Bahrain national under-23 football team

Bahrain
Nickname	Al-Ahmar (The Red)
Association	Bahrain Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
Head coach	Vacant
FIFA code	BHR
First colours	Second colours
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.

NicknameAl-Ahmar (The Red)

AssociationBahrain Football Association

ConfederationAFC (Asia)

Sub-confederationWAFF (West Asia)

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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
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	Group Stage	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
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
2028	To be determined
Total	1/8	3	0	2	1	3	8

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	Group Stage	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

8 January 2020 (2020-01-08) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A	Thailand	5–0	Bahrain	Bangkok, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7	Suphanat 12', 79' Supachok 47' Jaroensak 89', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Bahrain national under-23 football team

Tournament records

Summer Olympics record

Asian Games record

AFC U-23 Championship record

GCC U-23 Championship record

Recent fixtures and results

2020

2023

2025

Current squad

Current staff

Head-to-head record

See also

References

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11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A	Bahrain	2–2	Iraq	Rangsit, Thailand
17:15 UTC+7	Isa 44' Marhoon 86'	Report	Al-Ammari 65' Nassif 90+2'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 112 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A	Australia	1–1	Bahrain	Rangsit, Thailand
20:15 UTC+7	Najjarine 34'	Report	Marhoon 45+3'	Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

14 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup	Bahrain	postponed	China	Chengdu, China
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

16 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup	Vietnam	postponed	Bahrain	Chengdu, China
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

18 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup	Bahrain	postponed	Uzbekistan	Chengdu, China
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre

3 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.	Bahrain	0–2	India	Doha, Qatar
18:15 AST		Report	Suhail 32' Shivaldo 90+5'	Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 112 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

6 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.	Brunei	0–10	Bahrain	Doha, Qatar
18:15 AST		Report	Khalaidat 2', 22' Ebrahim 20' Al-Khayyat 21' Bin Ahmed 26', 48' Al-Moosawi 61' Al-Khalaf 72' Al-Subaei 87', 90+6'	Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Mohammad Ghabayen (Jordan)

9 September 2025 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qual.	Qatar	2–1	Bahrain	Doha, Qatar
20:00 AST	Al-Hussein 90+1' Al-Sharshani 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Al-Khayyat 71'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
21	1GK	Abdullah Al-Ahmad	(2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 23)	Al-Riffa
22	1GK	Salman Adel	(2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 25)	Isa Town
25	1GK	Khalil Ebrahim	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 25)	Al-Tadamon

2	2DF	Ahmed Dheyaa	(2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 23)	East Riffa
3	2DF	Abdullah Al-Khalasi	(2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 22)	Al-Muharraq
4	2DF	Hani Taha	(2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 24)	Al-Hidd
6	2DF	Hasan Isa	(2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 24)	Al-Malkiya
8	2DF	Mahmood Mohamed	(2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 21)	Al-Shabab
12	2DF	Ahmed Abdulhameed	(2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 24)	Sitra
16	2DF	Sayed Mohamed Adnan*	(1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 43)	Al-Hidd
17	2DF	Mohammed Qayoom	(2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 25)	Al-Riffa
20	2DF	Ali Mohamed Redha	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 24)	Al-Shabab

5	3MF	Ali Adnan Al-Banna*	(1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 32)	Al-Muharraq
7	3MF	Hasan Abdulnabi	(2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 25)	Al-Shabab
10	3MF	Mubarak Mohamed	(2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 23)	Al-Muharraq
11	3MF	Sayed Jawad Haider	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 24)	Al-Shabab
15	3MF	Husain Haroona	(2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 25)	Al-Malkiya
19	3MF	Salman Abdulla	(2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 24)	Al-Riffa

9	4FW	Husain Abdulkarim	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 24)	Isa Town
13	4FW	Abdulla Al-Subaie	(2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 22)	Al-Hidd
18	4FW	Abdullah Nemer	(2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 24)	Al-Najma

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

Opponent	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Australia	1	1	0	1	1	+0
Iraq	1	1	0	2	2	+0
Thailand	1	0	1	0	5	−5
Total	3	2	1	3	8	−5