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	86 (9 December 2022)^[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
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 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

Main article: Bahrain women's national football team results

See also: 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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.^{[citation needed]}
• 2011: Bronze medal after beating former champions Jordan in the playoff in a penalty shootout after ending the match 0–0.^{[citation needed]}
• Fair Play Team Award as well as Top Scorer handed to Reem Al Hashmi in the 2011 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

West Asian Football Federation Futsal Championship

• 2012: Bronze medal after beating Lebanon 8–5 in the playoff.^{[citation needed]}
• Fair Play Team Award as well as Top Scorer handed to Deena Abdulrahman in this WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.

2010

Jordan   v   Bahrain

February 20, 2010 2010 WAFF WC

Jordan

4–1

Bahrain

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Bahrain   v   Iran

February 22, 2010 2010 WAFF WC

Bahrain

1–0

Iran

Abu Dhabi, UAE

United Arab Emirates   v   Bahrain

February 26, 2010 2010 WAFF WC

United Arab Emirates

4–0

Bahrain

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Bahrain   v   Palestine

February 28, 2010 2010 WAFF WC

Bahrain

3–0

Palestine

Abu Dhabi, UAE

2011

Bahrain   v   India

17 September 2011 Friendly	Bahrain	1–2	India	Manama, Bahrain
	Reem Al-Hashmi	[1]	Sasmita Malik   3', 35'	Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

Bahrain   v   India

20 September 2011 Friendly	Bahrain	2–0	India	Manama, Bahrain
	Deena Abdulrahman   Manar Ebrahim	[2]		Stadium: Al Ahli Stadium

Bahrain   v   India

23 September 2011 Friendly	Bahrain	1–3	India	Manama, Bahrain
	Mona Al Daesi   81'	[3]	Pinky Bompal Magar   69' Parmeshwori Devi   72' Kamala Devi   86'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

Bahrain   v   Iraq

3 October 2011 2011 WAFF WC	Bahrain	12–0	Iraq	Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:45	Alhashmi   10', 15', 27', 38', 48', 60', 90+2' Mohammad   51' Al Khalifa   52', 71', 84' Abdelrahman   70'			Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium

Jordan   v   Bahrain

5 October 2011 2011 WAFF WC	Jordan	2–2	Bahrain	Abu Dhabi, UAE
15:15	Al-Majali   56' Jbarah   76'		Alhashmi   31', 90'	Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium

Bahrain   v   Palestine

7 October 2011 2011 WAFF WC	Bahrain	8–0	Palestine	Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:45	Abdulrahman   10' Mohammad   18' Alhashmi   21', 44', 65', 76' Al Khalifa   39' Yaaqob   69'			Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium

Bahrain   v   United Arab Emirates

10 October 2011 2011 WAFF WC	Bahrain	0–4	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:15		Report	Marek   14' Nacha   49' Zerrouki   64' Troudi   75'	Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium

Bahrain   v   Jordan

12 October 2011 2011 WAFF WC	Bahrain	0–0 (4–3 p)	Jordan	Abu Dhabi, UAE
17:15		Report		Stadium: Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium
	Penalties
	Tobellah   Almudhahki   Al-Hashmi   Khamis		Al-Naber   Khraisat   Khair

2013

Bahrain   v   India

14 May 2013 Friendly	Bahrain	1–2	India	Manama, Bahrain
	Reem Al-Hashmi   42'		Pinky Bompal Magar   8' Kamala Devi   36'

Bahrain   v   India

16 May 2013 Friendly	Bahrain	0–2	India	Manama, Bahrain
			Prameshwori Devi   56' Kamala Devi   71'

Vietnam   v   Bahrain

22 May 2013 2014 AFC WAC Q Grp C	Vietnam	8–0	Bahrain	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
18:00	Nguyễn Thị Minh Nguyệt   3' Trần Thị Kim Hồng   20' Nguyễn Thị Xuyến   22' Nguyễn Thị Muôn   38', 58', 70' Nguyễn Thị Liễu   45' Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến   65'	Report		Attendance: 200 Referee: Wang Jia (China)

