Bahrain national beach soccer team
Bahrain beach soccer team
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The Bahrain national beach soccer team represents Bahrain in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Association, the governing body for football in Bahrain.
Nickname(s)أحمر الشواطئ
(The Beaches' Red)
(The Beaches' Red)
AssociationBahrain Football Association
ConfederationAsian Football Confederation
Head coachSadeq Marhoon
| Nickname(s) | أحمر الشواطئ (The Beaches' Red) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bahrain Football Association | ||
| Confederation | Asian Football Confederation | ||
| Head coach | Sadeq Marhoon | ||
| FIFA code | BHR | ||
| BSWW ranking | 51  8 (6 May 2026)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Bahrain 7–4 United Arab Emirates  (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 22 May 2006) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Bahrain 8–2 Laos  (Doha, Qatar; 24 March 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Iran 11–0 Bahrain (Pattaya, Thailand; 27 March 2025) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2005) | ||
| AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2006) | ||
| WAFF Beach Soccer Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2022) | ||
| Arab Beach Soccer Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2010) | ||
Bahrain qualified for the 2006 World Cup as AFC Group winners. Subsequently, Bahrain participated in the 2006 World Cup tournament, reaching the quarterfinals before being eliminated by Portugal.[2]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach: 
Gustavo Zlocewick
Achievements
- AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup: 2006 Winners
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup: 2006 Quarter Finalist's
Tournament records
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
- 1995 – N/A
- 1996 – N/A
- 1997 – N/A
- 1998 – N/A
- 1999 – N/A
- 2000 – N/A
- 2001 – N/A
- 2002 – N/A
- 2003 – N/A
- 2004 – N/A
- 2005 – N/A
- 2006 – Quarter-Finals
- 2007 – Failed to Qualify
- 2008 – Failed to Qualify
- 2009 – Group Stage
- 2011 – Failed to Qualify
- 2013 – Failed to Qualify
- 2015 – Failed to Qualify
- 2017 – Failed to Qualify
- 2019 – Failed to Qualify
- 2021 – Did not enter
- 2023 – Failed to Qualify
- 2025 – Failed to Qualify
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
| AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos. | Pld | W | W+ | WP | L | GF | GA | |
| 2006 |
Final | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| 2007 |
Third place match | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| 2008 |
Did not enter | |||||||||
| 2009 |
Final | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |
 2011 |
Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | |
 2013 |
Ninth place match | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| 2015 |
Seventh place match | 7th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | |
 2017 |
Group stage | 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | |
 2019 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | |
| 2021 |
Cancelled | |||||||||
| 2023 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | |
| 2025 |
Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | |
| Total | Champions | 10/11 | 43 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 137 | 145 | |
