Bahrain national under-23 football team

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Bahrain
Nickname(s) Al-Ahmar (The Red)
Association Bahrain Football Association
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation WAFF (West Asia)
Head coachVacant
FIFA code BHR
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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)

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.

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Tournament records

Summer Olympics record

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

Olympics Record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 did not qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 1996
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000
Flag of Greece.svg 2004
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016
Flag of Japan.svg 2020

Asian Games record

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

Asian Games Record
YearRoundGPWDLGSGA
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 Quarter-Finals4202106
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Group Stage320173
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 301225
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 did not enter
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Round of 164112511
Total4/5145272425

AFC U-23 Championship record

AFC U-23 Championship Record
YearRoundGPWDLGFGA
Flag of Oman.svg 2013 did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2016
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018
Flag of Thailand.svg 2020 Group Stage302138
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2022 did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2024
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2026 to be determined
Total1/7302138

GCC U-23 Championship record

GCC U-23 Championship Record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2008 FinalRunner-up421164
Flag of Qatar.svg 2010 Group Stage6/6302102
Flag of Qatar.svg 2011 5/6311125
Flag of Qatar.svg 2012 FinalRunner-up530247
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2013 FinalChampions440072
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2015 Group Stage5/6311143
Total6/6Best: Champions2211562323

Recent fixtures and results

  Win  Draw  Lose

2020

3 January 2020 (2020-01-03) Friendly Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg1–2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Samut Prakan, Thailand

8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg5–0Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Bangkok, Thailand
20:15  UTC+7
Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 7,076
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg2–2Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Rangsit, Thailand
17:15  UTC+7
Report
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Attendance: 112
Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

2023

14 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chengdu, China
19:00  UTC+8 Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

16 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svgvFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 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.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
211 GK Abdullah Al-Ahmad (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 22) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa
221 GK Salman Adel (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 24) Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Town
251 GK Khalil Ebrahim (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 24) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Tadamon

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

53 MF Ali Adnan Al-Banna* (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 31) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq
73 MF Hasan Abdulnabi (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 24) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Shabab
103 MF Mubarak Mohamed (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq
113 MF Sayed Jawad Haider (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 23) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Shabab
153 MF Husain Haroona (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 24) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Malkiya
193 MF Salman Abdulla (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Riffa

94 FW Husain Abdulkarim (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 23) Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Town
134 FW Abdulla Al-Subaie (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Hidd
184 FW Abdullah Nemer (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 23) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Najma

* Over-aged player.

Current staff

RoleName
Head coachVacant
Assistant coach Flag of Bahrain.svg Isa Al Alawi
Flag of Bahrain.svg Khalid Abdulghafour
Flag of Bahrain.svg Salman Sharida
Goalkeeper coach Flag of Bahrain.svg Sayed Khamis
Youth coach Flag of Bahrain.svg Sulaiman Al Bulaihi
Analyst Flag of Bahrain.svg 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

References