Al-Bahrain Sports Club (), otherwise simply known as Bahrain, is primarily a

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

i football club based in the island-governorate of Al-

Muharraq Muharraq ( ar, المحرق, al-Muḥarraq) is Bahrain's third largest city and served as its capital until 1932 when it was replaced by Manama. The population of Muharraq in 2012 was 176,583. The city is located on Muharraq Island. Bahrain Int ...

. Their football team plays in the Bahraini Second Division. Their home football stadium is the

Al Muharraq Stadium Al Muharraq Stadium (), also known as the Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium (), is a multi-use stadium situated in Arad, Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an ...

, which they share along with their local island rivals,

Al-Muharraq Sports Club Al-Muharraq Sports Club ( ar, نادي المحرق الرياضي) is a Bahraini professional football club based in Muharraq. It is one of the oldest sports clubs in the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Muharraq Sports Club has won the Bahraini Premier ...

. Bahrain Club also have teams for other sports, such as Basketball, Team Handball and Volleyball.

Achievements

Bahraini Premier League The Bahraini Premier League is the main football competition in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Cup. ...

: 5 :: Winners (5 times): 1968, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1989 *

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 ...

: 2 :: Winners (2 times): 1970, 1971 *Bahraini Second Division: 1 :: Winners (1 time): 2011

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competitio ...

: 1 appearance ::

1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...

: Group was cancelled due to the crisis in the region. * Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 appearance ::

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

– 1st round

Former managers

Rachid Ghaflaoui Rachid Ghaflaoui (Arabic: رشيد الغفلاوي; born January 1, 1973) is a Moroccan football coach. He is the current coach of the Libyan club Al Ta'awon SC which plays in the Libyan Championship. Career Born in Marrakech in Morocco, Ghafla ...

Ghaflaoui, destination Bahrein
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References

External links

Team's profile
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