--- id: 3ef20e86-1517-4f02-a7b6-fa6a7c12c707 title: 'King''s Cup (Bahrain): History and Overview' abstract: The King's Cup is the premier knockout tournament in men's football in Bahrain. Founded in 1952, the competition has undergone several name changes, including the Emir Cup and Federation Cup, before adopting its current title in 2003. Muharraq Club is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won the championship 34 times. classification: primary: '796.332' secondary: - '954.8' - 796.332.019 udc_main_class: '7' tags: - football - soccer - Bahrain - King's Cup - sports tournament - knockout competition topics: - Sports - Football - Bahrain author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:12:33.750360' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:12:47.500968' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King's_Cup_(Bahrain) format: url_fetch udc_label: Basketball version: '1' --- ## Card: King's Cup (Bahrain): History and Overview The King's Cup is the premier knockout tournament in men's football in Bahrain. Founded in 1952, the competition has undergone several name changes, including the Emir Cup and Federation Cup, before adopting its current title in 2003. Muharraq Club is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won the championship 34 times. ## Classification Primary: 796.332 | Secondary: 954.8, 796.332.019 | Tags: football, soccer, Bahrain, King's Cup, sports tournament, knockout competition | Topics: Sports, Football, Bahrain ## Content King's Cup (Bahrain) - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Previous winners 2 Top–performing clubs 3 References 4 External links Toggle the table of contents King's Cup (Bahrain) 10 languages العربية Català Deutsch Español فارسی Français Italiano Polski Українська 中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Knockout tournament in men's football (soccer) This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:   "King's Cup" Bahrain  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( March 2007 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Football league King's Cup Founded 1952 &#59; 74 years ago  ( 1952 ) Country Bahrain Current champions Muharraq Club (34th title) ( 2025–26 ) Most championships Muharraq SC (34 times) Current: 2025–26 Bahraini King's Cup The King's Cup is Bahrain 's premier knockout tournament in men's football . The national cup has had many different names over the years. Emir Cup (1952–59 & 1978–2002), Federation Cup (1960–77) and King's Cup (2003–present). Previous winners [ edit ] Previous winners are: [ 1 ] 1952 : Muharraq Club 1953 : Muharraq Club 1954 : Muharraq Club unknown winner between 1955 and 1957 1958 : Muharraq Club 1959 : Muharraq Club 1960 : Al Nusoor Manama 1–0 Muharraq Club 1961 : Muharraq Club 4–1 Al Nusoor 1962 : Muharraq Club 7–1 Al Nahda 1963 : Muharraq Club 2–0 Bahrain Riffa 1964 : Muharraq Club 4–2 Al Nusoor Manama 1965 : no cup 1966 : Muharraq Club 5–0 Taj 1967 : Muharraq Club 1–0 Al Arabi 1968 : Al Nusoor Manama 2–1 Bahrain Riffa 1969 : Al Arabi 4–0 Al Tursana 1970 : Bahrain Club 5–2 Al Nusoor Manama 1971 : Bahrain Club 4–2 Al Arabi 1972 : Muharraq Club 2–0 Bahrain Club 1973 : Bahrain Riffa 2–2 (8 – 7) Bahrain Club 1974 : Muharraq Club 3–2 Al Nusoor Manama 1975 : Muharraq Club 5–1 Bahrain Club 1976 : Al Hala 1–0 Bahrain Club 1977 : Al Nusoor Manama 1–0 Muharraq Club 1978 : Muharraq Club 1–0 Al Wahda 1979 : Muharraq Club 1–0 Al Ahly Manama 1980 : Al Hala 0–0 (4 – 2) East Riffa Club 1981 : Al Hala 2–2 (5 – 4) Bahrain Club 1982 : Al Ahly Manama 2–0 Bahrain Riffa 1983 : Muharraq Club 2–0 Bahrain Riffa 1984 : Muharraq Club 2–0 Bahrain Club 1985 : Bahrain Riffa 1–1 (4 – 1) Bahrain