Bahrain women's national football team

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.

Bahrain

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	94 3 (16 August 2024)
Highest	64 (March 2010)
Lowest	111 (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)
Biggest defeat
Unofficial Jordan 9–0 Bahrain (Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005) Official Vietnam 8–0 Bahrain (Riffa, Bahrain; May 22, 2013)
WAFF Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2005)
Best result	Runners-up (2019)

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

Bahrain v Palestine

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

Palestine v Bahrain

4 June Friendly	Palestine	2–1	Bahrain	Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3	Nasr 1' Al-Kord 62'	Report	Al-Isa 5'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium Referee: Esraa Al-Mbaiden (Jordan)

Bahrain v Indonesia

8 June Friendly	Bahrain	2–3	Indonesia	Manama, Bahrain
18:45 UTC+3	Sabkar 63' Al-Ali 78'	Report	Safira I. 4' Octavianti D. 26' Scheunemann 43'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

Indonesia v Bahrain

11 June Friendly	Indonesia	3–0	Bahrain	Manama, Bahrain
18:30 UTC+3	Scheunemann 57' Zahra M. 70' Citra R. 90+2'			Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Bruno Pasquarelli

Manager history

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

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}}}

Records

Most capped players

(official matches)

• Reem Alhashmi

Partners

Solo Sport Teird Sport Diyar Al Muharraq HSBC Bank Middle East Mashreq Bank Bahrain Kuwait Finance House National Bank of Bahrain Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait Bank Muscat Khaleeji Commercial Bank GFH Financial Group Citi Islamic Investment Bank Bank Al-Khair Bank of Khartoum Bahrain Islamic Bank Al Salam Bank Al Baraka Banking Group Al Baraka Islamic Bank ABC Islamic Bank Kuwait Turkish Participation Bank Inc. Liquidity Management Centre RA Bahrain Arcapita Group Venture Capital Bank Viva Bahrain Stc Bahrain Zain Bahrain Batelco Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation Television in Bahrain Bahrain Sports TV Cryo Temp Bahrain Cryo Temp Recovery Bahrain Visit Bahrain Gulf Air Bahrain Air DHL International Aviation ME Comlux Middle East Texel Air Gulf Aviation Gulf Traveller Swiftair Bahrain Bahrain International Airport Muharraq Airfield Sakhir Air Base Isa Air Base Furata Water Bahrain

Top goalscorers

• Reem Alhashmi

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	To be determined
Total	0/6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*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	To be determined
2029
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

• Sport in Bahrain
  • Football in Bahrain
    • Women's football in Bahrain
• Bahrain women's national under-20 football team
• Bahrain women's national under-17 football team
• Bahrain men's national football team

External links

• Official website
• FIFA profile
• instagram