BATE Borisov
Full nameФутбольны клуб БАТЭ
Футбольный клуб БАТЭ
Football Club BATE Borisov
Nickname(s)Zholto-Sinie (Yellow-Blues)
Founded1973 (51 years ago) (1973) (original)
April 12, 1996 (27 years ago) (1996-04-12) (re-established)[1]
Dissolved1984 (original)
GroundBorisov Arena
Capacity13,126
ChairmanAndrei Kapski
Head coachIgor Kriushenko
LeagueBelarusian Premier League
2023Belarusian Premier League, 5th of 15
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FC BATE Borisov (Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov [bɐˈtɛ bɐˈrʲisəf]; Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, BATE Barysaw, IPA: [baˈtɛ]) is a Belarusian professional football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which they are the league's most successful club with 15 titles, including 13 won consecutively. The club has also won four Belarusian Cups and four Belarusian Super Cups.

BATE is the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2015–16) and one of two to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League (2009–10, 2010–11, 2017–18 and 2018–19), along with Dinamo Minsk.

The club's home stadium is Borisov Arena, which was opened in 2014.[2]

History

BATE is an acronym of Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electronics.[3] The team was founded in 1973 and managed to win Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic league three times (1974, 1976 and 1979) before being disbanded in 1984. The club was re-established by Anatoli Kapski in 1996. Since then, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League 15 times and competed in UEFA competitions.[4]

BATE playing at the Haradski Stadium in July 2009

In 2001, BATE reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, their first appearance in the competition beyond the qualifying rounds. 2008 saw BATE becoming the first Belarusian team to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.[5] As of 2015, BATE have played five times in the Champions League group stage, as well as twice in UEFA Europa League group stage, also reaching the knockout phase of the latter competition in 2010–11 and 2012–13.

Notable former players of BATE include Alexander Hleb (VfB Stuttgart, Arsenal, Barcelona and Birmingham City); Vitali Kutuzov (Milan, Sporting CP, Avellino, Sampdoria, Parma, Pisa and Bari) and Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moscow, and Zenit Saint Petersburg). Having started their professional careers with BATE, all are also former or present members of the Belarus national team.[6]

BATE won their tenth consecutive league title in 2015, with four matches to spare.[7] In the 2017 season, BATE drew an average home league attendance of 5,633, the second-highest in the league.[8]

Supporters

BATE Borisov is one of the most popular football teams in Belarus. BATE fans have developed a rivalry with the fans of Dinamo Minsk and a friendship with fans of Polish club Piast Gliwice since 2011.[9]

Current squad

As of March 2024[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Belarus BLR Ruslan Khadarkevich
4 DF Belarus BLR Alyaksandr Martynaw
5 DF Senegal SEN Sidi Bane
8 MF Belarus BLR Ilya Aleksiyevich
9 MF Belarus BLR Aleksandr Anufriyev
10 MF Belarus BLR Oleg Nikiforenko
11 FW Russia RUS Andrei Panyukov
13 FW Belarus BLR Aleksandr Shestyuk
14 MF Ivory Coast CIV Sherif Jimoh
15 DF Belarus BLR Pavel Pashevich
17 MF Belarus BLR Andrey Potapenko
18 MF Belarus BLR Aleksandr Shvedchikov
21 MF Belarus BLR Vadim Kiselev
22 MF Belarus BLR Zakhar Gitselev
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK Belarus BLR Uladzislaw Ihnatsyew
24 MF Belarus BLR Vladislav Rusenchik
27 DF Belarus BLR Roman Piletsky
28 MF Belarus BLR Kirill Chernook
33 FW Belarus BLR Viktar Sotnikaw
35 GK Belarus BLR Arseniy Skopets
47 MF Belarus BLR Ales Sakhonchik
51 GK Belarus BLR Vyacheslav Dergachyov
68 MF Belarus BLR Danila Zhulpa
84 DF Belarus BLR Yegor Osipov
98 DF Belarus BLR Matvey Svidinskiy
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Zai Sidibé
— FW Serbia SRB Damjan Dostanić

Honours

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1996–98 Adidas Stalker
1999 Beltona
2000–01 Diadora Zhuravinka
2002–05 Adidas Xerox
2005–13 Belgosstrah
2014–16 Joma
2017 Adidas
2018–21 Minsk Tractor Works
2022–23 Fonbet
2023– Puma

League and Cup history

Season Level Pos Pld W D L GF GA Points Domestic Cup Notes
1996 3rd 1st 28 25 2 1 79 10 77 Promoted
1997 2nd 2nd 30 25 3 2 92 15 78 Round of 32 Promoted
1998 1st 2nd 28 18 4 6 50 25 58 Quarter-finals
1999 1st 1st 30 24 5 1 80 22 77 Semi-finals
2000 1st 2nd 30 20 4 6 68 26 64 Round of 16
2001 1st 3rd 26 16 3 7 54 31 51 Quarter-finals
2002 1st 1st 271 19 2 6 52 20 59 Runners-up
2003 1st 2nd 30 20 6 4 70 21 66 Quarter-finals
2004 1st 2nd 30 22 4 4 59 25 70 Semi-finals
2005 1st 5th 26 12 11 3 42 27 47 Runners-up
2006 1st 1st 26 16 6 4 47 27 54 Winners
2007 1st 1st 26 18 2 6 50 25 56 Runners-up
2008 1st 1st 30 19 10 1 54 20 67 Semi-finals
2009 1st 1st 26 19 5 2 55 16 62 Semi-finals
2010 1st 1st 33 21 9 3 64 18 72 Winners
2011 1st 1st 33 18 12 3 53 20 66 Round of 16
2012 1st 1st 30 21 5 4 51 16 68 Round of 16
2013 1st 1st 32 21 4 7 61 25 67 Round of 16
2014 1st 1st 32 20 11 1 68 21 71 Quarter-finals
2015 1st 1st 26 20 5 1 44 11 65 Winners
2016 1st 1st 30 22 4 4 73 25 70 Runners-up
2017 1st 1st 30 21 5 4 61 19 68 Semi-finals
2018 1st 1st 30 23 4 3 55 24 73 Runners-up
2019 1st 2nd 30 22 4 4 61 21 70 Quarter-finals
2020 1st 2nd 30 17 7 6 65 32 58 Winners
2021 1st 2nd 30 19 8 3 61 27 65 Winners
2022 1st 3rd 30 16 11 3 51 21 59 Runners-up
2023 1st 5th 28 14 5 9 49 32 47 Quarter-finals

