# Bahrain men's national handball team

The Bahrain national handball team is the national handball team of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Federation. In May 2021 Aron Kristjánsson returned to his position as head coach, taking over from Halldór Jóhann Sigfússon, who took over in 2020.
In January 2022 Bahrain made it to the final of the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship, getting to the final for the fifth time in seven tournaments. They would go on to face Qatar in the final.

## Results
### Olympic Games

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 191 |

### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2011 | preliminary round | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 168 | 226 |
| 2015 | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition | Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition |
| 2017 | preliminary round | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 172 | 213 |
| / 2019 | preliminary round | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 161 | 212 |
| 2021 | main round | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 170 |
| 2023 | main round | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 164 | 187 |
| 2025 | preliminary round | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 194 | 210 |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2031 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### Asian Championship

| Year | Round | Position |
| 1977 | preliminary round | 6 |
| 1983 | Bronze Medal Match | 4 |
| 1987 | preliminary round | 5 |
| 1991 | preliminary round | 5 |
| 1993 | preliminary round | 6 |
| 1995 | Bronze Medal Match | 3 |
| 2002 | preliminary round | 7 |
| 2004 | Bronze Medal Match | 4 |
| 2006 | preliminary round | 6 |
| 2008 | preliminary round | 10 |
| 2010 | Final | 2 |
| 2012 | preliminary round | 6 |
| 2014 | Final | 2 |
| 2016 | Final | 2 |
| 2018 | Final | 2 |
| 2020 | Bronze Medal Match | 4 |
| 2022 | Final | 2 |
| 2024 | Bronze Medal Match | 3 |
| 2026 | Qualified | Qualified |
| 2028 | Qualified | Qualified |

## Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Aron Kristjánsson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 3
* P
* Ali Abdulla Eid
* (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 34)
* 1.74 m
* 88
* 165
* Al-Ahli
* 9
* LW
* Hasan Al-Samahiji
* (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 34)
* 1.78 m
* 95
* 270
* Al-Najma
* 10
* LB
* Mohamed Rabia
* (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 22)
* 1.86 m
* 30
* 35
* Al-Ahli
* 12
* GK
* Hesham Isa
* (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 22)
* 1.91 m
* 26
* 15
* Al Dair Sports Club
* 14
* RW
* Qasim Qambar
* (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23)
* 1.75 m
* 36
* 56
* Al-Ahli
* 17
* LB
* Ahmed Kadhem
* (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21)
* 1.92 m
* 10
* 12
* Al-Shabab
* 19
* P
* Mohamed Ali
* (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37)
* 1.91 m
* 118
* 87
* Al-Najma
* 22
* RW
* Husain Ali
* (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 (age 23)
* 1.76 m
* 5
* 1
* Al Dair Sports Club
* 23
* CB
* Mujtaba Al-Zaimoor
* (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24)
* 1.77 m
* 26
* 44
* Al-Najma
* 24
* LB
* Abdulla Abdulkarim
* (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23)
* 1.84 m
* 10
* 9
* Al-Shabab
* 29
* LB
* Abdulla Al-Zaimoor
* (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)
* 1.81 m
* 51
* 65
* Al-Najma
* 77
* RB
* Jassim Khamis
* (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 (age 22)
* 1.78 m
* 11
* 5
* Al-Shabab
* 89
* P
* Mahmood Al-Falahi
* (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 (age 20)
* 1.84 m
* 10
* 15
* Tubli Sports Club
* 90
* RB
* Ali Abdulla
* (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 (age 22)
* 1.85 m
* 15
* 35
* Al Tadamun Club
* 91
* LW
* Ali Al-Asheeri
* (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22)
* 1.80 m
* 15
* 30
* Al Dair Sports Club
* 93
* RB
* Mohamed Habib
* (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 (age 31)
* 1.86 m
* 203
* 126
* Al-Najma
* 95
* CB
* Mohamed Habib Naser
* (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 24)
* 1.79 m
* 76
* 144
* Al-Khaleej
* 97
* GK
* Mohamed Ali
* (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35)
* 1.90 m
* 240
* 15
* Al-Najma