Baniyas Club

Baniyas Club
نادي بني ياس الرياضي
Full name	Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club
Nickname(s)	Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues)
Founded	1982
Ground	Baniyas Club Stadium
Capacity	9,047
President	Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Coach	Darko Milanič
League	UAE Pro League
2022–23	UAE Pro League, 11th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

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.

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

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

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Darko Milanič
Assistant coaches	Abdulla Yaqoob Saad Bashir
Goalkeeping coach	Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi
Fitness coach	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
2019–20	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	UAE	Mohammed Khalaf
3	DF	BRA	João Victor
4	DF	UAE	Abdullah Jassim
5	DF	UAE	Hassan Al-Moharrami
6	DF	UAE	Khalaf Al-Hosani
7	MF	UAE	Fawaz Awana
8	MF	UAE	Abdallah Al-Balochi
11	MF	ARG	Gastón Álvarez Suárez
12	FW	MLI	Youssoufou Niakaté
13	DF	UAE	Humaid Al-Mahri ^U21
14	MF	UAE	Mohammed Al-Menhali
17	MF	UAE	Eisa Ali Abbas
18	MF	UAE	Suhail Al-Noubi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	DF	UAE	Khamis Al Hammadi
25	MF	BRA	Saile Souza
26	DF	UAE	Khamis Al-Mansoori ^U21
27	DF	GHA	Umar Ali ^U21
30	FW	SEN	Aboubacar Cissé ^U21
31	DF	SRB	Saša Ivković
37	GK	UAE	Abdullah Sultan
42	FW	UAE	Ahmed Abunamous
44	FW	UAE	Hamdan Al-Mahri
52	DF	UAE	Hussain Abbas
55	GK	UAE	Fahad Al-Dhanhani
60	GK	UAE	Sultan Al-Zaabi ^U21
77	MF	UAE	Matar Al-Hosani ^U21
99	FW	ALB	Taulant Seferi (on loan from Vorskla Poltava)

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