FC Minsk

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FC Minsk
Full nameFootball Club Minsk
Founded2006
GroundFC Minsk Stadium
Minsk, Belarus
Capacity3,000
ChairmanIgor Shloido
ManagerAndrey Razin
LeagueBelarusian Premier League
201910th

FC Minsk (Belarusian: ФК Мінск) is a professional football club based in Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the highest division in Belarusian football. Their colours are red and navy blue.

History

The club was established in 2006 and was based on the Belarusian First League club Smena Minsk. FC Minsk took over Smena's license and was able to start immediately operating in the Belarusian First League without having to first play in the Second League, the third tier in Belarus. In the club's inaugural season in the First League, they were able to finish in first place guaranteeing them promotion to the Belarusian Premier League.

In their top tier debut season, FC Minsk showed weak performances and were relegated at end of 2007, but they managed to bounce straight back the following year with a dominant campaign in the Belarusian First League scoring 72 goals and failing to win in only 3 of the 26 games. 2008 therefore saw them once again competing in the Belarusian Premier League where they have remained ever since.

A 3rd-placed finish in 2010 saw FC Minsk embark on their first ever European campaign in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. In the first qualifying round, they were pitched against AZAL Baku of Azerbaijan and managed a 3–2 aggregate win over two legs. The second qualifying round saw them drawn against Gaziantepspor of Turkey. After a 1–1 draw at home, the away fixture in Gaziantep saw the Turkish side win 4–1 as the tie finished 5–2 on aggregate in favour of Gaziantepspor.

In 2013, FC Minsk changed their club crest for the current one. The same year they have qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League by winning Belarusian Cup. This campaign was more successful as Minsk first eliminated Valletta of Malta 3–1 on aggregate before beating the Scottish team St. Johnstone in the third qualifying round. After losing 0–1 at home, FC Minsk managed to win 1–0 in Perth and prevailed in penalty shootout 3–2, advancing to the play-offs, where they have lost to Standard Liège of Belgium 5–1 on aggregate.

Club Crest

Upon their formation in 2006, FC Minsk adopted a simple white and blue crest which they kept for 7 years until 2013. In 2013, they changed their crest to the current red and navy blue.

FC Minsk logo during 2006–2013

Current squad

As of December 2019[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Belarus BLR Alyaksey Ivanow
3 DF Belarus BLR Dzmitry Zinovich
4 MF Belarus BLR Gleb Zherdev
5 FW Belarus BLR Artsyom Vasilyew
7 MF Belarus BLR Mikhail Shibun
8 MF Belarus BLR Pavel Seleznev
11 FW Belarus BLR Yevgeniy Shevchenko
12 DF Belarus BLR Gleb Yakushevich
14 DF Belarus BLR Maksim Kasarab
16 GK Belarus BLR Syarhey Vyeramko
17 MF Belarus BLR Ivan Bakhar
18 DF Belarus BLR Yaroslav Yarotsky
20 DF Belarus BLR Dzmitry Klimovich
21 MF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Vasylyev
22 MF Belarus BLR Sergey Sazonchik
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Russia RUS Artyom Leonov
24 MF Belarus BLR Andrey Shamruk
27 FW Belarus BLR Pavel Gorbach
28 MF Belarus BLR Illya Aleksiyevich
29 DF Serbia SRB Aleksa Vidić
31 GK Belarus BLR Pavel Prishivalko
33 DF Ukraine UKR Yevhen Chahovets
35 DF Belarus BLR Gleb Gurban
41 DF Belarus BLR Yevgeniy Malinovskiy
44 MF Belarus BLR Taysir Adamchik
81 FW Belarus BLR Leonid Kovel
87 DF Belarus BLR Aleksey Lavrik
89 MF Ukraine UKR Vladyslav Nasibulin
91 MF Russia RUS Viktor Svezhov
DF Belarus BLR Yury Astravukh

League and Cup history

Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
2006 2nd 1 26 17 5 4 44–13 56 Promoted
2007 1st 14 26 4 9 13 18–34 21 Semi-finals Relegated
2008 2nd 1 26 23 2 1 72–11 71 Round of 16 Promoted
2009 1st 9 26 11 3 12 33–26 36 Round of 16
2010 1st 3 33 18 6 9 59–32 60 Round of 16
2011 1st 9 33 8 11 14 33–40 35 Quarter-finals
2012 1st 6 30 11 6 13 36–46 39 Runners-up
2013 1st 9 32 10 8 14 36–40 38 Winners
2014 1st 7 32 16 4 12 45–36 52 Semi-finals
2015 1st 6 26 12 4 10 29–28 40 Round of 32
2016 1st 4 30 15 8 7 49–24 53 Semi-finals
2017 1st 14 30 3 14 13 19–39 23 Round of 16

Honours

FC Minsk in Europe

Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1Q Azerbaijan AZAL Baku 1–1 2–1 3–2
2Q Turkey Gaziantepspor 1–1 1–4 2–5
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 2Q Malta Valletta 1–1 2–0 3–1
3Q Scotland St Johnstone 0–1 1–0 (aet) 1–1 (3–2 p.)
PO Belgium Standard 0–2 1–3 1–5
Notes
  • Home results are noted in bold.
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

European record

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
UEFA Europa League 8 3 3 2 9 9

Managers

Women's team

The women's team of Minsk has won the Belarusian Premier League in 2013 and 2014. It also has won the Belarusian Women's Cup in 2011, 2013 and 2014.[2]

References

  1. ^ "ФК "Минск" (высшая лига) - 2019 - Футбольный клуб "Минск"". www.fcminsk.by.
  2. ^ "FK Minsk women trophies". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

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