Bahrain women's national football team

Bahrain
Nickname(s)The Reds
AssociationBahrain Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachKhalid Al Harban
CaptainYasmine Fayez
Most capsReem Al Hashmi (58)
Top scorerReem Al Hashmi (51)
Home stadiumBahrain National Stadium
FIFA codeBHR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 93 Increase 1 (13 December 2024)[1]
Highest64 (March 2010)
Lowest111 (June – October 2007)
First international
Unofficial
 Jordan 9–0 Bahrain 
(Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005)
Official
 Bahrain 7–0 Maldives 
(Male, Maldives; April 22, 2007)
Biggest win
 Bahrain 17–0 Qatar 
(Riffa, Bahrain; October 18, 2010)[2]
Biggest defeat
Unofficial
 Jordan 9–0 Bahrain 
(Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005)
Official
 Vietnam 8–0 Bahrain 
(Riffa, Bahrain; May 22, 2013)
WAFF Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2005)
Best resultRunners-up (2019)

The Bahrain women's national football team represents Bahrain in international women's football, and falls under the governance of the Bahrain Football Association, more specifically run by the women's committee at the association. Although having participated in several friendly tournaments, the team played its first official international match against the Maldives on April 22, 2007 and entered the FIFA Women's World Rankings in June 2007 at 111th out of 142 countries.

History

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The Bahrain Women's National Team is the first National Women's Football Team to be formed in the GCC region. This was a big step for the island nation and part of Bahrain's commitment to promoting women's sports. In 2004, Bahrain participated in a Futsal tournament in Amman, Jordan and the next year participated in the West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship 2005 held in the Jordanian capital, though none of the matches were FIFA officiated. The team placed 4th in this tournament. In February 2006, Bahrain participated in the first ever Arabian Women's Tournament held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The team was better prepared this time and brought home the 1st-place trophy as well as the Fair Play trophy.[citation needed] After this achievement, the sport became even more popular in the country and more girls have expressed their interest to join clubs. In an effort to improve the national team further, the committee put in a request to FIFA for a licensed female coach to lead the team. As a result, German coach Monika Staab was sent to Bahrain January 21, 2007 for a six-month development program. Under the guidance of Staab, the team played its first official FIFA approved match on April 22, 2007 against the national team of Maldives in Malé, Maldives. During this match, Bahrain put up a great match and managed to secure a historic 7–0 win. [citation needed]

Results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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1 June Friendly Bahrain  0–1  Palestine Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3 Report
  • Nasr 80'
Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)
4 June Friendly Palestine  2–1  Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)
8 June Friendly Bahrain  2–3  Indonesia Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
11 June Friendly Indonesia  3–0  Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3 Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Bruno Pasquarelli

Manager history

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  • Germany Monika Staab (2007)
  • Bahrain Adel Al-Marzooqi
  • Jordan Maher Hantash
  • Bahrain Ghazi Al-Majed
  • Bahrain Adnan Ebrahim
  • Bahrain Masoud Al-Ameeri
  • Bahrain Khalid Al Harban (????–????)
  • Bruno Pasquarelli (????–)

Players

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Current squad

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The following players were called up for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification on 24 October 2021.

Caps and goals correct as of 24 October 2021, after the match against  Chinese Taipei.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Farah Sherif Ghaly (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27) 3 0 {{{club}}}
12 1GK Nouf Khalid Al Khalifa (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 35) 43 0 {{{club}}}
22 1GK Khulood Saleh Adam (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 27) 4 0 {{{club}}}

3 2DF Hessa Abdulla Al Zayani (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) 18 0 {{{club}}}
6 2DF Noora Abdulaziz Khamis (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 34) 28 0 {{{club}}}
10 2DF Alyaa Juma Al Mudhahki (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 35) 45 2 {{{club}}}
13 2DF Manar Ebrahim Jassim (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 30) 45 13 Saudi Arabia Al Mutahed
14 2DF Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Khalifa (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) 29 2 {{{club}}}
15 2DF Marwa Mohammed Mubarak (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36) 51 0 {{{club}}}
19 2DF Razan Al Musawi (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25) 5 0 {{{club}}}
20 2DF Reem Ebrahim Al Daaysi (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 35) 33 0 {{{club}}}

