The is the national team of the
Kingdom Of Bahrain and is controlled by the
Bahrain Football Association . They have never made the
World Cup . Bahrain won
FIFA 's most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth in the
2004 Asian Cup . The international team was founded in
1951 and joined
FIFA in
1966 .
On
October 12 2005 , Bahrain drew with
Uzbekistan at home 0-0, giving them an aggregate score of 1-1. This win, on away goals, allowed Bahrain to enter a two-legged playoff with the fourth placed
CONCACAF nation (
Trinidad And Tobago ) for a spot in the World Cup. But a 0-1 Bahrain loss in
Manama after a 1-1 draw in
Port Of Spain saw the
CONCACAF nation go through.
- 1956 to 1968 - ''Did not enter''
- 1972 - ''Did not qualify''
- 1976 - ''Withdrew''
- 1980 - ''Withdrew during qualifying''
- 1984 - ''Did not enter''
- 1988 - Round 1
- 1992 - ''Did not enter''
- 1996 - ''Withdrew''
- 2000 - ''Did not qualify''
- 2004 - Fourth place
