All matches are friendlies unless indicated otherwise.
Nr. Date Competition Opponent Score Venue 1 2- 4-1966 Arab Cup Kuwait 4-4 Baghdad 2 4- 4-1966 Arab Cup Lebanon 1-6 Baghdad 3 6- 4-1966 Arab Cup Iraq 1-10 Baghdad 4 8- 4-1966 Arab Cup Jordan 1-2 Baghdad 5 28- 3-1970 Gulf Cup Qatar 2-1 Issa Town 6 30- 3-1970 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 0-0 Issa Town 7 1- 4-1970 Gulf Cup Kuwait 1-3 Issa Town 8 17- 3-1972 Gulf Cup Kuwait 2-0 Riyadh 9 20- 3-1972 Gulf Cup UAE 2-0 Riyadh 10 22- 3-1972 Gulf Cup Qatar 6-2 Riyadh 11 25- 3-1972 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 1-2 Riyadh 12 13- 6-1972 Asian Cup Qual. Lebanon 3-0 13 15- 6-1972 Asian Cup Qual. Jordan 2-3 14 17- 6-1972 Asian Cup Qual. Iraq 0-1 15 19- 7-1972 Asian Cup Qual. Ceylon 3-0 16 16- 3-1974 Gulf Cup Oman 4-0 Kuwait 17 18- 3-1974 Gulf Cup UAE 0-4 Kuwait 18 21- 3-1974 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 1-4 Kuwait 19 3- 9-1974 Asian Games Iran 0-6 Tehran 20 5- 9-1974 Asian Games Burma 0-4 Tehran 21 7- 9-1974 Asian Games Pakistan 1-5 Tehran 22 5- 2-1975 Ol. Games Qual. Kuwait 1-2 Tehran 23 8- 2-1975 Ol. Games Qual. Iraq 0-3 Tehran 24 11- 2-1975 Ol. Games Qual. Saudi Arabia 0-1 Tehran 25 2-10-1975 Ol. Games Qual. Iran 0-3 Tehran 26 2- 1-1976 Gulf Cup UAE 3-2 Doha 27 3- 1-1976 Gulf Cup Iraq 1-4 Doha 28 4- 1-1976 Gulf Cup Oman 1-0 Doha 29 5- 1-1976 Gulf Cup Kuwait 5-2 Doha 30 6- 1-1976 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 2-1 Doha 31 7- 1-1976 Gulf Cup Qatar 0-3 Doha 32 18- 2-1977 South Korea 4-1 Manama 33 20- 2-1977 South Korea 1-1 Manama 34 12- 3-1977 World Cup Qual. Kuwait 0-2 Doha 35 14- 3-1977 World Cup Qual. Qatar 0-2 Doha 36 18- 3-1977 World Cup Qual. Kuwait 1-2 Doha 37 20- 3-1977 World Cup Qual. Qatar 3-0 Doha 38 4- 9-1977 President's Cup Malaysia 1-3 Seoul 39 12- 3-1978 President's Cup Malaysia 1-2 Seoul 40 14- 9-1978 President's Cup South Korea 1-3 Daegue 41 12-12-1978 Asian Games South Korea 1-5 Bangkok 42 12-12-1978 Asian Games Kuwait 0-3 Bangkok 43 14-12-1978 Asian Games Japan 0-4 Bangkok 44 10- 2-1979 Finland 0-1 Manama 45 27- 3-1979 Gulf Cup Iraq 0-4 Baghdad 46 30- 3-1979 Gulf Cup UAE 3-0 Baghdad 47 1- 4-1979 Gulf Cup Oman 3-1 Baghdad 48 4- 4-1979 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 1-1 Baghdad 49 7- 4-1979 Gulf Cup Qatar 1-1 Baghdad 50 10- 4-1979 Gulf Cup Kuwait 0-2 Baghdad 51 10- 9-1979 President's Cup Sudan 1-0 Seoul 52 11- 9-1979 President's Cup Bangladesh 2-0 Seoul 53 12- 9-1979 President's Cup Sri Lanka 1-0 Seoul 54 