Head to head · Men's national teams
Bahrain v Iraq
Bahrain and Iraq have met 34 times since 1966: Iraq lead 15–5.
5Bahrain wins
14draws
15Iraq wins
Goals: Bahrain 30, Iraq 58 · 34 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 5 April 1966: Iraq 10–1 Bahrain in Baghdad.
- The most recent was on Wednesday, 3 December 2025: Iraq 2–1 Bahrain (Arab Cup).
- Bahrain's biggest win: Bahrain 2–0 Iraq, 2001.
- Iraq's biggest win: Iraq 10–1 Bahrain, 1966.
- 28 of the 34 meetings were competitive matches and 6 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 3 Dec | Iraq 2–1 Bahrain Arab Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2024 | ||
| 25 Dec | Bahrain 2–0 Iraq Gulf Cup · Kuwait City, Kuwait (neutral) |
Bahrain |
| 2021 | ||
| 3 Dec | Bahrain 0–0 Iraq Arab Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2019 | ||
| 5 Dec | Iraq 2–2 Bahrain Gulf Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 19 Nov | Iraq 0–0 Bahrain FIFA World Cup qualification · Amman, Jordan (neutral) |
Draw |
| 5 Sept | Bahrain 1–1 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Riffa, Bahrain |
Draw |
| 14 Aug | Iraq 0–1 Bahrain WAFF Championship · Karbala, Iraq |
Bahrain |
| 2017 | ||
| 23 Dec | Bahrain 1–1 Iraq Gulf Cup · Kuwait City, Kuwait (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2014 | ||
| 14 Oct | Bahrain 0–0 Iraq Friendly · Riffa, Bahrain |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 28 Dec | Bahrain 0–0 Iraq WAFF Championship · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 15 Jan | Bahrain 1–1 Iraq Gulf Cup · Riffa, Bahrain |
Draw |
| 2010 | ||
| 26 Nov | Bahrain 2–3 Iraq Gulf Cup · Aden, Yemen (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2009 | ||
| 4 Jan | Bahrain 3–1 Iraq Gulf Cup · Muscat, Oman (neutral) |
Bahrain |
| 2007 | ||
| 21 Jan | Bahrain 1–1 Iraq Gulf Cup · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 7 Aug | Bahrain 2–2 Iraq Friendly · Manama, Bahrain |
Draw |
| 2003 | ||
| 12 Dec | Bahrain 2–2 Iraq Prime Minister's Cup · Riffa, Bahrain |
Draw |
| 24 Oct | Bahrain 1–0 Iraq AFC Asian Cup qualification · Riffa, Bahrain |
Bahrain |
| 8 Oct | Iraq 5–1 Bahrain AFC Asian Cup qualification · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2002 | ||
| 23 Nov | Bahrain 2–2 Iraq Friendly · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2001 | ||
| 28 Sept | Iraq 1–0 Bahrain FIFA World Cup qualification · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
| 23 Aug | Bahrain 2–0 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Riffa, Bahrain |
Bahrain |
| 1988 | ||
| 18 Mar | Bahrain 0–1 Iraq Gulf Cup · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1987 | ||
| 10 Apr | Bahrain 1–2 Iraq Friendly · Manama, Bahrain |
Iraq |
| 8 Apr | Bahrain 1–3 Iraq Friendly · Manama, Bahrain |
Iraq |
| 1986 | ||
| 22 Mar | Bahrain 0–0 Iraq Gulf Cup · Riffa, Bahrain |
Draw |
| 1985 | ||
| 12 Jul | Bahrain 0–1 Iraq Arab Cup · Taif, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 4 Jul | Bahrain 1–1 Iraq Arab Cup · Taif, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1984 | ||
| 20 Mar | Bahrain 0–1 Iraq Gulf Cup · Muscat, Oman (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1981 | ||
| 25 Mar | Iraq 2–0 Bahrain FIFA World Cup qualification · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1979 | ||
| 23 Mar | Iraq 4–0 Bahrain Gulf Cup · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
| 1976 | ||
| 29 Mar | Bahrain 1–4 Iraq Gulf Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1974 | ||
| 14 Aug | Iraq 4–0 Bahrain Friendly · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
| 1971 | ||
| 15 Dec | Iraq 1–0 Bahrain AFC Asian Cup qualification · Kuwait City, Kuwait (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1966 | ||
| 5 Apr | Iraq 10–1 Bahrain Arab Cup · Baghdad, Iraq |
Iraq |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.