The Bahrain national football team represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so. Bahrain won the FIFA's most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth in the 2004 Asian Cup, beating Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals but losing to Japan in the semi-finals 4–3. Bahrain then lost to Iran in the third-place match, thus finishing in fourth place overall. Bahrain had a golden year in 2019, winning both the WAFF Championship and the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time, under the stewardship of Hélio Sousa.
Salman Isa Ghuloom, known to many as just Salman Isa, is a retired Bahraini footballer who played as a winger or a wingback.
Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played for Muharraq and the Bahrain national team. He was captain of the Bahrain national team and wore the number 10 jersey for his club and country. He is the son of Bahraini footballer Ahmed Salmeen. Salmeen participated in three World Cup qualifying campaigns.
Abdullah Omar Ismail is a Chadian-born Bahraini professional footballer currently playing for Al Ettifaq FC as a midfielder. He also plays for the Bahrain national football team.
Ismail Abdullatif Ismail Hassan is a Bahraini professional football forward who is currently playing for Al-Khalidiya and the Bahrain national football team. Representing Bahrain at three AFC Asian Cups and the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, two of his 47 international goals made history for the country: one in a 2–1 upset against South Korea at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and the other against Saudi Arabia in 2009 that sent Bahrain to play New Zealand in the inter-confederation play-offs, which they eventually lost.
Sayed Mohamed Adnan is a Bahraini footballer who once played for the national team, and currently playing for Al Hidd.
Mahmood Mansoor Ali Abdulla is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for the Bahrain national football team. He was a member of the Bahrain squad at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Al Ajmi is a Bahraini professional football player who last played for Al-Safa. He also represented the Bahrain national team from 2007 to 2013.
Mohammed Tayeb Al Alawi is a Bahrain association footballer currently playing for Al-Najma and the Bahrain national football team as a striker.
Abdulla Saleh Aman is a Bahraini international footballer who plays for Busaiteen and Bahrain national football team.
Abdulla Al-Haza'a is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a defender.
Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mladá Boleslav and Bahrain national team.
Thiago Augusto Fernandes is a professional footballer who plays as a striker. Born in Brazil, Augusto represents the Bahrain national football team internationally.
Mohamed Saad Marzooq Almla Marzooq Al-Romaihi is a Bahraini professional footballer who currently plays as a forward for Manama club and the Bahrain national team.
Mahdi Abduljabbar Mahdi Darwish Hassan is a Bahraini footballer who currently plays for Manama and Bahrain national team as a striker.
Kamil Hasan Abdulla Ahmed Hasan Al-Aswad is a Bahraini footballer who currently plays for Al-Riffa, a top division football club from Bahrain, and the Bahrain national football team.
Mohamed Yusuf Abdulla Ahmed Hassan Al-Hardan is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing for Al-Muharraq.
Ali Abdulla Hassan Haram is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Jasim Ahmed Jasim Abdulla Al-Shaikh is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Ahli and the Bahrain national team.
Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Ali Abdulla Marhoon is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
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