Bahrain at the AFC Asian Cup

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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
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
China 2023 To be determined
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 PR 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:[citation needed]
Kuwait 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Al-Ahly Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Bahrain 0–1 China PR
Report Zhang Xiaowen Goal 78'
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Goal 78' Report F. Mohamed Goal 44' (pen.)
Qatar SC Stadium, Doha
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)
Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel Goal 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
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR (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:[citation needed]
(H) Host
China PR 2–2 Bahrain
Zheng Zhi Goal 58' (pen.)
Li Jinyu Goal 66'		 Report M. Hubail Goal 41'
Ali Goal 89'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 40,000
Bahrain 1–1 Qatar
M. Hubail Goal 90+1' Report Rizik Goal 59' (pen.)
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
Bahrain 3–1 Indonesia
Ali Goal 43'
A. Hubail Goal 57'
Yousef Goal 82'		 Report Aiboy Goal 75'
Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Quarter-finals[]

Uzbekistan 2–2 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
Geynrikh Goal 60'
Shishelov Goal 86'		 Report A. Hubail Goal 71', 76'
Penalties
Fyodorov Penalty scored
Djeperov Penalty scored
Geynrikh Penalty scored
Bikmoev Penalty missed
Koshelev Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty scored Ali
Penalty missed Juma
Penalty scored Baba
Penalty scored Farhan
Penalty scored 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 Goal 7', 71'
Naser Goal 85'		 Report Nakata Goal 48'
Tamada Goal 55', 93'
Nakazawa Goal 90'
Shandong Sports Center, Jinan
Attendance: 32,000

Third place play-off[]

Iran 4–2 Bahrain
Nekounam Goal 9'
Karimi Goal 52'
Daei Goal 80' (pen.), 90'		 Report Yousef Goal 48'
Farhan Goal 57'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 10,000

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) Host
Indonesia 2–1 Bahrain
Sudarsono Goal 14'
Bambang Goal 64'		 Report Mahmood Goal 27'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Bahrain 2–1 South Korea
Isa Goal 43'
Abdul-Latif Goal 85'		 Report Kim Do-Heon Goal 4'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Saudi Arabia 4–0 Bahrain
Al-Mousa Goal 18'
A. Al-Qahtani Goal 45'
Al-Jassim Goal 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
  • v
  • t
 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) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Bahrain 0.
United Arab Emirates 1–1 Bahrain
 Report
  • Al Romaihi Goal 78'
Attendance: 33,878

[2]

Bahrain 0–1 Thailand
Report
  • Chanathip Goal 58'
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)
India 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 11,417
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

[3]

Round of 16[]

South Korea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Bahrain
 Report
  • Al Romaihi Goal 77'
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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