Baynounah Sports Club () is an Emirati professional
football
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club based in
Abu Dhabi
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. It currently plays in
UAE First Division League
UAE First Division League is the second tier of football league competition in the United Arab Emirates.
As of 2020–21, the league features 15 sides who play each other in a home and away round-robin format, with a total of 28 games for each t ...
.
History
Founded in 2019 as Sport Support, they competed in the first season of the newly formed Emirati third-tier football league. They beat
Al Hazem 2–1 in their first ever competitive match. Despite their good start, they would finish eighth in the league.
In 2020, the club renamed itself Baynounah. They won the Hamdan bin Zayed championship after beating Al Hamra in the semifinal and Bu Hasa in the final by penalty kicks; this victory would help boost the clubs profile and garner a significant support in the
Al Dhafra region.
Current squad
''As of 2023–24 season:''
See also
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List of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates
This is a list of football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Currently there are officially 49 football clubs in the United Arab Emirates. Fourteen of them compete in the top tier division, 15 of them compete in the 2nd tier division, 12 of them c ...
References
External links
{{UAE Pro-League teamlist
Football clubs in Abu Dhabi
Baynounah
Association football clubs established in 2019
2019 establishments in the United Arab Emirates