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Baniyas Club
Emirati sports club
Emirati sports club
| Field | Value |
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| clubname | Baniyas Club |
| نادي بني ياس الرياضي | |
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| fullname | Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club |
| nickname | Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues) |
| founded | |
| ground | Baniyas Stadium |
| capacity | 6,927 |
| league | UAE Pro League |
| season | 2024–25 |
| position | UAE Pro League, 12th |
| mgrtitle | Head coach |
| manager | Daniel Isăilă |
| chairman | Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
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نادي بني ياس الرياضي
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

| 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
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 | 2nd | |||
| 2011–12 | 9th | Runner-ups | |||
| 2012–13 | 14 | 4th | Quarter-Finals | ||
| 2013–14 | 9th | Round of 16 | |||
| 2014–15 | 8th | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | ||
| 2015–16 | 9th | Semi-Finals | First Round | ||
| 2016–17 | 14th | Round of 16 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2 | 12 | 1st | — | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | 14 | 6th | Semi-Finals | |
| 2019–20 | 9th | Semi-Finals | First Round | ||
| 2020–21 | 2nd | Quarter-Finals | |||
| 2021–22 | 9th | First Round | |||
| 2022–23 | 11th | Quarter-Finals | |||
| 2023–24 | 10th | Round of 16 |
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 | ROU Daniel Isăilă |
| Assistant coaches | UAE Abdulla Yaqoob |
| UAE Saad Bashir | |
| Goalkeeping coach | UAE Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi |
| Fitness coach | UAE Abbas Mohammed |
| Conditioning coach | BIH Almir Seferovic |
Players
Current squad
As of UAE Pro-League:
Reserve team
Unregistered players
Out on loan
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AFC Champions League | Group B | QAT Al-Arabi | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6-0 | 2nd in group |
| UZB Pakhtakor | 1–1 | 3-1 | |||||
| KSA Al-Ittihad | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0-1 | ||||
| Round of 16 | KSA Al-Hilal | 1–7 | *16th* | ||||
| 2013 | GCC Champions League | Group D | KSA Al-Faisaly | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4-5 | *2nd in group* |
| BHR Busaiteen | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2-1 | ||||
| Quarter-finals | BHR Al-Muharraq | 1–1 (4–3) | *Champion* | ||||
| Semi-finals | KSA Najran | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |||
| Final | QAT Al-Khor | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||||
| 2014 | AFC Champions League | Qualifying play-offs | KUW Al-Qadsia | 0–4 | *Unqualified* | ||
| 2022 | UZB Nasaf Qarshi | 0–2 |
Record by country
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | Bahrain | Kuwait | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Uzbekistan |
|---|
References
References
- "Bani Yas". Perform.
- "Abu Dhabi Football Clubs". Abu Dhabi Government.
- "Bani Yas: Trophies". Perform.
- Yasir Abbaser. (24 May 2013). "Bani Yas bring more football glory to UAE". Gulf News.
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