FC Vitebsk

For Lokomotiv Vitebsk in 1990s, see FC Lokomotiv Vitebsk (defunct).
FC Vitebsk
Full name Football Club Vitebsk
Founded 1960
Ground Vitebsky Central Sport Complex,
Vitebsk, Belarus
Ground Capacity 8,100
Manager Sergey Yasinsky
League Belarusian Premier League
2014 Belarusian First League, 3rd (promoted)

FC Vitebsk (Belarusian: ФК Віцебск) 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 they renamed to Vityaz Vitebsk and in 1989 to KIM Vitebsk (both names relate to local industry companies).

In 1992 KIM joined Belarusian Premier League. During the 90s KIM (later renamed to 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 Belarusian Cup in 1998.[1] Since 2000s 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

Honours

Current squad

As of April 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 Belarus GK Dzmitry Hushchanka
2 Belarus DF Andrey Lebedzew
3 Belarus MF Kiryl Pyachenin
4 Belarus MF Artsyom Skitaw
5 Russia DF Vitali Marakhovskiy
6 Belarus DF Mikhail Babichev
7 Ukraine FW Serhiy Shevchuk
8 Belarus MF Sergey Tikhonovsky
9 Belarus FW Azam Radzhabov
10 Russia MF Vyacheslav Sushkin
11 Belarus MF Yevgeny Kalinin
13 Belarus MF Artur Slabashevich
15 Belarus MF Artsyom Salavey
No. Position Player
16 Belarus GK Andrey Shcharbakow
17 Belarus DF Mikhail Kazlow
19 Belarus FW Roman Volkov
22 Belarus MF Andrey Baranok
23 Belarus DF Nikita Naumov
25 Belarus FW Kiryl Sidarenka
26 Belarus MF Aleksandr Kucherov
30 Belarus MF Alyaksandr Aleksandrovich
35 Belarus MF Nikolay Zolotov
Belarus MF Zakhar Volkov
Russia MF Filipp Postnikov
Russia FW Aleksei Zolotarenko

League and Cup history

Soviet Union Soviet Union era

Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
1960 2nd 12 30 7 7 16 26–44 21
1961 2nd 8 30 12 8 10 44–46 32 Round of 128
1962 2nd 15 32 9 6 17 24–40 24 Round of 64 Relegated
1963 3rd 10 30 11 5 14 31–37 27 Round of 1024
1964 3rd 14 30 8 8 14 16–29 24 Round of 2048
1965 3rd 6 30 8 14 8 29–28 30 Round of 1024
1966 3rd 17 32 5 7 20 14–44 17 Round of 4096
1967 3rd 17 34 7 10 17 17–43 24
1968 3rd 7 38 19 8 11 39–31 46 Round of 4096
1969 3rd 14 32 9 10 13 30–34 28 Round of 161 Relegated2
1970 4th 11 32 10 8 14 27–36 28 Promoted3
1971 3rd 16 38 7 14 17 21–42 35
1972 3rd 15 38 12 8 18 31–35 44
1973 3rd 13 32 4 16 12 18–36 194
1974 3rd 20 40 6 13 21 20–47 25
1975 3rd 16 34 6 7 21 20–57 19
1976 3rd 15 38 11 11 16 42–38 33
1977 3rd 14 40 11 12 17 29–38 34
1978 3rd 15 46 13 15 18 43–43 41
1979 3rd 12 46 15 21 10 49–38 51
1980 3rd 9 32 5 10 17 23–47 20
1981 3rd 9 40 8 12 20 38–60 28
1982 3rd 16 30 5 6 19 13–44 16
1983 3rd 10 32 9 11 12 28–42 29
1984 3rd 18 34 7 6 21 27–60 20
1985 3rd 14 30 7 6 17 32–49 20
1986 3rd 16 30 2 6 22 19–57 10
1987 3rd 17 34 6 8 20 28–51 20
1988 3rd 17 34 3 12 19 16–57 18
1989 3rd 13 42 17 8 17 41–47 42 Relegated5
1990 4th 2 32 20 6 6 59–31 46 Promoted
1991 3rd 20 42 11 8 23 43–55 30

Belarus Belarus era

Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
1992 1st 6 15 7 3 5 21–14 17 Round of 16
1992–93 1st 2 32 18 11 3 55–21 47 Semifinals
1993–94 1st 3 30 17 9 4 32–14 43 Round of 16
1994–95 1st 2 30 16 13 1 46–15 45 Round of 32
1995 1st 7 15 5 5 5 12–12 20 Round of 32
1996 1st 5 30 13 10 7 48–27 49
1997 1st 3 30 18 5 7 46–30 59 Quarterfinals
1998 1st 4 28 14 6 8 35–24 48 Winners
1999 1st 11 30 9 7 14 40–45 34 Round of 16
2000 1st 11 30 8 7 15 34–50 31 Quarterfinals
2001 1st 12 26 4 7 15 18–51 19 Round of 16
2002 1st 14 26 3 0 23 20–77 9 Round of 32 Relegated
2003 2nd 1 311 23 4 4 59–22 73 Quarterfinals Promoted
2004 1st 15 312 8 3 20 35–58 27 Quarterfinals Relegated
2005 2nd 2 30 21 7 2 76–23 70 Round of 32 Promoted
2006 1st 6 26 9 11 6 21–18 38 Round of 32
2007 1st 8 26 9 8 9 25–28 35 Round of 16
2008 1st 5 30 14 9 7 39–26 51 Round of 16
2009 1st 10 26 10 2 14 26–37 32 Quarterfinals
2010 1st 9 33 7 11 15 31–52 32 Round of 32
2011 1st 11 33 8 8 17 29–46 32 Round of 16 Relegated3
2012 2nd 3 28 19 2 7 57–30 59 Round of 32
2013 2nd 3 30 16 7 7 40–29 55 Round of 32
2014 2nd 3 30 15 5 10 44–30 50 Round of 32 Promoted4
2015 1st Quarterfinals

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 Varaždin 1–2 (H) 2–2 (A)

Managers

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of FC Vitebsk

External links

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