Bahrain women's national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Reds | ||
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| Association | Bahrain Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Adel Al Marzooqi | ||
| Captain | Yasmine Fayez | ||
| Top scorer | Reem Al Hashmi (44) | ||
| Home stadium | Bahrain National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | BHR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current |
79  5 (25 March 2016) | ||
| 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 ranking list June, 2007 at 111 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 Championship 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.
Players
Current squad
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Farah Sherif Ghaly | 21 June 1997 (aged 18) | 3 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Nouf Khalid Al Khalifa | 12 January 1989 (aged 27) | 33 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Khulood Saleh Adam | 13 November 1997 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Hessa Abdulla Al Zayani | 11 February 1997 (aged 19) | 15 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Noora Abdulaziz Khamis | 26 March 1990 (aged 26) | 28 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Manar Ebrahim Jassim | 27 July 1994 (aged 21) | 35 | 13 | |
| 14 | DF | Shaikha Abdulrahman Al Khalifa | 6 January 1993 (aged 23) | 23 | 2 | |
| 15 | DF | Marwa Mohammed Mubarak | 13 September 1988 (aged 27) | 41 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Razan Al Musawi | 4 July 1999 (aged 16) | 5 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Reem Ebrahim Al Daaysi | 2 October 1989 (aged 26) | 23 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Deena Abdulrahman | 23 February 1983 (aged 33) | 20 | 8 | |
| 5 | MF | Al Anood Hamed Al Khalifa | 10 July 1992 (aged 23) | 41 | 19 | |
| 8 | MF | Dwa Khalid Al Khalifa | 29 November 1987 (aged 28) | 32 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | Alyaa Juma Al Mudhahki | 3 July 1989 (aged 26) | 38 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | Mona Khaled Abdulrahman | 26 May 1993 (aged 22) | 23 | 2 | |
| 16 | MF | Rose Fayez Tobellah | 28 January 1998 (aged 18) | 3 | 1 | |
| 17 | MF | Yasmeen Fayez Tobellah (captain) | 17 September 1989 (aged 26) | 47 | 12 | |
| 23 | MF | Eman Rashed Al Khattal | 14 March 1999 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Noor Anwar Zada | 18 February 1998 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Latifa Mohammed Al Khalifa | 23 April 2001 (aged 14) | 7 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | Zainab Abdulhadi AlQaidoom | 14 March 1997 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Reem Yusuf Al Hashmi | 27 June 1987 (aged 28) | 48 | 44 | |
| 9 | FW | Mona Ebrahim Al Daaysi | 29 July 1992 (aged 23) | 21 | 5 | |
| 18 | FW | Phoebe Licence | 20 August 1999 (aged 16) | 19 | 2 | |
| 21 | FW | Zain Mohammed Al Khalifa | 21 April 1991 (aged 24) | 2 | 3 | |
| 27 | FW | Rawan Nabeel Al Ali | 26 October 2000 (aged 15) | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | Amira Bader Swar | 18 January 1998 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | FW | Lilya Jaweed Sabkar | 15 July 2002 (aged 13) | 1 | 0 | |
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
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.
Coaches / Former Coaches
- Ghazi Al-Majed
- Adnan Ebrahim
- Khalid Al-Harban
- Masoud Al-Ameeri
Monika Staab (2007)- Adel Al-Marzooqi
- Maher Hantash
References
- ↑ Bahrain picked up a resounding 17–0 victory over Qatar – Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010
- ↑ Asa on October 28, 2010 at 8:20 View Blog (2010-10-28). "Bahrain Beat Palestine 5 - 1 Women's Football Cup Arabia 2010". Women's Soccer United. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
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