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2025–26 Bahraini Premier League
The Bahraini Premier League is the main domestic football competition in the kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1956-1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify for the AFC Champions League Two. The championship is currently contested by 12 clubs. Structure Current structure 12 clubs currently play a two round robin set of fixtures totaling 22 games in order to determine the league champions. Although games are theoretically to be played on a home and away basis, almost all games are played at the National Stadium. The eleventh and twelfth-placed clubs are relegated with the ninth and tenth entering the relegation play-offs. Previous structures In earlier seasons, the league has been radically overhauled to feature all the professional clubs of Bahrain. Instances being the 2008–09 and 2002 league seasons. The leagues featuring up to 19 teams would play each other on one occasion with the top 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal in most countries and territories in Asia. The AFC was formed in 1954. It has 47 members. The Asian Ladies Football Confederation (ALFC) was the section of AFC that managed women's association football in Asia. The group was independently founded in April 1968 in a meeting involving Taiwan, British Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1986, ALFC merged with AFC. Executive Committee Members 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification Playoffs In June 2025, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirmed that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will host the Asian qualifying playoffs for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The playoffs will feature six teams, comprising the third- and fourth-placed teams from the recent third round of Asian qualifiers. These teams will be divided into two groups of three, with the winners of each group advancing to the intercontinental playoff round. The deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 Bahrain Classification Soccer League
This season, Bahraini Premier League will be known as the Bahrain Classification Soccer League 2008–09 and will consist of 19 teams which will play each other once. The top 10 teams will join the new Premier League in 2009–10 and the bottom 9 teams will form a new Division 2 championship. The top two sides enter the 2009 Gulf Club Champions Cup Final league table End of season playoff Al Hadd and Al Hala went into an end of season play-off to determine which side would stay in the Premier League for the following season. Al Hala won the game 1-0 after extra time. ReferencesBahrain - List of final tables (RSSSF) Bahraini Premier League seasons 1 Bah {{Bahrain-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitra Club
Sitra Club () is a sports club based in Sitra, Bahrain. The club was established in 1957. It is best known for their football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... team. References Football clubs in Bahrain Basketball teams in Bahrain Association football clubs established in 1957 1957 establishments in Bahrain {{Bahrain-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manama Club (football)
Manama Club () is a Bahraini professional football club based in Manama. Founded in 1946, the club competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of football in the country. Manama Club, formally known as Al Taj, is a well-known basketball club in the Gulf and Asia. They have won two Gulf Championships, and were the first-ever Bahraini club and only the second Gulf club to come in third place in the 2000 ABC Champions Cup. Manama Club has won over 45 basketball titles in domestic competitions. The club is not as successful in football, however they won their first two titles, the Bahraini King's Cup and Bahraini Super Cup, in 2017. Patryk Bora, a Polish player, played for Manama Club in 2012. Honors * Bahraini King's Cup ** Winners (1): 2016–17 * Bahraini FA Cup **Winners (2): 2023, 2024 *Bahraini Super Cup ** Winners (1): 2017 Other sports Besides football and basketball, Manama Club has teams for bowling Bowling is a Throwing sports#Target sports, target ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malkiya Club
Malkiya SCC () is a Bahraini professional association football, football club based in Malkiya, Bahrain, Malkiya which plays in Bahraini Premier League. Malkiya Club after 49 years, became champion of the Bahraini Premier League in 2016–17 Bahrain First Division League, 2017. Achievements *Bahraini Premier League **Champions (1): 2017 Squad Continental record External linksMalkiya Clubon Soccerway References Malkiya Club, Football clubs in Bahrain {{Bahrain-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Riffa Club
East Riffa Club () is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, Bahrain. Founded in 1956, the club plays in Bahraini Premier League, the top division of Bahraini football. Current squad First-team squad Achievements Football *Bahraini Premier League: 1 :: 1994. * Bahraini Second Division League: 1 :: 2014. * Bahraini King's Cup: 3 :: 1999 , 2000 , 2014. * Bahraini FA Cup: 1 :: 2019. *Bahraini Super Cup: 1 :: 2014. Managerial history * Julio Peixoto * Steve Darby (1979) * Miloš Hrstić (1995–97) * Vjeran Simunic (1998–99) * Miloš Hrstić (2004–05) * Dragan Talajić Dragan Talajić (born 25 August 1965) is a Croatian former footballer who is the head coach of Bahrain national football team. Talajić played as a goalkeeper and is a football manager who has managed many clubs in the Middle East, Thailand and ... (2006–07) * Senad Kreso (2011–12) * Džemal Hadžiabdić (2012–13) * Davor Berber (2013–15) * His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain SC
