Bahrain Football Association

Bahrain Football Association
AFC

Founded	1957; 65 years ago (1957)
Headquarters	Manama, Bahrain
FIFA affiliation	1968
AFC affiliation	1957
President
Website	http://bfa.bh

The Bahrain Football Association (Arabic: الاتحا�� البحريني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1968. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation.

Office-holders and officials[]

Name	Position	Source
	President	^[1]^[2]
	Vice President	^[1]^[2]
	2nd Vice President	^[1]^[2]
	General Secretary	^[1]^[2]
	Treasurer	^[1]
	Technical Director	^[1]^[2]
Hélio Sousa	Team Coach (Men's)	^[1]^[2]
	Team Coach (Women's)	^[1]
	Media/Communications Manager	^[1]
	Futsal Coordinator	^[1]
Jasim Karim	Referee Coordinator	^[1]

The Association's president is Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. The vice-president is Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa.

The General Secretary is Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain.

The National Men's Team Coach is Hélio Sousa (Portugal) and the Women's Team Coach is Khaled Al-Harban.^[3]

Address and website[]

Bahrain Football Association

Bahrain National Stadium, P.O. Box 5464, MANAMA, Bahrain

Tel.: +973/17 689 569

Fax: +973/17 781 188

Official website: BFA^[4]

Controversies[]

In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the 2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis.^[5]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Member Association - Bahrain - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
^ "Member Association - Bahrain - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
^ FIFA Online website, Bahrain page, accessed 24 June 2011
^ "Saudi, UAE, Bahrain to miss Qatar's Gulf Cup amid rift". 17 November 2017 – via uk.reuters.com.

External links[]

v t Sports governing bodies in Bahrain (BRN)
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Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
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Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Bahrain Olympic Committee

Football in Bahrain

Bahrain Football Association

National teams

Men	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17
Women	Women's

League system

Men	Premier League
Women	W-Football League

Domestic cups

Men	King's Cup FA Cup Bahraini Crown Prince Cup (Default) Super Cup
Women

List of Clubs
Bahraini football records

v t International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, East, South, Central, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-16
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup IIGA – Island Games South American Board of New Federations (CSANF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t National football associations of Asia (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands North Korea South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	South Yemen
Italics denote full Member Association is not a FIFA member

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