15- 9-1979 President's Cup South Korea 1-5 Jeonju 55 4-10-1979 New Zealand 0-2 Manama 56 9-10-1979 New Zealand 1-2 Manama 57 12- 2-1980 Asian Cup Qual. Syria 0-1 Abu Dhabi [1] 58 26- 8-1980 President's Cup Indonesia 2-3 Seoul 59 28- 8-1980 President's Cup Thailand 0-1 Seoul 60 30- 8-1980 President's Cup South Korea 0-5 Kwangju 61 30- 8-1980 President's Cup Malaysia 1-1 Seoul 62 3- 2-1981 World Cup Qual. UAE 0-0 Abu Dhabi 63 10- 2-1981 World Cup Qual. UAE 2-1 Bahrain 64 6- 3-1981 Tunisia 0-3 Manama 65 20- 3-1981 World Cup Qual. Syria 1-0 Riyadh 66 23- 3-1981 World Cup Qual. Qatar 0-3 Riyadh 67 26- 3-1981 World Cup Qual. Iraq 0-2 Riyadh 68 29- 3-1981 World Cup Qual. Saudi Arabia 0-1 Riyadh 69 20- 3-1982 Gulf Cup Kuwait 0-2 Abu Dhabi 70 22- 3-1982 Gulf Cup Oman 4-1 Abu Dhabi 71 23- 3-1982 Gulf Cup UAE 3-2 Abu Dhabi 72 24- 3-1982 Gulf Cup Qatar 1-0 Abu Dhabi 73 25- 3-1982 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 2-2 Abu Dhabi 74 7- 6-1982 President's Cup Indonesia 1-1 Seoul 75 8- 6-1982 President's Cup India 0-0 Seoul 76 12- 6-1982 President's Cup South Korea 0-3 Kwangju 77 2- 1-1983 Ol. Games Qual. Iraq 0-0 78 3- 4-1983 Ol. Games Qual. UAE 0-0 79 6- 4-1983 Ol. Games Qual. Iraq 1-2 80 9- 4-1983 Ol. Games Qual. UAE 2-0 81 10- 3-1984 Gulf Cup Oman 1-0 Muscat 82 13- 3-1984 Gulf Cup Kuwait 0-1 Muscat 83 19- 3-1984 Gulf Cup UAE 1-1 Muscat 84 21- 3-1984 Gulf Cup Iraq 0-1 Muscat 85 23- 3-1984 Gulf Cup Qatar 1-1 Muscat 86 27- 3-1984 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 0-2 Muscat 87 20- 4-1984 Ol. Games Qual. South Korea 0-1 Singapore 88 8- 3-1985 South Korea 1-5 Manama 89 30- 3-1985 World Cup Qual. South Yemen 4-1 Aden 90 13- 4-1985 World Cup Qual. South Yemen 3-3 Manama 91 2- 6-1985 President's Cup Malaysia 3-1 Seoul 92 6- 6-1985 President's Cup South Korea 0-3 Kwangju 93 4- 7-1985 Arab Cup Iraq 1-1 Riyadh 94 6- 7-1985 Arab Cup Mauritania 2-0 Riyadh 95 9- 7-1985 Arab Cup Qatar 1-1 Riyadh 96 14- 7-1985 Arab Cup Iraq 0-1 Riyadh 97 7- 9-1985 World Cup Qual. Syria 1-1 Manama 98 21- 9-1985 World Cup Qual. Syria 0-1 Damascus 99 23- 2-1986 Finland 0-0 Manama 100 25- 2-1986 Finland 0-4 Manama 101 9- 3-1986 Paraguay 1-2 Manama 102 12- 3-1986 Iceland 2-1 Manama 103 16- 3-1986 Iceland 0-2 Manama 104 23- 3-1986 Gulf Cup Iraq 0-0 Manama 105 26- 3-1986 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 2-1 Manama 106 30- 3-1986 Gulf Cup Qatar 0-0 Manama 107 3- 4-1986 Gulf Cup Oman 0-0 Manama 108 6- 4-1986 Gulf Cup UAE 1-3 Manama 109 8- 4-1986 Gulf Cup Kuwait 1-1 