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| Full name | Bani Yas Stadium |
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| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 24°20′59″N54°41′09″E / 24.34986°N 54.68571°E |
| Capacity | 6,927 [1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | August 4, 2009 |
| Opened | February 8, 2010 |
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| Baniyas SC | |
Baniyas Stadium is a stadium in the Bani Yas area of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [2]
It is the home stadium of Baniyas Club of the UAE Pro-League. The stadium holds 6,927 spectators. [3]
Construction of the stadium began on August 4, 2009 and was completed in February 2010. Baniyas Stadium was designed by the architect Roger Taillibert. [4]
Gabriel Humberto Calderón is an Argentinian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of UAE Pro League side, Khor Fakkan Club.
Ṣīr Banī Yās is a natural island located 170 km (110 mi) southwest of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It lies 9 km (5.6 mi) offshore from Jebel Dhanna, which serves as a crossing point to other islands such as Dalma. Sir Bani Yas is 17.5 km (10.9 mi) from north to south and 9 km (5.6 mi) from east to west, making it the largest natural island in the United Arab Emirates. Located just off the shore of the western region of Abu Dhabi, Sir Bani Yas was originally home to Arabia's largest wildlife reserve. Spanning over 87 km2 (34 sq mi), the reserve was established in 1977 by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Due to decades of conservation work and ecological investment, it is now home to thousands of large free-roaming animals and several million trees and plants. A bird sanctuary as well as a wildlife reserve, Sir Bani Yas showcases nature through activities such as adventure safaris, kayaking, mountain biking, archery, hiking and snorkeling.
The Yas Marina Circuit is the venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke, and is situated on Yas Island, near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Yas Marina was the second of four Formula One tracks in the Middle East, with the first being in Bahrain and subsequent tracks in Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Rodrigo Souza Silva, sometimes known as just Rodrigo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Operário Ferroviário. Although he represented the Timor-Leste national team, he was later found ineligible by the Asian Football Confederation.
The 2009–10 UAE League season was the 35th edition of top-level football in the United Arab Emirates.
Baniyas Sports and Cultural Club is an Emirati sports club, based in Al Shamkha, in the Baniyas area of Abu Dhabi. The club competes in the UAE Pro League.
Theyab Awana Ahmed Husain Al Messabi, or simply Theyab Awana, was an Emirati professional footballer who played as a winger for UAE Pro League club Baniyas and the United Arab Emirates national team. His playing style and ability drew comparisons to former Emirati international Zuhair Bakhit.
Amer Abdul Rahman Abdullah Hussein Al Hamadi, commonly known as Amer Abdulrahman, is an Emirati footballer who plays as a central midfielder for the UAE national team.
The 2011–12 Pro League season was the 37th top-level football season in the UAE, and the fourth Professional season.
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The 2012–13 season was Al Ain Football Club's 45th in existence and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
The 2014–15 UAE President's Cup is the 39th season of the UAE President's Cup, the premier knockout tournament for association football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. winners will qualify for the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League.
The 2015–16 UAE President's Cup is the 40th season of the UAE President's Cup, the premier knockout tournament for association football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. winners will qualify for the group stage of the 2017 AFC Champions League.
The 2018-19, UAE Pro League was the 45th edition with Al Ain being the defending champions after winning their 13th title. Both Baniyas and Kalba returned to the pro league after getting relegated back at 2017. After losing Al Shabab and Dubai last season the league has been reduced to 12 teams. Both the teams needed to get back to 14 teams so they held a relegation play off between bottom two teams of last year and the 3rd and 4th placed teams of the 2nd division. Sharjah set a record of the longest unbeaten run in a UAE Pro League season for 23 games before losing to Al Wasl 3–2. In 2019, Sharjah won their first title since 1996 after beating Al Wahda 3–2, this was the first time a team outside of Dubai and Abu Dhabi won the league since the 1996. On 26 May, Emirates and Dibba Al Fujairah were relegated after a fixed match between Shabab Al Ahli and Fujairah favored Fujairah and got them out of relegation. The Emirates demanded that the UAEFA investigate on the match between Shabab Al Ahli and Fujairah, questioning the legitimacy of the two penalties that was rewarded to Fujairah and the two goals that was disallowed for Shabab Al Ahli. However the UAE court later rejected their complaint and the team got relegated
Nicolás Ezequiel Giménez is an Emirati- Born Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Wasl.
The 2017 UAE Super Cup was the 17th and the 10th Professional UAE Super Cup, held at the Baniyas Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 20 January 2018 between Al Jazira, winners of the 2016–17 UAE Pro-League and Al Wahda, winners of 2017–18 UAE President's Cup. Al Wahda won the game 2–0.
The 2018–19 UAE League Cup or 2018–19 Arabian Gulf Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 11th season of the UAE League Cup.
The 2020–21 UAE Pro League was the 46th edition of the UAE Pro League following the cancellation of the previous season, no team changes occurred due to the previous season declared as void in UAE football. Despite starting the season with rough results, Al Jazira went on to win their third league title while Baniyas finished second, coincidentally, both teams finished in the same positions ten years ago in the 2010–11 season.
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