Bahrain   v   Hong Kong

24 May 2013 2014 AFC WAC Q Grp C	Bahrain	1–3	Hong Kong	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
18:00	Al Hashmi   25'	Report	Cheung Wai Ki   52' Fung   65', 69'	Attendance: 80 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)

Kyrgyzstan   v   Bahrain

26 May 2013 2014 AFC WAC Q Grp C	Kyrgyzstan	1–4	Bahrain	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa
20:30	Tynkova   31'	Report	Abdelrahman   3', 33' Al Hashmi   20', 49'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Shiva Yari (Iran)

2014

Bahrain   v   Jordan

April 15, 2014 2014 WAFF WC	Bahrain	0–5	Jordan	Amman, Jordan
		Report		Stadium: Petra Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Hussein Abo Yehia (Lebanon)

Bahrain   v   Palestine

April 17, 2014 2014 WAFF WC	Bahrain	0–4	Palestine	Amman, Jordan
		Report		Stadium: Petra Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Bahrain   v   Qatar

April 19, 2014 2014 WAFF WC	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'	Report		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

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

Cyprus   v   Bahrain

March 12, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: Group A	Cyprus	1–0	Bahrain	Paphos, Cyprus
11:00	Antoniou   33'	Report		Stadium: Paphos Stadium

Bahrain   v   Azerbaijan

March 13, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: Group A	Bahrain	0–4	Azerbaijan	Paphos, Cyprus
11:00		Report		Stadium: Paphos Stadium

Bahrain   v   Malta

March 15, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: Group A	Bahrain	1–1	Malta	Paphos, Cyprus
15:00	Reem Al Hashmi   22'	Report	?   40'	Stadium: Paphos Stadium

Bahrain   v   Lebanon

March 18, 2015 Aphrodite Cup: 7th Place	Bahrain	3–1	Lebanon	Paphos, Cyprus
11:00	Al Anood Al Khalifa   56' Reem Al Hashmi   81' Phoebe Licence   87'	Report	Bahlawan   8'	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

Bahrain   v   Maldives

January 24, 2016 Friendly	Bahrain	4–0	Maldives	Hamad Town, Bahrain
	Reem Al Hashmi    Manar Jassim	Report		Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium Attendance: 150

Bahrain   v   Maldives

January 28, 2016 Friendly	Bahrain	1–0	Maldives	Riffa, Bahrain
	Yasmine Fayez	Report		Stadium: Riffa Club Attendance: 150

2017

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)

2019

Bahrain   v   Lebanon

7 January 2019 (2019-01-07) 2019 WAFF WC	Bahrain	3–2	Lebanon	Muharraq, Bahrain
16:00	Licence   69' Alisa   78', 81'	AFC Report Report	Tamim   57' Kasty   90+1'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

Bahrain   v   Palestine

9 January 2019 (2019-01-09) 2019 WAFF WC	Bahrain	5–0	Palestine	Muharraq, Bahrain
13:00	Tobellah   45+1' (p.), 75' Alisa   56' Ramadhan   73' Sabkar   79'	AFC Report Report		Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

United Arab Emirates   v   Bahrain

13 January 2019 (2019-01-13) 2019 WAFF WC	United Arab Emirates	1–1	Bahrain	Muharraq, Bahrain
13:00	Aladwan   35'	AFC Report	Alisa   19'	Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

Jordan   v   Bahrain

15 January 2019 (2019-01-15) 2019 WAFF WC	Jordan	1–0	Bahrain	Muharraq, Bahrain
16:00	Al-Naber   67'	AFC Report		Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium

2021

Bahrain   v   India

10 October Friendly	Bahrain	0–5	India	Hamad Town, Bahrain
		Report	Basfore   13' Xaxa   19', 68'   73' Kathiresan   34' Manisha K.   69'	Stadium: Hamad Town Stadium

Bahrain   v   Laos

21 October 2021 (2021-10-21) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group A	Bahrain	0–0	Laos	Arad, Bahrain
18:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Referee: Haneed Murad (Jordan)

