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)
Founded1981; 41 years ago (1981)
GroundBaniyas Club Stadium
Capacity9,047[1]
PresidentSheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
CoachDaniel Isaila
LeagueUAE Arabian Gulf League
2020–21UAE Pro-League, 2nd
WebsiteClub website

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.[2]

Presidency[]

Photo of Sheikh Saif
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the current President of Baniyas SC
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[]

President's Cup

  • Winners: 1991–92[3]

Division One

Gulf Cup

Current technical staff[]

Position Staff
Head coach Romania Daniel Isaila
Assistant coaches Romania Cornea Gheorghe
Romania Marian Ungureanu
Goalkeeping coach Romania Dumitru Stingaciu
Fitness coach Italy Paolo Potocnik

Current squad[]

As of UAE Pro-League:

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Mohammed Khalaf  United Arab Emirates
3 DF João Victor  Brazil
4 DF Khalid Al-Hashemi  United Arab Emirates
5 MF Amer Abdulrahman  United Arab Emirates
7 MF Fawaz Awana  United Arab Emirates
8 MF Mohammed Al-Zaabi  United Arab Emirates
9 FW Isaac Thelin  Sweden
10 MF Nicolás Giménez  Argentina
11 MF Gastón Suárez  Argentina
12 DF Sultan Husain  United Arab Emirates
15 DF Hassan Al-Moharrami  United Arab Emirates
16 MF  United Arab Emirates
17 MF Eisa Ali  United Arab Emirates
18 MF Suhail Al-Noubi  United Arab Emirates
20 FW  United Arab Emirates
21 MF Shahin Suroor  United Arab Emirates
23 DF Khamis Al Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
25 MF Saile Souza  Brazil
26 DF Mohammed Jaber (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli)  United Arab Emirates
31 DF Saša Ivković  Serbia
35 FW Hamdan Al-Mahri  United Arab Emirates
37 FW  Tanzania
38 MF  United Arab Emirates
42 FW Ahmed Abunamous  Palestine
45 FW Ahmed Rabee  United Arab Emirates
52 DF Hussain Abbas  United Arab Emirates
55 GK Fahad Al-Dhanhani  United Arab Emirates
60 GK Sultan Al-Zaabi U21  United Arab Emirates
64 DF Khamis Al-Mansoori U21  United Arab Emirates
68 DF Humaid Al-Mahri U21  United Arab Emirates
70 FW Mohammed Al-Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
77 GK  United Arab Emirates
97 DF Muhair Al-Ketbi U21  United Arab Emirates

Unregistered players[]

No Position Player Nation
2 DF Salim Al Mamari  Oman
13 GK Saif Al-Balochi  United Arab Emirates

Unregistered players[]

No Position Player Nation
19 GK (on loan to Al Urooba)  United Arab Emirates

Continental record[]

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2012 AFC Champions League Group B Qatar Al-Arabi
2–0
4–0
2nd
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
2–0
1–1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
0–0
0–1
Round of 16 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
1–7
2013 GCC Champions League Group D
Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
1–1
3–4
Bahrain Busaiteen
0–0
2–1
Quarter-finals Bahrain Al-Muharraq
1–1 (p) (4–3)
Semi-finals Saudi Arabia Najran
2–0
0–1
2–1
Final Qatar Al-Khor
2–0
1–1
3–1
2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Kuwait Al-Qadsia
0–4
2022 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
TBD

Record By Country[]

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Bahrain 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 033.33
 Kuwait 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
 Qatar 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
 Saudi Arabia 7 1 2 4 7 14 −7 014.29
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00

Pro-League Record[]

Season Lvl. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
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

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Bani Yas". soccerway.com. Perform. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Abu Dhabi Government. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Bani Yas: Trophies". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  5. ^ Yasir Abbaser (24 May 2013). "Bani Yas bring more football glory to UAE". Gulf News. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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