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.
| Nickname(s) | Al-Ahmar (The Red) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bahrain Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Dario Bašić | ||
| FIFA code | BHR | ||
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| AFC U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2020) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-Finals (2002) | ||
Tournament records
editSummer Olympics record
editSince 1992, football at the Summer Olympics has changed into an under-23 tournament.
| Olympics Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| did not qualify | ||||||||
Asian Games record
editSince 2002, football at the Asian Games has changed into an under-23 tournament.
| Asian Games Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||
| did not enter | ||||||||
| Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Total | 4/5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | |
AFC U-23 Championship record
edit| AFC U-23 Championship Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||
| to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 1/7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
GCC U-23 Championship record
edit| GCC U-23 Championship Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Final | Runner-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
| Group Stage | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Final | Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Final | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| 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
editWin Draw Lose
2020
edit| 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 | Bahrain | 2–2 | | 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
edit| 14 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup | Bahrain | v | | 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 | Bahrain | v | | Chengdu, China |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre |
Current squad
editThe following 21 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.
* Over-aged player.
Current staff
edit| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeper coach | |
| Youth coach | |
| Analyst |