Baniyas Club

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Baniyas Club
نادي بني ياس الرياضي
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Full nameBaniyas Sports & Cultural Club
Nickname(s)Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues)
Founded1982;43 years ago (1982)
Ground Baniyas Stadium
Capacity6,927
Chairman Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Head coach Ivaylo Petev
League UAE Pro League
2024–25 UAE Pro League, 12th
Website 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. [1]

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Presidency

Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the current president of Baniyas SC Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.jpg
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the current president of Baniyas SC
PositionName
President Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
First Vice-president Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Second Vice-presidentSheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Honours

Pro-League record

SeasonLvl.Tms.Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 2 161stQuarter-Finals
2009–10 1 124thRound of 16First Round
2010–11 12nd
2011–12 9thRunner-ups
2012–13 144thQuarter-Finals
2013–14 9thRound of 16
2014–15 8thQuarter-FinalsSemi-Finals
2015–16 9thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2016–17 14thRound of 16
2017–18 2121st
2018–19 1146thSemi-Finals
2019–20 a 9thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2020–21 2ndQuarter-Finals
2021–22 9thFirst Round
2022–23 11thQuarter-Finals
2023–24 10thRound of 16

Notes ^ 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.

Key

Current technical staff

PositionStaff
Head coach Flag of Romania.svg Daniel Isăilă
Assistant coaches Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abdulla Yaqoob
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Saad Bashir
Goalkeeping coach Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi
Fitness coach Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Abbas Mohammed

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Mohammed Khalaf
2 DF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Mahamadou Camara U23
3 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA João Victor
4 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  CIV Olivier Touré
5 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Hassan Al-Moharrami
6 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Jacob Awoute U23
7 MF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Fawaz Awana
8 FW Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Matar Al-Hosani U23
9 FW Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Ahmed Fawzi U23
10 MF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Khalfan Mubarak
12 FW Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Youssoufou Niakaté
13 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Humaid Al-Mahri U23
14 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Kayque
15 MF Flag of Tunisia.svg  TUN Oussema Abid
16 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Khalid Al-Hashemi
18 MF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Suhail Al-Noubi
19 MF Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  COD Isaac Tshibangu
20 MF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Saif Al-Menhali U23
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Mackenzie Hunt
23 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Khamis Al Hammadi
24 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Abdulrahman Aman
26 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Khamis Al-Mansoori U23
27 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Umar Ali U23
28 MF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Alassane Diallo U23
32 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Brad Young
33 GK Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Adel Fadaaq
42 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Leonel Wamba U23(on loan from Al-Wahda )
55 GK Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Fahad Al-Dhanhani
70 MF Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  UZB Akmal Mozgovoy
74 DF Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Adham Khalid
77 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Saviour Godwin
78 DF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Khalid Al-Mahri U23
88 MF Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Ali Al-Mosaabi U21
89 GK Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  UAE Mohammed Al-Mahri U23
99 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Bernard Faye
GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Luiz Turatto

Continental record

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregateAggregate
2012 AFC Champions League Group B Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Arabi 2–04–06-02nd in group
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 1–13-1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ittihad 0–00–10-1
Round of 16 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1–716th
2013 GCC Champions League Group D Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Faisaly 1–13–44-52nd in group
Flag of Bahrain.svg Busaiteen 0–02–12-1
Quarter-finals Flag of Bahrain.svg Al-Muharraq 1–1 ( p ) (4–3)Champion
Semi-finals Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Najran 2–00–12–1
Final Flag of Qatar.svg Al-Khor 1–13–1
2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Qadsia 0–4Unqualified
2022 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Nasaf Qarshi 0–2

Record by country

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain 312032+1033.33
Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait 100104−4000.00
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 431091+8075.00
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 7124714−7014.29
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan 311133+0033.33

See also

References

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  2. "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Abu Dhabi Government. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. "Bani Yas: Trophies". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. Yasir Abbaser (24 May 2013). "Bani Yas bring more football glory to UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 October 2014.