The Bahrain women's national futsal team () represents the

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in international

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competitions and is controlled by the

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(BFA).

History

Formed in the mid-to-late 2000s, playing their first-ever match in 2007. They became the first women's futsal team established in the

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. Although the team missed the inaugural 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship and had limited opportunities for international competition early on, they made a notable breakthrough in 2012 when

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hosted the second edition of the WAFF Championship in

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. In their tournament debut, the team reached the semifinals and secured their first-ever medal — a bronze — after defeating

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8–5 in the third-place match. Following that success, the team went on a six-year hiatus before returning to the international stage at the

2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship The 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship was the second edition of the AFC Women's Futsal Championship, the biennial international futsal championship organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the women's national teams of Asia. It ...

. However, they were eliminated in the group stage after losing all three matches. In 2019, Bahrain participated in the inaugural GCC Women's Games, dominating the competition and winning their first gold medal. Already recognized as a prominent name in women's futsal in the West Asian region, Bahrain defended their title at the

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, securing another gold, which was followed by a bronze medal at the

2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship The 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship was the third edition of the WAFF Women's Futsal Championship, an international women's futsal Championship organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the women's national teams of West Asi ...

. In 2023, the team took part in their first invitational tournament abroad — the NSDF Women's Futsal Championship in

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— competing alongside some of Asia's top sides. Bahrain claimed the bronze medal after a 2–1 victory over

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in the third-place playoff. With the launch of the

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, the AFC rebranded its continental competition as the

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, which now serves as the qualification route to the World Cup. In the qualifiers for the inaugural edition to be held in the

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in 2025, Bahrain were drawn into Group A. The team remained unbeaten against fellow Arab opponents, losing only to hosts

, and became the only Arab and West Asian team to qualify for the

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Results and fixtures

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

2024

2025

Players

Current squad

The following 14 players were called-up for friendly matches against

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on 20 and 22 March 2025.

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

WAFF Women's Futsal Championship

Other tournaments

References

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