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{{Infobox national football team
| Name               = Bahrain
| Badge              =
| Nickname           = ''Al-Ahmar'' (The Red)
| Association        = [[Bahrain Football Association]]
| Sub-confederation  = [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]] ([[West Asia]])
| Confederation      = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] ([[Asia]])
| FIFA Trigramme     = BHR
| Coach              = 	Dario Bašić
| Captain            =
| Most caps          =
| Top scorer         =
| Home stadium       = [[Bahrain National Stadium]]
| First game         =
| Largest win        =
| Largest loss       =
| Regional name      = [[AFC U-23 Championship]]
| Regional cup apps  = 1
| Regional cup first = [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship|2020]]
| Regional cup best  = Group stage  ([[2020 AFC U-23 Championship|2020]])
| 2ndRegional name   = [[Asian Games]]
| 2ndRegional cup apps  = 4
| 2ndRegional cup first = [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]]
| 2ndRegional cup best  = Quarter-Finals ([[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]])
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The '''Bahrain national under-23 football team''' (also known as '''Bahrain under-23''' or '''Bahrain Olympics team''') represents [[Bahrain]] in international [[football (soccer)|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.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:89%;"
!colspan=9|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympics Record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] ||colspan=8 rowspan=8|''did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004]]
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]
|-
|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2020]]
|}
=== Asian Games record ===
Since 2002, football at the Asian Games has changed into an under-23 tournament.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:89%;"
!colspan=9|[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games Record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]]||Quarter-Finals||4||2||0||2||10||6
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]]||rowspan=2|Group Stage||3||2||0||1||7||3
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]||3||0||1||2||2||5
|-
|{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]]||colspan=7|''did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Football at the 2018 Asian Games|2018]]||Round of 16||4||1||1||2||5||11
|-
|'''Total'''||4/5||14||5||2||7||24||25
|}
=== AFC U-23 Championship record ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
!colspan=8|[[AFC U-23 Championship|AFC U-23 Championship Record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GF
!GA
|-
| {{flagicon|OMA}} [[2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup|2013]] || rowspan="3" colspan="7" |''did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[2016 AFC U-23 Championship|2016]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[2018 AFC U-23 Championship|2018]]
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship|2020]] ||Group Stage||3||0||2||1||3||8
|-
| {{flagicon|UZB}} [[2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup|2022]] || rowspan="2" colspan="7" |''did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup|2024]]
|-
| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup|2026]] || colspan="7" |''to be determined''
|-
|'''Total'''||1/7||'''3''' ||'''0''' ||'''2''' ||'''1''' ||'''3''' || '''8'''
|}
=== GCC U-23 Championship record ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:89%;"
!colspan=9|[[Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|GCC U-23 Championship Record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|- bgcolor=Silver
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2008 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|2008]]
|Final
|Runner-up
|4
|2
|1
|1
|6
|4
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2010 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|2010]]||rowspan=2|Group Stage
|6/6
|3
|0
|2
|1
|0
|2
|-
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2011 Gulf Cup of Nations Under 23|2011]]
|5/6
|3
|1
|1
|1
|2
|5
|- bgcolor=Silver
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[2012 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2012]]
|Final
|Runner-up
|5
|3
|0
|2
|4
|7
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[2013 Under 23 Gulf Cup of Nations|2013]]
|Final
|'''Champions'''
|'''4'''
|'''4'''
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|'''7'''
|'''2'''
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[2015 GCC U-23 Championship|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 ==
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=== 2020 ===
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|id=| date       = {{Start date|2020|1|3|df=y}}
| time       =
| round      = [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|VIE}}
| score      = 1–2
| team2      = {{fbu|23|BHR}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     =
| stadium    =
| location   = [[Samut Prakan]], [[Thailand]]
| attendance =
| referee    =
| report     =
| result     =W
}}
----
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| round      = [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship|2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A]]
| date       = {{Start date|2020|01|8|df=y}}
| time       = {{UTZ|20:15|7}}
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|THA}}
| score      = 5–0
| report     = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/16392
| team2      = {{fbu|23|BHR}}
| goals1     = *[[Suphanat Mueanta|Suphanat]] {{goal|12||79}}
*[[Supachok Sarachat|Supachok]] {{goal|47}}
*[[Jaroensak Wonggorn|Jaroensak]] {{goal|89||90+2}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Rajamangala Stadium]]
| location   = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]
| attendance = 7,076
| referee    = [[Ryuji Sato]] ([[Japan Football Association|Japan]])
| result     = L
}}
----
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| date       = {{Start date|2020|1|11|df=y}}
| time       = {{UTZ|17:15|7}}
| round      = [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship|2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|BHR}}
| score      = 2–2
| team2      = {{fbu|23|IRQ}}
| goals1     =
*[[Sayed Hashim Isa|Isa]] {{goal|44}}
*[[Mohamed Marhoon|Marhoon]] {{goal|86}}
| goals2     =
*Al-Ammari {{goal|65}}
*Nassif {{goal|90+2}}
| stadium    = [[Thammasat Stadium]]
