Bahrain national under-23 football team

The Bahrain national under-23 football team (also known as Bahrain under-23 or Bahrain Olympics team) represents Bahrain in international football competitions, GCC U-23 Championship, Football at the Summer Olympics, as well as other under-23 international football tournaments.

Bahrain
NicknameAl-Ahmar (The Red)
AssociationBahrain Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)
Head coachVacant
FIFA codeBHR
First colours
Second colours
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best resultGroup stage (2020)
Football at the Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultQuarter-Finals (2002)

Tournament records

Summer Olympics record

Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics has changed into an under-23 tournament.

Olympics Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1992 did not qualify
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020

Asian Games record

Since 2002, football at the Asian Games has changed into an under-23 tournament.

Asian Games Record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
2002 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 10 6
2006 Group Stage 3 2 0 1 7 3
2010 3 0 1 2 2 5
2014 did not enter
2018 Round of 16 4 1 1 2 5 11
Total 4/5 14 5 2 7 24 25

AFC U-23 Championship record

AFC U-23 Championship Record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
2013 did not qualify
2016
2018
2020 Group Stage 3 0 2 1 3 8
2022 did not qualify
2024
2026
Total 1/7 3 0 2 1 3 8

GCC U-23 Championship record

GCC U-23 Championship Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
2008 Final Runner-up 4 2 1 1 6 4
2010 Group Stage 6/6 3 0 2 1 0 2
2011 5/6 3 1 1 1 2 5
2012 Final Runner-up 5 3 0 2 4 7
2013 Final Champions 4 4 0 0 7 2
2015 Group Stage 5/6 3 1 1 1 4 3
Total 6/6 Best: Champions 22 11 5 6 23 23

Recent fixtures and results

  Win   Draw   Lose

2020

Vietnam  v  Bahrain
3 January 2020 (2020-01-03) Friendly Vietnam  1–2  Bahrain Samut Prakan, Thailand

Thailand  v  Bahrain
8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A Thailand  5–0  Bahrain Bangkok, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7
  • Suphanat 12', 79'
  • Supachok 47'
  • Jaroensak 89', 90+2'
Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 7,076
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Bahrain  v  Iraq
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A Bahrain  2–2  Iraq Rangsit, Thailand
17:15 UTC+7
  • Isa 44'
  • Marhoon 86'
Report
  • Al-Ammari 65'
  • Nassif 90+2'
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Attendance: 112
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Australia  v  Bahrain
14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A Australia  1–1  Bahrain Rangsit, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7
  • Najjarine 34'
Report
  • Marhoon 45+3'
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

2023

Bahrain  v  China
14 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup Bahrain  v  China Chengdu, China
19:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

Vietnam  v  Bahrain
16 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup Vietnam  v  Bahrain Chengdu, China
15:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

Bahrain  v  Uzbekistan
18 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup Bahrain  v  Uzbekistan Chengdu, China
15:00 UTC+8 Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
21 1GK Abdullah Al-Ahmad (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 22) Al-Riffa
22 1GK Salman Adel (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 24) Isa Town
25 1GK Khalil Ebrahim (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 24) Al-Tadamon

2 2DF Ahmed Dheyaa (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 22) East Riffa
3 2DF Abdullah Al-Khalasi (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 22) Al-Muharraq
4 2DF Hani Taha (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 24) Al-Hidd
6 2DF Hasan Isa (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 24) Al-Malkiya
8 2DF Mahmood Mohamed (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 21) Al-Shabab
12 2DF Ahmed Abdulhameed (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 23) Sitra
16 2DF Sayed Mohamed Adnan* (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 42) Al-Hidd
17 2DF Mohammed Qayoom (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 24) Al-Riffa
20 2DF Ali Mohamed Redha (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 24) Al-Shabab

5 3MF Ali Adnan Al-Banna* (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 31) Al-Muharraq
7 3MF Hasan Abdulnabi (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 24) Al-Shabab
10 3MF Mubarak Mohamed (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 22) Al-Muharraq
11 3MF Sayed Jawad Haider (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 23) Al-Shabab
15 3MF Husain Haroona (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 24) Al-Malkiya
19 3MF Salman Abdulla (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23) Al-Riffa

9 4FW Husain Abdulkarim (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 23) Isa Town
13 4FW Abdulla Al-Subaie (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 21) Al-Hidd
18 4FW Abdullah Nemer (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 23) Al-Najma

* Over-aged player.

Current staff

Role Name
Head coach Vacant
Assistant coach Isa Al Alawi
Khalid Abdulghafour
Salman Sharida
Goalkeeper coach Sayed Khamis
Youth coach Sulaiman Al Bulaihi
Analyst Ahmed Kamal

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Bahrain's head-to-head record in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.

See also

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