Baniyas F.C.

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]
PresidentSheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
CoachDarko Milanič
LeagueUAE Pro League
2022–23UAE Pro League, 11th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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]

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 coach Slovenia Darko Milanič
Assistant coaches United Arab Emirates Abdulla Yaqoob
United Arab Emirates Saad Bashir
Goalkeeping coach United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi
Fitness coach United Arab Emirates 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.

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. ^ "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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