Bahrain Football Association
AFC
Short nameBFA
Founded1957 (1957)
HeadquartersManama, Bahrain
FIFA affiliation1968
AFC affiliation1957
PresidentAli Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
General SecretaryEbrahim Al Bouainain
Websitebfa.bh

The Bahrain Football Association (Arabic: الاتحاد 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
Bahrain Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa President [1][2]
Bahrain Shaikh Khaled bin Salman Al Khalifa Vice President [1][2]
Bahrain Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain 2nd Vice President [1][2]
Bahrain H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa 3rd Vice President [1][2]
Bahrain Rashed Al Zaabi General Secretary [1][2]
Bahrain Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain Treasurer [1]
Bahrain Aabed Al Ansari Technical Director [1][2]
Portugal Hélio Sousa Team Coach (Men's) [1][2]
Bahrain Khalid Al Harban Team Coach (Women's) [1][2]
Bahrain Ahmed Mahdi Media/Communications Manager [1]
Bahrain Alef Al Mannaei Futsal Coordinator [1]
Bahrain 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Member Association - Bahrain - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Member Association - Bahrain - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  4. ↑ FIFA Online website, Bahrain page, accessed 24 June 2011
  5. ↑ "Saudi, UAE, Bahrain to miss Qatar's Gulf Cup amid rift". 17 November 2017 – via uk.reuters.com.


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