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Belarus
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Белыя крылы / Bielyia kryly
(The White Wings)
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachMikhail Markhel[1]
CaptainAlyaksandr Martynovich
Most capsAlyaksandr Kulchy (102)
Top scorerMaksim Romaschenko (20)
Home stadiumDinamo Stadium, Minsk
FIFA codeBLR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 98 Decrease 2 (20 June 2024)[2]
Highest36 (February 2011)
Lowest142 (March 1994)
First international
Unofficial:
 Lithuania 1–1 Belarus 
(Vilnius, Lithuania; 20 July 1992)
Official:
 Belarus 1–1 Ukraine 
(Minsk, Belarus; 28 October 1992)
Biggest win
 Belarus 5–0 Lithuania 
(Minsk, Belarus; 7 June 1998)
 Belarus 6–1 Tajikistan 
(Borisov, Belarus; 4 September 2014)
 Belarus 5–0 San Marino 
(Minsk, Belarus; 8 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Austria 5–0 Belarus 
(Innsbruck, Austria; 11 June 2003)

The Belarus national football team (Belarusian: Нацыянальная зборная Беларусі па футболе / Nacyjanalnaja zbornaja Biełarusi pa futbole) represents Belarus in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. Since independence in 1991, Belarus has not yet qualified for a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.

History

After the split of the Soviet Union, Belarus played their first match against Lithuania on 20 July 1992.[4] Before that, several Belarusian players played for the Soviet Union national team. The first FIFA-recognized international was a friendly against Ukraine on 28 October 1992, and their first win came in a match against Luxembourg on 12 October 1994.

Belarus have never qualified for either the FIFA World Cup, or the UEFA European Championship. Despite the lack of any significant success during the 1990s, some notable results were still achieved, like a home win against the Netherlands in the qualifiers for Euro 1996, and two draws against Italy during Euro 2000 qualifiers.

Under coach Eduard Malofeyev, the team came very close to playing Germany in a play-off round to qualify for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, but were defeated by Wales in the last group stage match, missing the chance to overtake Ukraine, who drew their last game, finishing the group second behind Poland.

Their Euro 2004 qualifying campaign was very unsuccessful as Belarus lost seven of their eight games. Around the same time, a generational change occurred and a number of players from the U-21 team (which qualified for the 2004 European U-21 Championship) joined the senior national team. With each subsequent head coach (Anatoly Baidachny, Yuri Puntus and Bernd Stange) the team improved their attacking skills. As a result, in each subsequent qualifying tournament starting with the 2006 World Cup, Belarus scored more goals (total and average per game) than in previous campaigns. However, problems in defense and missed scoring opportunities prevented them from finishing higher than fourth in the group. Some notable results during this period, included a high-scoring 3–4 away loss to Italy in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers (the first time Italy conceded 3 goals in a home qualifying game since 1983), another home victory against the Netherlands during the Euro 2008 qualifiers as well as an away win and a home draw against France in the Euro 2012 qualifiers.

Belarus achieved some success in minor tournaments. In 2002, the team defeated Russia and Ukraine to win the LG Cup. In 2004 and 2008, they won the 12th and 14th editions of the Malta International Tournament respectively. The first with its Olympic Squad, and the later with the first team (many starters were only available for the last game against Malta).

During UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, Belarus once again finished fourth in their group. However, with Belarus managed to top their group in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D, Belarus qualified to the country's first ever play-offs, and is scheduled against Georgia.

Home venue

File:Dinamostadiuminsk.jpg
Dinamo Stadium in Minsk is the venue for most Belarus international matches

The team played the majority of its home matches at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk.

Occasionally other venues are also used: Molodechno City Stadium in May 1996 (friendly against Azerbaijan), Vitebsky Central Sport Complex in Vitebsk in November 2005 (friendly against Latvia), Central Stadium in Gomel in October 2007 (Euro 2008 qualifying match against Luxembourg), Neman Stadium in Grodno June 2009 (2010 World Cup qualifier against Andorra), Borisov City Stadium just a few days later (friendly against Moldova) and Regional Sport Complex Brestskiy in Brest in October 2009 (another 2010 World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan).

In late 2012 Dinamo Stadium was closed for renovation and the team started alternating between different home venues: Central Stadium in Gomel (2014 World Cup qualifiers against Finland and France), Borisov City Stadium (friendly against Kyrgyzstan) and Torpedo Stadium in Zhodino (friendlies against Montenegro and Japan).

