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 Asian Cup recordYearRound* 1956Did not enter 1960 1964 1968 1972Did not qualify 1976Withdrew 1980Withdrew after qualifying 1984Withdrew 1988 Group stage 402213 1992Did not qualify 1996Withdrew 2000Did not qualify 2004Fourth place61321314 Group stage 310237 2011 Group stage 310265 2015 Group stage 310235 2019 Round of 16 411234 2023 Round of 16420246 2027QualifiedTotal8/192776143344
Head-to-head record AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)OpponentPlayedWinsDrawsLossesGoals ScoredGoals ConcededLast win100101 DNW201123 DNW220062 2019210143 2004200226 DNW200247 DNW110010 2023101000DNW110010 2023211032 2015201115 DNW410358 2007100101 DNW100101 DNW201123 DNW101022 DNW
Squads
1988 Asian Cup in Qatar
Group B
2004 Asian Cup in China
Group A
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
2007 Asian Cup in Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand/Vietnam
Group D
2011 Asian Cup in Qatar
Group C
10 January 20112–114 January 20115–218 January 20111–0
2015 Asian Cup in Australia
Group C
11 January 2015 2–0 AAMI Park, Melbourne15 January 2015 1–2 Canberra Stadium, Canberra19 January 2015 1–2 Stadium Australia, Sydney
2019 Asian Cup in the UAE
Group A
Round of 16
2023 Asian Cup in Qatar
Group A
Knockout stage
Round of 16
References