FC Vitebsk
Full nameFootball Club Vitebsk
Founded1960; 64 years ago (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

Honours

Current squad

As of February 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
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
17 FW Belarus BLR Vladlen Anikeyev
18 DF Belarus BLR Yan Skibsky
No. Pos. Nation Player
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
— MF Belarus BLR Dzmitry Girs
— MF Turkmenistan TKM Wepa Jumaýew

League and Cup history

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 Zone 1 (Ukraine)
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 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 13 26 4 9 13 21–47 21 Round of 8
2016 1st 6 30 12 6 12 30–26 42 Round of 8
2017 1st 8 30 12 7 11 35–38 43 Round of 16
2018 1st 4 30 19 5 6 47–20 62 Round of 16
2019 1st 13 30 8 7 15 24–39 31 Runners-up
2020 1st 12 30 8 12 10 30–38 36 Round of 16
2021 1st 7 30 9 10 11 37–41 37 Quarter-finals
2022 1st – Semi-finals

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.

External links

Belarusian Premier League
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