The Bahrain Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد البحريني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in

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, and controls the

Bahrain national football team The Bahrain national football team ( ar, منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم) represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. The ...

. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of

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since 1968. It is a member of the

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Office-holders and officials

The Association's president is Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. The vice-president is Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa. The General Secretary is Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain. The National Men's Team Coach is Hélio Sousa (Portugal) and the Women's Team Coach is Khaled Al-Harban.

Address and website

Bahrain Football Association Bahrain National Stadium, P.O. Box 5464, MANAMA, Bahrain Tel.: +973/17 689 569 Fax: +973/17 781 188 Official website
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accessed 24 June 2011

Controversies

In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the

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References

External links

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at FIFA Online

at AFC site Football in Bahrain

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