 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[a]
3  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[a]
4  India 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Bahrain 0.
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Bahrain
 Report
Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 33,878
Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

[2]

Bahrain 0–1 Thailand
Report
Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
India 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah
Attendance: 11,417
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

[3]

Round of 16

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

References

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