Bahrain national under-17 football team explained

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:Al Ahmar (The Reds)
Association:Bahrain Football Association
Sub-Confederation:WAFF (West Asia)
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Fifa Trigramme:BHR
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Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:2
Regional Cup First:1989
Regional Cup Best:Fourth place (1989)
2Ndregional Name:AFC U-16 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:7
2Ndregional Cup First:1986
2Ndregional Cup Best: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 & 1998 editions.

Since 2000 edition until 2018 Bahrain failed to qualify for AFC U-16 Championship, but AFC awarded them hosting rights for 2020 edition of AFC U-16 Championship.

Recent Results & Fixtures

U-16

2019 WAFF U-15 Championship2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification2020 AFC U-16 Championship------------

Performance at the AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Host nation(s) / YearRound
1985Did not qualify
1986Group stage
1988Finalist
1990Did not qualify
1992Group stage
19944th place
19963rd place
19983rd place
2000Did not qualify
2002Did not qualify
2004Did not qualify
2006Did not qualify
2008Group Stage
2010Did not qualify
2012Did not qualify
2014Did not qualify
2016Did not qualify
2018Did not qualify
2020Tournament Cancelled
2023Did not qualify

Competitive history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearResultPosition
Did not qualify
19894th622255
Did not qualify
199712th310248
Did not qualify
To be determined
Total 2/200 Titles 9 3 2 4 9 13
FIFA U-17 World Cup History
YearRoundScoreResult
1989Round 1 0–3 Win
Round 1 0-1 Win
Round 1 1–1 Draw
1989Quarterfinals 0(4)–0(1) Win
1989Semifinal 0–1 Loss
1999Round 1 1–3 Win
Round 1 5-1 Loss
Round 1 2–0 Loss

Honours

See also