Bahrain women's national football team

Bahrain
Nickname(s)The Reds
AssociationBahrain Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachAdnan Hussain
CaptainYasmine Fayez
Home stadiumBahrain National Stadium
FIFA codeBHR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 92 (12 June 2025)[1]
Highest64 (March 2010)
Lowest111 (June – October 2007)
First international
Unofficial
 Jordan 6–1  
(Amman, Jordan; September 18, 2005)
Official
  7–0 Maldives 
(Male, Maldives; April 22, 2007)
Biggest win
  17–0 Qatar 
(Riffa, Bahrain; October 18, 2010)[2]
Biggest defeat
Unofficial
 Jordan 9–0  
(Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005)
Official
 Vietnam 8–0  
(Riffa, Bahrain; May 22, 2013)
WAFF Championship
Appearances5 (first in 2005)
Best resultRunners-up (2019)

The Bahrain women's national football team represents Bahrain in international women's football, and falls under the governance of the Bahrain Football Association, more specifically run by the women's committee at the association. Although having participated 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 countries.

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 part of Bahrain's commitment to 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 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.

Results and fixtures

Main article: Bahrain women's national football team results
See also: 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

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

2025

29 May Friendly United Arab Emirates  0–0   Al-Khawaneej, United Arab Emirates
19:45 UTC+4 Report Stadium: UAEFA Stadium
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
2 June Friendly United Arab Emirates  2–2   Al-Khawaneej, United Arab Emirates
19:45 UTC+4
  • Lindborg 63'
  • Bhandari 69'
 Report
Stadium: UAEFA Stadium
Referee: Shahenda El Maghrabi (Egypt)
12 June Friendly Saudi Arabia  1–0   Taif, Saudi Arabia
10:00 UTC+3 Tawfiq 89' Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
29 June 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification   0–7  Bangladesh Yangon, Myanmar
19:00 UTC+6:30 Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Kanika Barman (India)
2 July 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification Turkmenistan  2–2   Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30
  • Çaryýewa 84'
  • Alymjanowa 89'
 Report
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
5 July 2026 AFC Asian Cup qualification Myanmar  6–0   Yangon, Myanmar
--:-- UTC+7
Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Adnan Hussain WorldFootball.net

Manager history

  • Monika Staab (2007)
  • Adel Al-Marzooqi
  • Maher Hantash
  • Ghazi Al-Majed
  • Adnan Ebrahim
  • Masoud Al-Ameeri
  • Khalid Al Harban (????–????)
  • Bruno Pasquarelli (????–????)
  • Adnan Hussain (????–present) [3]

Players

Current squad

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. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Farah Sherif Ghaly (1997-06-21) 21 June 1997 3 0 {{{club}}}
12 1GK Nouf Khalid Al Khalifa (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 43 0 {{{club}}}
22 1GK Khulood Saleh Adam (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 4 0 {{{club}}}
3 2DF Hessa Abdulla Al Zayani (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 18 0 {{{club}}}
6 2DF Noora Abdulaziz Khamis (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 28 0 {{{club}}}
10 2DF Alyaa Juma Al Mudhahki (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 45 2 {{{club}}}
13 2DF Manar Ebrahim Jassim (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 45 13 Al Mutahed
14 2DF Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Khalifa (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 29 2 {{{club}}}
15 2DF Marwa Mohammed Mubarak (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 51 0 {{{club}}}
19 2DF Razan Al Musawi (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 5 0 {{{club}}}
20 2DF Reem Ebrahim Al Daaysi (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 33 0 {{{club}}}
4 3MF Deena Abdulrahman (1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 30 11 {{{club}}}
5 3MF Al Anood Hamed Al Khalifa (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 51 21 {{{club}}}
8 3MF Dwa Khalid Al Khalifa (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 39 2 {{{club}}}
11 3MF Mona Khaled Abdulrahman (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 23 2 {{{club}}}
16 3MF Rose Fayez Tobellah (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 5 1 {{{club}}}
17 3MF Yasmeen Fayez Tobellah (captain) (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 55 15 Al Nassr
23 3MF Eman Rashed Al Khattal (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 10 0 {{{club}}}
24 3MF Noor Anwar Zada (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 4 0 {{{club}}}
25 3MF Latifa Mohammed Al Khalifa (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 8 0 {{{club}}}
26 3MF Wesal Ahmed Al Yassi (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 2 0 {{{club}}}
31 3MF Iman Ebrahim Ramadhan (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 5 0 {{{club}}}
33 3MF Zainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 1 0 {{{club}}}
7 4FW Reem Yusuf Al Hashmi (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 58 51 {{{club}}}
9 4FW Noora Sami Al Dossary (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 8 3 {{{club}}}
9 4FW Hessa Reyadh AlIsa (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 7 4 Al Nassr
18 4FW Phoebe Licence (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 19 3 Flagler Saints
21 4FW Zain Mohammed Al Khalifa (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 2 3 {{{club}}}
27 4FW Rawan Nabeel Al Ali (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 11 0 United Eagles
29 4FW Amira Bader Swar (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 4 0 United Eagles
30 4FW Lilya Jaweed Sabkar (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 2 0 United Eagles
9 4FW Mona Ebrahim Al Daaysi (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 21 5 {{{club}}}

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
2027
2031 To be determined
2035 To be determined
Total 0/8 – – – – – – – –
*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
2026
2029 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
2022
Total 0/9 - - - - - - -

WAFF Women's Championship

See also: WAFF Women's Championship
WAFF Women's Championship record
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD
2005 Fourth 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 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5
2022 Did not enter
2024
Total 5/8 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 Third place 5 4 0 1 27 5 +22

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 12, 2025.
  2. ^ Bahrain picked up a resounding 17–0 victory over Qatar – Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010 Archived December 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Bahrain Women's National Team – WorldFootball.net
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