Bahrain Football Association

Bahrain Football Association
AFC

Short name	BFA
Founded	1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Headquarters	Manama, Bahrain
FIFA affiliation	1968
AFC affiliation	1957
President	Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
General Secretary	Ebrahim Al Bouainain
Website	bfa.bh

The Bahrain Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد البحريني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1968. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation.

Office-holders and officials[edit]

Name	Position	Source
Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	President	^[1]^[2]
Shaikh Khaled bin Salman Al Khalifa	Vice President	^[1]^[2]
Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain	2nd Vice President	^[1]^[2]
H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa	3rd Vice President	^[1]^[2]
Rashed Al Zaabi	General Secretary	^[1]^[2]
Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain	Treasurer	^[1]
Aabed Al Ansari	Technical Director	^[1]^[2]
Hélio Sousa	Team Coach (Men's)	^[1]^[2]
Khalid Al Harban	Team Coach (Women's)	^[1]^[2]
Ahmed Mahdi	Media/Communications Manager	^[1]
Alef Al Mannaei	Futsal Coordinator	^[1]
Jasim Karim	Referee Coordinator	^[1]

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 Dragan Talajić (Croatia's ) and the Women's Team Coach is Khaled Al-Harban.^[3]

Bahraini Premier League[edit]

The Bahraini Premier League, established in 1957, is the top professional football league in Bahrain. Featuring ten teams, the league operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Bahraini Second Division. Matches are played from October to April, with clubs vying for the championship and qualification to the AFC competitions. Al-Muharraq SC is the most successful club in the league’s history. The league is governed by the Bahrain Football Association and has grown significantly, contributing to the development of football in Bahrain.

Controversies[edit]

In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Member Association - Bahrain". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Member Association - Bahrain". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
^ "Saudi, UAE, Bahrain to miss Qatar's Gulf Cup amid rift". 17 November 2017 – via uk.reuters.com.

External links[edit]

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Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Bahrain Olympic Committee

Football in Bahrain

Bahrain Football Association

National teams

Men	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	Women's

League system

Men	Premier League 2nd Division
Women	W-Football League

Domestic cups

Men	Elite Cup King's Cup FA Cup Bahraini Crown Prince Cup (Default) Super Cup
Women	Bahraini W-Cup

v t e International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Men's Nations Cup U-19 U-16/U-17
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15 Interregional (CONMEBOL–UEFA)
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e National football associations of Asia (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands^† North Korea South Korea Chinese Taipei
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	South Yemen
^† denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member

Union of Arab Football Associations

International competitions

Club competitions

Youth competitions

Women's competitions

Arab Women's Cup

Women's youth competitions

Arab U-17 Women's Cup

Related competitions

AGCFF / GCC	Arabian Gulf Cup U-23 Championship U-20 Championship U-17 Championship GCC Futsal Cup GCC Club Cup
UNAF	UNAF Tournament U-23 Tournament U-20 Tournament U-18 Tournament U-17 Tournament U-15 Tournament Futsal tournament Women's tournament U-21 women's tournament U-20 women's tournament CAF W-CL UNAF Qualifiers UNAF Club Cup (defunct) Cup of Champions (defunct) Cup Winners Cup (defunct) Super Cup (defunct) W-Club Tournament (defunct)
CECAFA	CECAFA Cup U-20 Championship U-17 Championship Kagame Interclub Cup
WAGF / WAFF	WAFF Championship West Asian Games
ANOCA, OCA / CAF, AFC	Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Afro-Asian Games Afro-Asian Club Championship
ISSF	Islamic Solidarity Games
IMGC	Mediterranean Games
Other	Palestine Cup (defunct)

National teams

Men's	Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen
Women's	Algeria Bahrain Comoros Djibouti Egypt Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Libya Mauritania Morocco Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Somalia Sudan Syria Tunisia United Arab Emirates Yemen

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