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{{Short description|Governing body of association football in Bahrain anjing}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{National football association 
|Logo                             = Bahrain FA logo.svg
|Upright                          = 0.65
|Founded                          = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1957}}
|Headquarters                     = [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]]
|FIFA affiliation                 = 1968
|Region                           = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
|Region affiliation               = 1957
|Subregion                        = [[West Asian Football Federation|WAFF]]
|Subregion affiliation            = 2010
|President                        = [[Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa]]
|Vice-President                   = [[Shaikh Khaled Al Khalifa]]
|General Secretary                = [[ Rashed Al Zaabi]]
|Website                          = {{URL|http://bfa.bh}}
}}
The '''Bahrain Football Association''' ({{langx|ar|الاتحاد البحريني لكرة القدم}}) 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 ==
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!Name
!Position
!Source
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa|Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa]]
|President
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Shaikh Khaled bin Salman Al Khalifa]]
|Vice President
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain]]
|2nd Vice President
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|-
|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} H.H. [[Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa]]
|3rd Vice President
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Rashed Al Zaabi]]
|General Secretary
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Ali Ahmed Al Bouainain]]
|Treasurer
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Aabed Al Ansari]]
|Technical Director
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|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Dragan Talajić]]
|Team Coach (Men's)
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Khalid Al Harban]]
|Team Coach (Women's)
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|-
|{{Flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Ahmed Mahdi]]
|Media/Communications Manager
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Alef Al Mannaei]]
|Futsal Coordinator
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|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Jasim Karim
|Referee Coordinator
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The Association's president is [[Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/bhr/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514183633/https://www.fifa.com/associations/association/bhr/|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 May 2019|title=Member Association - Bahrain |website=www.fifa.com}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-gulf-qatar-football-idUKKBN1DH267|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203150805/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-gulf-qatar-football-idUKKBN1DH267|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2018|title=Saudi, UAE, Bahrain to miss Qatar's Gulf Cup amid rift|date=November 17, 2017|via=uk.reuters.com}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://bfa.bh/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070616074316/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=bhr/index.html  at FIFA Online]

{{Sports governing bodies in Bahrain}}
{{Football in Bahrain}}
{{International football}}
{{AFC associations}}
{{UAFA Football}}

[[Category:Football in Bahrain]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Bahrain|Football]]
[[Category:National members of the Asian Football Confederation|Bahrain]]
[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Bahrain]]
[[Category:Association football governing bodies in Asia]]
[[Category:Member associations of the West Asian Football Federation]]
[[Category:Members of the Union of Arab Football Associations]]
[[Category:Members of the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation]]


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