Bahrain men's national volleyball team

Bahrain
AssociationBahrain Volleyball Association (BVA)
ConfederationAVC
Head coachArnaud Josserand
FIVB ranking58 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Asian Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1979)
Best result8th (1987, 2023)
Honours
Asian Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 2025 Manama Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Taipei Team
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Nakhon Pathom Team
Arab Championship
Gold medal – first place 1992 Syria Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Bahrain Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Bahrain Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Bahrain Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Egypt Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Egypt Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Bahrain Team
West Asian Championship
Silver medal – second place 2025 Manama Team

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

Asian Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Australia 1975 Did not enter
Bahrain 1979 13th–15th places 14th place 5 1 4 8 13 Squad
Japan 1983 Did not enter
Kuwait 1987 7th place match 8th place 7 2 5 8 16 Squad
South Korea 1989 15th place match 16th place Squad
Australia 1991 Did not enter
Thailand 1993
South Korea 1995
Qatar 1997 9th–12th places 10th place Squad
Iran 1999 9th–12th places 10th place 7 3 4 10 11 Squad
South Korea 2001 Did not enter
China 2003 13th–15th places 13th place 6 2 4 9 12 Squad
Thailand 2005 9th place match 10th place 6 3 3 10 13 Squad
Indonesia 2007 Did not enter
Philippines 2009
Iran 2011
United Arab Emirates 2013 11th place match 12th place 7 3 4 15 13 Squad
Iran 2015 11th place match 12th place 7 3 4 13 14 Squad
Indonesia 2017 Did not enter
Iran 2019
Japan 2021 9th place match 10th place 7 4 3 15 10 Squad
Iran 2023 7th place match 8th place 4 1 3 6 11 Squad
Total 0 Titles 11/22 56 22 34 94 113 —

Asian Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

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

Asian Nations Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

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

Asian Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Arab Championship

Main article: Arab Volleyball Championship
  • Syria 1992 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
  • Bahrain 1994 – ...th place
  • Bahrain 1998 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place
  • Bahrain 2006 – 4th place
  • Bahrain 2008 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions
  • Bahrain 2012 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
  • Kuwait 2014 – 5th place
  • Egypt 2016 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
  • Egypt 2018 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
  • Bahrain 2024 – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions

West Asian Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

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

Results and fixtures

2025

2025 Asian Nations Cup

Main article: 2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup
17 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–1  Thailand Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–21, 21–25, 25–19, 25–22)
Report
19 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–0  Indonesia Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–13, 27–25, 25–22)
Report
21 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–0  Chinese Taipei Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–18, 25–22, 35–33)
Report
23 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–2  South Korea Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–21, 25–23, 21–25, 18–25, 15–13)
Report
24 June 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–1  Pakistan Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(23–25, 25–16, 25–17, 25–18)
Report

2025 West Asian Championship

19 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–0  Lebanon Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–14, 25–15, 25–15)
Report
20 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		Jordan  0–3   Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(20–25, 14–25, 12–25)
Report
21 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		United Arab Emirates  0–3   Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(14–25, 15–25, 18–25)
Report
23 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–0  Kuwait Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(25–15, 25–22, 25–20)
Report
25 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  3–1  Saudi Arabia Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(26–28, 25–16, 25–22, 25–22)
Report
26 July 2025
19:00 (UTC+03:00) 		  2–3  Qatar Isa Bin Rashed Hall, Manama, Bahrain
(18–25, 18–25, 25–19, 25–21, 13–15)
Report

Team

Current squad

The following is the Bahraini roster in the 2025 Asian Nations Cup.[4]

Head coach: Arnaud Josserand

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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain 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) Bahrain Darkulaib

Coach history

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Bahrain national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
Macron
2025– Be Sport

References

  1. ^ FIVB World Rankings
  2. ^ BAHRAIN VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION
  3. ^ "Bahrain Volleyball About". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  4. ^ AVC Nations Cup 2025: Daily Bulletin #1


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