Bahrain Football Association
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| Founded | 1957 |
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| Headquarters | Manama, Bahrain |
| FIFA affiliation | 1968 |
| AFC affiliation | 1970[1] |
| WAFF affiliation | 2010 |
| President | Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa |
| Vice-President | Shaikh Khaled Al Khalifa |
| General Secretary | Rashed Al Zaabi |
| Website | bfa |
The Bahrain Football Association (Template:Langx) is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team, the women's and under-17, under-20 and under-23 national teams and domestic football competitions. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1968. It is also a member of the Asian Football Confederation.
Office-holders and officials
| Name | Position | Source |
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| Template:Flagicon Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa | President | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon Shaikh Khaled bin Salman Al Khalifa | Vice President | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain | 2nd Vice President | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa | 3rd Vice President | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon Rashed Al Zaabi | General Secretary | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain | Treasurer | [2] |
| Template:Flagicon Aabed Al Ansari | Technical Director | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon Dragan Talajić | Team Coach (Men's) | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon Khalid Al Harban | Team Coach (Women's) | [2][3] |
| Template:Flagicon Ahmed Mahdi | Media/Communications Manager | [2] |
| Template:Flagicon Alef Al Mannaei | Futsal Coordinator | [2] |
| Template:Flagicon Jasim Karim | Referee Coordinator | [2] |
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 Dragan Talajić (Croatia's ) and the Women's Team Coach is Khaled Al-Harban.[4]
Bahraini Premier League
The Bahraini Premier League, established in 1957, is the top professional football league in Bahrain. Featuring ten teams, the league operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Bahraini Second Division. Matches are played from October to April, with clubs vying for the championship and qualification to the AFC competitions. Al-Muharraq SC is the most successful club in the league’s history. The league is governed by the Bahrain Football Association and has grown significantly, contributing to the development of football in Bahrain.
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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."明年度亞洲杯足球錦標賽將實施一項新分區舉行辦法四個分區爲東區中區西區一及二星馬港泰印寮柬緬汶越列入中區". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Traditional Chinese). 16 August 1970.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Member Association - Bahrain". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The AFC.com - The Asian Football Confederation". The AFC. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Member Association - Bahrain". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Saudi, UAE, Bahrain to miss Qatar's Gulf Cup amid rift". 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018 – via uk.reuters.com.
External links
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