Bahrain women's national football team

The Bahrain women's national football 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.

Bahrain
Nickname(s)The Reds
AssociationBahrain Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachKhalid Al Harban
CaptainYasmine Fayez
Most capsReem Al Hashmi (58)
Top scorerReem Al Hashmi (51)
Home stadiumBahrain National Stadium
FIFA codeBHR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 91 Decrease 5 (14 June 2024)[1]
Highest64 (March 2010)
Lowest111 (June – October 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)[2]
Biggest defeat
Unofficial
 Jordan 9–0 Bahrain 
(Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005)
Official
 Vietnam 8–0 Bahrain 
(Riffa, Bahrain; May 22, 2013)
WAFF Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2005)
Best resultRunners-up (2019)

History

edit

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.[citation needed] 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. [citation needed]

Results and fixtures

edit

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

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

edit
v  Palestine
1 June Friendly Bahrain  0–1  Palestine Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3Report
  • Nasr 80'
Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)
v  Bahrain
4 June Friendly Palestine  2–1  Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3ReportStadium: Al Ahli Stadium
Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)
v  Bahrain
11 June Friendly Indonesia  3–0  Bahrain Manama, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

Coaching staff

edit

Current coaching staff

edit
PositionNameRef.
Head coachBruno Pasquarelli

Manager history

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

Players

edit

Current squad

edit

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  Chinese Taipei.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11GKFarah Sherif Ghaly (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 (age 27)30{{{club}}}
121GKNouf Khalid Al Khalifa (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 35)430{{{club}}}
221GKKhulood Saleh Adam (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 26)40{{{club}}}

32DFHessa Abdulla Al Zayani (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27)180{{{club}}}
62DFNoora Abdulaziz Khamis (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 34)280{{{club}}}
102DFAlyaa Juma Al Mudhahki (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 34)452{{{club}}}
132DFManar Ebrahim Jassim (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 29)4513 Al Mutahed
142DFShaikha Abdulrahman Al Khalifa (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)292{{{club}}}
152DFMarwa Mohammed Mubarak (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 35)510{{{club}}}
192DFRazan Al Musawi (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 24)50{{{club}}}
202DFReem Ebrahim Al Daaysi (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 34)330{{{club}}}

43MFDeena Abdulrahman (1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 41)3011{{{club}}}
53MFAl Anood Hamed Al Khalifa (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 31)5121{{{club}}}
83MFDwa Khalid Al Khalifa (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 36)392{{{club}}}
113MFMona Khaled Abdulrahman (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31)232{{{club}}}
163MFRose Fayez Tobellah (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26)51{{{club}}}
173MFYasmeen Fayez Tobellah (captain) (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 34)5515 Al Nassr
233MFEman Rashed Al Khattal (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25)100{{{club}}}
243MFNoor Anwar Zada (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)40{{{club}}}
253MFLatifa Mohammed Al Khalifa (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23)80{{{club}}}
263MFWesal Ahmed Al Yassi (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 23)20{{{club}}}
313MFIman Ebrahim Ramadhan (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31)50{{{club}}}
333MFZainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27)10{{{club}}}

74FWReem Yusuf Al Hashmi (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 36)5851{{{club}}}
94FWNoora Sami Al Dossary (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 23)83{{{club}}}
94FWHessa Reyadh AlIsa (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 28)74 Al Nassr
184FWPhoebe Licence (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 24)193 Flagler Saints
214FWZain Mohammed Al Khalifa (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33)23{{{club}}}
274FWRawan Nabeel Al Ali (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23)110 United Eagles
294FWAmira Bader Swar (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)40 United Eagles
304FWLilya Jaweed Sabkar (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 21)20 United Eagles
94FWMona Ebrahim Al Daaysi (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 31)215{{{club}}}

Records

edit

Most capped players

edit

(official matches)

Partners

edit

Solo SportTeird SportDiyar Al MuharraqHSBC Bank Middle EastMashreq Bank BahrainKuwait Finance HouseNational Bank of BahrainBank of Bahrain and KuwaitBank MuscatKhaleeji Commercial BankGFH Financial GroupCiti Islamic Investment BankBank Al-KhairBank of KhartoumBahrain Islamic BankAl Salam BankAl Baraka Banking GroupAl Baraka Islamic BankABC Islamic BankKuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc.Liquidity Management CentreRA BahrainArcapita GroupVenture Capital BankViva BahrainStc BahrainZain BahrainBatelcoBahrain Radio and Television CorporationTelevision in BahrainBahrain Sports TVCryo Temp BahrainCryo Temp Recovery BahrainVisit BahrainGulf AirBahrain AirDHL International Aviation MEComlux Middle EastTexel AirGulf AviationGulf TravellerSwiftair BahrainBahrain International AirportMuharraq AirfieldSakhir Air BaseIsa Air BaseFurata Water Bahrain

Top goalscorers

edit

Competitive record

edit

FIFA Women's World Cup

edit
FIFA Women's World Cup record
YearResultPositionGPWD*LGFGAGD
2007Did not enter
2011
2015Did not qualify
2019
2023
2027To be determined
Total0/6
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup

edit
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
YearResultGPWD*LGFGAGD
2008Did not enter
2010
2014Did not qualify
2018
2022
2026To be determined
2029
Total0/5
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

edit
Asian Games record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
1990Did not enter
1994
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
Total0/9-------

WAFF Women's Championship

edit
WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / YearResultGPWD*LGSGAGD
2005Fourth place4013219−17
2007Did not enter
2010Third place420258−3
2011Third place5221226+16
2014Third place3102811−3
2019Runners-up421194+5
2022Did not enter
2024
Total5/8207494648−2
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Arabia Cup

edit
Arabia Cup record
Hosts / YearResultGPWD*LGSGAGD
2010Third place5401275+22

See also

edit

References

edit
edit