# Baniyas Club

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Emirati sports club

Football club

Baniyas Club نادي بني ياس الرياضي Full name Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club Nickname Al-Smawi (The Sky Blues) Founded 1982; 44 years ago (1982) Ground Baniyas Stadium Capacity 6,927 Chairman Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan Head coach Daniel Isăilă League UAE Pro League 2024–25 UAE Pro League, 12th Website www.baniyasclub.ae Home colours Away colours

**Baniyas Sports & Cultural Club** is an [Emirati](/source/United_Arab_Emirates) [sports club](/source/Sports_club) based in Al Shamkha, in the Baniyas area of [Abu Dhabi](/source/Abu_Dhabi). The club's [football](/source/Association_football) section competes in the [UAE Pro League](/source/UAE_Pro_League).[1]

## 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](http://baniyasclub.ae/?page_id=1019)

## Honours

- **[President's Cup](/source/UAE_President's_Cup)** - **Winners:** 1991–92[2]

- **[Division One](/source/UAE_Division_One)** - **Winners:** 1994–95, 2004–05, 2008–09, [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_UAE_Division_1)[3]

- **[Gulf Cup](/source/GCC_Champions_League)** - **Winners:** [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_GCC_Champions_League)[4]

## 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 2019–20a 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****[^](#ref_a)** 2019–20 UAE football season was cancelled due to the [COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates).

**Key**

- Pos. = Position

- Tms. = Number of teams

- Lvl. = League

## Current technical staff

Position Staff Head coach Daniel Isăilă Assistant coaches Abdulla Yaqoob Saad Bashir Goalkeeping coach Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi Fitness coach Abbas Mohammed Conditioning coach Almir Seferovic

## Players

### Current squad

*As of [UAE Pro-League](/source/UAE_Pro-League):*

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/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 2 DF MLI Mahamadou Camara 3 DF BRA João Victor 4 MF UAE Solomon Sosu (on loan from Al-Ain) 5 DF UAE Hassan Al-Moharrami 7 MF UAE Fawaz Awana 9 FW UAE Ahmed Fawzi 10 MF UAE Khalfan Mubarak 11 MF SLE Alhassan Koroma 12 FW MLI Youssoufou Niakaté 14 MF UAE Yahia Nader (on loan from Al-Ain) 16 DF UAE Khalid Al-Hashemi 18 MF UAE Suhail Al-Noubi 19 FW ISR Mu'nas Dabbur (on loan from Shabab Al Ahli) 21 MF UAE Mackenzie Hunt No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF UAE Khamis Al Hammadi 24 DF UAE Abdulrahman Saleh 26 DF UAE Khamis Al-Mansoori 27 DF UAE Mubarak Zamah (on loan from Al-Jazira) 28 MF MLI Alassane Diallo 30 MF ARG Lionel Verde (on loan from Unión) 33 GK UAE Adel Fadaaq 37 DF UAE Hamdan Abdulrahman (on loan from Al-Jazira) 42 FW CMR Leonel Wamba (on loan from Al-Wahda) 55 GK UAE Fahad Al-Dhanhani 63 MF UZB Otabek Shukurov 70 FW MAR Nassim Chadli (on loan from Al-Ain) 73 FW UAE Hazza Subait 77 MF NGA Saviour Godwin 99 FW SEN Bernard Faye

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF GHA Jacob Awoute 8 MF UAE Matar Al-Hosani 17 GK BRA Luiz Turatto 20 MF UAE Saif Al-Menhali 25 DF SRB Nemanja Dekovic No. Pos. Nation Player 71 DF UAE Khalifa Al-Wahidi 78 DF UAE Khalid Al-Mahri 88 MF UAE Ali Al-Mosaabi 89 GK UAE Hamad Al-Hosani 98 MF UAE Saleh Al-Hosani

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/FIFA_eligibility_rules); some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 74 DF EGY Adham Khalid (on loan to Al-Orooba)

## Continental record

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate Aggregate 2012 AFC Champions League Group B Al-Arabi 2–0 4–0 6-0 2nd in group Pakhtakor 1–1 3-1 Al-Ittihad 0–0 0–1 0-1 Round of 16 Al-Hilal 1–7 16th 2013 GCC Champions League Group D Al-Faisaly 1–1 3–4 4-5 2nd in group Busaiteen 0–0 2–1 2-1 Quarter-finals Al-Muharraq 1–1 (p) (4–3) Champion Semi-finals Najran 2–0 0–1 2–1 Final Al-Khor 1–1 3–1 2014 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-offs Al-Qadsia 0–4 Unqualified 2022 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](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Bani Yas"](https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/banni-yas/5495/). *soccerway.com*. Perform. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-adg_2-0)** ["Abu Dhabi Football Clubs"](https://www.abudhabi.ae/portal/public/en/citizens/culture_and_recreation/sports/gen_info29?docName=ADEGP_DF_148510_EN&_adf.ctrl-state=dyz4jllkz_4&_afrLoop=861816334997378). Abu Dhabi Government. Retrieved 25 October 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Bani Yas: Trophies"](https://int.soccerway.com/teams/united-arab-emirates/banni-yas/5495/trophies/). *Soccerway*. Perform. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Yasir Abbaser (24 May 2013). ["Bani Yas bring more football glory to UAE"](http://gulfnews.com/sport/football/bani-yas-bring-more-football-glory-to-uae-1.1187815). Gulf News. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.baniyasclub.ae)

v t e Baniyas Club – current squad 1 M. Khalaf 2 Camara 3 Victor 4 Sosu 5 Al-Moharrami 6 Awoute 7 Awana 8 M. Al-Hosani 9 A. Fawzi 10 K. Mubarak 11 Koroma 12 Niakaté 14 Y. Nader 16 Al-Hashemi 17 Turatto 18 Al-Noubi 19 Dabbur 20 S. Al-Menhali 21 Hunt 23 Al Hammadi 24 A. Saleh 25 Dekovic 26 Al-Mansoori 27 M. Zamah 28 Diallo 30 Verde 33 A. Fadaaq 37 H. Abdulrahman 42 Wamba 55 Al-Dhanhani 63 Shukurov 70 Chadli 71 Al-Wahidi 73 H. Subait 77 Godwin 78 Al-Mahri 88 Al-Mosaabi 98 S. Al-Hosani 99 Faye Manager: Isăilă

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