# 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.

## 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

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
## 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 (age 27) | 3 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 12 | 1GK | Nouf Khalid Al Khalifa | (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 36) | 43 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 22 | 1GK | Khulood Saleh Adam | (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 27) | 4 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 3 | 2DF | Hessa Abdulla Al Zayani | (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27) | 18 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 6 | 2DF | Noora Abdulaziz Khamis | (1990-03-26) 26 March 1990 (age 34) | 28 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 10 | 2DF | Alyaa Juma Al Mudhahki | (1989-07-03) 3 July 1989 (age 35) | 45 | 2 | {{{club}}} |
| 13 | 2DF | Manar Ebrahim Jassim | (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 30) | 45 | 13 | Al Mutahed |
| 14 | 2DF | Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Khalifa | (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 32) | 29 | 2 | {{{club}}} |
| 15 | 2DF | Marwa Mohammed Mubarak | (1988-09-13) 13 September 1988 (age 36) | 51 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 19 | 2DF | Razan Al Musawi | (1999-07-04) 4 July 1999 (age 25) | 5 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 20 | 2DF | Reem Ebrahim Al Daaysi | (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 35) | 33 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 4 | 3MF | Deena Abdulrahman | (1983-02-23) 23 February 1983 (age 41) | 30 | 11 | {{{club}}} |
| 5 | 3MF | Al Anood Hamed Al Khalifa | (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 32) | 51 | 21 | {{{club}}} |
| 8 | 3MF | Dwa Khalid Al Khalifa | (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 (age 37) | 39 | 2 | {{{club}}} |
| 11 | 3MF | Mona Khaled Abdulrahman | (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31) | 23 | 2 | {{{club}}} |
| 16 | 3MF | Rose Fayez Tobellah | (1998-01-28) 28 January 1998 (age 26) | 5 | 1 | {{{club}}} |
| 17 | 3MF | Yasmeen Fayez Tobellah (captain) | (1989-09-17) 17 September 1989 (age 35) | 55 | 15 | Al Nassr |
| 23 | 3MF | Eman Rashed Al Khattal | (1999-03-14) 14 March 1999 (age 25) | 10 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 24 | 3MF | Noor Anwar Zada | (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 25 | 3MF | Latifa Mohammed Al Khalifa | (2001-04-23) 23 April 2001 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 26 | 3MF | Wesal Ahmed Al Yassi | (2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 31 | 3MF | Iman Ebrahim Ramadhan | (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 32) | 5 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 33 | 3MF | Zainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom | (1997-03-14) 14 March 1997 (age 27) | 1 | 0 | {{{club}}} |
| 7 | 4FW | Reem Yusuf Al Hashmi | (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 37) | 58 | 51 | {{{club}}} |
| 9 | 4FW | Noora Sami Al Dossary | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | 8 | 3 | {{{club}}} |
| 9 | 4FW | Hessa Reyadh AlIsa | (1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 29) | 7 | 4 | Al Nassr |
| 18 | 4FW | Phoebe Licence | (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 25) | 19 | 3 | Flagler Saints |
| 21 | 4FW | Zain Mohammed Al Khalifa | (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33) | 2 | 3 | {{{club}}} |
| 27 | 4FW | Rawan Nabeel Al Ali | (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 24) | 11 | 0 | United Eagles |
| 29 | 4FW | Amira Bader Swar | (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26) | 4 | 0 | United Eagles |
| 30 | 4FW | Lilya Jaweed Sabkar | (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | United Eagles |
| 9 | 4FW | Mona Ebrahim Al Daaysi | (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 (age 32) | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2002 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2006 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2010 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2022 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

### 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2024 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 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 |