The Bahrain national football team represents Bahrain in international football and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, which was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in 1966. They have never reached the World Cup, but have twice come within one match of doing so. Bahrain won the FIFA's most improved team award in 2004, and finished fourth in the 2004 Asian Cup, beating Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals but losing to Japan in the semi-finals 4–3. Bahrain then lost to Iran in the third-place match, thus finishing in fourth place overall. Bahrain had a golden year in 2019, winning both the WAFF Championship and the Arabian Gulf Cup for the first time, under the stewardship of Hélio Sousa.
The Bahrain Football Association is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team, the women's and under-17, under-20 and under-23 national teams and domestic football competitions. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1968. It is also a member of the Asian Football Confederation.
Salman Isa Ghuloom, known to many as just Salman Isa, is a retired Bahraini footballer who played as a winger or a wingback.
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.
Ahmed Mnajed Abbas is a former Iraqi footballer. He last played for Sulaymaniya FC in Iraq and the Iraq national football team. He usually played the second striker position.
Ali Abbas is an Iraqi-Australian footballer who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League and the Iraq national team.
Sayed Mohammed Jaffer Sabt Abbas is a Bahraini footballer currently playing with Muharraq and the Bahrain national football team.
Abbas Ahmed Khamis is a footballer from Bahrain. He plays for Bahraini football club Sitra, and has played in the Bahrain national football team. He was part of the Bahrain team in AFC Asian Cup 2007 and 2011
The 2010 AFC President's Cup was the sixth edition of the AFC President's Cup, an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Bahrain participated in the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Competitors from Bahrain won 5 gold and 4 bronze medals in the Games, all in athletics events.
The sport of football in the country of Bahrain is run by the Bahrain Football Association, and significantly the most popular sport in the nation.
Sahib Abbas Hassan is an Iraqi former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Iraq at the 1996 Asian Cup, and also played for various clubs in Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Bahrain, and Syria.
Adel Abbas Abdullah is a Bahraini former footballer who played as a defender for Bahrain in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. He played club football for Riffa SC and Manama Club.
The 2015 AFC Cup group stage was played from 24 February to 13 May 2015. A total of 32 teams competed in the group stage to decide the 16 places in the knockout stage of the 2015 AFC Cup.
The 2016 AFC U-19 Championship was the 39th edition of the AFC U-19 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-19 national teams of Asia. The tournament was hosted by Bahrain, as announced by the AFC on 3 June 2015, and was scheduled to be played between 13–30 October 2016. A total of 16 teams played in the tournament.
Dominic Tan Jun Jin is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 1 club Dewa United. Born in Singapore, he plays for the Malaysia national team.
Mohammad Syamer bin Kutty Abba is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League side Penang, on loan from Johor Darul Ta'zim. He mainly plays as a box-to-box midfielder. He was known for his stamina, ball control and precise passing.
Maher Ayyad is a Bahraini chess FIDE Master (FM) (2004) and Chess Olympiad individual gold medal winner (2002).
Abbas Fadhel Abdulla Ahmed Maki Al-Asfoor, is a Bahraini professional football players who plays for the Bahraini national team.
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