Bahrain men's national volleyball team
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| Association | Bahrain Volleyball Association (BHV) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Jorge Elgueta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 58 (as of 8 January 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Asian Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1979) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th (1987, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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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.[1][2][3]
Competition history
[edit]Asian Championship
[edit]Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Championship record | |||||||||
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| 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
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| 1995
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 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
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| 2011
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 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
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 2021 |
9th place match | 10th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2023 |
7th place match | 8th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | Squad | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 11/22 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 94 | 113 | — | |
Asian Games
[edit]Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 1958 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1962
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| 1966
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| 1970
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 1974
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| 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
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| 1998
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| 2002
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| 2006 |
7th place match | 8th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | Squad | |
| 2010 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 2014
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| 2018
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| 2022 |
11th place match | 12th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | Squad | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 4/17 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 55 | — | |
Asian Challenge Cup
[edit]Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| AVC Challenge Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
 2018 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 2022
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 2023 |
Final |  Runners-up |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | Squad | |
 2024 |
7th place match | 7th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | Squad | |
| 2025 |
Qualified as host | ||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 3/5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | — | |
Asian Cup
[edit]Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Cup record (Defunct) | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 2008 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2010
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 2012
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 2014
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| 2016
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| 2018
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| 2022 |
Semifinals |  3rd place |
6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | Squad | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | — | |
Arab Championship
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1992 – 
Champions
1994 – ...th place- 1998 –
3rd place - 2006 – 4th place
- 2008 – Champions
- 2012 –
Runners-up 
2014 – 5th place
2016 – Runners-up- 2018 – Runners-up
- 2024 – Champions
Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following is the Bahraini roster in the 2024 Asian Challenge Cup.[4]
Head coach: Jorge Elgueta
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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) | Muharraq
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| 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
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| 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
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| 10 | Sayed Mohamed Alabbar | 8 September 1999 | OH | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 320 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Al-Ahli
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| 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
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| 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
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| 14 | Hasan Haider | 23 October 2000 | MB | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Al-Ahli
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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Kit providers
[edit]The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Bahrain national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| Macron |
References
[edit]- ^ FIVB World Rankings
- ^ BAHRAIN VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
- ^ "Bahrain Volleyball About". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ AVC Challenge Cup 2024: Daily Bulletin #1
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