From 2014 until 2017 as well as in 2019 (UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying against Germany and Northern Ireland), Belarus played at Borisov Arena. In 2018, they returned to Dinamo Stadium, which was re-opened after major renovation.

Colours

Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Belarus played home games in all white, occasionally changing shorts to green. All green uniform or green jerseys/white shorts were used as away kits. Since qualifying campaign for UEFA Euro 2004, Belarus changed their primary colors to red jerseys and green shorts, and away kits to all white. In 2011, home colors were changed to all red. All-White became the home colour a short time later and now appears with the pattern on the Belarus flag, with the away kit being in Black in 2016, also using an adidas template and placing the flag pattern on it.

Nickname

In August 2016, the Football Federation announced that the national team's nickname would be the "White Wings".[5] The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings (1977) by famous Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkevich. The BFF's new marketing and communications director, Uladzimir Berezhkov, said: "We are looking at various ways of establishing links with our literary heritage and cultural traditions", commenting that "If the Belarusian people opt to associate the team with Karatkevich, almost every phrase in the book can be used as a hashtag!"[6]

Kit suppliers

Kit provider Period
United Kingdom Umbro 2002–2004
Germany Puma 2004–2012
Germany Adidas 2012–2018
Italy Macron 2018–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Italy 1990 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
United States 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
France 1998 Did not qualify 6th 10 1 1 8 5 21
South Korea Japan 2002 3rd 10 4 3 3 12 11
Germany 2006 5th 10 2 4 4 12 14
South Africa 2010 4th 10 4 1 5 19 14
Brazil 2014 5th 8 1 1 6 7 16
Russia 2018 6th 10 1 2 7 6 21
Qatar 2022 To be determined To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total – 0/7 – – – – – – – 58 13 12 33 61 97

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 to Sweden 1992 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
England 1996 Did not qualify 4th 10 3 2 5 8 13
Belgium Netherlands 2000 5th 8 0 3 5 4 10
Portugal 2004 5th 8 1 0 7 4 20
Austria Switzerland 2008 4th 12 4 1 7 17 23
Poland Ukraine 2012 4th 10 3 4 3 8 7
France 2016 4th 10 3 2 5 8 14
Europe 2020 4th 9 1 1 7 4 17
Germany 2024 To be determined To be determined
Total – 0/7 – – – – – – – 67 15 13 39 53 104

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 2 1st 6 4 2 0 10 0 Rise 43rd
2020–21 C 4 2nd 6 3 1 2 10 8 Same position 38th
2022–23 C Future event
Total – 12 7 1 2 20 8 38th

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

Main article: Belarus national football team results (2010–present)

  Win   Draw   Loss

2020

23 February 2020 Friendly Uzbekistan  0–1  Belarus Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates
15:00 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (UAE)
26 February 2020 Friendly Bulgaria  0–1  Belarus Sofia, Bulgaria
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
4 September 2020 2020–21 UNL Belarus  0–2  Albania Minsk, Belarus
21:45 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)
7 September 2020 2020–21 UNL Kazakhstan  1–2  Belarus Almaty, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6
Report
Stadium: Almaty Central Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
8 October 2020 Euro 2020 play-off SF Georgia  1–0  Belarus Tbilisi, Georgia
20:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
11 October 2020 2020–21 UNL Lithuania  2–2  Belarus Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: LFF Stadium
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
14 October 2020 2020–21 UNL Belarus  2–0  Kazakhstan Minsk, Belarus
21:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
11 November 2020 Friendly Romania  5–3  Belarus Ploiești, Romania
19:00
Report
Stadium: Ilie Oană Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
15 November 2020 2020–21 UNL Belarus  2–0  Lithuania Minsk, Belarus
20:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Referee: Chris Kavanagh (England)
18 November 2020 2020–21 UNL Albania  3–2  Belarus Tirana, Albania
15:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

2021

24 March Friendly Belarus  v  Honduras Zhodzina, Belarus
20:00 FET Stadium: Torpedo Stadium, Zhodino
27 March 2022 WCQ Belarus  v  Estonia
18:00 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
30 March 2022 WCQ Belgium  v  Belarus
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
2 September 2022 WCQ Czech Republic  v  Belarus
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
5 September 2022 WCQ Belarus  v  Wales
15:00 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
8 September 2022 WCQ Belarus  v  Belgium
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
8 October 2022 WCQ Estonia  v  Belarus
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
11 October 2022 WCQ Belarus  v  Czech Republic
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
13 November 2022 WCQ Wales  v  Belarus
21:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)