Chinese Taipei   v   Bahrain

24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group A	Chinese Taipei	2–0	Bahrain	Arad, Bahrain
18:00 UTC+3	Lai Li-chin   60' Chen Yen-ping   77'	Report		Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium Attendance: 257 Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Khalid Al Harban
Assistant coach	Mohammed Adnan
Goalkeeper coach	Abdulla Belal

Manager history

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

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 (age 25)	3	0	{{{club}}}
12	1GK	Nouf Khalid Al Khalifa	(1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 33)	43	0	{{{club}}}
22	1GK	Khulood Saleh Adam	(1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 25)	4	0	{{{club}}}
3	2DF	Hessa Abdulla Al Zayani	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 25)	18	0	{{{club}}}
6	2DF	Noora Abdulaziz Khamis	(1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 32)	28	0	{{{club}}}
10	2DF	Alyaa Juma Al Mudhahki	(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 33)	45	2	{{{club}}}
13	2DF	Manar Ebrahim Jassim	(1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 28)	45	13	{{{club}}}
14	2DF	Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Khalifa	(1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 29)	29	2	{{{club}}}
15	2DF	Marwa Mohammed Mubarak	(1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 34)	51	0	{{{club}}}
19	2DF	Razan Al Musawi	(1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 23)	5	0	{{{club}}}
20	2DF	Reem Ebrahim Al Daaysi	(1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 33)	33	0	{{{club}}}
4	3MF	Deena Abdulrahman	(1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 39)	30	11	{{{club}}}
5	3MF	Al Anood Hamed Al Khalifa	(1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 30)	51	21	{{{club}}}
8	3MF	Dwa Khalid Al Khalifa	(1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 35)	39	2	{{{club}}}
11	3MF	Mona Khaled Abdulrahman	(1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 29)	23	2	{{{club}}}
16	3MF	Rose Fayez Tobellah	(1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 24)	5	1	{{{club}}}
17	3MF	Yasmeen Fayez Tobellah (captain)	(1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 33)	55	15	Al Nassr
23	3MF	Eman Rashed Al Khattal	(1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 23)	10	0	{{{club}}}
24	3MF	Noor Anwar Zada	(1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 24)	4	0	{{{club}}}
25	3MF	Latifa Mohammed Al Khalifa	(2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 21)	8	0	{{{club}}}
26	3MF	Wesal Ahmed Al Yassi	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 22)	2	0	{{{club}}}
31	3MF	Iman Ebrahim Ramadhan	(1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 29)	5	0	{{{club}}}
33	3MF	Zainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom	(1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 25)	1	0	{{{club}}}
7	4FW	Reem Yusuf Al Hashmi	(1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 35)	58	51	{{{club}}}
9	4FW	Noora Sami Al Dossary	(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 22)	8	3	{{{club}}}
9	4FW	Hessa Reyadh AlIsa	(1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 27)	7	4	Al Nassr
18	4FW	Phoebe Licence	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 23)	19	3	Flagler Saints
21	4FW	Zain Mohammed Al Khalifa	(1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 31)	2	3	{{{club}}}
27	4FW	Rawan Nabeel Al Ali	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 22)	11	0	{{{club}}}
29	4FW	Amira Bader Swar	(1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 24)	4	0	{{{club}}}
30	4FW	Lilya Jaweed Sabkar	(2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 20)	2	0	{{{club}}}
9	4FW	Mona Ebrahim Al Daaysi	(1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 30)	21	5	{{{club}}}

Records

Most capped players

(official matches)

• Reem Alhashmi

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	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

*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
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

See also: 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   2022 Did not Enter Total 5/7 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  Asia portal  Bahrain portal  Sports portal  Association football portal  Women's association football portal Sport in Bahrain Football in Bahrain Women's football in Bahrain Bahrain men's national football team References "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022. Bahrain picked up a resounding 17–0 victory over Qatar – Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010 December 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Asa on October 28, 2010 at 8:20 View Blog (October 28, 2010). . Women's Soccer United. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-24. External links Official website