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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