Record versus different opponents

As of 15 November 2020

Tournament Pld W D L Goals
World Cup Qualifying 58 13 12 33 61–97
Euro Qualifying 67 15 13 39 53–104
UEFA Nations League 12 7 3 2 20–8
Friendly 109 41 34 35 153–137
Opponent Pld W D L Goals
 Luxembourg 12 6 4 2 13–5
 Lithuania 10 5 4 1 19–7
 Netherlands 10 2 0 8 6–23
 Ukraine 9 1 3 5 5–12
 Moldova 8 2 4 2 9–7
 Bulgaria 8 3 0 5 7–12
 Armenia 7 3 2 2 9–9
 Estonia 7 3 1 3 6–6
 Albania 7 2 2 3 10–10
 Norway 7 2 2 3 5–9
 Latvia 6 4 1 1 13–7
 Poland 6 2 2 2 10–9
 France 6 1 2 3 6–10
 Romania 6 0 2 4 7–15
 Kazakhstan 5 4 1 0 14–3
 Slovenia 5 2 2 1 8–5
 Israel 5 2 0 3 8–9
 Wales 5 1 0 4 5–8
 Finland 5 0 3 2 4–7
 Sweden 5 0 0 5 2–16
 Andorra 4 3 0 1 11–4
 Georgia 4 1 1 2 4–4
 Turkey 4 1 1 2 7–8
 Scotland 4 1 1 2 2–5
 Montenegro 4 0 2 2 1–4
 Italy 4 0 2 2 5–9
 Russia 4 0 2 2 4–8
 Czech Republic 4 0 0 4 3–11
 Spain 4 0 0 4 1–10
 Austria 4 0 0 4 0–12
 Malta 3 2 1 0 4–1
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 5–3
 Hungary 3 1 2 0 7–4
 Iran 3 1 2 0 4–3
 Macedonia 3 1 1 1 2–4
 Slovakia 3 1 0 2 2–7
 Germany 3 0 1 2 2–8
  Switzerland 3 0 0 3 0–4
 Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1–6
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 7–0
 Azerbaijan 2 1 1 0 3–2
 Cyprus 2 1 0 1 3–2
 Canada 2 1 0 1 2–1
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 3–3
 Greece 2 1 0 1 1–1
 Libya 2 0 2 0 2–2
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 0–1
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 1–4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0–3
 England 2 0 0 2 1–6
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 6–1
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 5–1
 Oman 1 1 0 0 4–0
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 3–1
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 2–0
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 3–2
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 2–1
 South Korea 1 1 0 0 1–0
 Japan 1 1 0 0 1–0
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 1–0
 Honduras 1 0 1 0 2–2
 Peru 1 0 1 0 1–1
 Ecuador 1 0 1 0 1–1
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1–1
 Argentina 1 0 1 0 0–0
 Gabon 1 0 1 0 0–0
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 0–1
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 0–2
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0–3
Total: 247 76 62 109 287–346

