Bahrain national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | Al-Ahmar (The Red) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bahrain Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| FIFA code | BHR | ||
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| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2020) | ||
| Football at the Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-Finals (2002) | ||
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.
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 | to be determined | ||||||
| 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
| 3 January 2020 Friendly | Vietnam | 1–2 | Samut Prakan, Thailand |
| 8 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A | Thailand | 5–0 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 20:15 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
| 11 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A | 2–2 | Iraq | Rangsit, Thailand | |
| 17:15 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 112 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 14 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A | Australia | 1–1 | Rangsit, Thailand | |
| 20:15 UTC+7 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
2023
| 14 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup | v | China | Chengdu, China | |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre |
| 16 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup | Vietnam | v | Chengdu, China | |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre |
| 18 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup | 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 | GK | Abdullah Al-Ahmad | 9 April 2003 | Al-Riffa | ||
| 22 | GK | Salman Adel | 5 April 2001 | Isa Town | ||
| 25 | GK | Khalil Ebrahim | 2 May 2001 | Al-Tadamon | ||
| 2 | DF | Ahmed Dheyaa | 17 August 2003 | East Riffa | ||
| 3 | DF | Abdullah Al-Khalasi | 2 September 2003 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| 4 | DF | Hani Taha | 18 December 2001 | Al-Hidd | ||
| 6 | DF | Hasan Isa | 14 October 2001 | Al-Malkiya | ||
| 8 | DF | Mahmood Mohamed | 11 November 2004 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 12 | DF | Ahmed Abdulhameed | 7 June 2002 | Sitra | ||
| 16 | DF | Sayed Mohamed Adnan* | 5 February 1983 | Al-Hidd | ||
| 17 | DF | Mohammed Qayoom | 4 June 2001 | Al-Riffa | ||
| 20 | DF | Ali Mohamed Redha | 27 November 2001 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 5 | MF | Ali Adnan Al-Banna* | 21 July 1994 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| 7 | MF | Hasan Abdulnabi | 25 March 2001 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 10 | MF | Mubarak Mohamed | 18 August 2003 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| 11 | MF | Sayed Jawad Haider | 7 January 2002 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 15 | MF | Husain Haroona | 31 July 2001 | Al-Malkiya | ||
| 19 | MF | Salman Abdulla | 7 February 2002 | Al-Riffa | ||
| 9 | FW | Husain Abdulkarim | 17 May 2002 | Isa Town | ||
| 13 | FW | Abdulla Al-Subaie | 22 August 2004 | Al-Hidd | ||
| 18 | FW | Abdullah Nemer | 29 July 2002 | 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 |
See also
References
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Bahrain's head-to-head record in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0.00 |