FC Vitebsk
Full nameFootball Club Vitebsk
Founded1960 (1960)
GroundVitebsky Central Sport Complex,
Vitebsk, Belarus
Capacity8,100
ManagerAlyaksandr Pawlaw
LeagueBelarusian Premier League
2023Belarusian First League, 3rd of 17 (promoted via play-offs)
WebsiteClub website

FC Vitebsk (Belarusian: ФК Віцебск, romanized: FK Viciebsk, Russian: ФК Витебск) is a Belarusian football club based in Vitebsk. The club plays in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Vitebsky Central Sport Complex.

History

The club was founded in 1960 as Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk (Red Flag Vitebsk). They began playing in Soviet Class B (second-tier league) the same year. After three seasons, they relegated to the third tier. Vitebsk team would spend almost all of their subsequent Soviet-era seasons playing at the third level (Soviet Second League), with the exception of 1970 and 1990, when the team dropped to 4th level. The club went through several name changes. In 1963, they were renamed Dvina Vitebsk after local river. In 1985, the club was renamed Vityaz Vitebsk and in 1989 it was renamed KIM Vitebsk (both names relate to local industry companies).

In 1992 KIM joined Belarusian Premier League. During the 90s KIM (later renamed Dvina Vitebsk again in 1994 and Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk in 1996) was one of the league top teams. They were league runners-up in 1992–93 and 1994–95, finished third in 1993–94 and 1997 and also won the Belarusian Cup in 1998.[1] Since the 2000s, the club's results declined. They have relegated to the First League several times and promoted back and were never able to fight the title in later years. In 2003, they shortened their name to Lokomotiv Vitebsk and in 2006 to the current version, FC Vitebsk.

Name changes

  • 1960: founded as Krasnoye Znamya Vitebsk
  • 1963: renamed Dvina Vitebsk
  • 1985: renamed Vityaz Vitebsk
  • 1989: renamed KIM Vitebsk
  • 1994: renamed Dvina Vitebsk
  • 1996: renamed Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk
  • 2003: renamed Lokomotiv Vitebsk
  • 2006: renamed Vitebsk

Honours

Current squad

As of January 2024

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 Belarus BLR Dzmitry Hushchanka
2 MF Belarus BLR Yevgeniy Guletskiy
3 DF Belarus BLR Nikita Kostomarov
4 DF Belarus BLR Artsyom Skitaw
5 MF Belarus BLR Gleb Mikhaylov
6 DF Belarus BLR Vladislav Glinsky
7 MF Belarus BLR Roman Lisovsky
8 DF Belarus BLR Yan Mosesov
9 FW Belarus BLR Ruslan Teverov
10 FW Belarus BLR Karen Vardanyan
11 MF Belarus BLR Anton Matveyenko
12 GK Belarus BLR Dzmitry Kharytonaw
13 MF Belarus BLR Maksim Drobysh
14 FW Belarus BLR Zakhar Chervyakov
16 GK Belarus BLR Ivan Novichkov
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Belarus BLR Vladlen Anikeyev
18 DF Belarus BLR Yan Skibsky
19 MF Belarus BLR Nikita Vekhtev
20 MF Belarus BLR Yevgeny Krasnov
21 DF Russia RUS Yuriy Polovinkin
22 DF Russia RUS Semyon Yegorov
23 MF Belarus BLR Dzmitry Varabyow
24 MF Belarus BLR Frol Panarin
25 MF Russia RUS Vadim Tkachenko
27 MF Belarus BLR Ioann Nemchenok
— GK Belarus BLR Maksim Sapriko
— DF Belarus BLR Ivan Krawchanka
— DF Belarus BLR Maksim Kuntsevich
— FW Belarus BLR Dzyanis Zakharaw
— DF Belarus BLR Nikita Naumov