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly match against Romania on 11 November 2020 and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches against Lithuania and Albania on 15 and 18 November 2020.
Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2020, after the game against Albania.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Yahor Hatkevich (1988-04-09) 9 April 1988 (age 36) 5 0 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion
1GK Anton Chichkan (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Belarus BATE Borisov
1GK Syarhey Ignatovich (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest
1GK Syarhey Kurhanski (1986-05-15) 15 May 1986 (age 38) 0 0 Belarus Neman Grodno
2DF Maksim Bardachow (1986-05-18) 18 May 1986 (age 38) 52 3 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
2DF Dzyanis Palyakow (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 33) 47 1 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg
2DF Nikita Naumov (1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 (age 34) 11 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
2DF Alyaksandr Sachywka (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 (age 38) 9 1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF Kiryl Pyachenin (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27) 7 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest
2DF Roman Yuzepchuk (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) 6 1 Belarus Dinamo Brest
2DF Aleksandr Pavlovets (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 27) 6 0 Russia Rostov
2DF Roman Begunov (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 (age 31) 1 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF Ruslan Khadarkevich (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
3MF Ihar Stasevich (1985-10-21) 21 October 1985 (age 38) 61 5 Belarus BATE Borisov
3MF Ivan Mayewski (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36) 40 0 Kazakhstan Astana
3MF Yevgeniy Yablonskiy (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) 13 2 Belarus BATE Borisov
3MF Yury Kendysh (1990-06-10) 10 June 1990 (age 34) 12 1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
3MF Ivan Bakhar (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) 10 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
3MF Max Ebong (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24) 8 2 Kazakhstan Astana
3MF Vladislav Klimovich (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) 8 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
3MF Andrey Khachaturyan (1987-09-02) 2 September 1987 (age 36) 8 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
3MF Dmitry Antilevsky (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
4FW Dzyanis Laptsew (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32) 28 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest
4FW Maksim Skavysh (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 34) 27 3 Belarus BATE Borisov
4FW Vitaly Lisakovich (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26) 12 2 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Belarus squad during last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alyaksandr Hutar (1989-04-18) 18 April 1989 (age 35) 19 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 COV
GK Denis Scherbitskiy (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Belarus BATE Borisov v.  Georgia, 8 October 2020 INJ
GK Pavel Pavlyuchenko (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Georgia, 26 March 2020 PRE
GK Maksim Plotnikov (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v.  Uzbekistan, 23 February 2020 INJ
DF Nikolay Zolotov (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29) 7 0 Ukraine Kolos Kovalivka v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 COV
DF Sergey Karpovich (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30) 2 0 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 PRE
DF Alyaksey Lyahchylin (1992-04-11) 11 April 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Belarus Neman Grodno v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 PRE
DF Alyaksandr Martynovich (captain) (1987-08-26) 26 August 1987 (age 36) 75 2 Russia Krasnodar v.  Kazakhstan, 14 October 2020
DF Maksim Shvyatsow (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26) 2 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v.  Georgia, 8 October 2020 PRE
DF Ihar Burko (1988-09-08) 8 September 1988 (age 35) 6 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Albania, 4 September 2020 PRE
DF Syarhey Palitsevich (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 34) 32 1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Georgia, 26 March 2020 PRE
DF Syarhey Matsveychyk (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 36) 15 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v.  Georgia, 26 March 2020 PRE
DF Aleksandr Poznyak (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 29) 1 0 Belarus Gorodeya v.  Bulgaria, 26 February 2020
DF Nikita Stepanov (1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Bulgaria, 26 February 2020
DF Roman Vegerya (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 23) 1 0 Belarus Neman Grodno v.  Bulgaria, 26 February 2020
DF Zakhar Volkov (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26) 1 0 Belarus BATE Borisov v.  Uzbekistan, 23 February 2020 PRE
MF Edhar Alyakhnovich (1987-05-17) 17 May 1987 (age 37) 15 1 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 PRE
MF Denis Grechikho (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Belarus Rukh Brest v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 PRE
MF Pavel Nyakhaychyk (1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 36) 37 3 Belarus BATE Borisov v.  Kazakhstan, 14 October 2020
MF Pavel Savitski (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 29) 19 4 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Kazakhstan, 14 October 2020
MF Valeriy Gromyko (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Russia Arsenal Tula v.  Kazakhstan, 14 October 2020
MF Yury Kavalyow (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31) 16 1 Russia Arsenal Tula v.  Georgia, 8 October 2020 INJ
MF Stanislaw Drahun (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 36) 68 11 Belarus BATE Borisov v.  Georgia, 8 October 2020 PRE
MF Nikita Korzun (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29) 16 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Georgia, 8 October 2020 PRE
MF Aleksandr Selyava (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Kazakhstan, 7 September 2020
MF Syarhey Kislyak (1987-08-06) 6 August 1987 (age 36) 71 9 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Georgia, 26 March 2020 PRE
MF Dzmitry Baha (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34) 3 0 Belarus BATE Borisov v.  Georgia, 26 March 2020 PRE
MF Syarhey Volkaw (1999-01-27) 27 January 1999 (age 25) 1 0 Belarus Vitebsk v.  Bulgaria, 26 February 2020
FW Dzmitry Padstrelaw (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25) 5 1 Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 COV
FW Yevgeniy Shevchenko (1996-06-06) 6 June 1996 (age 28) 2 0 Belarus Rukh Brest v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 PRE
FW Alyaksandr Makas (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 32) 1 0 Belarus Isloch Minsk Raion v.  Romania, 11 November 2020 PRE
FW Mikalay Signevich (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 32) 17 1 Belarus BATE Borisov v.  Kazakhstan, 14 October 2020
FW Mikhail Gordeichuk (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 34) 26 4 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Albania, 4 September 2020 PRE
FW Ilya Shkurin (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Albania, 4 September 2020 PRE
FW Anton Saroka (1992-03-05) 5 March 1992 (age 32) 15 7 Belarus BATE Borisov v.  Georgia, 26 March 2020 PRE
FW Vsevolod Sadovsky (1996-10-04) 4 October 1996 (age 27) 0 0 Belarus Rukh Brest v.  Bulgaria, 26 February 2020 INJ
  • INJ Withdrew due to an injury
  • COV Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test result
  • PRE Preliminary squad
  • RET Retired from national team

