The Bahrain women's national futsal team () represents the Kingdom of Bahrain in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association (BFA). History Formed in the mid-to-late 2000s, playing their first-ever match in 2007. They became the first women's futsal team established in the Gulf region. Although the team missed the inaugural 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship and had limited opportunities for international competition early on, they made a notable breakthrough in 2012 when Bahrain hosted the second edition of the WAFF Championship in Manama. In their tournament debut, the team reached the semifinals and secured their first-ever medal — a bronze — after defeating Lebanon 8–5 in the third-place match.
Following that success, the team went on a six-year hiatus before returning to the international stage at the 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship. However, they were eliminated in the group stage after losing all three matches.
In 2019, Bahrain participated in the inaugural GCC Women's Games, dominating the competition and winning their first gold medal. Already recognized as a prominent name in women's futsal in the West Asian region, Bahrain defended their title at the 2022 GCC Games, securing another gold, which was followed by a bronze medal at the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.
In 2023, the team took part in their first invitational tournament abroad — the NSDF Women's Futsal Championship in Thailand — competing alongside some of Asia's top sides. Bahrain claimed the bronze medal after a 2–1 victory over China in the third-place playoff.
With the launch of the FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup, the AFC rebranded its continental competition as the AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, which now serves as the qualification route to the World Cup. In the qualifiers for the inaugural edition to be held in the Philippines in 2025, Bahrain were drawn into Group A. The team remained unbeaten against fellow Arab opponents, losing only to hosts Thailand, and became the only Arab and West Asian team to qualify for the final tournament. Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. Legend
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2025
Players Current squad The following 14 players were called-up for friendly matches against Russia on 20 and 22 March 2025.
Competitive record FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup recordYearPosition* 2025Did not qualifyTotal0/1—————— AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundResult* 2015Did not enterNo qualifying tournament was used 2018Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 4 21 2025Group stage 12th 3 0 0 3 3 12 4 2 1 1 14 10Total2/3 6 0 0 6 7 33 4 2 1 1 14 10
WAFF Women's Futsal Championship recordYearPosition* 2008Did not enter 2012 3rd 4 2 0 2 17 17 2022 3rd 4 3 0 1 9 1Total2/385032618 Other tournaments Tournament Round Result 2019 GCC Women's Games Round-robin Gold medalist 2022 GCC Games Final Gold medalist 2023 NSDF Women's Championship Third place match Third place
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