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

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. "Member Association - Bahrain - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  2. "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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