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.
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 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]
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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]
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]
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