Manama 110 13- 8-1986 Oman 2-3 Manama 111 15- 8-1986 Oman 2-0 Manama 112 25- 8-1986 Oman 0-1 Muscat 113 27- 8-1986 Oman 2-1 Muscat 114 21- 9-1986 Asian Games China 1-5 Seoul 115 25- 9-1986 Asian Games South Korea 0-0 Pusan 116 27- 9-1986 Asian Games India 3-0 Seoul 117 17- 4-1987 Ol. Games Qual. Oman 0-1 Riyadh 118 21- 4-1987 Ol. Games Qual. Saudi Arabia 1-1 Riyadh 119 23- 4-1987 Ol. Games Qual. Oman 0-0 Riyadh 120 27- 4-1987 Ol. Games Qual. Saudi Arabia 0-0 Riyadh 121 20- 2-1988 Tunisia 1-0 Manama 122 4- 3-1988 Gulf Cup UAE 0-2 Baghdad 123 8- 3-1988 Gulf Cup Oman 2-0 Baghdad 124 10- 3-1988 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 0-1 Baghdad 125 13- 3-1988 Gulf Cup Kuwait 1-0 Baghdad 126 19- 3-1988 Gulf Cup Iraq 0-1 Baghdad 127 18- 6-1988 Asian Cup Qual. South Korea 2-0 Jakarta 128 20- 6-1988 Asian Cup Qual. Indonesia 0-0 Jakarta 129 22- 6-1988 Asian Cup Qual. South Yemen 2-0 Jakarta 130 9- 7-1988 Arab Cup Jordan 0-0 Amman 131 11- 7-1988 Arab Cup Algeria XI 0-0 Amman 132 13- 7-1988 Arab Cup Syria 1-2 Amman 133 17- 7-1988 Arab Cup Kuwait 0-0 Amman 134 3-12-1988 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 1-1 Doha 135 5-12-1988 Asian Cup China 0-1 Doha 136 7-12-1988 Asian Cup Syria 0-1 Doha 137 9-12-1988 Asian Cup Kuwait 0-0 Doha 138 13- 2-1990 Denmark 1-2 Manama 139 22- 2-1990 Gulf Cup Kuwait 1-0 Kuwait 140 24- 2-1990 Gulf Cup Qatar 0-0 Kuwait 141 1- 3-1990 Gulf Cup Oman 0-0 Kuwait 142 6- 3-1990 Gulf Cup UAE 1-0 Kuwait 143 2-11-1991 Ol. Games Qual. Sri Lanka 6-0 Manama 144 2-11-1991 Ol. Games Qual. Jordan 4-0 Manama 145 2-11-1991 Ol. Games Qual. Saudi Arabia 0-2 Manama 146 19- 1-1992 Ol. Games Qual. Qatar 0-1 Kuala Lumpur 147 22- 1-1992 Ol. Games Qual. South Korea 0-1 Kuala Lumpur 148 26- 1-1992 Ol. Games Qual. Japan 1-6 Kuala Lumpur 149 28- 1-1992 Ol. Games Qual. China 0-3 Kuala Lumpur 150 31- 1-1992 Ol. Games Qual. Kuwait 0-3 Kuala Lumpur 151 20- 5-1992 Algeria 0-0 Manama 152 9- 8-1992 Asian Cup Qual. Kuwait 0-2 Al Ain 153 11- 8-1992 Asian Cup Qual. UAE 1-3 Al Ain 154 29-11-1992 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 2-1 Doha 155 1-12-1992 Gulf Cup Qatar 0-1 Doha 156 5-12-1992 Gulf Cup UAE 0-2 Doha 157 8-12-1992 Gulf Cup Oman 3-0 Doha 158 11-12-1992 Gulf Cup Kuwait 1-0 Doha 159 8- 5-1993 World Cup Qual. Hongkong 1-2 Beirut 160 10- 5-1993 World Cup Qual. South Korea 0-0 Beirut 161 14- 5-1993 World Cup Qual. Lebanon 0-0 Beirut 162 16- 5-1993 World Cup Qual. India 2-1 Beirut 163 6- 6-1993 World Cup Qual. Lebanon 0-0 Seoul 164 8- 6-1993 World