Bahrain men's national volleyball team

Bahrain
Association	Bahrain Volleyball Association (BVA)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Arnaud Josserand
FIVB ranking	40 (5 October 2025)
Uniforms
Home	Away
Asian Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1979)
Best result	8th (1987, 2023)
Asian Nations Cup
Asian Cup
Arab Championship
Islamic Solidarity Games
West Asian Championship

AssociationBahrain Volleyball Association (BVA)

ConfederationAVC

Head coachArnaud Josserand

FIVB ranking 40

(5 October 2025)^[1]

The Bahrain men's national volleyball team represents Bahrain in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. As of January 2025, the team is currently ranked 58th in the world.^[2]^[3]^[4]

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Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1975	Did not enter
1979	13th–15th places	14th place	5	1	4	8	13	Squad
1983	Did not enter
1987	7th place match	8th place	7	2	5	8	16	Squad
1989	15th place match	16th place						Squad
1991	Did not enter
1993
1995
1997	9th–12th places	10th place						Squad
1999	9th–12th places	10th place	7	3	4	10	11	Squad
2001	Did not enter
2003	13th–15th places	13th place	6	2	4	9	12	Squad
2005	9th place match	10th place	6	3	3	10	13	Squad
2007	Did not enter
2009
2011
2013	11th place match	12th place	7	3	4	15	13	Squad
2015	11th place match	12th place	7	3	4	13	14	Squad
2017	Did not enter
2019	Did not enter
2021	9th place match	10th place	7	4	3	15	10	Squad
2023	7th place match	8th place	4	1	3	6	11	Squad
2026	Qualified
Total	0 Titles	12/23	56	22	34	94	113	—

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1958	Did not participate
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978	Preliminary round	13th place	4	0	4	0	12	Squad
1982	Did not participate
1986	5th–8th place	8th place	8	3	5	14	17	Squad
1990	Did not participate
1994
1998
2002
2006	7th place match	8th place	9	6	3	20	13	Squad
2010	Did not participate
2014
2018
2022	11th place match	12th place	5	1	4	7	13	Squad
2026	To be determined
Total	0 Titles	4/17	26	10	16	41	55	—

Asian Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Did not participate
2022	Did not participate
2023	Final	Runners-up	6	4	2	14	8	Squad
2024	7th place match	7th place	5	2	3	9	9	Squad
2025	Final	Champions	5	5	0	15	4	Squad
2026	Qualified
Total	1 Title	4/6	16	11	5	38	21	—

Asian Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2008	Did not participate
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022	Semifinals	3rd place	6	4	2	14	10	Squad
Total	0 Titles	1/7	6	4	2	14	10	—

West Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2025	Final	Runners-up	6	5	1	17	4	Squad
Total	0 Titles	1/1	6	5	1	17	4	—

Bahrain men's national volleyball team

Asian Championship

Asian Games

Asian Nations Cup

Asian Cup

Arab Championship

West Asian Championship

Islamic Solidarity Games

Results and fixtures

2025

2025 Asian Nations Cup

2025 West Asian Championship

Team

Current squad

Coach history

Kit providers

References

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No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos.	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 club
2	Mohamed Anan	30 April 1995	OP	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Al Ahli
4	Abbas Alkhabbaz	9 August 1989	MB	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	336 cm (132 in)	318 cm (125 in)	Al Muharraq
5	Husain Mansoor	20 November 2000	S	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Nabihsaleh
6	Sayed Hashem Ali	30 July 2003	OH	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Nabihsaleh
7	Mahmood Alafyah	19 December 1993	S	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Al Muharraq
8	Mahmood Ahmed	19 February 1996	OH	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Darkulaib
9	Mohamed Abdulla	30 November 1999	MB	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Nabihsaleh
12	Hani Allawi	7 December 2000	MB	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	320 cm (130 in)	Al Ahli
13	Ali Khamis	4 October 1991	OP	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	320 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Al Ahli
15	Naser Anan (c)	16 December 1992	OH	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	330 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Al Ahli
17	Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob	8 July 1994	OH	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	340 cm (130 in)	310 cm (120 in)	Darkulaib
18	Ayman Haroon	6 September 1986	L	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	270 cm (110 in)	260 cm (100 in)	Al Ahli
20	Abbas Sultan	27 June 1998	L	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	270 cm (110 in)	260 cm (100 in)	Darkulaib
21	Hasan Warqaa	24 April 2005	MB	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	360 cm (140 in)	350 cm (140 in)	Darkulaib

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