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 |  Monika Staab |
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| Top scorer | Zain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Bahrain National Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | BHR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maldives 0 - 7 Bahrain  (Male, Maldives; April 22, 2007) |
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| Maldives 0 - 7 Bahrain (Male, Maldives; April 22, 2007) |
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 Jordan 9 - 0 Bahrain (Amman, Jordan; September 25, 2005)-- Not FIFA officated |
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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.
[edit] 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 in April 22, 2007 against the national team of Maldives in Male, Maldives. During this match, Bahrain put up a great match and managed to secure an historic 7-0 win.
[edit] Coaches / Former Coaches
Ghazi Al-Majed
Adnan Ebrahim
Khalid Al-Harban
Masoud Al-Ameeri
Monika Staab
Abdulla Bilal (Goalkeeping Coach)
[edit] Current squad
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