Baniyas Club

Baniyas Club
نادي بني ياس الرياضي

Full name	Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues)
Founded	1982 (1982)
Ground	Baniyas Club Stadium
Capacity	9,047
Chairman	Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Head coach	João Pedro Sousa
League	UAE Pro League
2023–24	UAE Pro League, 11th
Website	http://www.baniyasclub.ae
Home colours Away colours

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.

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

• Source: Presidency

Honours

• President's Cup
  • Winners: 1991–92
• Division One
  • Winners: 1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2017–18
• Gulf Cup
  • Winners: 2012–13

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
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

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)

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

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

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

• List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates

External links

• Official website