Bahrain women's national football team

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.

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	NR (18 December 2020)[1]
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)[2]
Biggest defeat
Jordan 9–0 Bahrain  (Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005) -- Not FIFA officiated

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

Player record

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.[3]
  • 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.

2014

The following is a list of matches in 2014:

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

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

October 23, 2014 Friendly	Bahrain	5–0	Pakistan	Isa Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Reem Al Hashmi Reem Al Hashmi Dwa Al Khalifa Al Anood Al Khalifa			Stadium: Bahrain Football Association Attendance: 100

October 26, 2014 Friendly	Bahrain	5–1	Pakistan	Isa Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Deena Abdulrahman Deena Abdulrahman Yasmeen Fayez Yasmeen Fayez		Hajra Khan	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 250

October 29, 2014 Friendly	Bahrain	10–1	Pakistan	Isa Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Reem Al Hashmi Reem Al Hashmi Deena Abdulrahman Shaikha Al Khalifa Yasmeen Fayez Yasmeen Fayez Al Anood Al Khalifa Manar Ebrahim Rose Fayez		Hajra Khan	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 250

2015

The following is a list of matches in 2015:

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

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

March 13, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: Group B	Bahrain	1–1	Malta	Paphos, Cyprus
	Reem Al Hashmi			Stadium: Paphos Stadium

March 18, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: 7th Place	Bahrain	3–1	Lebanon	Paphos, Cyprus
	Al Anood Al Khalifa Reem Al Hashmi Phoebe Licence		Bahlawan	Stadium: Paphos Stadium

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

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:

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

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:

January 21, 2017 Friendly	Bahrain	5–1	Maldives	Isa Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi Yasmine Fayez Yasmine Fayez Own Goal Al Anood Al Khalifa			Stadium: Bahrain Football Association Attendance: 150

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

3 April 2017 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)

5 April 2017 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)

7 April 2017 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)

10 April 2017 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)

12 April 2017 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

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 "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020. Bahrain picked up a resounding 17–0 victory over Qatar – Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010 Archived December 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Asa on October 28, 2010 at 8:20 View Blog (October 28, 2010). "Bahrain Beat Palestine 5 – 1 Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010". Women's Soccer United. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-24. External links Official website FIFA profile