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.
| Nickname(s) | Al-Ahmar (The Red) | ||
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| Association | Bahrain Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Dario Bašić | ||
| FIFA code | BHR | ||
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| AFC U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2020) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-Finals (2002) | ||
Tournament records edit
Summer Olympics record edit
Since 1992, football at the Summer Olympics changes into Under-23 tournament.
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1992 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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 2012
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 2016
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 2020
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Asian Games record edit
Since 2002, football at the Asian Games changes into Under-23 tournament.
| Asian Games Record | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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 edit
| AFC U-23 Championship Record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 2013 |
did not qualify | ||||||
| 2016
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| 2018
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 2020 |
Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
 2022 |
did not qualify | ||||||
| 2024
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 2026 |
to be determined | ||||||
| Total | 1/7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
GCC U-23 Championship record edit
| GCC U-23 Championship Record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2008
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Final | Runner-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2010 |
Group Stage | 6/6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011
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5/6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2012
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Final | Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
 2013
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Final | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2015
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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 edit
Win Draw Lose
2020 edit
| 3 January 2020 Friendly | Vietnam  | 1–2 | Bahrain | Samut Prakan, Thailand |
| 8 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A | Thailand | 5–0 | Bahrain | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 20:15 UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 7,076 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
| 11 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A | Bahrain | 2–2 |  Iraq | Rangsit, Thailand |
| 17:15 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 112 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 14 January 2020 2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A | Australia | 1–1 | Bahrain | Rangsit, Thailand |
| 20:15 UTC+7 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
2023 edit
| 14 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup | Bahrain | v | China | Chengdu, China |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre |
| 16 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup | Vietnam | v | Bahrain | Chengdu, China |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre |
| 18 June 2023 2023 Panda Cup | Bahrain | v | Uzbekistan | Chengdu, China |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shuangliu Sports Centre |
Current squad edit
The following 21 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.
* Over-aged player.
Current staff edit
| Role | Name |
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| Head coach |  Dario Bašić
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| Assistant coach | Dinko Jeličić
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| Isa Al Alawi
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| Khalid Abdulghafour
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| Salman Sharida
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| Goalkeeper coach | Sayed Khamis
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| Youth coach | Sulaiman Al Bulaihi
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| Analyst | Ahmed Kamal
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