Bahrain national beach soccer team
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Bahrain national beach soccer team represents BahrainBahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
in international beach soccer
Beach soccer
Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....
competitions and is controlled by the BHR Football Association
Bahrain Football Association
The Bahrain Football Association 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 1966. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation....
, the governing body for football in the Bahrain.
Bahrain qualified for the 2006 world cup as AFC Group winners, Bahrain went on to be one of the dark horses of the 2006 World Cup tournament reaching the dizzy heights of the quarter finals and beating Italy along the way.
Achievements
- AFC Beach Soccer ChampionshipAFC Beach Soccer ChampionshipThe FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers is the main championship for beach soccer in Asia. The first championship was held in 2006 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as all following tournaments have been. The two finalists and the winner of the third place play-off qualify for the following FIFA...
: 2006 Winners
- FIFA World Beach Soccer Championship: 2006 Quarter Finalist's
Current squad
FIFA Beach Soccer World CupFIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is a bi-annual international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every year since its establishment in 1995, when it was originally supervised...
- 1995Beach Soccer World Cup 1995The 1995 Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, later re-named FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Organisation:...
- N/A - 1996Beach Soccer World Cup 1996The 1996 Beach Soccer World Cup was the second edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, which wasn't governed by FIFA. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the second time.-Organisation:...
- N/A - 1997Beach Soccer World Cup 1997The 1997 Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win the cup for the third time in a row. It was also the first time a European team failed to make it past the group stage...
- N/A - 1998Beach Soccer World Cup 1998The 1998 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. This year was the first time that 10 teams would compete for the cup. The tournament continued to take place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....
- N/A - 1999Beach Soccer World Cup 1999The 1999 Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships which saw Brazil win their fifth title in a row. This year was the first time that 12 teams would compete for the cup...
- N/A - 2000Beach Soccer World Cup 2000The 2000 Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the first world cup of the new millennium. The tournament changed its location for the first time since its establishment in 1995. 2000 would be the last year before Brazil's chain of world cup wins was...
- N/A - 2001Beach Soccer World Cup 2001The Beach Soccer World Championships 2001 was the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament took place in Costa do Sauipe, Brazil from February 11-February 18. It was also the first time that Brazil did not win the tournament and saw them finish outside the top 3...
- N/A - 2002Beach Soccer World Cup 2002The 2002 Beach Soccer World Cup was the eight edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament continued to change its location, this time completely out of Rio de Janeiro to Vitória, Espírito Santo and Guarujá, São Paulo...
- N/A - 2003Beach Soccer World Cup 2003The 2003 Beach Soccer World Cup was the ninth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships. The tournament returned to its home place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the first time since 2000...
- N/A - 2004Beach Soccer World Cup 2004The 2004 Beach Soccer World Cup was the tenth edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships and the last tournament not governed by FIFA. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Organisation:...
- N/A - 20052005 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2005 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 11th edition of the world cup since its...
- N/A - 2006 - Quarter-Finals
- 20072007 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the third edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the thirteenth edition of the World Cup since...
- Failed to Qualify - 20082008 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fourteenth edition of the World Cup since...
- Failed to Qualify - 20092009 FIFA Beach Soccer World CupThe 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the fifteenth edition of the World Cup since it's...
- Group Stage