Baniyas Club

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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.[3]

Baniyas Club
نادي بني ياس الرياضي
Full nameBaniyas Sports & Cultural Club
Nickname(s)Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues)
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982) [1]
GroundBaniyas Club Stadium
Capacity9,047[2]
ChairmanSheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Head coachJoão Pedro Sousa
LeagueUAE Pro League
2023–24UAE Pro League, 11th
Websitehttp://www.baniyasclub.ae

Presidency

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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

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Pro-League record

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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
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

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

Current technical staff

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Position Staff
Head coach   João Pedro Sousa
Assistant coaches   Abdulla Yaqoob
  Saad Bashir
Goalkeeping coach   Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi
Fitness coach   Abbas Mohammed

Squad (2024)

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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. Nation Player
1 GK   UAE Mohammed Khalaf
3 DF   BRA João Victor
4 DF   SWE Johan Bångsbo U23 (on loan from Al Jazira)
5 DF   UAE Hassan Al-Moharrami
6 DF   UAE Khalaf Al-Hosani
7 MF   UAE Fawaz Awana
8 MF   UAE Abdallah Al-Balochi
9 FW   UAE Fahad Badr (on loan from Emirates)
10 MF   ARG Juan Bauza (on loan from Craiova)
11 MF   COD Arnaud Lusamba
12 FW   MLI Youssoufou Niakaté
13 DF   UAE Humaid Al-Mahri U23
14 MF   UAE Mohammed Al-Menhali
16 FW   UAE Matar Al-Hosani U23
17 GK   UAE Khalid Al-Blooshi
18 MF   UAE Suhail Al-Noubi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   COD Isaac Tshibangu
20 MF   UAE Saif Al-Menhali U23
21 FW   UAE Mohamed Al-Harthi U23
23 DF   UAE Khamis Al Hammadi
24 DF   UAE Abdulrahman Aman
25 MF   BRA Saile Souza
26 DF   UAE Khamis Al-Mansoori U23
27 DF   GHA Umar Ali U23
30 FW   SEN Aboubacar Cissé U23
33 DF   ROU Andrei Burcă
50 FW   SRB Lazar Marković
55 GK   UAE Fahad Al-Dhanhani
74 DF   EGY Adham Khalid
78 DF   UAE Khalid Al-Mahri U23
88 MF   UAE Ali Al-Mosaabi U21
89 GK   UAE Mohammed Al-Mahri U23

Continental record

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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

Record by country

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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 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 075.00
  Saudi Arabia 7 1 2 4 7 14 −7 014.29
  Uzbekistan 3 1 1 1 3 3 +0 033.33

See also

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References

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  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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