Baniyas Club

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.[3]

Baniyas Club
نادي بني ياس الرياضي
Full nameBaniyas Sports & Cultural Club
Nickname(s)Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues)
Founded1982 (1982) [1]
GroundBaniyas Club Stadium
Capacity9,047[2]
PresidentSheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
CoachDarko Milanič
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 11th
WebsiteClub website

Presidency

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

Honours

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Darko Milanič
Assistant coaches Abdulla Yaqoob
Saad Bashir
Goalkeeping coach Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi
Fitness coach Abbas Mohammed

Pro-League record

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
2019–20a 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

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

Key

  • Pos. = Position
  • Tms. = Number of teams
  • Lvl. = League

Current squad

As of UAE Pro-League:

As of 24 July 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  UAE Mohammed Khalaf
3 DF  BRA João Victor
4 DF  UAE Abdullah Jassim
5 DF  UAE Hassan Al-Moharrami
6 DF  UAE Khalaf Al-Hosani
7 MF  UAE Fawaz Awana
8 MF  UAE Abdallah Al-Balochi
11 MF  ARG Gastón Álvarez Suárez
12 FW  MLI Youssoufou Niakaté
13 DF  UAE Humaid Al-Mahri U21
14 MF  UAE Mohammed Al-Menhali
17 MF  UAE Eisa Ali Abbas
18 MF  UAE Suhail Al-Noubi
23 DF  UAE Khamis Al Hammadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  EGY Adham Khalid
25 MF  BRA Saile Souza
26 DF  UAE Khamis Al-Mansoori U21
27 DF  GHA Umar Ali U21
30 FW  SEN Aboubacar Cissé U21
31 DF  SRB Saša Ivković
37 GK  UAE Abdullah Sultan
42 FW  UAE Ahmed Abunamous
44 FW  UAE Hamdan Al-Mahri
52 DF  UAE Hussain Abbas
55 GK  UAE Fahad Al-Dhanhani
60 GK  UAE Sultan Al-Zaabi U21
77 MF  UAE Matar Al-Hosani U21
99 FW  ALB Taulant Seferi (on loan from Vorskla Poltava)

Continental record

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

Record by country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Bahrain 312032+1033.33
 Kuwait 100104−4000.00
 Qatar 431091+8075.00
 Saudi Arabia 7124714−7014.29
 Uzbekistan 311133+0033.33

See also

References

  1. "Baniyas Club - History". Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  2. "Bani Yas – Clubs – UAE Pro League Committee". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  3. "Bani Yas". soccerway.com. Perform. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Abu Dhabi Government. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  5. "Bani Yas: Trophies". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  6. Yasir Abbaser (24 May 2013). "Bani Yas bring more football glory to UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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