Bahrain men's national handball team

Bahrain
Information
Association	Bahrain Handball Federation
Coach	Robert Hedin
Assistant coach	Ameen Ali Makram Missaoui
Colours
Results
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 2011)
Best result	16th (2023)
Asian Championship
Appearances	19 (First in 1977)
Best result	1st (2026)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Bahrain national handball team is the national handball team of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Federation. In May 2025 Robert Hedin was appointed to the position as head coach.

In January 2022 Bahrain led by Aron Kristjánsson made it to the final of the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship, getting to the final for the fifth time in seven tournaments. They would go on to lose to Qatar in the final. Four years later in a rematch in the final, they eventually won their first title over Qatar in 2026.

Results

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2020	Quarterfinals	8th	6	1	0	5	157	191

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2011	preliminary round	23	7	2	0	5	168	226
2015	Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition
2017	preliminary round	23	7	1	0	6	172	213
/ 2019	preliminary round	20	7	1	0	6	161	212
2021	main round	21	6	1	0	5	141	170
2023	main round	16	6	2	1	3	164	187
2025	preliminary round	29	7	2	0	5	194	210
2027	Qualified
2029	TBD
2031

Asian Championship

Year	Round	Position
1977	preliminary round	6
1983	Bronze Medal Match	4
1987	preliminary round	5
1991	preliminary round	5
1993	preliminary round	6
1995	Bronze Medal Match	3
2002	preliminary round	7
2004	Bronze Medal Match	4
2006	preliminary round	6
2008	preliminary round	10
2010	Final	2
2012	preliminary round	6
2014	Final	2
2016	Final	2
2018	Final	2
2020	Bronze Medal Match	4
2022	Final	2
2024	Bronze Medal Match	3
2026	Champions	1
2028	Qualified

Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Aron Kristjánsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 3 P Ali Abdulla Eid (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 1.74 m 88 165 Al-Najma 9 LW Hasan Al-Samahiji (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 1.78 m 95 270 Al-Ahli 10 LB Mohamed Rabia (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 1.86 m 30 35 Al-Ahli 12 GK Hesham Isa (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 1.91 m 26 15 Al Dair Sports Club 14 RW Qasim Qambar (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 1.75 m 36 56 Al-Najma 17 LB Ahmed Kadhem (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 1.92 m 10 12 Al-Shabab 19 P Mohamed Ali (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 1.91 m 118 87 Al-Najma 22 RW Husain Ali (2001-07-02) 2 July 2001 1.76 m 5 1 Al Dair Sports Club 23 CB Mujtaba Al-Zaimoor (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 1.77 m 26 44 Al-Shabab 24 LB Abdulla Abdulkarim (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 1.84 m 10 9 Al-Najma 29 LB Abdulla Al-Zaimoor (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 1.81 m 51 65 Al-Shabab 77 RB Jassim Khamis (2002-09-02) 2 September 2002 1.78 m 11 5 Al-Shabab 89 P Mahmood Al-Falahi (2004-03-16) 16 March 2004 1.84 m 10 15 Tubli Sports Club 90 RB Ali Abdulla (2002-08-05) 5 August 2002 1.85 m 15 35 Al Tadamun Club 91 LW Ali Al-Asheeri (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 1.80 m 15 30 Al Dair Sports Club 93 RB Mohamed Habib (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993 1.86 m 203 126 Al-Najma 95 CB Mohamed Habib Naser (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 1.79 m 76 144 Al-Najma 97 GK Mohamed Ali (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 1.90 m 240 15 Al-Najma

External links

• IHF profile