Bahrain women's national football team

Bahrain

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	The Reds
Association	Bahrain Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Khalid Al Harban
Captain	Yasmine Fayez
Most caps	Reem Al Hashmi (58)
Top scorer	Reem Al Hashmi (51)
Home stadium	Bahrain National Stadium
FIFA code	BHR
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	93 1 (13 December 2024)
Highest	64 (March 2010)
Lowest	144 (December 2007)
First international
Unofficial Jordan 9–0 Bahrain (Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005) Official Bahrain 7–0 Maldives (Male, Maldives; April 22, 2007)
Biggest win
Bahrain 17–0 Qatar (Riffa, Bahrain; October 18, 2010)
Biggest defeat
Jordan 9–0 Bahrain (Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005) -- Not FIFA officiated

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.

Coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Khalid Al Harban
Assistant coach	Mohammed Adnan
Goalkeeper coach	Abdulla Belal

Players

Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Farah Sherif Ghaly	(1997-06-21)21 June 1997 (aged 19)	3	0	{{{club}}}
12	1GK	Nouf Khalid Al Khalifa	(1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 27)	43	0	{{{club}}}
22	1GK	Khulood Saleh Adam	(1997-11-13)13 November 1997 (aged 18)	4	0	{{{club}}}
3	2DF	Hessa Abdulla Al Zayani	(1997-02-11)11 February 1997 (aged 19)	18	0	{{{club}}}
6	2DF	Noora Abdulaziz Khamis	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 26)	28	0	{{{club}}}
10	2DF	Alyaa Juma Al Mudhahki	(1989-07-03)3 July 1989 (aged 27)	45	2	{{{club}}}
13	2DF	Manar Ebrahim Jassim	(1994-07-27)27 July 1994 (aged 22)	45	13	{{{club}}}
14	2DF	Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Khalifa	(1993-01-06)6 January 1993 (aged 23)	29	2	{{{club}}}
15	2DF	Marwa Mohammed Mubarak	(1988-09-13)13 September 1988 (aged 28)	51	0	{{{club}}}
19	2DF	Razan Al Musawi	(1999-07-04)4 July 1999 (aged 17)	5	0	{{{club}}}
20	2DF	Reem Ebrahim Al Daaysi	(1989-10-02)2 October 1989 (aged 27)	33	0	{{{club}}}
4	3MF	Deena Abdulrahman	(1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 33)	30	11	{{{club}}}
5	3MF	Al Anood Hamed Al Khalifa	(1992-07-10)10 July 1992 (aged 24)	51	21	{{{club}}}
8	3MF	Dwa Khalid Al Khalifa	(1987-11-29)29 November 1987 (aged 28)	39	2	{{{club}}}
11	3MF	Mona Khaled Abdulrahman	(1993-05-26)26 May 1993 (aged 23)	23	2	{{{club}}}
16	3MF	Rose Fayez Tobellah	(1998-01-28)28 January 1998 (aged 18)	5	1	{{{club}}}
17	3MF	Yasmeen Fayez Tobellah (captain)	(1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 27)	55	15	{{{club}}}
23	3MF	Eman Rashed Al Khattal	(1999-03-14)14 March 1999 (aged 17)	10	0	{{{club}}}
24	3MF	Noor Anwar Zada	(1998-02-18)18 February 1998 (aged 18)	4	0	{{{club}}}
25	3MF	Latifa Mohammed Al Khalifa	(2001-04-23)23 April 2001 (aged 15)	8	0	{{{club}}}
26	3MF	Wesal Ahmed Al Yassi	(2000-07-05)5 July 2000 (aged 16)	2	0	{{{club}}}
31	3MF	Iman Ebrahim Ramadhan	(1993-01-07)7 January 1993 (aged 23)	5	0	{{{club}}}
33	3MF	Zainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom	(1997-03-14)14 March 1997 (aged 19)	1	0	{{{club}}}
7	4FW	Reem Yusuf Al Hashmi	(1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 29)	58	51	{{{club}}}
9	4FW	Noora Sami Al Dossary	(2000-08-01)1 August 2000 (aged 16)	8	3	{{{club}}}
18	4FW	Phoebe Licence	(1999-08-20)20 August 1999 (aged 17)	19	2	{{{club}}}
21	4FW	Zain Mohammed Al Khalifa	(1991-04-21)21 April 1991 (aged 25)	2	3	{{{club}}}
27	4FW	Rawan Nabeel Al Ali	(2000-10-26)26 October 2000 (aged 15)	11	0	{{{club}}}
29	4FW	Amira Bader Swar	(1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 18)	4	0	{{{club}}}
30	4FW	Lilya Jaweed Sabkar	(2002-07-15)15 July 2002 (aged 14)	2	0	{{{club}}}
9	4FW	Mona Ebrahim Al Daaysi	(1992-07-29)29 July 1992 (aged 24)	21	5	{{{club}}}

Managers

• Monika Staab (2007)
• Adel Al-Marzooqi
• Maher Hantash
• Ghazi Al-Majed
• Adnan Ebrahim
• Masoud Al-Ameeri

Recent 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.

