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| Full name | Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues) | ||
| Founded | 1982 [1] | ||
| Ground | Baniyas Club Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 6,927 | ||
| Chairman | Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan | ||
| Head coach | João Pedro Sousa | ||
| League | UAE Pro League | ||
| 2023–24 | UAE Pro League, 11th | ||
| Website | http://www.baniyasclub.ae | ||
Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club is an Emirati sports club based in Al Shamkha, in the Baniyas area of Abu Dhabi. The club's football section competes in the UAE Pro League. [2]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| First Vice-president | Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Second Vice-president | Sheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| Season | Lvl. | Tms. | Pos. | President's Cup | League Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | 2 | 16 | 1st | Quarter-Finals | — |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 12 | 4th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2010–11 | 1 | 12 | 2nd | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 12 | 9th | Runner-ups | First Round |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 14 | 4th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2013–14 | 1 | 14 | 9th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 14 | 8th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 14 | 9th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2016–17 | 1 | 14 | 14th | Round of 16 | First Round |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 12 | 1st | Round of 16 | — |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 14 | 6th | Round of 16 | Semi-Finals |
| 2019–20 a | 1 | 14 | 9th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 14 | 2nd | Semi-Finals | Quarter-Finals |
| 2021–22 | 1 | 14 | 9th | Semi-Finals | First Round |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 14 | 11th | Quarter-Finals | First Round |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 14 | 10th | Round of 16 | First Round |
Notes ^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.
Key
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  João Pedro Sousa |
| Assistant coaches |  Abdulla Yaqoob Saad Bashir |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi |
| Fitness coach | Abbas Mohammed |
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| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AFC Champions League | Group B |  Al-Arabi | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2nd |
 Pakhtakor | 2–0 | 1–1 | ||||
 Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | 0–1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | Al-Hilal | 1–7 | ||||
| 2013 | GCC Champions League | Group D | ||||
| Al-Faisaly | 1–1 | 3–4 | ||||
 Busaiteen | 0–0 | 2–1 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | Al-Muharraq | 1–1 ( p ) (4–3) | ||||
| Semi-finals | Najran | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Final | Al-Khor | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 2014 | AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-offs |  Al-Qadsia | 0–4 | ||
| 2022 | AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-offs | Nasaf Qarshi | 0–2 | ||
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 33.33 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Qatar | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 75.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 14.29 |
| Uzbekistan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 33.33 |
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