Bahrain national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Bahrain national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

7 November 2020 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Tajikistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4	Al-Romaihi 44'	Report		Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

12 November 2020 Friendly	Lebanon	1–3	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4	Kdouh 44'	Report	Isa 53' Al Aswad 58' Marhoon 82'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Kuwait)

16 November 2020 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	1–3	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4	Caio 34'	Report	Marhoon 75' Al-Romaihi 82', 86'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ahmed Al Ali (Kuwait)

2021

25 March 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	3–1	Syria	Riffa, Bahrain
	Abdullatif 21' (pen.), 36' Marhoon 68'	Report	Osman 32' (pen.)	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Khalid Marhoun Al Shaqsi (Oman)

30 March 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	1–2	Jordan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3	Al-Romaihi 78' (pen.)	Report	Faisal 32' Al-Rawashdeh 52'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

23 May 2021 Friendly	Ukraine	1–1	Bahrain	Kharkiv, Ukraine
21:00 UTC+3	Tsyhankov 90+1'	Report	Saeed 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Metalist Oblast Sports Complex Referee: Pavel Orel (Czech Republic)

28 May 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	2–0	Malaysia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Abduljabbar 41' (pen.) Marhoon 61'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

3 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	8–0	Cambodia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Al Aswad 8', 71' Al-Romaihi 45+2' Madan 46', 65' Al-Shaikh 51' Abdullatif 75', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

7 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Iran	3–0	Bahrain	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Azmoun 54', 61' Taremi 79'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Fu Ming (China)

15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	4–0	Hong Kong	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 UTC+3	Saeed 49' Isa 54' (pen.), 70' Abdullatif 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman)

25 June 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification	Bahrain	2–0	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3	Haram 74' Isa 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

1 September 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	6–1	Haiti	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3	Madan 5', 27' Al-Romaihi 13' (pen.) Marhoon 22' Bughammar 24' Haram 66'	Report	François 54'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

7 September 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	1–2	Jordan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3	Mohammed 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Olwan 15' Faisal 46'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Khaled Al-Taris (Saudi Arabia)

6 October 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	4–0	Curaçao	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

12 October 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	0–1	New Zealand	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Kirwan 89'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

16 November 2021 Friendly	Bahrain	4–2	Kyrgyzstan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3	Madan 23' Marhoon 45+1', 50' Al Aswad 71'	Report	Kichin 16' (pen.) Abdurakhmanov 24'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

30 November 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Qatar	1–0	Bahrain	Al Khor, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3	Hatem 69'	Report		Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

3 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Bahrain	0–0	Iraq	Doha, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

6 December 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Oman	3–0	Bahrain	Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	R. Al-Alawi 41' A. Al-Alawi 50' Al-Hajri 59'	Report		Stadium: Ahmed bin Ali Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2022

27 January 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	3–1	Uganda	Riffa, Bahrain
18:00 UTC+3	Abduljabbar 29' (pen.) Al Khattal 55' Al Hashash 89'	Report	Karisa 9'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Khalid Marhoun Al Shaqsi (Oman)

1 February 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	DR Congo	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+4	Isa 48'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

23 March 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	2–1	India	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3	Al-Hardan 37' Al-Humaidan 88'	Report	Bheke 59'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Sadam Omara (Jordan)

26 March 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Burundi	Arad, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Referee: Ali Al Samaheeji (Bahrain)

29 March 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	0–1	Belarus	Riffa, Bahrain
20:00 UTC+3		Report	Solovey 45+1'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Majed Mohammed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

27 May 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	2–0	Myanmar	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	89' (pen.) 90+1'	Report		Stadium: BG Stadium

31 May 2022 Friendly	Thailand	1–2	Bahrain	Thanya Buri, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Dangda 4' (pen.)	Report	Al-Khatal 45+1' Isa 90+1'	Stadium: BG Stadium

8 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Bahrain	2–0	Bangladesh	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17:15 UTC+8	Haram 34' Al-Aswad 42'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 826 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar (India)

11 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Malaysia	1–2	Bahrain	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21:00 UTC+8	Sumareh 55'	Report	Haram 57' Helal 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 63,925 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

14 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Bahrain	1–0	Turkmenistan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17:15 UTC+8	Helal 23' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 2,970 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

23 September 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	1–2	Cape Verde	Riffa, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Haram 29' (pen.)	Report	Diney 12' 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

27 September 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	0–2	Panama	Riffa, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3		Report	Murillo 18' Díaz 46'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Faisal Nasser Al Qahtani (Saudi Arabia)

11 November 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	2–2	Canada	Riffa, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Al-Humaidan 14' Helal 65' (pen.)	Report	Koné 6' Haram 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Abdullah Jamali (Kuwait)

18 November 2022 Friendly	Bahrain	1–5	Serbia	Arad, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Yusuf Helal 15' (pen.)	Report	Tadić 8', 50' Vlahović 51' Đuričić 87' Jović 89'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

2023

7 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Bahrain	2–1	United Arab Emirates	Basra, Iraq
16:15 UTC+3	Al-Aswad 60' Al-Shaikh 77'	Report	Tagliabúe 90+2'	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

10 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Qatar	1–2	Bahrain	Basra, Iraq
19:15 UTC+3	Alaaedin 34'	Report	Waad 72' (o.g.) Helal 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

13 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Bahrain	1–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Abdullatif 26'	Report	Al-Khaldi 45'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

16 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Bahrain	0–1	Oman	Basra, Iraq
20:15 UTC+3		Report	Al-Yahmadi 83'	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

25 March 2023 Friendly	Bahrain	1–2	Palestine	Arad, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3	Saeed 80'	Report	Termanini 51' Batran 61'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)

