Bahrain Football Association

Bahrain Football Association

AFC
Short name	BFA
Founded	1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Headquarters	Manama, Bahrain
FIFA affiliation	1968
AFC affiliation	1957
President	Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
General Secretary	Ebrahim Al Bouainain
Website	bfa.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
Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa	President	[1][2]
Shaikh Khaled bin Salman Al Khalifa	Vice President	[1][2]
Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain	2nd Vice President	[1][2]
H.H. Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa	3rd Vice President	[1][2]
Rashed Al Zaabi	General Secretary	[1][2]
Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain	Treasurer	[1]
Aabed Al Ansari	Technical Director	[1][2]
Hélio Sousa	Team Coach (Men's)	[1][2]
Khalid Al Harban	Team Coach (Women's)	[1][2]
Ahmed Mahdi	Media/Communications Manager	[1]
Alef Al Mannaei	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 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

External links

• Official website
• at FIFA Online
• Bahrain at AFC site

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Sports governing bodies in Bahrain (BRN)

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