Bahrain men's national handball team

The Bahrain national handball team is the national handball team of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Handball Federation. In May 2021 Aron Kristjánsson returned to his position as head coach, taking over from Halldór Jóhann Sigfússon, who took over in 2020.

Bahrain
Information
Association	Bahrain Handball Federation
Coach	Aron Kristjánsson
Assistant coach	Ahmed Al-Naser Abdulla Esam
Captain	Husain Al-Sayyad
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 2011)
Best result	16th (2023)
Asian Championship
Appearances	18 (First in 1977)
Best result	2nd (2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Last updated on Unknown.

In January 2022 Bahrain made it to the final of the 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship, getting to the final for the fifth time in seven tournaments. They would go on to face Qatar in the final.

Results

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2020	Quarterfinals	8th	6	1	0	5	157	191

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2011	preliminary round	23	7	0	2	5	166	227
2015	Qualified after ranking 2nd in 2014 Asian Championship, but withdrawn from the competition
2017	preliminary round	23	7	0	0	7	172	213
/ 2019	preliminary round	20	7	1	0	6	161	212
2021	main round	21	6	1	0	5	141	170
2023	main round	16	6	2	1	3	164	187
2025	Qualified
2027	TBD
2029
2031

Asian Championship

Year	Round	Position
1977	preliminary round	6
1983	Bronze Medal Match	4
1987	preliminary round	5
1991	preliminary round	5
1993	preliminary round	6
1995	Bronze Medal Match	3
2002	preliminary round	7
2004	Bronze Medal Match	4
2006	preliminary round	6
2008	preliminary round	10
2010	Final	2
2012	preliminary round	6
2014	Final	2
2016	Final	2
2018	Final	2
2020	Bronze Medal Match	4
2022	Final	2
2024	Bronze Medal Match	3
2026	Qualified
2028	Qualified

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.^[1][2]

Head coach: Aron Kristjánsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Muntadher Ebrahim (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) 1.87 m 16 1 Al-Tadhamun 3 P Ali Abdulla Eid (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) 1.77 m 80 141 Al-Najma 7 LB Jasim Al-Salatna (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35) 1.85 m 65 40 Al-Ahli 8 RB Hassan Mirza (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 26) 1.79 m 41 40 Al-Tadhamun 9 LW Hasan Al-Samahiji (1991-02-22) 22 February 1991 (age 33) 1.76 m 85 264 Al-Dair 11 LB Abdullah Ali (1999-08-01) 1 August 1999 (age 25) 1.70 m 65 35 Al-Ahli 12 GK Hesham Ahmed (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21) 1.65 m 15 2 Al-Dair 14 RW Qasim Qambar (2001-08-21) 21 August 2001 (age 23) 1.76 m 28 42 Barbar 15 LB Mohamed Abdulredha (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 34) 1.83 m 75 50 Al-Ahli 18 RW Ahmed Jalal (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26) 1.70 m 80 152 Al-Shabab 19 P Mohamed Merza (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 37) 1.87 m 97 70 Al-Najma 21 GK Mohamed Abdulhusain (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35) 1.85 m 226 15 Al-Najma 23 CB Mujtaba Al-Zaimoor (2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 24) 1.74 m 18 36 Al-Shabab 66 LB Komail Mahfoodh (1992-04-28) 28 April 1992 (age 32) 1.89 m 74 137 Al-Najma 77 RB Ali Merza (1988-07-07) 7 July 1988 (age 36) 1.84 m 178 372 Al-Najma 90 LW Mahmood Husain (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 24) 1.72 m 33 25 Al-Ahli 95 CB Mohamed Mohamed (2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23) 1.79 m 68 110 Al-Najma 99 CB Husain Al-Sayyad (c) (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 (age 36) 1.78 m 449 1133 Al-Najma

Players

References

1. "استقر الجهاز الفني لمنتخبنا الوطني لكرة اليد على القائمة النهائية للمشاركة في بطولة كأس العالم الثامنة عشر للرجال، والتي تقام في بولندا والسويد خلال الفترة من 11-29 يناير 2023" (in Arabic). instagram.com. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
2. "Team Roster Bahrain" (PDF). ihf.info. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

External links

• IHF profile