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.[2]

Baniyas Club
نادي بني ياس الرياضي
Full nameBaniyas Sports & Cultural Club
Nickname(s)Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues)
Founded1981 (1981)
GroundBaniyas Club Stadium
Capacity9,047[1]
PresidentSheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
CoachDarko Milanič
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 11th
WebsiteClub website

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

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coachSlovenia Darko Milanič
Assistant coachesRomania Cornea Gheorghe
Romania Marian Ungureanu
Goalkeeping coachRomania Dumitru Stingaciu
Fitness coachItaly Paolo Potocnik

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 United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Khalaf
3 DF Brazil BRA João Victor
4 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Jassim
5 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Hassan Al-Moharrami
6 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khalaf Al-Hosani
7 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Fawaz Awana
8 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdallah Al-Balochi
10 MF Portugal POR Francisco Geraldes
11 MF Argentina ARG Gastón Suárez
12 FW France FRA Youssoufou Niakaté
13 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Humaid Al-Mahri U21
14 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Mohammed Al-Menhali
17 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Eisa Ali
18 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Suhail Al-Noubi
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khamis Al Hammadi
25 MF Brazil BRA Saile Souza
26 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Khamis Al-Mansoori U21
27 DF Ghana GHA Umar Ali U21
30 FW Senegal SEN Aboubacar Cissé U21
31 DF Serbia SRB Saša Ivković
37 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Abdullah Sultan
42 FW State of Palestine PLE Ahmed Abunamous
44 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Hamdan Al-Mahri
52 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Hussain Abbas
55 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Fahad Al-Dhanhani
60 GK United Arab Emirates UAE Sultan Al-Zaabi U21
77 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Matar Al-Hosani U21
99 FW Albania ALB Taulant Seferi (on loan from Vorskla Poltava)

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 0–2

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 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

References

  1. "Bani Yas - Clubs - UAE Pro League Committee". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.