Cup Qual. India 3-0 Seoul 165 12- 6-1993 World Cup Qual. Hongkong 3-0 Seoul 166 14- 6-1993 World Cup Qual. South Korea 0-3 Seoul 167 2-10-1994 Asian Games Yemen 2-0 Hiroshima 168 4-10-1994 Asian Games Iran 0-0 Hiroshima 169 6-10-1994 Asian Games China 2-3 Hiroshima 170 10-10-1994 Asian Games Turkmenistan 2-2 Hiroshima 171 5-11-1994 Gulf Cup Kuwait 2-1 Abu Dhabi 172 7-11-1994 Gulf Cup Oman 1-1 Abu Dhabi 173 11-11-1994 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 1-3 Abu Dhabi 174 13-11-1994 Gulf Cup UAE 0-0 Abu Dhabi 175 16-11-1994 Gulf Cup Qatar 1-1 Abu Dhabi 176 4- 6-1996 Oman 0-3 Muscat 177 3-10-1996 Lebanon 3-2 Tripoli City 178 17-10-1996 Gulf Cup Kuwait 0-1 Muscat 179 19-10-1996 Gulf Cup UAE 1-1 Muscat 180 22-10-1996 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 1-3 Muscat 181 26-10-1996 Gulf Cup Qatar 1-2 Muscat 182 29-10-1996 Gulf Cup Oman 1-1 Muscat 183 7- 3-1997 Oman 1-0 Manama 184 12- 4-1997 World Cup Qual. UAE 1-2 Manama 185 15- 4-1997 World Cup Qual. Jordan 1-0 Manama 186 20- 4-1997 World Cup Qual. Jordan 1-4 Sharjah 187 23- 4-1997 World Cup Qual. UAE 3-0 Sharjah 188 21- 9-1997 Libya 1-2 Tripoli City 189 24- 9-1997 Jordan 0-0 Tripoli City 190 26- 9-1997 Chad 1-1 Tripoli City 191 14- 9-1998 Libya 2-2 Manama 192 19- 9-1998 Syria 2-0 Manama 193 19- 9-1998 Syria 2-0 Manama 194 4-10-1998 Sudan 2-3 Manama 195 24-10-1998 Burkina Faso 2-1 Manama 196 31-10-1998 Gulf Cup UAE 0-1 Manama 197 3-11-1998 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 1-1 Manama 198 7-11-1998 Gulf Cup Kuwait 0-2 Manama 199 9-11-1998 Gulf Cup Qatar 0-0 Manama 200 13-11-1998 Gulf Cup Oman 2-2 Manama 201 18- 8-1999 Pan Arab Games Libya 0-4 Amman 202 22- 8-1999 Pan Arab Games Iraq 0-2 Amman 203 21- 3-2000 Kazakhstan 0-1 Ras Al Khaima 204 23- 3-2000 Qatar 1-0 Sharjah 205 26- 3-2000 Jordan 1-1 Sharjah 206 30- 3-2000 Asian Cup Qual. Maldives 1-0 Tehran 207 30- 3-2000 Asian Cup Qual. Syria 0-1 Tehran 208 1- 4-2000 Asian Cup Qual. Syria 0-1 Aleppo 209 1- 4-2000 Asian Cup Qual. Iran 3-0 Tehran 210 3- 4-2000 Asian Cup Qual. Maldives 4-1 Aleppo 211 5- 4-2000 Asian Cup Qual. Iran 0-1 Aleppo 212 10- 8-2000 Syria 0-1 Damascus 213 12- 8-2000 Jordan 0-2 Damascus 214 14- 8-2000 Palestine - Latakia 215 22-11-2000 Oman 1-2 Muscat 216 13- 1-2001 Millennium Cup Uzbekistan 0-5 Calcutta 217 16- 1-2001 Millennium Cup Chile 0-2 Calcutta 218 18- 1-2001 Millennium Cup Japan XI 0-2 Calcutta 219 4- 2-2001 World Cup Qual. Kuwait 1-2 Singapore 220 7- 2-2001 World Cup Qual. Kyrgyzstan 1-0 Singapore 221 10- 2-2001 World Cup Qual. Singapore 2-1 Singapore 222 22- 2-2001 World Cup Qual. Kyrgyzstan 2-1 Kuwait 223 25- 2-2001 World Cup Qual. Singapore 2-0 Kuwait 224 28- 2-2001 World Cup Qual. Kuwait 1-0 Kuwait 225 5- 4-2001 Lebanon 1-1 Beirut 226 16- 4-2001 Oman 0-1 Muharraq 227 21- 6-2001 Merdeka Cup Malaysia 4-2 Kuala Lumpur 228 23- 6-2001 Merdeka Cup Bosnia-Herzeg. 