Bahrain is one of the few Asian and Arab opponents that have given Team Melli a run for their money throughout the years. Although Iran has double the wins vs their tiny Persian Gulf nations in their 17 matches, Bahrain has always been a stubborn opponent for the big teams of Asia.
Here is the dashboard of the games played between the two teams.
all matches
| Date |
Competition |
H / A / N |
Result |
Venue |
Attendance |
| 11-Jan-15 |
Asian Cup |
H |
2 - 0 |
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
17,712 |
| 12-Dec-12 |
WAFF |
N |
0 - 0 |
Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City |
1,200 |
| 11-Nov-11 |
World Cup Qualifier |
A |
1 - 1 |
National Stadium, Riffa |
18,000 |
| 11-Oct-11 |
World Cup Qualifier |
H |
6 - 0 |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
83,000 |
| 24-Sep-10 |
WAFF / Group A |
N |
3 - 0 |
King Abdullah Stadium - Amman |
12,000 |
| 31-Aug-09 |
Friendly |
A |
2 - 4 |
National Stadium, Riffa |
1,500 |
| 21-Mar-08 |
Friendly |
A |
0 - 1 |
National Stadium, Riffa |
3,000 |
| 08-Jun-05 |
World Cup Qualifier |
H |
1 - 0 |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
90,000 |
| 09-Feb-05 |
World Cup Qualifier |
A |
0 - 0 |
Manama |
30,000 |
| 06-Aug-04 |
Asian Cup / 3rd Place |
N |
4 - 2 |
Workers Stadium, Beijing |
10,000 |
| 19-Oct-01 |
World Cup Qualifier |
A |
1 - 3 |
National Stadium, Riffa |
8,000 |
| 14-Sep-01 |
World Cup Qualifier |
H |
0 - 0 |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
50,000 |
| 07-Apr-00 |
Asian Cup Qualifier |
H |
3 - 0 |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran |
40,000 |
| 04-Apr-00 |
Asian Cup Qualifier |
N |
0 - 1 |
Al Hamdaniya Stadium, Aleppo |
30,000 |
| 03-Oct-94 |
Asian Games |
N |
0 - 0 |
Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima |
5,000 |
| 20-Aug-75 |
Olympics Games Qualifiers |
H |
3 - 0 |
Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran |
25,000 |
| 07-Sep-74 |
Asian Games |
H |
6 - 0 |
Ekbatan Stadium, Tehran |
10,000 |
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