Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded, so far, Bahrain has qualified for eight Asian Cups, starting from 1988 and since 2004 to 2027. Bahrain, in spite of its small population, has achieved numerous impressive results, notably beating South Korea and Qatar 2–1 in 2007 and 2015, or a thrilling match with Japan in 2004 which Bahrain lost. However, in all six appearances, Bahrain's best result has been a fourth place finish, in 2004. Since then, Bahrain has made the knockout stage twice: in 2019 and in 2023.
| Asian Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | |||||||
 1956 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1960 | ||||||||
 1964 | ||||||||
 1968 | ||||||||
 1972 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1976 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 1980 | Withdrew after qualifying | |||||||
| 1984 | Withdrew | |||||||
 1988 | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1996 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2004 | Fourth place | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2019 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2027 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 8/19 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 44 | |
| AFC Asian Cup matches (by team) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded | Last Win | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DNW | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | DNW | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2019 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | DNW | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | DNW | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | DNW | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2015 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | DNW | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2007 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DNW | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | DNW | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | DNW | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | DNW | ||
See main article: 1988 AFC Asian Cup.
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See main article: 2004 AFC Asian Cup.
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See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup.
See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D. --------
See main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
See main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C.
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| 10 January 2011 | ||||
| 2–1 | ||||
| 14 January 2011 | ||||
| 5–2 | ||||
| 18 January 2011 | ||||
| 1–0 |
See main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup.
See main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C.
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| 11 January 2015 | |||||
| AAMI Park, Melbourne | |||||
| 15 January 2015 | |||||
| Canberra Stadium, Canberra | |||||
| 19 January 2015 | |||||
| Stadium Australia, Sydney |
See main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
See main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A.
See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group E.
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See main article: 2023 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage.