Bahrain men's national volleyball team

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Bahrain
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Association Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA)
Confederation AVC
Head coach Arnaud Josserand
FIVB ranking 58 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
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Home
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Away
Asian Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1979 )
Best result8th (1987, 2023)
Honours
Asian Nations Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Manama Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Taipei Team
Asian Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team
Arab Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992 SyriaTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Bahrain Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 BahrainTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Bahrain Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 EgyptTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2018 EgyptTeam
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1998 BahrainTeam

The Bahrain men's national volleyball team represents Bahrain in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. As of January 2025, the team is currently ranked 58th in the world. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Competition history

Asian Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1975 Did not enter
Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg 1979 13th–15th places14th place514813Squad
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1983 Did not enter
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1987 7th place match8th place725816Squad
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1989 15th place match16th placeSquad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1991 Did not enter
Flag of Thailand.svg 1993
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1995
Flag of Qatar.svg 1997 9th–12th places10th placeSquad
Flag of Iran.svg 1999 9th–12th places10th place7341011Squad
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2001 Did not enter
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2003 13th–15th places13th place624912Squad
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 9th place match10th place6331013Squad
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2007 Did not enter
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2009
Flag of Iran.svg 2011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2013 11th place match12th place7341513Squad
Flag of Iran.svg 2015 11th place match12th place7341314Squad
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2017 Did not enter
Flag of Iran.svg 2019
Flag of Japan.svg 2021 9th place match10th place7431510 Squad
Flag of Iran.svg 2023 7th place match8th place413611 Squad
Total0 Titles11/2256223494113

Asian Games

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1958 Did not participate
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1962
Flag of Thailand.svg 1966
Flag of Thailand.svg 1970
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1974
Flag of Thailand.svg 1978 Preliminary round13th place404012Squad
Flag of India.svg 1982 Did not participate
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg 1986 5th–8th place8th place8351417Squad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 1990 Did not participate
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg 1994
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2002
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 7th place match8th place9632013 Squad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Did not participate
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 11th place match12th place514713 Squad
Total0 Titles4/172610164155

Asian Nations Cup

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Nations Cup record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2018 Did not participate
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg 2022
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2023 FinalSilver medal asia.svg Runners-up642148 Squad
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2024 7th place match7th place52399Squad
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2025 FinalGold medal asia.svgChampions550154 Squad
Total1 Title3/5161153821

Asian Cup

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Arab Championship

West Asian Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

West Asian Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2025 To be determined
Total0 Titles1/1

Results and fixtures

2025

2025 Asian Nations Cup

17 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–21, 21–25, 25–19, 25–22)
Report

19 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–0Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–13, 27–25, 25–22)
Report

21 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–18, 25–22, 35–33)
Report

23 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–21, 25–23, 21–25, 18–25, 15–13)
Report

24 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(23–25, 25–16, 25–17, 25–18)
Report

2025 West Asian Championship

19 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg3–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–14, 25–15, 25–15)
Report

20 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg0–3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(20–25, 14–25, 12–25)
Report

21 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svgFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
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Report

Team

Current squad

The following is the Bahraini roster in the 2025 Asian Nations Cup. [4]

Head coach: Flag of France.svg Arnaud Josserand

No.NameDate of birthPos.HeightWeightSpikeBlock2024–25 club
2 Mohamed Anan 30 April 1995OP1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)80 kg (180 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Ahli
4 Abbas Alkhabbaz 9 August 1989MB1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb)336 cm (132 in)318 cm (125 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Muharraq
5 Husain Mansoor 20 November 2000S1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)72 kg (159 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Nabihsaleh
6 Sayed Hashem Ali 30 July 2003OH1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)77 kg (170 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Nabihsaleh
7 Mahmood Alafyah 19 December 1993S1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)82 kg (181 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Muharraq
8 Mahmood Ahmed 19 February 1996OH1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)79 kg (174 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Darkulaib
9 Mohamed Abdulla 30 November 1999MB1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)80 kg (180 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Nabihsaleh
12 Hani Allawi 7 December 2000MB2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)330 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Ahli
13 Ali Khamis 4 October 1991OP1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)320 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Ahli
15 Naser Anan (c)16 December 1992OH1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)76 kg (168 lb)330 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Ahli
17 Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob 8 July 1994OH1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)340 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Darkulaib
18 Ayman Haroon 6 September 1986L1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)80 kg (180 lb)270 cm (110 in)260 cm (100 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Al Ahli
20 Abbas Sultan 27 June 1998L1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)73 kg (161 lb)270 cm (110 in)260 cm (100 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Darkulaib
21 Hasan Warqaa 24 April 2005MB2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)360 cm (140 in)350 cm (140 in) Flag of Bahrain.svg Darkulaib

Coach history

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Bahrain national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider
Macron
2025–Be Sport

References

  1. FIVB World Rankings
  2. BAHRAIN VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
  3. "Bahrain Volleyball About". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. AVC Nations Cup 2025: Daily Bulletin #1