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

Photo of Sheikh Saif
Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the current president of Baniyas SC
PositionName
PresidentLt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan
First Vice-presidentSheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Second Vice-presidentSheikh Omar bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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Honours

Pro-League record

SeasonLvl.Tms.Pos.President's CupLeague Cup
2008–092161stQuarter-Finals—
2009–101124thRound of 16First Round
2010–1112nd
2011–129thRunner-ups
2012–13144thQuarter-Finals
2013–149thRound of 16
2014–158thQuarter-FinalsSemi-Finals
2015–169thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2016–1714thRound of 16
2017–182121st—
2018–191146thSemi-Finals
2019–20a9thSemi-FinalsFirst Round
2020–212ndQuarter-Finals
2021–229thFirst Round
2022–2311thQuarter-Finals
2023–2410thRound 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

PositionStaff
Head coachRomania Daniel Isăilă
Assistant coachesUnited Arab Emirates Abdulla Yaqoob United Arab Emirates Saad Bashir
Goalkeeping coachUnited Arab Emirates Ibrahim Sahib Al Baloushi
Fitness coachUnited Arab Emirates Abbas Mohammed
Conditioning coachBosnia and Herzegovina Almir Seferovic

Players

As of UAE Pro-League:

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.NationPlayer
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 6 MF GHA Jacob Awoute 7 MF UAE Fawaz Awana 8 MF UAE Matar Al-Hosani 9 FW UAE Ahmed Fawzi 10 MF ARG Lionel Verde (on loan from Unión) 12 FW MLI Youssoufou Niakaté 16 DF UAE Khalid Al-Hashemi 17 GK BRA Luiz Turatto 18 MF UAE Suhail Al-Noubi 19 FW CMR Rocky MarcianoNo. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF UAE Saif Al-Menhali 21 MF UAE Mackenzie Hunt 23 DF UAE Khamis Al Hammadi 25 DF SRB Nemanja Dekovic 26 DF UAE Khamis Al-Mansoori 27 MF TUR Burak İnce 28 MF MLI Alassane Diallo 33 GK UAE Adel Fadaaq 55 GK UAE Fahad Al-Dhanhani 71 DF UAE Khalifa Al-Wahidi 72 FW UAE Mohamed Awad Alla (on loan from Al-Ain) 73 FW UAE Hazza Subait 77 MF NGA Saviour Godwin 88 MF UAE Ali Al-Mosaabi 98 MF UAE Saleh Al-Hosani
1GKUAEMohammed Khalaf
2DFMLIMahamadou Camara
3DFBRAJoão Victor
4MFUAESolomon Sosu (on loan from Al-Ain)
5DFUAEHassan Al-Moharrami
6MFGHAJacob Awoute
7MFUAEFawaz Awana
8MFUAEMatar Al-Hosani
9FWUAEAhmed Fawzi
10MFARGLionel Verde (on loan from Unión)
12FWMLIYoussoufou Niakaté
16DFUAEKhalid Al-Hashemi
17GKBRALuiz Turatto
18MFUAESuhail Al-Noubi
19FWCMRRocky Marciano
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20MFUAESaif Al-Menhali
21MFUAEMackenzie Hunt
23DFUAEKhamis Al Hammadi
25DFSRBNemanja Dekovic
26DFUAEKhamis Al-Mansoori
27MFTURBurak İnce
28MFMLIAlassane Diallo
33GKUAEAdel Fadaaq
55GKUAEFahad Al-Dhanhani
71DFUAEKhalifa Al-Wahidi
72FWUAEMohamed Awad Alla (on loan from Al-Ain)
73FWUAEHazza Subait
77MFNGASaviour Godwin
88MFUAEAli Al-Mosaabi
98MFUAESaleh Al-Hosani

Players with Multiple Nationalities

Continental record

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregateAggregate
2012AFC Champions LeagueGroup BQatar Al-Arabi2–04–06-02nd in group
Uzbekistan Pakhtakor1–13-1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad0–00–10-1
Round of 16Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal1–716th
2013GCC Champions LeagueGroup DSaudi Arabia Al-Faisaly1–13–44-52nd in group
Bahrain Busaiteen0–02–12-1
Quarter-finalsBahrain Al-Muharraq1–1 (p) (4–3)Champion
Semi-finalsSaudi Arabia Najran2–00–12–1
FinalQatar Al-Khor1–13–1
2014AFC Champions LeagueQualifying play-offsKuwait Al-Qadsia0–4Unqualified
2022Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi0–2

Record by country

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
Bahrain312032+1033.33
Kuwait100104−4000.00
Qatar431091+8075.00
Saudi Arabia7124714−7014.29
Uzbekistan311133+0033.33

See also

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