28 March 2023 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Syria	Arad, Bahrain
21:30 UTC+3	Al-Khalasi 43'	Report		Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

7 September Friendly	Kuwait	3–1	Bahrain	United Arab Emirates
				Stadium: TBD

12 September Friendly	Bahrain	1–1	Turkmenistan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4	Marhoon 13'	Report	Çaryýew 29'	Stadium: Police Officers Club Stadium

12 October Friendly	Bahrain	2–0	Kyrgyzstan	Arad, Bahrain
				Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

16 October Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Philippines	Arad, Bahrain
				Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

16 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification	Yemen	0–2	Bahrain	Abha, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Marhoon 38' Al Zubaidi 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium Attendance: 1,291 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

21 November 2023 2026 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	0–2	United Arab Emirates	Riffa, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+4		Report	Ramadan 36' Mabkhout 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia)

2024

6 January 2024 Friendly	Bahrain	0–2	Australia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Benaddi 35' (o.g.) Duke 61'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates)

15 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup	South Korea	3–1	Bahrain	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hwang In-beom 38' Lee Kang-in 56', 68'	Report	Al-Hashsash 51'	Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

20 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS	Bahrain	1–0	Malaysia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:30 UTC+8	Madan 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 10,386 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

25 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS	Jordan	0–1	Bahrain	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium

31 January 2024 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16	Bahrain	1–3	Japan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium

21 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Nepal	0–5	Bahrain	Riffa, Bahrain
22:00 UTC+3		Report	Al-Humaidan 2' Baqer 9' Madan 45+4' Al-Khatal 87' Abdullatif 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

26 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	3–0	Nepal	Riffa, Bahrain
22:00 UTC+3	Baqer 7' Helal 18' (pen.) Al-Aswad 36'	Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 2,475 Referee: Ryo Tanimoto (Japan)

6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	0–0	Yemen	Riffa, Bahrain
20:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4	Adil 10'	Report	Abduljabbar 4'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

5 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Australia	0–1	Bahrain	Gold Coast, Australia
20:10 UTC+10		Report	Souttar 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Robina Stadium Attendance: 24,644 Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

10 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	0–5	Japan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Ueda 37' (pen.), 47' Morita 61', 64' Ogawa 81'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 22,729 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

10 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Bahrain	2–2	Indonesia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3	Marhoon 15', 90+9'	Report	Oratmangoen 45+3' Struick 74'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

15 October 2026 World Cup qualification	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Bahrain	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 35,437 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

14 November World Cup qualification R3	Bahrain	0–1	China	Riffa, Bahrain
17:00 UTC+3		Report	Zhang Yuning 90+1'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

19 November World Cup qualification R3	Bahrain	2–2	Australia	Riffa, Bahrain
18:15 UTC+3	Abduljabbar 75', 77'	Report	Yengi 1', 90+6'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

22 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Saudi Arabia	2–3	Bahrain	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Juwayr 73' Al-Shehri 86' (pen.)	Report	Abduljabbar 19' Al-Humaidan 38' Marhoon 76'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 7,726 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

25 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Bahrain	2–0	Iraq	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:30 UTC+3	Madan 38', 47'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 13,150 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

28 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Bahrain	1–2	Yemen	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Sulaibikhat Stadium

31 December 26th Arabian Gulf Cup SF	Bahrain	1–0	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:45 UTC+3	Marhoon 75'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 60,122 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

2025

4 January 26th Arabian Gulf Cup F	Oman	1–2	Bahrain	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3	Al-Mushaifri 17'	Report	Marhoon 78' (pen.) Al-Musalami 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 57,674 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

20 March World Cup qualification R3	Japan	2–0	Bahrain	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Kamada 66' Kubo 87'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,137 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

25 March 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Indonesia	1–0	Bahrain	Jakarta, Indonesia
20:45 UTC+7	Romeny 24'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 69,599 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

5 June 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Round 3	Bahrain	0–2	Saudi Arabia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Al-Juwayr 16' Al-Aboud 78'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 15,075 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

10 June World Cup qualification R3	China	1–0	Bahrain	Chongqing, China
19:00 UTC+8	Wang Yudong 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Longxing Football Stadium Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Head to head records

As of 6 December 2025 after the game against Algeria.

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Algeria	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	100
Australia	3	1	1	1	3	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Burundi	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Belarus	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Cambodia	1	1	0	0	8	0	100	0	0
Canada	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	100	0
Cape Verde	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
China	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	100
Curaçao	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
DR Congo	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Haiti	1	1	0	0	6	1	100	0	0
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
India	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Indonesia	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	50	50
Iran	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	100
Iraq	3	1	1	1	3	2	33.33	33.33	33.33
Japan	3	0	0	3	1	10	0	0	100
Jordan	3	1	0	2	3	4	33.33	0	66.67
Kuwait	4	2	1	1	5	4	50	25	25
Kyrgyzstan	2	2	0	0	6	2	100	0	0
Lebanon	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Malaysia	3	3	0	0	5	1	100	0	0
Morocco	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Nepal	2	2	0	0	8	0	100	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Oman	3	1	0	2	2	5	33.33	0	66.67
Palestine	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Panama	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Philippines	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Qatar	3	1	1	1	4	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	3	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
Serbia	1	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	100
South Korea	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	100
Somalia	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Syria	2	2	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Thailand	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Turkmenistan	2	1	1	0	2	1	50	50	0
Uganda	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Ukraine	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
United Arab Emirates	5	2	1	2	6	6	40	20	40
Yemen	3	1	1	1	3	2	33.33	33.33	33.33
Totals	75	35	11	28	109	90	46.67	14.67	38.67

References

^ "Bahrain - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
^ "Bahrain national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 20 March 2025.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahrain". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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[2] "Bahrain national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 20 March 2025.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Bahrain". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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