Bahrain national football team
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| Nickname(s) | الأحمر (Al-Ahmar, The Red) |
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| Association | Bahrain Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) |
| Head coach | Sergio Batista |
| Captain | Mohamed Husain |
| Most caps | Salman Isa (156) |
| Top scorer | Ismail Abdul-Latif (34) |
| Home stadium | Bahrain National Stadium |
| FIFA code | BHR |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 132  5 (6 April 2017)
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| Highest | 44 (September 2004) |
| Lowest | 139 (March 2000) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 105 (29 March 2017) |
| Highest | 49 (September 2000) |
| Lowest | 138 (March 1979) |
| First international | |
 Bahrain 4–4 Kuwait  (Baghdad, Iraq; April 2, 1966) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Bahrain 10–0 Indonesia  (Riffa, Bahrain; 29 February 2012) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Iraq 10–1 Bahrain (Baghdad, Iraq; 5 April 1966) |
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| Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1988) |
| Best result | Fourth place, 2004 |
The Bahrain national football team (Arabic: منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم) is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the finals of 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.
After Uzbekistan and Bahrain both finished third in their respective groups during the World Cup 2006 qualifiers, Bahrain entered a two-legged playoff with Uzbekistan, which they won on away goals with an aggregate score of 1–1. This allowed Bahrain to enter another two-legged playoff with the fourth-placed CONCACAF nation, (Trinidad and Tobago), for a spot in the World Cup. But a 0–1 Bahrain loss in Manama after a 1–1 draw in Port of Spain saw the CONCACAF nation go through.
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round play-offs:
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – CONCACAF play-off) play-offs:
Bahrain played in group D in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification group games. Bahrain fielded a side which was essentially the Olympic (under 23) team against Australia, and they lost 2–0. Bahrain qualified for the Asian Cup 2007 after defeating Kuwait in their last match. Bahrain were knocked out in the group stages via two losses against Indonesia and Saudi Arabia, despite a win against Korea Republic.
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