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Bahrain at the AFC Asian Cup

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Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded, so far, Bahrain has qualified for eight Asian Cups, starting from 1988 and since 2004 to 2027. Bahrain, in spite of its small population, has achieved numerous 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 has been a fourth place finish, in 2004. Since then, Bahrain has made the knockout stage twice: in 2019 and in 2023.

Overall record

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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 4 2 0 2 4 6
Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualified
Total 8/19 27 7 6 14 33 44

Head-to-head record

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AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Played Wins Draws Losses Goals Scored Goals Conceded Last Win
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0 1 DNW
 China 2 0 1 1 2 3 DNW
 India 2 2 0 0 6 2 2019
 Indonesia 2 1 0 1 4 3 2004
 Iran 2 0 0 2 2 6 DNW
 Japan 2 0 0 2 4 7 DNW
 Jordan 1 1 0 0 1 0 2023
 Kuwait 1 0 1 0 0 0 DNW
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 1 0 2023
 Qatar 2 1 1 0 3 2 2015
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 1 5 DNW
 South Korea 4 1 0 3 5 8 2007
 Syria 1 0 0 1 0 1 DNW
 Thailand 1 0 0 1 0 1 DNW
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 1 2 3 DNW
 Uzbekistan 1 0 1 0 2 2 DNW

Squads

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1988 Asian Cup in Qatar

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Group B

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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
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Bahrain 0–1 China
Report Zhang Xiaowen 78'

Saudi Arabia 1–1 Bahrain
Jazea'a 78' Report F. Mohamed 44' (pen.)
Referee: Vincent Mauro (United States)

Bahrain 0–1 Syria
Report Abu Al-Sel 72' (pen.)

2004 Asian Cup in China

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Group A

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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'

Bahrain 1–1 Qatar
M. Hubail 90+1' Report Rizik 59' (pen.)
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

Bahrain 3–1 Indonesia
Ali 43'
A. Hubail 57'
Yousef 82'
Report Aiboy 75'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Bahrain 3–4 (a.e.t.) Japan
A. Hubail 7', 71'
Naser 85'
Report Nakata 48'
Tamada 55', 93'
Nakazawa 90'

Third place play-off

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Iran 4–2 Bahrain
Nekounam 9'
Karimi 52'
Daei 80' (pen.), 90'
Report Yousef 48'
Farhan 57'

2007 Asian Cup in Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam

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Group D

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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'


2011 Asian Cup in Qatar

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Group C

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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

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Group C

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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

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Group A

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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

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Bahrain 0–1 Thailand
Report
Attendance: 2,720

India 0–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 11,417
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

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Round of 16

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

2023 Asian Cup in Qatar

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 3 1 2 0 8 6 +2 5
3  Jordan 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
4  Malaysia 3 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1
Source: AFC
South Korea 3–1 Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 8,388
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Bahrain 1–0 Malaysia
Report

Jordan 0–1 Bahrain
Report Helal 34'

Knockout stage

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Round of 16

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Bahrain 1–3 Japan
Report
Attendance: 31,832
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

References

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  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.