Club 1986 : Bahrain Riffa 1–0 East Riffa Club 1987 : Al Ahly Manama 1–0 Al Wahda 1988 : Al Wahda 1–0 Al Ahly Manama 1989 : Muharraq Club 1–0 East Riffa Club 1990 : Muharraq Club 1991 : Al Ahly Manama 1992 : Al Wahda 1993 : Muharraq Club 1994 : Al Wahda 1995 : Muharraq Club 1996 : Muharraq Club (4 – 3) Bahrain Club 1997 : Muharraq Club 2–1 East Riffa Club 1998 : Bahrain Riffa 2–1 Budaiya 1999 : East Riffa Club 1–0 Al Hala 2000 : East Riffa Club 3–1 Qadisiya 2001 : Al Ahly Manama 1–0 Essa Town 2002 : Muharraq Club 0–0 (4 – 2) Al Ahly Manama 2003 : Al Ahly Manama 2–1 Muharraq Club 2004 : Al-Shabab 2–1 Busaiteen 2005 : Muharraq Club 1–0 (a.p.) Al-Shabab 2006 : Al-Najma 1–0 Al Ahly Manama 2007 : Al-Najma 2–0 Al Hala 2008 : Muharraq Club 2–0 Al-Najma 2009  : Muharraq Club 1–1 (9–8 pens) Riffa SC 2010  : Riffa SC 4–0 Busaiteen Club 2011  : Muharraq Club 3–0 Busaiteen Club 2012  : Muharraq Club 3–1 Riffa SC 2013  : Muharraq Club 2–2 (aet) (4–3 pens) Riffa SC 2014  : East Riffa SCC 2–1 (aet) Busaiteen Club 2015  : Al-Hidd 2–0 Busaiteen Club 2015–16  : Muharraq SC 3–1 Riffa SC 2016–17  : Manama SC 2–1 Muharraq SC 2017–18  : Al-Najma SC 1–1 (aet) (5–4 pens) Muharraq SC 2018–19  : Riffa SC 2–1 (aet) Hidd SCC 2019–20  : Muharraq SC 1–0 Hidd SCC 2020–21  : Riffa SC 2–0 Al-Ahli SC 2021–22  : Al-Khaldiya SC 0–0 (aet) (4–3 pens) East Riffa SCC 2022–23  : Al-Hala SC 0–0 (aet) (6–5 pens) Al-Ahli SC 2023–24  : Al-Ahli SC 1–1 (aet) (4–2 pens) Muharraq SC 2024–25  : Al-Khaldiya SC 3-2 Sitra Club 2025-26  : Muharraq SC 2-1 Riffa SC Top–performing clubs [ edit ] Club Champions Muharraq SC 34 Al-Ahli SC 9 (3 as Al Nusoor Manama) Riffa SC 7 Al-Najma SC 7 (3 as Al Wahda and 1 as Al-Arabi) Al-Hala SC 4 East Riffa SCC 3 Bahrain SC 2 Al-Khaldiya SC 2 Al-Shabab 1 Hidd SCC 1 Manama SC 1 References [ edit ] ^ "Bahrain – List of Cup Winners" . RSSSF . Retrieved 26 August 2011 . External links [ edit ] Soccerway flashscore [ permanent dead link ] v t e Football in Bahrain Bahrain Football Association National teams Men Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 Women Women's League system Men Premier League Second Division Women W-Football League Domestic cups Men Elite Cup King's Cup FA Cup Bahraini Crown Prince Cup (Default) Super Cup Khalid Bin Hamad Cup Women Bahraini W-Cup List of Clubs Bahraini football records v t e Bahraini King's Cup seasons 1952 1953 1954 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 v t e AFC members national football cups Australia Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong India Indonesia † Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Korea DPR Korea Republic Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal † Northern Mariana Islands Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines † Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka † Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor Leste † Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen † † Currently not played Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King%27s_Cup_(Bahrain)&oldid=1351335743 " Categories : King's Cup (Bahrain) Men's football in Bahrain Football cup competitions in Bahrain Men's national association football cups in Asia 1952 establishments in Bahrain Recurring sporting events established in 1952 Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles needing additional references from March 2007 All articles needing additional references Short description is different from Wikidata All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from June 2025 Articles with permanently dead external links This page was last edited on 27 April 2026, at 09:40  (UTC) . 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