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| Calendar of Events |
| 13/11/2008 |
Organising Committee for AFC Youth Competitions
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| 20/11/2008 |
Women's Committee |
| 20/11/2008 |
AFC Women's Awards Night 2008 |
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| 9 September 2008 |
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Fossati: Beware Bahrain backlash
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| Qatar coach Jorge Fossati warned his high-flying side to expect a stiff examination when they entertain Bahrain in their second World Cup qualifier at |
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| 7 September 2008 |
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Fuming Macala slams players
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| Bahrain coach Milan Macala criticised his side after seeing them go down 3-2 to Japan in their opening match of the final round of 2010 FIFA World Cup |
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| 6 September 2008 |
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Japan win Gulf thriller
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| Japan survived a late Bahrain fightback to begin the final round of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying in excellent fashion with a 3-2 victory at the |
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| 5 September 2008 |
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Macala’s Bahrain ready for Japan
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| Bahrain coach Milan Macala believes his side are underdogs for Saturday’s 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Manama against three-time Asian champions |
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| 5 September 2008 |
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Ref Riley benefits Bahrain
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| Top international referee Mike Riley, of England, conducted a training course for 25 referees in Bahrain recently – an initiative that has been |
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| Organisation Structure |
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In the late 1920's, football kicked off in a school called Al Khalifa, forming its own football team combining with Al Wattaniah. In 1931, a team from Bahrain made its first foray into international football when they visited Basrah city in Iraq to play two friendly matches. The team lost to Al Basrah High School team and the British Air Force. Also in the same year, the first national championship was organised with participating teams coming from the Royal Air Force, companies and organisations. Muharraq emerged as the first winners. Before the formation of the Bahrain Football Association (BFA) in 1958, the early governing body of Bahraini football set up a council to supervise football activities. It was headed by Hamad bin Mohammed Isa. The first thing they did was to set up a league and a cup championship in 1951 and 1952. A team called BABCO became the first league champions while Muharraq was the first cup champions. In 1957, this governing body announced plans to officially establish BFA and also to organise tournaments for local clubs only. Thus, BFA was born on October 11, 1958. They joined FIFA in 1965 as a temporary member and became a full member in 1968 at the FIFA Congress in Mexico. A year later, they joined AFC. In 1970, as BFA, they organised their first international tournament, the Gulf Cup. Bahrain football has made great strides in the new millennium. A huge number of players are playing professional football in Qatar and surprised many at the Asian Cup 2004 when in their first participation at the Finals, they qualified for the semi-finals and was ten seconds away from knocking out then power-house and defending champion Japan..
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Committee |
| President |
| H.E.Sh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa |
| Vice President |
| Sh. Ali Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa |
| General Secretary |
| Ahmed Jassim Mohamed |
| Treasurer |
| Ahmed Abdulla Al-Noaimi |
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| Contact Address |
| Address |
| Riffa-Area 934 Road 3407 Bldg 315 Riffa 5464 Manama Bahrain |
| Telephone |
| 0973 17 689 569 |
| Fax |
| 973 17 781 188 |
| E-mail |
| bhrfa@batelco.com.bh |
| Website |
| www.bahrainfootball.org |
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| Other Info |
| Founded |
| 1957 |
| Affiliation since |
| 1970 (AFC), 1966 (FIFA) |
| Jerseys |
| Red |
| Shorts |
| Red |
| Socks |
| Red |
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