Bahrain national under-17 football team

The Bahrain national under-17 football team is the selection of under-17 players who represent the Bahrain Football Association for two years in competition. They have once been finalists in the AFC U-16 Championship and once finished fourth at the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Bahrain national under-17 football team

Nickname(s)	Al Ahmar (The Reds)
Association	Bahrain Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	WAFF (West Asia)
FIFA code	BHR
First colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1989)
Best result	Fourth place (1989)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1986)
Best result	Runners-ups (1988)

Al Ahmar was successful at the FIFA U-17 World Cup way back in 1989 where they topped group A, beating the likes of Cuba and Ghana by 3-0 and 1-0 margins, respectively. They drew with Scotland 1–1 in their final group stage game which helped them top their group. Later in the quarterfinals, they defeated Brazil on penalties and lost to Saudi Arabia in the semifinal hence ending their maiden FIFA U-17 World Cup on a high note by finishing 4th. They have played only one more world cup since then (in 1997) where they finished 3rd in their group, winning only one game.

Bahrain enjoyed the success in AFC U-16 competitions as well. Their best result came in 1988 where they finished as runners up losing to Saudi Arabia in final. After failing to qualify in 1990 edition, they qualified for the next 4 editions until 1998, but this time, the best they could achieve was 3rd place in 1996 and 1998 editions.

Since 2010 edition, Bahrain failed to qualify for AFC U-17 Asian Cup until 2025.

Performance at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Host nation(s) / Year	Round
1985	Did not qualify
1986	Group stage
1988	Finalist
1990	Did not qualify
1992	Group stage
1994	4th place
1996	3rd place
1998	3rd place
2000	Did not qualify
2002	Did not qualify
2004	Did not qualify
2006	Did not qualify
2008	Group stage
2010	Did not qualify
2012	Did not qualify
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Did not qualify
2018	Did not qualify
2020	Tournament Cancelled
2023	Did not qualify
2025	Did not qualify

• Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Performance at the FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985 – 1987	Did not qualify
1989	Semi final	4th	6	2	2	2	5	5
1991 – 1995	Did not qualify
1997	Group stage	12th	3	1	0	2	4	8
1999 - 2025	Did not qualify
Total	2/20	0 Titles	9	3	2	4	9	13

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1989	Round 1	Cuba 0–3 Bahrain	Win
	Round 1	Ghana 0-1 Bahrain	Win
	Round 1	Scotland 1–1 Bahrain	Draw
1989	Quarterfinals	Bahrain 0(4)–0(1) Brazil	Win
1989	Semifinal	Bahrain 0–1 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1999	Round 1	Costa Rica 1–3 Bahrain	Win
	Round 1	Ghana 5-1 Bahrain	Loss
	Round 1	Argentina 2–0 Bahrain	Loss

Honours

• FIFA U-17 World Cup
  • 4th Place: (1989)
• AFC U-17 Asian Cup
  • Runners up(1) : (1988)
  • Third Place(2) : (1996, 1998)
  • 4th Place(1) : (1994)

See also

• Bahrain national football team
• AFC U-17 Asian Cup
• FIFA U-17 World Cup

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Bahrain's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Brazil	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Cuba	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Ghana	2	1	0	1	2	5	−3	050.00
Portugal	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Scotland	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total	9	3	2	4	9	13	−4	033.33

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bangladesh	2	2	0	0	8	2	+6	100.00
China	2	1	1	0	6	0	+6	050.00
India	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Indonesia	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
Iran	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Iraq	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Japan	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	000.00
Myanmar	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
North Korea	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	000.00
Oman	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	033.33
Qatar	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	3	0	2	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Singapore	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
South Korea	5	4	1	0	12	4	+8	080.00
Thailand	3	0	1	2	2	10	−8	000.00
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Total	33	13	8	12	53	46	+7	039.39