# 2022–23 in Bahraini football

The 2022–23 season was the 67th competitive association football season in Bahrain.

## National teams
### Bahrain national football team
#### AFC Asian Cup qualification
##### Third round – Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | — | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Malaysia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | 1–2 | — | — | 4–1 |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | | — | 1–3 | — | — |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | 1–2 | — |

#### Arabian Gulf Cup
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | |

##### Knockout stage
### Bahrain national under-23 football team
#### WAFF U-23 Championship
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |

##### Knockout stage
### Bahrain national under-20 football team
#### Arab Cup U-20
##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 0 | |

##### Ranking of second-places

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F | Palestine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | B | Yemen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | D | Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | C | Libya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | E | Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 6 | A | Mauritania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |

#### AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 12 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Bahrain (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Bhutan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Nepal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 | |

##### Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups were not counted in the ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | F | Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 2 | J | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 3 | A | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 4 | H | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 5 | D | Syria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Final tournament |
| 6 | G | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 7 | I | Lebanon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 | |
| 8 | C | Yemen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | E | Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 10 | B | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | |
* 1 2 3 Disciplinary points: Iraq –5, Syria –8, Thailand –10.

### Bahrain national under-17 football team
#### AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 10 | Final tournament |
| 2 | Oman (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Iraq | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 | Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |

### Bahrain women's national under-17 football team
#### AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

## Men's football
### AFC Cup
#### Group stage
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARA | RIF | DHO | SAK |
| 1 | Al-Arabi (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Zonal semi-finals | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 2 | Al-Riffa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals | 2–3 | — | — | 3–1 |
| 3 | Dhofar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | — |
| 4 | Shabab Al-Khalil | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | | — | — | 0–3 | — |

##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | EAR | TIS | NEJ | HAQ |
| 1 | East Riffa (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Zonal semi-finals | — | 2–0 | — | 2–2 |
| 2 | Tishreen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | — | — | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| 3 | Nejmeh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Hilal Al-Quds | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | | — | — | 0–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Tishreen 3, Nejmeh 0.

##### Ranking of runner-up teams

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Al-Riffa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 | A | Al-Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | C | Tishreen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Zonal semi-finals

West Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

##### Zonal finals

West Asia Zone :
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |

### Arab Club Champions Cup
#### Qualifying rounds
##### First qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Al-Hilal Omdurman | 4–2 | Manama Club | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Al-Muharraq | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Al-Seeb | 2–0 | 0–2 |

##### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| US Monastir | 3–0 | Al-Muharraq | 2–0 | 1–0 |

### Leagues
#### Premier League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Khaldiya (C) | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 42 | |
| 2 | Manama | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 16 | +19 | 41 | |
| 3 | Al-Muharraq | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 34 | 12 | +22 | 40 | |
| 4 | Al-Riffa | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 39 | |
| 5 | Sitra | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 38 | |
| 6 | Al-Ahli | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Al-Hidd | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 27 | |
| 8 | Al-Shabab | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 27 | |
| 9 | East Riffa (O) | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 24 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Al-Hala (O) | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 21 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Bahrain SC (R) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 19 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
| 12 | Budaiya (R) | 22 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 65 | −55 | −1 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
* 1 2 Al-Hidd: 4 pts, Al-Shabab: 1 pts.
* 1 2 Budaiya were deducted 6 points after they walked off the field to protest the officiating during the match against East Riffa. The match was originally a 2–1 win for East Riffa but they ended up being awarded a 3–0 victory.

#### Second Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Najma (C, P) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 55 | Promotion to Bahraini Premier League |
| 2 | Busaiteen (P) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 41 | Promotion to Bahraini Premier League |
| 3 | A'Ali | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Al-Ittifaq Maqaba | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 32 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Umm Al-Hassam | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 32 | |
| 6 | Buri | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 31 | |
| 7 | Qalali | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 29 | |
| 8 | Malkiya | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | |
| 9 | Al-Ittihad | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 27 | |
| 10 | Isa Town | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 26 | |
| 11 | Etehad Al-Reef | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 13 | |
| 12 | Al-Tadamun | 22 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 48 | −34 | 7 | |

#### Play-offs

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | East Riffa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Promotion to Bahraini Premier League |
| 2 | Al-Hala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | Promotion to Bahraini Premier League |
| 3 | Al-Ittifaq Maqaba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |
| 4 | A'Ali | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | Relegation to Bahraini Second Division |