Bahrain
AFC. Played 587 since 2 Apr 1966: won 207, drawn 154, lost 226. Elo 1463, ranked 123 in the world; peak 1724 in 2009.
Latest results
- 2026-09-30LBahrain2–5YemenUpsetGulf Cup · Jeddah77%
- 2026-09-27LBahrain0–3United Arab EmiratesGulf Cup · Jeddah29%
- 2026-09-24LQatar2–0BahrainGulf Cup · Jeddah50%
- 2026-06-05LGeorgia2–0BahrainFriendly · Tbilisi18%
- 2025-12-09WBahrain3–1SudanArab Cup · Al Rayyan52%
- 2025-12-06LBahrain1–5AlgeriaArab Cup · Al Rayyan16%
- 2025-12-03LIraq2–1BahrainArab Cup · Doha25%
- 2025-11-26WBahrain1–0DjiboutiArab Cup qualification · Al Rayyan93%
- 2025-11-17LBahrain1–2SomaliaUpsetFriendly · Riffa97%
- 2025-10-09LMorocco1–0BahrainFriendly · Rabat6%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 27th Arabian Gulf Cup in September and October 2026. :
- Players
- 26
- Average age
- 29.1
- Caps between them
- 1,172
- Most from one club
- Al-Muharraq (6)
Where they play
25 at home · 1 abroad in 1 other country
- Bahrain 25
- Kuwait 1
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Omar SalemA'Ali | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Ebrahim LutfallaAl-Ahli | 34 | 39 | 0 |
| 24 | Mohamed El GarablyAl-Khaldiya | 27 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Amine BenaddiAl-Muharraq | 33 | 42 | 0 |
| 3 | Waleed Al HayamAl-Muharraq | 38 | 134 | 0 |
| 5 | Hamad Al-ShamsanAl-Riffa | 29 | 35 | 0 |
| 14 | Vincent EmmanuelSitra | 25 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 | Sayed BaqerAl-Ahli | 32 | 41 | 2 |
| 17 | Ahmed RabeaAl-Muharraq | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Abdulla Al-KhulasiAl-Muharraq | 23 | 29 | 1 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 4 | Sayed Dhiya SaeedAl-Khaldiya | 34 | 140 | 8 |
| 6 | Abbas Al-AsfoorAl-Riffa | 27 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | Ali MadanAl-Riffa | 30 | 112 | 15 |
| 8 | Mohamed MarhoonKuwait SC(Kuwait) | 28 | 88 | 19 |
| 10 | Kamil Al-AswadAl-Riffa | 32 | 129 | 14 |
| 11 | Ebrahim Al-KhattalAl-Hidd | 26 | 34 | 4 |
| 15 | Jasim Al-ShaikhAl-Riffa | 30 | 72 | 4 |
| 19 | Mohammed AbdulqayoomAl-Ittifaq Maqaba | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Mahdi Al-HumaidanAl-Khaldiya | 33 | 80 | 8 |
| 21 | Omar SaberSitra | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Hasan Al-KarraniAl-Muharraq | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Ali Al-DoseriAl-Najma | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 9 | Hashim Sayed IsaAl-Ahli | 28 | 25 | 7 |
| 12 | Mahdi AbduljabbarAl-Riffa | 35 | 55 | 15 |
| 13 | Mohamed Al-RomaihiAl-Khaldiya | 36 | 61 | 20 |
| 18 | Husain AbdulkarimAl-Muharraq | 24 | 10 | 0 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Bahrain national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 24 September 2026; page last edited 27 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
Asian Cup: 7 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Bahrain v Kuwait: played 48, won 15, drawn 13, lost 20; goals 47–63. First met 6 Apr 1966, last 31 Dec 2024.
- 2024-12-31WKuwait0–1BahrainGulf Cup · Kuwait City53%
- 2023-09-07LBahrain1–3KuwaitUpsetFriendly · Dubai71%
- 2023-01-13DBahrain1–1KuwaitGulf Cup · Basra79%
- 2021-06-25WBahrain2–0KuwaitArab Cup qualification · Doha72%
- 2019-12-02WKuwait2–4BahrainGulf Cup · Doha59%
- 2019-08-10WKuwait0–1BahrainWAFF Championship · Erbil56%
- 2017-12-18DBahrain0–0KuwaitFriendly · Riffa67%
- 2014-09-09WKuwait0–1BahrainFriendly · Al Farwaniyah32%
- 2014-01-07DBahrain0–0KuwaitWAFF Championship · Doha40%
- 2013-09-09LKuwait2–1BahrainFriendly · Kuwait City25%
- 2013-01-18LBahrain1–6KuwaitGulf Cup · Isa Town63%
- 2012-11-14DKuwait1–1BahrainFriendly · Kuwait City28%
- 2012-06-12LBahrain0–1KuwaitFriendly · 6th of October City48%
- 2012-06-08DBahrain1–1KuwaitFriendly · 6th of October City47%
- 2011-11-04WKuwait0–1BahrainUpsetFriendly · Kuwait City25%
Latest 15 of 48 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 197 | 73 | 52 | 72 |
| Gulf Cup | 124 | 41 | 36 | 47 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 112 | 39 | 33 | 40 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 44 | 27 | 6 | 11 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 |
| Arab Cup | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| WAFF Championship | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Asian Games | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Korea Cup | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Prime Minister's Cup | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arab Cup qualification | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Millennium Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Top scorers
- Ismail Abdullatif 17
- A'ala Hubail 13
- Husain Ali 9
- Talal Yousef 6
- Sayed Dhiya Saeed 6
- Yusuf A'Amer Al Sadi 5
- Mohamed Hubail 5
- Mahmood Abdulrahman 5
- Kamil Al-Aswad 5
- Salman Isa 4
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.