0-1 Kuala Lumpur 229 25- 6-2001 Merdeka Cup Slovakia 2-0 Kuala Lumpur 230 28- 6-2001 Merdeka Cup Uzbekistan 0-2 Kuala Lumpur 231 10- 8-2001 Qatar 1-1 Doha 232 17- 8-2001 World Cup Qual. Saudi Arabia 1-1 Riyadh 233 23- 8-2001 World Cup Qual. Iraq 2-0 A'ali 234 6- 9-2001 World Cup Qual. Thailand 1-1 A'ali 235 14- 9-2001 World Cup Qual. Iran 0-0 Azadi 236 21- 9-2001 World Cup Qual. Saudi Arabia 0-4 A'ali 237 28- 9-2001 World Cup Qual. Iraq 1-0 Baghdad 238 15-10-2001 World Cup Qual. Thailand 1-1 Bangkok 239 21-10-2001 World Cup Qual. Iran 3-1 A'ali 240 14-12-2001 Oman 2-2 A'ali 241 4- 1-2002 Bah. Intl. Tour. Finland 0-2 A'ali 242 7- 1-2002 Bah. Intl. Tour. Macedonia 1-1 A'ali 243 10- 1-2002 Bah. Intl. Tour. Albania 3-0 A'ali 244 17- 1-2002 Gulf Cup Qatar 0-1 Riyadh 245 20- 1-2002 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 1-3 Riyadh 246 22- 1-2002 Gulf Cup Kuwait 0-0 Riyadh 247 27- 1-2002 Gulf Cup UAE 2-1 Riyadh 248 29- 1-2002 Gulf Cup Oman 1-1 Riyadh 249 23-11-2002 Iraq 2-2 Doha 250 7-12-2002 Bah. Intl. Tour. Jordan 0-3 A'ali 251 9-12-2002 Bah. Intl. Tour. Syria 2-3 A'ali 252 12-12-2002 Bah. Intl. Tour. China 2-2 A'ali 253 17-12-2002 Arab Cup Saudi Arabia 1-2 Kuwait City 254 19-12-2002 Arab Cup Syria 2-0 Kuwait City 255 21-12-2002 Arab Cup Yemen 3-1 Kuwait City 256 26-12-2002 Arab Cup Lebanon 0-0 Kuwait City 257 28-12-2002 Arab Cup Jordan 2-1 Kuwait City 258 30-12-2002 Arab Cup Saudi Arabia 0-1 Kuwait City 259 10- 9-2003 Oman 0-1 Muscat 260 19- 9-2003 Lebanon 4-3 Beirut 261 27- 9-2003 UAE 4-1 Sharjah 262 12-12-2003 Bah. Intl. Tour. Iraq 2-2 A'ali 263 15-12-2003 Bah. Intl. Tour. Egypt 0-1 A'ali 264 18-12-2003 Bah. Intl. Tour. Kenya 2-1 A'ali 265 27-12-2003 Gulf Cup Qatar 0-0 Kuwait City 266 30-12-2003 Gulf Cup Yemen 5-1 Kuwait City 267 1- 1-2004 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 0-1 Kuwait City 268 3- 1-2004 Gulf Cup Oman 1-0 Kuwait City 269 7- 1-2004 Gulf Cup UAE 3-1 Kuwait City 270 10- 1-2004 Gulf Cup Kuwait 4-0 Kuwait City 271 8- 2-2004 Lebanon 1-2 Beirut 272 13- 2-2004 Qatar 0-2 Doha 273 18- 2-2004 World Cup Qual. Syria 2-1 Muharraq 274 31- 3-2004 World Cup Qual. Tajikistan 0-0 Dushanbe 