# Bahrain national under-23 football team

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.

## Tournament records
### Summer Olympics record

Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics has changed into an under-23 tournament.
Olympics Record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |

### Asian Games record

Since 2002, football at the Asian Games has changed into an under-23 tournament.
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 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | 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

AFC U-23 Championship Record :
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2026 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | 1/7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |

### GCC U-23 Championship record

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 |

## Recent fixtures and results

Win  Draw  Lose

### 2023
## Current squad

The following 21 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 21 | 1GK | Abdullah Al-Ahmad | (2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 21) | Al-Riffa |
| 22 | 1GK | Salman Adel | (2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 23) | Isa Town |
| 25 | 1GK | Khalil Ebrahim | (2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23) | Al-Tadamon |
| 2 | 2DF | Ahmed Dheyaa | (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) | East Riffa |
| 3 | 2DF | Abdullah Al-Khalasi | (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21) | Al-Muharraq |
| 4 | 2DF | Hani Taha | (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 23) | Al-Hidd |
| 6 | 2DF | Hasan Isa | (2001-10-14) 14 October 2001 (age 23) | Al-Malkiya |
| 8 | 2DF | Mahmood Mohamed | (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 20) | Al-Shabab |
| 12 | 2DF | Ahmed Abdulhameed | (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) | Sitra |
| 16 | 2DF | Sayed Mohamed Adnan* | (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 42) | Al-Hidd |
| 17 | 2DF | Mohammed Qayoom | (2001-06-04) 4 June 2001 (age 23) | Al-Riffa |
| 20 | 2DF | Ali Mohamed Redha | (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 23) | Al-Shabab |
| 5 | 3MF | Ali Adnan Al-Banna* | (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 30) | Al-Muharraq |
| 7 | 3MF | Hasan Abdulnabi | (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23) | Al-Shabab |
| 10 | 3MF | Mubarak Mohamed | (2003-08-18) 18 August 2003 (age 21) | Al-Muharraq |
| 11 | 3MF | Sayed Jawad Haider | (2002-01-07) 7 January 2002 (age 23) | Al-Shabab |
| 15 | 3MF | Husain Haroona | (2001-07-31) 31 July 2001 (age 23) | Al-Malkiya |
| 19 | 3MF | Salman Abdulla | (2002-02-07) 7 February 2002 (age 23) | Al-Riffa |
| 9 | 4FW | Husain Abdulkarim | (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22) | Isa Town |
| 13 | 4FW | Abdulla Al-Subaie | (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 20) | Al-Hidd |
| 18 | 4FW | Abdullah Nemer | (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 22) | Al-Najma |
* Over-aged player.

## Current staff

| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Vacant |
| Assistant coach | Isa Al Alawi |
| Assistant coach | Khalid Abdulghafour |
| Assistant coach | Salman Sharida |
| Goalkeeper coach | Sayed Khamis |
| Youth coach | Sulaiman Al Bulaihi |
| Analyst | Ahmed Kamal |