Bahrain women's national football team

The Bahrain women's national football team was first formed in 2003. The team represents Bahrain in international women's football and thus falls under the governance of the Bahrain Football Association; more specifically run by the women's committee at the Association. Although participating 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.

History

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 it is just a part of Bahrain's dedication towards 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 also 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. 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.

Results and fixtures

Since this time, women football in Bahrain has been on the rise. Under the guidance and leadership of women committee head, Sheikha Hussa bint Khalid Al Khalifa, the team has gone on to attain many achievements; most notably through its participation and podium finishes in all recent tournaments:

West Asian Football Federation Championship

*2010: Bronze medal after beating Palestine in the playoff 3–0.
*2011: Bronze medal after beating former champions Jordan in the playoff in a penalty shootout after ending the match 0–0.
*Fair Play Team Award as well as Top Scorer handed to Reem Al Hashmi in the 2011 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship
*2014: Bronze medal after defeating Qatar 8–2 in the playoff.

Arabia Cup 2010: On the Road to Germany

*2010: Bronze medal in the inaugural Arabia tournament held in Bahrain, after beating Palestine in the playoff 5–1.
*Player of the Tournament award handed to Al-Anoud Hamad Al Khalifa.

Bahrain vs Italy

Bahrain Women created history by becoming the first Arab and Gulf team to play against a European Women National team on May 17, 2014 when they played against Italy in Florence.

Official Futsal Team

The team has also created its official Futsal team and participated in the West Asian Football Federation Women's Futsal Championship for the first time in April, 2012.

West Asian Football Federation Futsal Championship
*2012: Bronze medal after beating Lebanon 8–5 in the playoff.
*Fair Play Team Award as well as Top Scorer handed to Deena Abdulrahman in this WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.

2010

2011

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2019

2021

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

* Monika Staab (2007)
* Adel Al-Marzooqi
* Maher Hantash
* Ghazi Al-Majed
* Adnan Ebrahim
* Masoud Al-Ameeri
* Khalid Al Harban (????–)

Players

Current squad

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 .''

Records

Most capped players

(official matches)
* Reem Alhashmi

Top goalscorers

* Reem Alhashmi

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

AFC Women's Asian Cup

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Asian Games

WAFF Women's Championship

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

Arabia Cup

See also

*Sport in Bahrain
**Football in Bahrain
*** Women's football in Bahrain
* Bahrain men's national football team

References

External links

Official websiteFIFA profile

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