B-team

Belarus B national team has been assembled a number of times throughout the history to participate in occasional minor friendly matches and tournaments. The team typically consists of domestic league players who are considered a potential backup for the main senior team. The team was most recently assembled for participation in 2017 King's Cup in Thailand on 14–16 July 2017.

Records

Alyaksandr Kulchy is the most capped player in the history of Belarus
Maksim Romaschenko is the top scorer in the history of Belarus with 20 goals
As of 18 November 2020[7]
Players in bold are still active with Belarus.

Most capped players

Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Alyaksandr Kulchy 102 5 1996–2012
2 Alexander Hleb 80 6 2001–2019
Sergei Gurenko 80 3 1994–2006
4 Sergei Kornilenko 78 17 2003–2016
5 Timofei Kalachev 76 10 2004–2016
6 Alyaksandr Martynovich 75 2 2009–
7 Syarhey Amelyanchuk 74 1 2002–2011
8 Syarhey Kislyak 71 9 2009–
Syarhey Shtanyuk 71 3 1995–2007
10 Stanislaw Drahun 68 11 2011–
Sergei Aleinikov reached a combined 81 caps and 6 goals for Soviet Union, CIS and Belarus during 1984–1994.[8]

Top scorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Years
1 Maksim Romaschenko 20 64 0.31 1998–2008
2 Sergei Kornilenko 17 78 0.22 2003–2016
3 Vitali Kutuzov 13 52 0.25 2002–2011
4 Vyacheslav Hleb 12 45 0.27 2004–2011
5 Stanislaw Drahun 11 68 0.16 2011–
6 Raman Vasilyuk 10 24 0.42 2000–2008
Vitali Rodionov 10 48 0.21 2007–2017
Valyantsin Byalkevich 10 56 0.18 1992–2005
Timofei Kalachev 10 76 0.13 2004–2016
10 Syarhey Kislyak 9 71 0.13 2009–

Managers

As of 18 November 2020

Manager Career Games Managed Wins Draws Loses Goals
Belarus Mikhail Vergeyenko 1992–1994, 1997–1999 24 2 6 16 22–40
Belarus Sergei Borovsky 1994–1996, 1999–2000 26 4 9 13 21–43
Russia Eduard Malofeyev 2000–2003 22 10 5 7 31–31
Belarus Valery Streltsov (caretaker) 2002 1 0 0 1 0–3
Russia Anatoly Baidachny 2003–2005 22 10 4 8 34–29
Belarus Yuri Puntus 2006–2007 14 3 4 7 19–26
Germany Bernd Stange 2007–2011 49 17 14 18 65–54
Belarus Georgi Kondratiev 2011–2014 28 9 8 11 37–35
Belarus Andrei Zygmantovich (caretaker) 2014 2 1 0 1 3–5
Belarus Alyaksandr Khatskevich 2014–2016 18 6 6 6 14–19
Belarus Igor Kriushenko 2017–2019 25 8 4 13 23–37
Belarus Mikhail Markhel 2019– 16 6 2 8 18–24
Total: 1992–Present 247 76 62 109 287–346

See also

References

  1. ^ "Мархель возглавил сборную Беларуси" [Markhel in now the coach of Belarus national team]. Tribuna.com (in Russian). 20 June 2019.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Lithuania v Belarus". eu.football. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" Владимир Бережков: "3 сентября приглашаем всех на открытую тренировку сборной". abff.by (in Russian). 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "UEFA Direct – August/September 2016" (pdf). 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Belarus - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  8. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Sergei Yevgenyevich Aleinikov - International Appearances". RSSSF.

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