Football in Bahrain

The sport of football in the country of Bahrain is run by the Bahrain Football Association, and significantly the most popular sport in the nation.

Bahrain has its own top-tier domestic professional football league, the Bahraini Premier League. It features 10 football clubs that play a two-round robin set, with each team playing a total of 18 fixtures. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup.

The league uses a promotion and relegation system in association with the Bahraini Classification League, Bahrain's second-tier football league. The season usually starts in September and concludes in May, as in other football leagues. The first season was held in 1952. Although games are played on a home and away basis, most games are played at the Bahrain National Stadium.

The relegation of the lowest season finishing team is decided by a relegation/promotion playoff match against the second lowest finishing team. The most successful club in the league's history is Al-Muharraq SC.

Total championships
As of 2019–20 season.

The Bahrain national football team
The most significant achievement of the Bahrain national football team is reaching the semi-finals of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. The national football team of Bahrain lost against Japan in the semi-finals of the tournament.