Bahrain women's national football team

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	80 3 (22 June 2018)
Highest	64 (March 2010)
Lowest	144 (December 2007)
First international
Bahrain 7–0 Maldives  (Male, Maldives; April 22, 2007)
Biggest win
Bahrain 17–0 Qatar  (Riffa, Bahrain; October 18, 2010)[1]
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.

Competitions record

World Cup record

World Cup Finals
Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2007	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC Women's Asian Cup record

Women's Asian Cup
Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
2008	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	Did Not Enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Asian Games

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

Performance in West Asia Women's Championship

See also: WAFF Womens Championship

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 Total 4/5 16 5 3 8 37 44 −7 *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Performance in Arabia Cup Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GD 2010 3rd Place 5 4 0 1 27 5 +22 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}}} Recent Results 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.[2] 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: 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 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 Bahrain  v  Pakistan 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 Bahrain  v  Pakistan 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: 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 March 13, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: Group B Bahrain  1–1  Malta Paphos, Cyprus Reem Al Hashmi Stadium: Paphos Stadium Bahrain  v  Lebanon March 18, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: 7th Place Bahrain  3–1  Lebanon Paphos, Cyprus Al Anood Al Khalifa Reem Al Hashmi Phoebe Licence Stadium: Paphos Stadium 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 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 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) Current Coaches Khalid Al Harban (Head Coach) Abdulla Belal (Goalkeeper Coach) Mohammed Adnan (Assistant Coach) Former Coaches Monika Staab (2007) Adel Al-Marzooqi Maher Hantash Ghazi Al-Majed Adnan Ebrahim Masoud Al-Ameeri See also Bahrain national football team Women's football References ↑ 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