Baniyas Club

Baniyas Sports and Cultural Club is an Emirati Sports Club, based in Al Shamkha, in the Baniyas area of Abu Dhabi. They play 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
GroundBaniyas Club Stadium
Capacity9,047[1]
PresidentSheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
CoachDaniel Isaila
LeagueUAE Arabian Gulf League
2019–20UAE Pro-League, 9th
WebsiteClub website

Presidency
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 Daniel Isaila
Assistant coaches Cornea Gheorghe
Marian Ungureanu
Mutaz Abdulla
Goalkeeping coach Dumitru Stingaciu
Fitness coach Paolo Potocnik

Current squad

First team squad

As of UAE Pro-League:

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Mohammed Khalaf  United Arab Emirates
2 Defender Salim Al Mamari  Oman
3 Defender João Victor  Brazil
4 Defender Khalid Al-Hashemi  United Arab Emirates
5 Midfielder Shahin Suroor  United Arab Emirates
6 Midfielder Salem Abdullah  United Arab Emirates
7 Midfielder Fawaz Awana  United Arab Emirates
8 Midfielder Mohammed Al-Zaabi  United Arab Emirates
9 Forward João Pedro (on loan from Al-Dhafra)  Brazil
10 Midfielder Nicolás Giménez  Argentina
11 Midfielder Gastón Suárez  Argentina
12 Defender Sultan Husain  United Arab Emirates
13 Goalkeeper Saif Al-Bloushi  United Arab Emirates
15 Defender Hassan Al-Moharrami  United Arab Emirates
17 Midfielder Eisa Ali  United Arab Emirates
18 Midfielder Suhail Al-Noubi  United Arab Emirates
19 Goalkeeper Ahmed Al-Hosani  United Arab Emirates
20 Forward Mohammed Al-Menhali  United Arab Emirates
23 Defender Khamis Al Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
27 Midfielder Sultan Al-Shamsi  United Arab Emirates
31 Defender Saša Ivković  Serbia
42 Forward Ahmed Abunamous  Palestine
52 Defender Hussain Abbas (on loan from Al Wahda)  United Arab Emirates
55 Goalkeeper Fahad Al-Dhanhani  United Arab Emirates
70 Forward Mohammed Al-Hammadi  United Arab Emirates
77 Midfielder John Tibar  Tanzania
88 Midfielder Ali Awana  United Arab Emirates
— Midfielder Amer Abdulrahman  United Arab Emirates
— Forward Ahmed Rabee  United Arab Emirates

Reserve U21
No Position Player Nation
25 Midfielder Saile Souza  Brazil
33 Defender Majed Abdulla (on loan from Al Wahda)  United Arab Emirates
36 Midfielder Khalil Al-Buraiki  United Arab Emirates
43 Defender Zayed Al-Mosaabi  United Arab Emirates
44 Defender Hamdan Al-Mansouri  United Arab Emirates
49 Midfielder Abdullah Al-Romaithi  United Arab Emirates
60 Goalkeeper Sultan Al-Zaabi  United Arab Emirates
90 Forward Hamdan Al-Kethiri  United Arab Emirates

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
— Goalkeeper Khaled Abdurahman (on loan to Ittihad Kalba)  United Arab Emirates

Pro-League Record

Season Div. Tms. Pos. President's Cup League Cup
2008–09 D1 16 1st Quarter-Finals —
2009–10 PL 12 4th Round of 16 Group Stage
2010–11 PL 12 2nd Round of 16 Group Stage
2011–12 PL 12 9th Runner-ups Group Stage
2012–13 PL 14 4th Quarter-Finals Group Stage
2013–14 PL 14 9th Round of 16 Group Stage
2014–15 PL 14 8th Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals
2015–16 PL 14 9th Semi-Finals Group Stage
2016–17 PL 14 14th Round of 16 Group Stage
2017–18 D1 12 1st Round of 16 —
2018–19 PL 14 6th Round of 16 Semi-Finals
2019–20a PL 14 9th Semi-Finals Group Stage

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
  • PL = Pro-League
  • D1 = UAE Division 1


References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-09-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Bani Yas". Soccerway. 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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