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg
1999–2000 UEFA Cup QR Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–7 (H) 0–5 (A)
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q Armenia Shirak 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
2Q Sweden Helsingborgs IF 0–0 (A) 0–3 (H)
2001–02 UEFA Cup Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–2 (A) 4–0 (H)
1R Italy Milan 0–2 (H) 0–4 (A)
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Denmark AB 1–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
2R Germany 1860 Munich 1–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
3R Italy Bologna 0–2 (A) 0–0 (H)
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 1Q Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–0 (H) 0–3 (A)
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–3 (H) 0–1 (A)
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 1–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
2Q Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara 0–2 (A) 0–2 (H)
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q Moldova Nistru Otaci 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
2Q Russia Rubin Kazan 0–3 (A) 0–2 (H)
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1Q Cyprus APOEL 0–2 (A) 3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
2Q Iceland FH Hafnarfjördur 3–1 (A) 1–1 (H)
3Q Romania Steaua București 2–2 (H) 0–2 (A)
UEFA Cup 1R Spain Villarreal 1–4 (A) 2–0 (H)
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Iceland Valur 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
2Q Belgium Anderlecht 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H)
3Q Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
Group H Spain Real Madrid 0–2 (A) 0–1 (H)
Italy Juventus 2–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 (A) 0–2 (H)
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q North Macedonia Makedonija Gjorče Petrov 2–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
3Q Latvia Ventspils 0–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–1 (H) 4–0 (a.e.t.) (A)
Group I Portugal Benfica 0–2 (A) 1–2 (H)
England Everton 1–2 (H) 1–0 (A)
Greece AEK Athens 2–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Iceland FH Hafnarfjörður 5–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
3Q Denmark Copenhagen 0–0 (H) 2–3 (A)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Portugal Marítimo 3–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
Group E Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 (A) 1–4 (H)
Netherlands AZ 4–1 (H) 0–3 (A)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
R32 France Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
2011–12 UEFA Champions League 2Q Northern Ireland Linfield 1–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
3Q Lithuania Ekranas 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
Play-off Austria Sturm Graz 1–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Group H Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 (A) 0–1 (H)
Spain Barcelona 0–5 (H) 0–4 (A)
Italy Milan 0–2 (A) 1–1 (H)
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q North Macedonia Vardar 3–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
3Q Hungary Debrecen 1–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Play-off Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Group F France Lille 3–1 (A) 0–2 (H)
Germany Bayern Munich 3–1 (H) 1–4 (A)
Spain Valencia 0–3 (H) 2–4 (A)
UEFA Europa League R32 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 0–1 (H) 0–1 (A)
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Albania Skënderbeu 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
3Q Hungary Debrecen 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Play-off Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
Group H Portugal Porto 0–6 (A) 0–3 (H)
Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–1 (H) 0–2 (A)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–7 (H) 0–5 (A)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
3Q Hungary Videoton 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Play-off Serbia Partizan 1–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Group E Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 (A) 1–1 (H)
Italy Roma 3–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
Spain Barcelona 0–2 (H) 0–3 (A)
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Finland SJK 2–0 (H) 2–2 (A)
3Q Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1–0 (H) 0–3 (A)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Kazakhstan Astana 0–2 (A) 2–2 (H)
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2Q Armenia Alashkert 1–1 (H) 3–1 (A)
3Q Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Ukraine Oleksandriya 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A)
Group H Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H)
England Arsenal 2–4 (H) 0–6 (A)
Germany Köln 1–0 (H) 2–5 (A)
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 2Q Finland HJK 0–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
3Q Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
Play-off Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–3 (H) 0–3 (A)
UEFA Europa League Group L Hungary MOL Vidi 2–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
Greece PAOK 1–4 (H) 3–1 (A)
England Chelsea 1–3 (A) 0–1 (H)
R32 England Arsenal 1–0 (H) 0–3 (A)
2019–20 UEFA Champions League 1Q Poland Piast Gliwice 1−1 (H) 2−1 (A)
2Q Norway Rosenborg 2−1 (H) 0−2 (A)
UEFA Europa League 3Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 2−1 (A) 0−0 (H)
Play-off Kazakhstan Astana 0−3 (A) 2−0 (H)
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 2Q Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 0−2 (A) —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 1–0 (A) 1–4 (H)
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Turkey Konyaspor 0–3 (H) 0–2 (A)
2023–24 UEFA Champions League 1Q Albania Partizani 1–1 (A) 2−0 (H)
2Q Cyprus Aris Limassol 2–6 (A) 3−5 (H)
UEFA Europa League 3Q Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–5 (A) 2−2 (H)
UEFA Europa Conference League Play-off Kosovo Ballkani 1–4 (A) 1−0 (H)

Managers

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