2024–25 in Bahraini football

The 2024–25 season is the 69th competitive association football season in Bahrain.^[1]

National teams

Bahrain national football team

FIFA World Cup & AFC Asian Cup qualification

Second round – Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	6	5	1	0	16	2	+14	16	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	—	1–1	2–1	4–0
2	Bahrain	6	3	2	1	11	3	+8	11	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	0–2	—	0–0	3–0
3	Yemen	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–3	0–2	—	2–2
4	Nepal	6	0	1	5	2	20	−18	1	Asian Cup qualifying third round	0–4	0–5	0–2	—

Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

6 June 2024 5	Bahrain	0–0	Yemen	Riffa, Bahrain
20:30 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 2,632 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

11 June 2024 6	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4	Adil 10'	Report	Abduljabbar 4'	Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 953 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Third round – Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	0	12	0	+12	6	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	25 Mar	20 Mar	10 Jun	15 Oct	7–0
2	Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	2026 FIFA World Cup	10 Oct	—	15 Oct	1–1	10 Jun	20 Mar
3	Bahrain	2	1	0	1	1	5	−4	3	Fourth round	0–5	5 Jun	—	10 Oct	19 Nov	14 Nov
4	Indonesia	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2	Fourth round	15 Nov	19 Nov	25 Mar	—	0–0	5 Jun
5	Australia	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1		5 Jun	14 Nov	0–1	20 Mar	—	10 Oct
6	China	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0		19 Nov	1–2	10 Jun	15 Oct	25 Mar	—

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

5 September 2024 1	Australia	0–1	Bahrain	Gold Coast, Australia
20:10 UTC+10		Report	Souttar 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: Robina Stadium Attendance: 24,644 Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

10 September 2024 2	Bahrain	0–5	Japan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Ueda 37' (pen.), 47' Morita 61', 64' Ogawa 81'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 22,729 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

10 October 2024 3	Bahrain	v	Indonesia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

15 October 2024 4	Saudi Arabia	v	Bahrain	Jeddah, Bahrain
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium

14 November 2024 5	Bahrain	v	China	Riffa, Bahrain
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

19 November 2024 6	Bahrain	v	Australia	Riffa, Bahrain
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

20 March 2024 7	Japan	v	Bahrain	Japan
--:-- UTC+9		Report

25 March 2024 8	Indonesia	v	Bahrain	Indonesia
--:--		Report

Bahrain national under-23 football team

Friendlies

6 September 2024	United Arab Emirates	2–0	Bahrain	United Arab Emirates
15:45 UTC+4	Al-Maamari 60', 67'	Report

9 September 2024	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Bahrain	United Arab Emirates
15:45 UTC+4	67'	Report	29'

Bahrain national under-20 football team

Friendlies

12 September 2024	Thailand	0–0	Bahrain	Thailand
18:00 UTC+7		Report
Note: The match was called off 30 minutes in due to heavy rain.^[2] The result was void.

AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	Final tournament
2	Bahrain	Possible final tournament^[a]
3	Chinese Taipei (H)
4	Cambodia
5	Nepal

First match(es) will be played: 21 September 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.

21 September 2024 1	Chinese Taipei	v	Bahrain	New Taipei City, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium

25 September 2024 3	Bahrain	v	Cambodia	New Taipei City, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium

27 September 2024 3	Bahrain	v	Nepal	New Taipei City, Taiwan
15:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium

29 September 2024 4	Uzbekistan	v	Bahrain	New Taipei City, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium

Ranking of second-placed teams

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams in five-team groups will not be considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Qualification
1	A	Syria	Final tournament
2	B	Bahrain
3	C	United Arab Emirates
4	D	Saudi Arabia
5	E	Oman
6	F	Yemen
7	G	Mongolia
8	H	Thailand
9	I	Kyrgyzstan
10	J	Qatar

First match(es) will be played: 21 September 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) disciplinary points; 5) drawing of lots.

Bahrain national under-19 football team

WAFF U-19 Championship

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6	Knockout stage
2	Syria	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	6	Knockout stage
3	Palestine	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	Bahrain	3	0	1	2	3	7	−4	1

Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

26 June 2024 1	Bahrain	1–3	United Arab Emirates	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3	Al-Isa 36'	Report	Al-Mansoori 38', 47' Bader 45'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium

28 June 2024 2	Palestine	1–1	Bahrain	Taif, Saudi Arabia
17:00 UTC+3	S. Ali 31'	Report	S. Awdi 61'	Stadium: King Fahd Sports City Stadium Referee: Khaled Basaleh (Yemen)

30 June 2024 3	Syria	3–1	Bahrain	Taif, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3	Dahan 45+3' Mustafa 54', 83'	Report	Ali 69'	Stadium: Okaz Club Stadium

Bahrain national under-17 football team

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	South Korea	Final tournament
2	China (H)	Possible final tournament^[a]
3	Bahrain
4	Bhutan
5	Maldives

First match(es) will be played: 19 October 2024. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.

