Bahrain Football Association

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.

Bahrain Football Association
AFC
Founded1957 (1957)
HeadquartersManama
FIFA affiliation1968
AFC affiliation1957
PresidentSheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Websitehttp://bfa.bh


Office-holders and officials
Name Position Source
Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa President [1]
Shaikh Khaled Al Khalifa Vice President [1]
Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain 2nd Vice President [1]
Ebrahim Al Bouainain General Secretary [1]
Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain Treasurer [1]
n/a Technical Director
Hélio Sousa Team Coach (Men's) [1]
Khalid Al Harban Team Coach (Women's) [1]
Ahmed Mahdi Media/Communications Manager [1]
Alef Al Mannai Futsal Coordinator [1]
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 Miroslav Soukop (Czech Republic) and the Women's Team Coach is Khaled Al-Harban.[2]

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[3]

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.[4]

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References
  1. "Member Association - Bahrain - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  2. "Member Association - Bahrain - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  3. FIFA Online website, Bahrain page, accessed 24 June 2011
  4. "Saudi, UAE, Bahrain to miss Qatar's Gulf Cup amid rift". 17 November 2017 – via uk.reuters.com.


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