Bahrain Football Association

several resources point out that the practice of football in bahrain started in 1919 where it is considered as the starting point when it emerged in bahrain. it all started in al hidaya al khalifia school in muharraq (the second capital); two teams were officially formed in 1928 where they were both seen as the stepping stone for improving the game. those teams were al khalaifi team in muharraq and the national team in manama, the country’s capital. both teams met in several encounters including many matches against foreign teams where most were british teams. several local teams appeared since then and al ahli was formed. their first match was against al basra team in iraq in 1931. over time, a committee was formed in 1945 to supervise progress and order of football competitions in bahrain. the competitions back then included local and foreign teams that represented companies and foreign establishments in bahrain. the game’s development and base expansion required finding an associa