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 (X)	6	5	1	0	22	2	+20	16	2026 FIFA World Cup	—	1–1	10 Jun	25 Mar	20 Mar	7–0
2	Australia	6	1	4	1	6	5	+1	7	2026 FIFA World Cup	5 Jun	—	20 Mar	0–0	0–1	3–1
3	Indonesia	6	1	3	2	6	9	−3	6	Fourth round	0–4	0–0	—	2–0	25 Mar	5 Jun
4	Saudi Arabia	6	1	3	2	3	6	−3	6	Fourth round	0–2	10 Jun	1–1	—	0–0	20 Mar
5	Bahrain	6	1	3	2	5	10	−5	6		0–5	2–2	2–2	5 Jun	—	0–1
6	China	6	2	0	4	6	16	−10	6		1–3	25 Mar	2–1	1–2	10 Jun	—

Updated to match(es) played on 19 November 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(X) Assured of advancing to the fourth round; can still qualify directly

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	2–2	Indonesia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3	Marhoon 15', 90+9'	Report	Oratmangoen 45+3' Struick 74'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 10,731 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

15 October 2024 4	Saudi Arabia	0–0	Bahrain	Jeddah, Bahrain
21:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium Attendance: 35,437 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

14 November 2024 5	Bahrain	v	China	Riffa, Bahrain
17:00 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Uzbekistan	4	4	0	0	21	1	+20	12	Final tournament
2	Cambodia	4	2	1	1	6	9	−3	7
3	Bahrain	4	2	0	2	5	6	−1	6
4	Nepal	4	1	0	3	4	15	−11	3
5	Chinese Taipei (H)	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

21 September 2024 1	Chinese Taipei	0–1	Bahrain	New Taipei City, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Al-Khalaf 80'	Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

25 September 2024 2	Bahrain	0–1	Cambodia	New Taipei City, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8		Report	Mean 68'	Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium Attendance: 96 Referee: Harish Kundu (India)

27 September 2024 3	Bahrain	4–0	Nepal	New Taipei City, Taiwan
15:00 UTC+8	Bassam 27', 73' Al-Khalaf 45+1' Hasan 83'	Report		Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

29 September 2024 4	Uzbekistan	5–0	Bahrain	New Taipei City, Taiwan
19:00 UTC+8	Abdullaev 26' Urinboev 61' Ibraimov 80', 86' Tukhsanov 90'	Report		Stadium: Fu Jen Catholic University Stadium Attendance: 32 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	4	3	1	0	22	2	+20	10	Final tournament
2	China (H)	4	3	1	0	19	2	+17	10	Final tournament
3	Bahrain	4	2	0	2	2	4	−2	6
4	Bhutan	4	0	1	3	2	14	−12	1
5	Maldives	4	0	1	3	2	25	−23	1

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

19 October 2024 1	Bahrain	0–2	China	Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8		Report	Hebibilla 2' Bian Yulang 60'	Stadium: Puwan Stadium Attendance: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan) Referee: 238

21 October 2024 2	Maldives	0–1	Bahrain	Dalian, China
15:30 UTC+8		Report	Ayash 83'	Stadium: Puwan Stadium Referee: Suhail Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

25 October 2024 3	Bahrain	0–2	South Korea	Dalian, China
19:35 UTC+8			Lee Su-yoon 36' (pen.) Lee Ji-ho 90'	Stadium: Dalian Football Youth Training Base

27 October 2024 4	Bhutan	0–1	Bahrain	Dalian, China
15:30 UTC+8		Report	Bassam 51' (pen.)	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	KHA	AFC	ALT
1	Al-Taawoun	5	4	1	12	6	+6	12	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	1–2	2–1
2	Al-Khaldiya	5	3	2	10	7	+3	9^[a]	Advance to round of 16	2–3	—	4–1	4 Dec
3	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	5	3	2	8	8	0	9^[a]		4 Dec	1–2	—	2–1
4	Altyn Asyr (E)	5	0	5	2	11	−9	0		0–4	0–1	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Al-Khaldiya 6; Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0.

Leagues

Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sitra	4	4	0	0	11	3	+8	12	Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage
2	Al-Muharraq	5	3	2	0	14	4	+10	11
3	Al-Khaldiya	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	9
4	Al-Riffa	4	2	1	1	6	1	+5	7
5	Al-Najma	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	7
6	Al-Shabab	5	2	1	2	4	7	−3	7
7	Al-Ahli	4	2	0	2	6	6	0	6
8	Bahrain SC	4	2	0	2	6	10	−4	6
9	Malkiya	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
10	A'Ali	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	4	Qualification for Relegation play-offs
11	Manama	5	0	2	3	3	13	−10	2	Relegation to Bahraini Second Division
12	East Riffa	5	0	0	5	5	12	−7	0	Relegation to Bahraini Second Division

Updated to match(es) played on 25 November 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Budaiya	7	5	2	0	14	3	+11	17	Promotion to Bahraini Premier League
2	Al-Hala	7	5	2	0	12	1	+11	17	Promotion to Bahraini Premier League
3	Al-Hidd	7	5	1	1	17	7	+10	16	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4	Al-Ittihad	7	5	1	1	15	8	+7	16	Qualification for Promotion play-offs
5	Umm Al-Hassam	7	4	1	2	11	8	+3	13
6	Busaiteen	7	3	2	2	10	5	+5	11
7	Isa Town	7	2	2	3	11	6	+5	8
8	Buri	7	2	2	3	7	7	0	8
9	Al-Ittifaq Maqaba	7	1	3	3	13	13	0	6
10	Etehad Al-Reef	7	0	2	5	2	19	−17	2
11	Qalali	7	0	2	5	8	27	−19	2
12	Al-Tadamun	7	0	0	7	3	19	−16	0

Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 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.

[table_hth_B30.74151837534342-4] Head-to-head points: Al-Khaldiya 6; Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 0.

[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.

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

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