FC Naftan Novopolotsk

FC Naftan Novopolotsk

Full name	Football Club Naftan Novopolotsk
Founded	1963
Ground	Atlant Stadium Novopolotsk, Belarus
Capacity	5,300
Chairman	Leanid Padlipski
Manager	Oleg Sidorenkov (caretaker)
League	Belarusian Premier League
2015	9th
Home colours Away colours

FC Naftan Novopolotsk (Belarusian: ФК Нафтан Наваполацк, FK Naftan Navapolatsk) is a Belarusian football club based in Navapolatsk. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Atlant Stadium.

History

Name changes

• 1963: Formed as Neftyanik Novopolotsk
• 1981: Renamed to Dvina Novopolotsk
• 1989: Renamed to Kommunalnik Novopolotsk
• 1992: Renamed to Naftan Novopolotsk
• 1995: Renamed to Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk
• 2001: Renamed to Naftan Novopolotsk

Achievements

Belarusian Cup

• Winners (2): 2009, 2012

Current squad

As of December 2016

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BLR	Igor Dovgyallo
2	MF	BLR	Dzmitry Barysaw
3	DF	UKR	Yehor Klymenchuk
4	DF	BLR	Mihail Harbachow
5	FW	RUS	Nikita Kolyayev
7	MF	BLR	Andrey Yakimov
9	MF	BLR	Ihar Truhaw
10	MF	BLR	Oleg Shkabara
12	FW	BLR	Aleksandr Krovetskiy
13	DF	BLR	Syarhey Kandratsyew
14	FW	BLR	Yawhen Lebedzew

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	BLR	Artur Semenov
17	MF	BLR	Alyaksey Suchkow
20	MF	NGA	Abdulaziz Laval
22	DF	BLR	Ivan Kanonik
25	MF	BLR	Mikhail Khodunov
33	MF	BLR	Igor Zyulev
34	GK	BLR	Raman Stsyapanaw
35	MF	UKR	Ruslan Hunchak
37	DF	BLR	Artem Teplov
81	FW	BLR	Mikita Shuhunkow

League and Cup history

Season	Level	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	Points	Domestic Cup	Notes
1992	3rd	10	15	5	5	5	24–20	15	Round of 64
1992–93	3rd	2	30	19	8	3	71–20	46	Round of 16
1993–94	3rd	3	34	22	5	7	88–31	49
1994–95	3rd	1	22	20	1	1	65–15	41	Round of 16	Promoted
1995	2nd	1	14	10	2	2	29–14	32	Round of 32	Promoted
1996	1st	7	30	13	4	13	43–52	43
1997	1st	9	30	10	9	11	40–33	39	Round of 32
1998	1st	13	28	7	4	17	30–40	29	Round of 16
1999	1st	12	30	8	4	18	39–63	28	Round of 16
2000	1st	13	30	5	7	18	25–69	22	Round of 16
2001	1st	13	26	4	2	20	18–51	14	Round of 32	Relegated
2002	2nd	2	30	21	5	4	56–23	68	Round of 16	Promoted
2003	1st	8	30	10	5	15	39–49	35	Round of 32
2004	1st	10	30	10	5	15	45–50	35	Semifinals
2005	1st	9	26	10	3	13	43–44	33	Round of 16
2006	1st	7	26	11	4	11	45–42	37	Round of 16
2007	1st	7	26	9	9	8	28–30	36	Round of 32
2008	1st	7	30	13	7	10	41–35	46	Round of 32
2009	1st	4	26	12	2	12	29–39	38	Winners
2010	1st	7	33	11	11	11	41–34	44	Quarterfinals
2011	1st	7	33	10	7	16	35–45	37	Quarterfinals
2012	1st	9	30	7	8	15	23–40	29	Winners
2013	1st	10	32	9	10	13	29–41	37	Round of 32
2014	1st	5	32	11	10	11	40–43	43	Round of 32
2015	1st								Round of 16

Naftan in European Cups

Season	Competition	Round		Club	1st Leg	2nd Leg
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	2Q		Gent	2–1 (H)	0–1 (A)
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	2Q		Red Star Belgrade	3–4 (H)	3–3 (A)

Managers

• Vasily Zaitsev (Jan 1, 2004 – May 27, 2004)
• Vyacheslav Akshaev (May 27, 2004 – May 13, 2007)
• Igor Kovalevich (May 14, 2007 – Dec 12, 2012)
• Pavel Kucherov (Dec 27, 2012 – June 20, 2013)
• Valery Strypeykis (interim) (June 21, 2013 – Dec 9, 2013)
• Valery Strypeykis (Dec 10, 2013–)

External links

• Official Website