275 9- 6-2004 World Cup Qual. Kyrgyzstan 5-0 A'ali 276 5- 7-2004 Thailand 2-0 Bangkok 277 10- 7-2004 South Korea 0-2 Gwangju 278 17- 7-2004 Asian Cup China 2-2 Beijing 279 21- 7-2004 Asian Cup Qatar 1-1 Beijing 280 25- 7-2004 Asian Cup Indonesia 3-1 Beijing 281 30- 7-2004 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2-2 Chengdu 292 3- 8-2004 Asian Cup Japan 3-4 Beijing 293 6- 8-2004 Asian Cup Iran 2-4 Beijing 294 26- 8-2004 Kuwait 0-0 Kuwait 295 2- 9-2004 Palestine 1-0 Muharraq 296 8- 9-2004 World Cup Qual. Kyrgyzstan 2-1 Bishkek 297 13-10-2004 World Cup Qual. Syria 2-2 Damascus 298 17-11-2004 World Cup Qual. Tajikistan 4-0 A'ali 299 1-12-2004 Bah. Intl. Tour. Finland 1-2 A'ali 300 3-12-2004 Bah. Intl. Tour. Latvia 2-2 A'ali 301 11-12-2004 Gulf Cup Yemen 1-1 Doha 302 14-12-2004 Gulf Cup Kuwait 1-1 Doha 303 17-12-2004 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 3-0 Doha 304 20-12-2004 Gulf Cup Oman 2-3 Doha 305 23-12-2004 Gulf Cup Kuwait 3-1 Doha 306 25- 1-2005 Norway 0-1 A'ali 307 2- 2-2005 Lebanon 2-1 Doha 308 9- 2-2005 World Cup Qual. Iran 0-0 A'ali 309 25- 3-2005 World Cup Qual. North Korea 2-1 Pyongyang 310 30- 3-2005 World Cup Qual. Japan 0-1 Saitama 311 27- 5-2005 Saudi Arabia 1-1 Riyadh 312 3- 6-2005 World Cup Qual. Japan 0-1 A'ali 313 8- 6-2005 World Cup Qual. Iran 0-1 Azadi 314 3- 8-2005 Turkmenistan 5-0 A'ali 315 7- 8-2005 Iraq 2-2 A'ali 318 17- 8-2005 World Cup Qual. North Korea 2-3 A'ali 319 3- 9-2005 World Cup Qual. Uzbekistan 0-1 Tashkent 320 8-10-2005 World Cup Qual. Uzbekistan 1-1 Tashkent 321 12-10-2005 World Cup Qual. Uzbekistan 0-0 A'ali 322 27-10-2005 Panama 5-0 A'ali 323 12-11-2005 World Cup Qual. Trinidad/Tob. 1-1 Port of Spain 324 16-11-2005 World Cup Qual. Trinidad/Tob. 0-1 A'ali 325 30- 1-2006 Syria 1-1 A'ali 326 16- 2-2006 Palestine 0-2 Muharraq 327 22- 2-2006 Asian Cup Qual. Australia 1-3 A'ali 328 1- 3-2006 Asian Cup Qual. Kuwait 0-0 Kuwait City 329 9- 8-2006 Saudi Arabia 0-1 Dammam 330 2- 9-2006 Jordan 0-2 A'ali 331 11-10-2006 Asian Cup Qual. Australia 0-2 Sydney 332 8-11-2006 Oman 1-1 Muscat 333 14-11-2006 Asian Cup Qual. Kuwait 2-1 A'ali 334 12- 1-2007 Yemen 4-0 Sharjah 335 18- 1-2007 Gulf Cup Saudi Arabia 0-1 Abu Dhabi 336 21- 1-2007 Gulf Cup Iraq 1-1 Abu Dhabi 337 24- 1-2007 Gulf Cup Qatar 2-1 Abu Dhabi 338 27- 1-2007 Gulf Cup Oman 0-1 Abu Dhabi Note: [1] match abandoned at 0-1 to Syria; Bahrain withdrew from the tournament, which gave Lebanon and the UAE 2-0 awarded wins.
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