| location   = [[Rangsit]], [[Thailand]]
| attendance = 112
| referee    = [[Ko Hyung-jin]] ([[Korea Football Association|South Korea]])
| report     = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/16394
| result     = D
}}
----
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| date       = {{Start date|2020|1|14|df=y}}
| time       = {{UTZ|20:15|7}}
| round      = [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship|2020 AFC U-23 Championship Group A]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|AUS}}
| score      = 1–1
| team2      = {{fbu|23|BHR}}
| goals1     =
*[[Ramy Najjarine|Najjarine]] {{goal|34}}
| goals2     =
*[[Mohamed Marhoon|Marhoon]] {{goal|45+3}}
| stadium    = [[Thammasat Stadium]]
| location   = [[Rangsit]], [[Thailand]]
| attendance =
| referee    = [[Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed]] ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|United Arab Emirates]])
| report     = http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/16397
| result     = D
}}
=== 2023 ===
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| date       = 14 June 2023
| time       = {{UTZ|19:00|8}}
| round      = [[2023 Panda Cup]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|BHR}}
| score      =
| team2      = {{fbu|23|CHN}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Shuangliu Sports Centre]]
| location   = [[Chengdu]], [[China]]
| attendance =
| referee    =
| report     =
| result     =
}}
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| date       = 16 June 2023
| time       = {{UTZ|15:00|8}}
| round      = [[2023 Panda Cup]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|VIE}}
| score      =
| team2      = {{fbu|23|BHR}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Shuangliu Sports Centre]]
| location   = [[Chengdu]], [[China]]
| attendance =
| referee    =
| report     =
| result     =
}}
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| date       = 18 June 2023
| time       = {{UTZ|15:00|8}}
| round      = [[2023 Panda Cup]]
| team1      = {{fbu-rt|23|BHR}}
| score      =
| team2      = {{fbu|23|UZB}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Shuangliu Sports Centre]]
| location   = [[Chengdu]], [[China]]
| attendance =
| referee    =
| report     =
| result     =
}}
== Current squad ==
The following 21 players were called up for the [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2022 Asian Games]].
{{nat fs start no caps}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=21|pos=GK|name=[[Abdullah Al-Ahmad]]|age={{bda|2003|4|9|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=22|pos=GK|name=[[Salman Adel]]|age={{bda|2001|4|5|df=y}}|club=[[Isa Town SC|Isa Town]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=25|pos=GK|name=[[Khalil Ebrahim]]|age={{bda|2001|5|2|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Tadamon (Bahrain)|Al-Tadamon]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=2|pos=DF|name=[[Ahmed Dheyaa]]|age={{bda|2003|8|17|df=y}}|club=[[East Riffa Club|East Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=3|pos=DF|name=[[Abdullah Al-Khalasi]]|age={{bda|2003|9|2|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=4|pos=DF|name=[[Hani Taha]]|age={{bda|2001|12|18|df=y}}|club=[[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=6|pos=DF|name=[[Hasan Isa]]|age={{bda|2001|10|14|df=y}}|club=[[Malkiya Club|Al-Malkiya]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=8|pos=DF|name=[[Mahmood Mohamed]]|age={{bda|2004|11|11|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=12|pos=DF|name=[[Ahmed Abdulhameed]]|age={{bda|2002|6|7|df=y}}|club=[[Sitra Club|Sitra]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=16|pos=DF|name=[[Sayed Mohamed Adnan]]*|age={{bda|1983|2|5|df=y}}|club=[[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=17|pos=DF|name=[[Mohammed Qayoom]]|age={{bda|2001|6|4|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=20|pos=DF|name=[[Ali Mohamed Redha]]|age={{bda|2001|11|27|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=5|pos=MF|name=[[Ali Adnan Al-Banna]]*|age={{bda|1994|7|21|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=7|pos=MF|name=[[Hasan Abdulnabi (footballer)|Hasan Abdulnabi]]|age={{bda|2001|3|25|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=10|pos=MF|name=[[Mubarak Mohamed]]|age={{bda|2003|8|18|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Muharraq SC|Al-Muharraq]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=11|pos=MF|name=[[Sayed Jawad Haider]]|age={{bda|2002|1|7|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Shabab Club (Manama)|Al-Shabab]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=15|pos=MF|name=[[Husain Haroona]]|age={{bda|2001|7|31|df=y}}|club=[[Malkiya Club|Al-Malkiya]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=19|pos=MF|name=[[Salman Abdulla]]|age={{bda|2002|2|7|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Riffa SC|Al-Riffa]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=9|pos=FW|name=[[Husain Abdulkarim]]|age={{bda|2002|5|17|df=y}}|club=[[Isa Town SC|Isa Town]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=13|pos=FW|name=[[Abdulla Al-Subaie]]|age={{bda|2004|8|22|df=y}}|club=[[Hidd SCC|Al-Hidd]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs player no caps|no=18|pos=FW|name=[[Abdullah Nemer]]|age={{bda|2002|7|29|df=y}}|club=[[Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)|Al-Najma]]|clubnat=BHR}}
{{nat fs end}}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Over-aged player.
==Current staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Role !! Name
|-
| Head coach || {{flagicon|CRO}} Dario Bašić
|-
| rowspan="4"|Assistant coach || {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Dinko Jeličić]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Isa Al Alawi]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Khalid Abdulghafour]]
|-
|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Salman Sharida]]
|-
| Goalkeeper coach || {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Sayed Khamis]]
|-
| Youth coach || {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Sulaiman Al Bulaihi]]
|-
| Analyst || {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Ahmed Kamal (football coach)|Ahmed Kamal]]
|}
== See also ==
* [[Bahrain national football team]]
* [[Bahrain national under-17 football team]]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{National sports teams of Bahrain}}
{{Football in Bahrain}}
{{AFC under-23 teams}}
[[Category:Asian national under-23 association football teams]]
[[Category:Bahrain national football team|Under-23]]