Al-Bahrain Sports Club (), simply known as Bahrain, is a Bahraini multi-sports club best known for its football section, based in the island-governorate of Al-Muharraq. Their home stadium is Al Muharraq Stadium, which they share with local rivals Al-Muharraq Sports Club. Bahrain Club also has teams for other sports, such as basketball, handball and volleyball. Achievements *Bahraini Premier League: 5 **Winners (5): 1968, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1989 * Bahraini King's Cup: 2 **Winners (2): 1970, 1971 *Bahraini Second Division: 1 **Winners (1): 2011 Performance in AFC competitions * Asian Club Championship: 1 ::1991: ''Cancelled'' *Asian Cup Winners Cup: 1 ::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 Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ... – 1st round External links Bahrain SCat Soccerway Football c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Shabab Club (Manama)
Al-Shabab Club () is a Bahraini professional football club based in Jidhafs. They use Bahrain National Stadium as home ground. Achievements * Bahraini King's Cup: 1 :: 2004 *Bahraini Super Cup: 1 :: 2004 Notable players * Hakeem al-Araibi (2009–2012) * Abdul Aziz Yusif (2016–17) Political interference After the Bahraini uprising of 2011, Al-Shabab was one of two teams dissolved for allegedly being involved in Shia Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib () as both his political successor (caliph) and as the spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). However, his right is understood ... agitation. They were later reinstated, but demoted to Bahrain's second tier. References External links Al-Shabab Clubon Goalzz Football clubs in Bahrain 2001 establishments in Bahrain Association football clubs established in 2001 {{Bahrain-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Riffa SC
Al-Riffa Sports Club () is a Bahraini professional football club based in Riffa, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top flight of Bahraini football. History The club was founded in 1953 as West Riffa Sports Club. In 2001, the club changed its name to Al-Riffa Sports Club. Stadium Riffa use Bahrain National Stadium as their home ground, which has the capacity for nearly 24,000 spectators. Current squad First-team squad Achievements The club's first international achievement was in 1982 when Riffa placed second in the GCC Club Cup. This was an important achievement for the club and Bahraini football in general as it helped the region take notice of the talent available in Bahrain. Domestic *Bahraini Premier League: 14 ** 1982, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022. * Bahraini King's Cup: 7 ** 1973, 1985, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2019, 2021. *Bahraini FA Cup: 4 ** 2000, 2001, 2004, 2014. * Bahraini Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Najma SC (Bahrain)
Al-Najma SC () is a Bahraini professional multi-sports club based in Manama. Incorporated in 1946, the club has departments of football, handball, volleyball and basketball. The club's football section competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top-flight of Bahraini football. History Al-Najma Club was merged with Al Wahda, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1988, 1992 and 1994, and Al-Arabi, which won the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969 and the 1974–75 Bahraini Premier League; then with Al-Hilal, Al-Qadisiya, which played the Bahraini King's Cup final in 2000, and Ras Al-Rumman in 2002. Football Partners Diyar Al Muharraq Kuwait Finance House Macron Achievements *Bahraini Premier League: 1 :: 1974–1975 * Bahraini King's Cup: 7 :: 1969, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2007, 2018 * Bahraini Super Cup: 2 :: 2007, 2008 Performance in AFC competitions *AFC Cup: 2 appearances ::2008: Group Stage ::2019: Group Stage Performance in UAFA Competitions *Gulf Club Champions Cup: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Khaldiya SC
Al-Khaldiya Sports Club, also known as Al Khalidiyah, is a professional football club based in Hamad Town, Bahrain, that competes in the Bahraini Premier League, the top domestic football competition. It is the newest formed football club in Bahrain, established in 2020. The home ground of the team is Bahrain National Stadium with a capacity of 28,900. The club's name Al-Khaldiya ("الخالدية") means ''eternity''. History Al-Khaldiya Sports Club was formed on 27 October 2020 and started off play in the Bahraini Second Division. In their first season, they finished 2nd with 12 wins, five draws, and just one loss, getting promoted to the Bahraini Premier League. In the qualifying round of the King's Cup, they beat Bahrain SC 6–1 but lost 1–0 to Al Riffa in the round of 16. Season 2021–22 Season 2021–22 was the first season of the club in the top-flight of Bahraini football. Huge names of Bahrain football and 7 regular national team players were brought into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Ahli Club (Manama)
Al-Ahli Club of Manama () is a Bahraini football club based in Manama, Bahrain. History Al Ahli (formerly known as Al Nusoor), along with Muharraq Club, is considered to be the pillar of sports in Bahrain. Another club known as Al Tursana (which reached the Bahraini King's Cup in 1969) merged with Al Nusoor to form Al-Ahli Club. The matches between Al Ahli and Muharraq are known to draw the largest fan attendance in the Bahraini league and is considered to be the Bahrain derby. Today they still are known to have the best youth products on their side, and focus primarily on the youth players to challenge for the league title. Amongst the players that Al Ahli has produced are A'ala Hubail (the Asian Cup 2004 top scorer), Ali Saeed, Mohammed Hubail, and Mohammed Husain. Achievements *Bahraini Premier League: 5 :: 1969, 1972, 1977, 1996, 2010. *Bahraini Second Division League: 2 :: 2015, 2019 * Bahraini King's Cup: 9 :: 1960, 1968, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2024. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