19 October 2024 1	Bahrain	v	China	Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8				Stadium: Puwan Stadium

21 October 2024 2	Maldives	v	Bahrain	Dalian, China
15:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Puwan Stadium

25 October 2024 3	Bahrain	v	South Korea	Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8				Stadium: Dalian Football Youth Training Base

27 October 2024 4	Bhutan	v	Bahrain	Dalian, China
15:30 UTC+8				Stadium: Dalian Football Youth Training Base

Bahrain national under-16 football team

WAFF U-16 Championship

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Palestine	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	4	Knockout stage
2	Syria	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Knockout stage
3	Bahrain	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	0

Source: WAFF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

3 September 2024 1	Palestine	3–0 (awd.)	Bahrain	Zarqa, Jordan
20:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium
Note: Bahrain forfeited the match due to fielding Mihran Mohammed Yousef, an ineligible player, along with other penalties.^[3]

7 September 2024 2	Bahrain	1–2	Syria	Zarqa, Jordan
20:00 UTC+3	Zuhair 13'	Report	Al-Hassan 70' Dinawi 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Mohammed Stadium

Bahrain women's national football team

Friendlies

1 June 2024	Bahrain	0–1	Palestine	Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3		Report	Nasr 80'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

4 June 2024	Palestine	2–1	Bahrain	Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3	Nasr 1' Al-Kord 62'	Report	Al-Isa 5'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

8 June 2024	Bahrain	2–3	Indonesia	Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3	Sabkar 63' Al-Ali 78'	Report	Safira I. 4' Octavianti D. 26' Scheunemann 43'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

11 June 2024	Indonesia	3–0	Bahrain	Manama, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Scheunemann 57' Zahra M. 70' Citra R. 90+2'			Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

Men's football

AFC Champions League Two

Qualifying play-offs

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Al-Ahli	0–1	Al-Kuwait

Group stage

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TAA	AFC	KHA	ALT
1	Al-Taawoun	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3	Advance to round of 16	—	2 Oct	27 Nov	23 Oct
2	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	1	1	0	2	1	+1	3	Advance to round of 16	4 Dec	—	23 Oct	18 Sep
3	Al-Khaldiya	1	0	1	2	3	−1	0		2–3	6 Nov	—	4 Dec
4	Altyn Asyr	1	0	1	1	2	−1	0		6 Nov	27 Nov	2 Oct	—

Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Leagues

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	A'Ali	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
2	Al-Ahli
3	Al-Khaldiya
4	Al-Muharraq
5	Al-Najma
6	Al-Riffa
7	Al-Shabab
8	Bahrain SC
9	East Riffa	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
10	Malkiya	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
11	Manama	Relegation to Bahraini Second Division
12	Sitra	Relegation to Bahraini Second Division

First match(es) will be played: 21 September 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Points, Head-to-head points, Head-to-head goal difference, Head-to-head goals scored, Total goal difference, Total goals scored

Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification or relegation
1	Al-Hala	Promotion to Bahraini Premier League
2	Al-Hidd	Promotion to Bahraini Premier League
3	Al-Ittifaq Maqaba	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4	Al-Ittihad	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
5	Al-Tadamun
6	Budaiya
7	Buri
8	Busaiteen
9	Etehad Al-Reef
10	Isa Town
11	Qalali
12	Umm Al-Hassam

First match(es) will be played: 19 September 2024. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Points, Goal difference, Goals scored, Head-to-head points, Head-to-head goal difference, Head-to-head goals scored

References

^ "Bahrain - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "INTERNATIONAL U20 FRIENDLY MATCH (12/9)". Instagram. ASEAN Football. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
^ "اعتبار العراق والبحرين خاسرين أمام لبنان وفلسطين". كووورة (in Arabic). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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[table_note_res_2nd0.8798383599519-4] The five best runners-up across all groups qualify for the final tournament.

[1] "Bahrain - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[2] "INTERNATIONAL U20 FRIENDLY MATCH (12/9)". Instagram. ASEAN Football. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

[5] "اعتبار العراق والبحرين خاسرين أمام لبنان وفلسطين". كووورة (in Arabic). 7 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.

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