4 3MF Deena Abdulrahman (1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 41) 30 11 {{{club}}}
5 3MF Al Anood Hamed Al Khalifa (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 32) 51 21 {{{club}}}
8 3MF Dwa Khalid Al Khalifa (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 37) 39 2 {{{club}}}
11 3MF Mona Khaled Abdulrahman (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31) 23 2 {{{club}}}
16 3MF Rose Fayez Tobellah (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) 5 1 {{{club}}}
17 3MF Yasmeen Fayez Tobellah (captain) (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35) 55 15 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
23 3MF Eman Rashed Al Khattal (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25) 10 0 {{{club}}}
24 3MF Noor Anwar Zada (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) 4 0 {{{club}}}
25 3MF Latifa Mohammed Al Khalifa (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) 8 0 {{{club}}}
26 3MF Wesal Ahmed Al Yassi (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 24) 2 0 {{{club}}}
31 3MF Iman Ebrahim Ramadhan (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31) 5 0 {{{club}}}
33 3MF Zainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27) 1 0 {{{club}}}

7 4FW Reem Yusuf Al Hashmi (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 37) 58 51 {{{club}}}
9 4FW Noora Sami Al Dossary (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) 8 3 {{{club}}}
9 4FW Hessa Reyadh AlIsa (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 29) 7 4 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr
18 4FW Phoebe Licence (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) 19 3 United States Flagler Saints
21 4FW Zain Mohammed Al Khalifa (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33) 2 3 {{{club}}}
27 4FW Rawan Nabeel Al Ali (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 24) 11 0 Saudi Arabia United Eagles
29 4FW Amira Bader Swar (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Saudi Arabia United Eagles
30 4FW Lilya Jaweed Sabkar (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Saudi Arabia United Eagles
9 4FW Mona Ebrahim Al Daaysi (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 32) 21 5 {{{club}}}

Records

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Most capped players

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(official matches)

Partners

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Solo Sport Teird Sport Diyar Al Muharraq HSBC Bank Middle East Mashreq Bank Bahrain Kuwait Finance House National Bank of Bahrain Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Bank Muscat Khaleeji Commercial Bank GFH Financial Group Citi Islamic Investment Bank Bank Al-Khair Bank of Khartoum Bahrain Islamic Bank Al Salam Bank Al Baraka Banking Group Al Baraka Islamic Bank ABC Islamic Bank Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc. Liquidity Management Centre RA Bahrain Arcapita Group Venture Capital Bank Viva Bahrain Stc Bahrain Zain Bahrain Batelco Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation Television in Bahrain Bahrain Sports TV Cryo Temp Bahrain Cryo Temp Recovery Bahrain Visit Bahrain Gulf Air Bahrain Air DHL International Aviation ME Comlux Middle East Texel Air Gulf Aviation Gulf Traveller Swiftair Bahrain Bahrain International Airport Muharraq Airfield Sakhir Air Base Isa Air Base Furata Water Bahrain

Top goalscorers

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Competitive record

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 2007 Did not enter
Germany 2011
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023
Brazil 2027 To be determined
Total 0/6
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

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AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Vietnam 2008 Did not enter
China 2010
Vietnam 2014 Did not qualify
Jordan 2018
India 2022
Australia 2026 To be determined
Uzbekistan 2029
Total 0/5
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
China 1990 Did not enter
Japan 1994
Thailand 1998
South Korea 2002
Qatar 2006
China 2010
South Korea 2014
Indonesia 2018
China 2022
Total 0/9 - - - - - - -

WAFF Women's Championship

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WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Jordan 2005 Fourth place 4 0 1 3 2 19 −17
Jordan 2007 Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 2010 Third place 4 2 0 2 5 8 −3
United Arab Emirates 2011 Third place 5 2 2 1 22 6 +16
Jordan 2014 Third place 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3
Bahrain 2019 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5
Jordan 2022 Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 2024
Total 5/8 20 7 4 9 46 48 −2
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arabia Cup

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Arabia Cup record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
Bahrain 2010 Third place 5 4 0 1 27 5 +22

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Bahrain picked up a resounding 17–0 victory over Qatar – Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010 Archived December 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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