League and Cup history

Soviet Union era

Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19602nd1230771626–4421
19612nd8301281044–4632Round of 128
19622nd1532961724–4024Round of 64Relegated
19633rd10301151431–3727Round of 1024
19643rd1430881416–2924Round of 2048Zone 1 (Ukraine)
19653rd630814829–2830Round of 1024
19663rd1732572014–4417Round of 4096
19673rd17347101717–4324
19683rd7381981139–3146Round of 4096
19693rd14329101330–3428Round of 161Relegated2
19704th11321081427–3628Promoted3
19713rd16387141721–4235
19723rd15381281831–3544
19733rd13324161218–36194
19743rd20406132120–4725
19753rd1634672120–5719
19763rd153811111642–3833
19773rd144011121729–3834
19783rd154613151843–4341
19793rd124615211049–3851
19803rd9325101723–4720
19813rd9408122038–6028
19823rd1630561913–4416
19833rd10329111228–4229
19843rd1834762127–6020
19853rd1430761732–4920
19863rd1630262219–5710
19873rd1734682028–5120
19883rd17343121916–5718
19893rd13421781741–4742Relegated5
19904th232206659–3146Promoted
19913rd20421182343–5530
  • 1 Separate cup for 3rd level teams, different for each zone.
  • 2 Relegated due to Class B (the league where Dvina was playing) changing its status from 3rd to 4th level in 1970, and the top two levels were reorganized into three with fewer teams.
  • 3 Promoted due to 3rd level (Class A Second Group, renamed to Second League since next season) expansion from 3 to 6 territorial zones (from 66 to 124 teams) in 1971 and dismissal of 4th level.
  • 4 In 1973 every draw was followed by a penalty shoot-out, with a winner gaining 1 point and loser gaining 0.
  • 5 Despite finishing 13th from the 22 teams in 1989, KIM relegated as the Second League (3rd level) was reduced from 9 zones (195 teams) to 3 zones (66 teams) and the Second Lower League with 9 zones was introduced as a 4th level.

Belarus era

Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19921st61573521–1417Round of 16
1992–931st2321811355–2147Semifinals
1993–941st330179432–1443Round of 16
1994–951st2301613146–1545Round of 32
19951st71555512–1220Round of 32
19961st5301310748–2749
19971st330185746–3059Quarterfinals
19981st428146835–2448Winners
19991st1130971440–4534Round of 16
20001st1130871534–5031Quarterfinals
20011st1226471518–5119Round of 16
20021st1426302320–779Round of 32Relegated
20032nd1311234459–2273QuarterfinalsPromoted
20041st15312832035–5827QuarterfinalsRelegated
20052nd230217276–2370Round of 32Promoted
20061st626911621–1838Round of 32
20071st82698925–2835Round of 16
20081st530149739–2651Round of 16
20091st10261021426–3732Quarterfinals
20101st9337111531–5232Round of 32
20111st1133881729–4632Round of 16Relegated3
20122nd328192757–3059Round of 32
20132nd330167740–2955Round of 32
20142nd3301551044–3050Round of 32Promoted4
20151st1326491321–4721Round of 8
20161st6301261230–2642Round of 8
20171st8301271135–3843Round of 16
20181st430195647–2062Round of 16
20191st1330871524–3931Runners-up
20201st12308121030–3836Round of 16
20211st7309101137–4137Quarter-finals
20221st–Semi-finals
  • 1 Including additional game (2–1 win) against MTZ-RIPO Minsk for the 1st place as both teams finished with equal points.
  • 2 Including additional game (1–4 loss) against MTZ-RIPO Minsk for the 14th place as both teams finished with equal points.
  • 3 Lost relegation play-off to Partizan Minsk (0–2 away, 2–1 home)
  • 4 Won promotion play-off against Dnepr Mogilev (2–0 home, 1–1 away)

FC Vitebsk in Europe

Vitebsk played in European Cups under their former name Lokomotiv-96.

Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–8 (A) 1–1 (H)
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Croatia Varteks 1–2 (H) 2–2 (A)
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Finland KuPS 0–2 (A) 1–1 (H)

Managers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Официальный сайт ФК "Витебск"". fc.vitebsk.by.
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