Main article: Bahrain women's national football team results

2014

The following is a list of matches in 2014:

Bahrain v Jordan

April 15, 2014 5th West Asian Tournament	Bahrain	0–5	Jordan	Amman, Jordan
				Stadium: Petra Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Bahrain v Palestine

April 17, 2014 5th West Asian Tournament	Bahrain	0–4	Palestine	Amman, Jordan
				Stadium: Petra Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Bahrain v Qatar

April 19, 2014 5th West Asian Tournament	Bahrain	8–2	Qatar	Amman, Jordan
	Yasmeen Fayez 31', 88' Manar Ebrahim 54', 61', 86' Al Anood Al Khalifa 62' Reem Al Hashmi 39' Marwa Al Majri 90'			Stadium: Petra Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim (Jordan)

Bahrain v Pakistan

Bahrain v Pakistan

Bahrain v Pakistan

2015

The following is a list of matches in 2015:

Bahrain v Hong Kong

February 20, 2015 Friendly	Bahrain	2–4	Hong Kong	Isa Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Phoebe Licence			Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 200

Bahrain v Cyprus

March 12, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: Group B	Bahrain	0–1	Cyprus	Paphos, Cyprus
				Stadium: Paphos Stadium

Bahrain v Malta

Bahrain v Lebanon

Bahrain v Kyrgyzstan

May 22, 2015 Friendly	Bahrain	2–0	Kyrgyzstan	Manama, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Al Anood Al Khalifa			Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium Attendance: 100

Bahrain v Kyrgyzstan

May 25, 2015 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Kyrgyzstan	Manama, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi			Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium Attendance: 100

2016

The following is a list of matches in 2016:

Bahrain v Maldives

January 24, 2016 Friendly	Bahrain	4–0	Maldives	Hamad Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Reem Al Hashmi Manar Jassim Manar Jassim			Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium Attendance: 150

Bahrain v Maldives

January 28, 2016 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Maldives	Riffa, Bahrain
	Yasmine Fayez			Stadium: Riffa Club Attendance: 150

2017

The following is a list of matches in 2016:

Bahrain v Maldives

Bahrain v Maldives

January 24, 2017 Friendly	Bahrain	3–1	Maldives	Hamad Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Reem Al Hashmi Al Anood Al Khalifa			Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium Attendance: 150

Bahrain v Jordan

3 April 2017 (2017-04-03) 2018 AFC AC Q.	Bahrain	0–6	Jordan	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
13:00		Report	Jebreen 9' Jbarah 22', 30', 43' Al-Naber 86' Al-Masri 90'	Attendance: 40 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

Bahrain v Tajikistan

5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 2018 AFC AC Q.	Bahrain	4–0	Tajikistan	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
16:00	Al-Hashmi 17', 20', 78' Al-Dossary 46'	Report		Attendance: 60 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

United Arab Emirates v Bahrain

7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) 2018 AFC AC Q.	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Bahrain	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
13:00	Jaseem 50'	Report	Abdulrahman 84'	Attendance: 30 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Philippines v Bahrain

10 April 2017 (2017-04-10) 2018 AFC AC Q.	Philippines	1–1	Bahrain	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
19:00	S. Castañeda 82'	Report	Al-Dossary 55'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)

Bahrain v Iraq

12 April 2017 (2017-04-12) 2018 AFC AC Q.	Bahrain	4–0	Iraq	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe
19:00	Al-Hashmi 31' Abdulrahman 41', 71' Tobellah 80' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 30 Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan)

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2007	Did not enter
2011
2015	Did not qualify
2019
2023	To be determined
Total	0/5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2008	Did not enter
2010
2014	Did not qualify
2018
2022	To be determined
Total	0/5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1990	Did Not Enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
Total	0/8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

WAFF Women's Championship

See also: WAFF Womens Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2005	4th Place	4	0	1	3	2	19	−17
2007	Did not Enter
2010	Third Place	4	2	0	2	5	8	−3
2011	Third Place	5	2	2	1	22	6	+16
2014	Third Place	3	1	0	2	8	11	−3
2019	Second Place	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5
Total	5/6	20	7	4	9	46	48	−2

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arabia Cup

Arabia Cup record
Hosts / Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GD
2010	3rd Place	5	4	0	1	27	5	+22

See also

• Bahrain national football team
• Women's football

References

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile