Team · AFC
6 Jan 1963 – 5 Jun 2026 · Elo 1467 (116th now), peak 1794 in 1998
285 won · 179 drawn · 220 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 30 · Year
| Home | 247 | 113 | 65 | 69 | 408 | 236 | +172 | 45.7% |
| Away | 159 | 39 | 47 | 73 | 170 | 240 | -70 | 24.5% |
| Neutral | 278 | 133 | 67 | 78 | 489 | 294 | +195 | 47.8% |
| Tournament finals | 254 | 117 | 54 | 83 | 428 | 291 | +137 | 46.1% |
| Qualifiers | 160 | 77 | 36 | 47 | 293 | 159 | +134 | 48.1% |
| Friendlies | 270 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 346 | 320 | +26 | 33.7% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 7 | 15 Mar 1974 | 6 Sep 1974 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 22 | 31 Mar 1985 | 26 Feb 1987 | 1 |
| Scored in | 17 | 19 Mar 1986 | 26 Feb 1987 | 7 |
| Clean sheets | 8 | 14 Mar 1988 | 6 Nov 1988 | 0 |
| Without a win | 10 | 12 Jan 2008 | 2 Jun 2008 | 4 |
| Defeats | 5 | 30 Nov 2019 | 25 Mar 2021 | 0 |
| Without scoring | 5 | 23 Nov 1988 | 8 Dec 1988 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Gulf Cup | 26 | 0 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup | 10 | 1 | Winner (1980) |
| Arab Cup | 8 | 0 | — |
| Asian Games | 7 | 0 | — |
| WAFF Championship | 5 | 0 | — |
| SAFF Cup | 1 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup | 1 | 0 | Group stage (1982) |
| Arab Cup 2025 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | — |
| Gulf Cup 2024 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| SAFF Cup 2023 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | — |
| Gulf Cup 2023 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | — |
| Gulf Cup 2019 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | — |
| WAFF Championship 2019 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Gulf Cup 2017 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | A · 4th |
| Gulf Cup 2014 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | — |
| WAFF Championship 2014 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | — |
| WAFF Championship 2013 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | — |
| Gulf Cup 2013 | — | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | — |
| WAFF Championship 2012 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Arab Cup 2012 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2011 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | A · 4th |
AFC Asian Cup 1
| Bahrain | AFC | 48 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 63 | 47 | +16 | 41.7% | 1966 | 2024 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 80 | 51 | +29 | 45.7% | 1972 | 2025 |
| Qatar | AFC | 43 | 20 | 7 | 16 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 46.5% | 1970 | 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 35.7% | 1970 | 2021 |
| Iraq | AFC | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 49 | -13 | 22.9% | 1964 | 2025 |
| Syria | AFC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 41.2% | 1963 | 2025 |
| Oman | AFC | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 35.3% | 1974 | 2025 |
| Lebanon | AFC | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 29 | +21 | 50% | 1963 | 2022 |
| Iran | AFC | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 21.4% | 1973 | 2014 |
| Jordan | AFC | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 27 | +9 | 34.6% | 1963 | 2025 |
| South Korea | AFC | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 34.6% | 1972 | 2025 |
| China PR | AFC | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -9 | 26.3% | 1975 | 2014 |
| Egypt | CAF | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 7.1% | 1972 | 2025 |
| North Korea | AFC | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 42.9% | 1973 | 2014 |
| Australia | AFC | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 35.7% | 1977 | 2021 |
| Thailand | AFC | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 53.8% | 1972 | 2026 |
| Malaysia | AFC | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 69.2% | 1973 | 2013 |
| Yemen | AFC | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 63.6% | 1985 | 2014 |
| Nepal | AFC | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 3 | +34 | 90% | 1982 | 2023 |
| Palestine | AFC | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 60% | 2002 | 2025 |
| Friendly | 251 | 85 | 88 | 78 | 33.9% |
| Gulf Cup | 121 | 60 | 26 | 35 | 49.6% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 115 | 54 | 22 | 39 | 47% |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 43 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 51.2% |
| AFC Asian Cup | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 35.7% |
| Asian Games | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 57.1% |
| Arab Cup | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 33.3% |
| Merdeka Tournament | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 35.7% |
| WAFF Championship | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42.9% |
| SAFF Cup | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% |
| Palestine Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.3% |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Jasem Al-Huwaidi | 21 | 0 | 1993–2001 |
| Faisal Al-Dakhil | 20 | 1 | 1976–1985 |
| Bader Al-Mutawa | 14 | 4 | 2004–2019 |
| Yousef Naser | 14 | 3 | 2018–2025 |
| Abdulaziz Al-Anberi | 13 | 0 | 1976–1985 |
| Jasem Yaqoub | 11 | 3 | 1977–1981 |
| Bashar Abdullah | 10 | 0 | 1996–2005 |
| Yousef Nasser | 8 | 0 | 2011–2015 |
| Fathi Kameel | 7 | 0 | 1973–1981 |
| Shabaib Al-Khaldi | 7 | 1 | 2019–2023 |
| Ali Marwi | 6 | 0 | 1993 |
| Ahmed Ajab | 5 | 0 | 2008 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 12% of these matches.
| Bader Al-Mutawa | 44 | 30 | 2008–2022 |
| Fahad Al-Hajeri | 40 | 38 | 2015–2026 |
| Redha Abujabarah | 31 | 21 | 2018–2026 |
| Eid Al-Rasheedi | 30 | 15 | 2018–2026 |
| Yousef Naser | 30 | 20 | 2018–2026 |
| Ahmad Al Dhefiri | 29 | 20 | 2018–2025 |
| Sultan Al-Enezi | 26 | 20 | 2018–2025 |
| Fahad Hammoud Al-Rashidi | 25 | 24 | 2015–2022 |
| Hamad Al Harbi | 25 | 13 | 2019–2025 |
| Khaled Ebrahim | 22 | 19 | 2014–2025 |
| Shabaib Al-Khaldi | 21 | 15 | 2019–2026 |
| Fawaz Ayedh Al-Otaibi | 20 | 13 | 2021–2025 |