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.
Salman Isa Ghuloom, known to many as just Salman Isa, is a retired Bahraini footballer who played as a winger or a wingback.
Abdullah Al Marzooqi is a Bahraini footballer.
Abdulla Baba Fatadi is a Bahraini footballer from Nigerian origins who is a midfielder for Al Jahra. His birth name is Babatunde Fatai. He played for Nigeria under 17 national team in U17 world championship before moving to Bahrain in 2004. He later took on Bahraini nationality to represent the Bahrain national football team. He played for Bahrain U23 and since 2007 playing for the senior Bahraini team.
Abdullah Omar Ismail is a Chadian-born Bahraini professional footballer currently playing for Al Ettifaq FC as a midfielder. He also plays for the Bahrain national football team.
Duaij Naser Abdulla is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Hala of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team.
Mohammed Hasan Kamaluddin is a Bahraini former minister, poet, ex-diplomat, historian, writer and researcher. He is best known for having published the first Encyclopedia of Bahraini History, stretching from 3000 B.C. to the modern Bahraini state. It is the largest and first work of its kind in the GCC region.
Mahmood Mansoor Ali Abdulla is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He plays for the Bahrain national football team. He was a member of the Bahrain squad at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.
Waleed Mohamed Abdulla Ali Al Hayam is Bahraini footballer. He is playing for home team Al-Muharraq in Bahraini Premier League as a defender. He was called to Bahrain national football team at 2011 AFC Asian Cup, hosted by neighboring country Qatar.
Abdulla Saleh Aman is a Bahraini international footballer who plays for Busaiteen and Bahrain national football team.
Abdulla Abdo Omar Yasser is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a defender who currently plays for Al-Muharraq and Bahrain.
Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Prague and the Bahrain national team.
Abdulla Shallal is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a defender who currently plays for Riffa and Bahrain.
Mohamed Yusuf Abdulla Al-Hardan is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing for Al-Muharraq.
The 2018–19 Bahraini King's Cup is the 17th season of the Bahraini King's Cup, the national football cup competition of Bahrain since it was renamed as the King's Cup in 2003. The winners of the competition will earn a spot in the 2020 AFC Cup.
Ahmed Abdulla Ali Abdulla is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Najma and the Bahrain national team.
Ali Abdulla Hassan Haram is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Jasim Ahmed Jasim Abdulla Al-Shaikh is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Ahli and the Bahrain national team.
Mohamed Jasim Mohamed Ali Abdulla Marhoon is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
Abdulkarim Abdulkarim Abdulla Fardan is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Riffa and the Bahrain national team.
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