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FC Vitebsk

{{for|Lokomotiv Vitebsk in 1990s|FC Lokomotiv Vitebsk (1986)}}

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| image = FC Vitebsk Logo.png

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| fullname = Football Club Vitebsk

| nickname =

| founded = {{start date and age|1960}}

| ground = Vitebsky Central Sport Complex,
Vitebsk, Belarus

| capacity = 8,100

| manager = Sergey Yasinsky

| league = Belarusian Premier League

| season = 2024

| position = 5th of 16

| website = https://fc.vitebsk.by/

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FC Vitebsk ({{langx|be|ФК Віцебск|FK Viciebsk}}, {{langx|ru|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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fc.vitebsk.by/index.php?sl=club&mode=history|title=Официальный сайт ФК "Витебск"|website=fc.vitebsk.by}} 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 March 2025

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no=1|name=Dzmitry Hushchanka|nat=BLR|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=3|name=Wepa Jumaýew|nat=TKM|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=5|name=Eguedegue Magloire|nat=CMR|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=7|name=Roman Lisovsky|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=8|name=Yan Mosesov|nat=BLR|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=9|name=Ruslan Teverov|nat=BLR|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=10|name=Kirill Leonovich|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=11|name=Cédric Khaleb Kouadio|nat=CIV|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=12|name=Dzmitry Kharytonaw|nat=BLR|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=14|name=Zakhar Chervyakov|nat=BLR|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=15|name=Maksim Kuntsevich|nat=BLR|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=17|name=Frol Panarin|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=18|name=Yan Skibsky|nat=BLR|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=19|name=Nikita Vekhtev|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=20|name=Yevgeny Krasnov|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=22|name=Semyon Yegorov|nat=RUS|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=23|name=Nikita Naumov|nat=BLR|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=26|name=Sergey Tikhonovsky|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=27|name=Yevgeniy Novykh|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=30|name=Mikhail Bashilov|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=32|name=Ivan Krawchanka|nat=BLR|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=33|name=Yaroslav Makushinsky|nat=BLR|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=37|name=Dmitry Radikovsky|nat=RUS|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=39|name=Dzmitry Girs|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=50|name=Maksim Sapriko|nat=BLR|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=70|name=Ivan Novichkov|nat=BLR|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=80|name=Aleksandr Ksenofontov|nat=BLR|pos=MF}}

{{Fs end}}

League and Cup history

= [[Soviet Union]] era =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width=55|Season

!width=50|{{Tooltip|Level|League level}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=60|Goals

!width=45|Points

!Domestic Cup

!Notes

1960style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd1230771626–4421
1961style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd8301281044–4632Round of 128
1962style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd1532961724–4024Round of 64Relegated
1963style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd10301151431–3727Round of 1024
1964style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1430881416–2924Round of 2048Zone 1 (Ukraine)
1965style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd630814829–2830Round of 1024
1966style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1732572014–4417rowspan="2"| Round of 4096
1967style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd17347101717–4324
1968style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd7381981139–3146Round of 4096
1969style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd14329101330–3428Round of 161Relegated2
1970style="background:#FEC9C9"| 4th11321081427–3628Promoted3
1971style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd16387141721–4235
1972style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd15381281831–3544
1973style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd13324161218–36194
1974style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd20406132120–4725
1975style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1634672120–5719
1976style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd153811111642–3833
1977style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd144011121729–3834
1978style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd154613151843–4341
1979style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd124615211049–3851
1980style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd9325101723–4720
1981style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd9408122038–6028
1982style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1630561913–4416
1983style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd10329111228–4229
1984style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1834762127–6020
1985style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1430761732–4920
1986style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1630262219–5710
1987style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd1734682028–5120
1988style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd17343121916–5718
1989style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd13421781741–4742Relegated5
1990style="background:#FEC9C9"| 4th232206659–3146Promoted
1991style="background:#A3E9FF"| 3rd20421182343–5530

  • 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 =

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!width=55|Season

!width=50|{{Tooltip|Level|League level}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}

!width=30|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}

!width=60|Goals

!width=45|Points

!Domestic Cup

!Notes

19921st61573521–1417Round of 16
1992–931ststyle="background:silver"| 2321811355–2147style="background:#cc9966"|Semifinals
1993–941ststyle="background:#cc9966"| 330179432–1443Round of 16
1994–951ststyle="background:silver"| 2301613146–1545Round of 32
19951st71555512–1220rowspan="2"|Round of 32
19961st5301310748–2749
19971ststyle="background:#cc9966"| 330185746–3059Quarterfinals
19981st428146835–2448style="background:gold"|Winners
19991st1130971440–4534Round of 16
20001st1130871534–5031Quarterfinals
20011st1226471518–5119Round of 16
20021st1426302320–779Round of 32Relegated
2003style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd1311234459–2273QuarterfinalsPromoted
20041st15312832035–5827QuarterfinalsRelegated
2005style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd230217276–2370Round of 32Promoted
20061st626911621–1838Round of 32
20071st82698925–2835Round of 16
20081st530149739–2651Round of 16
20091st10261021426–3732Quarterfinals
20101st9337111531–5232Round of 32
20111st1133881729–4632Round of 16Relegated3
2012style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd328192757–3059Round of 32
2013style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd330167740–2955Round of 32
2014style="background:#D0F0C0"| 2nd3301551044–3050Round of 32Promoted4
20151st1326491321–4721Round of 8
20161st6301261230–2642Round of 8
20171st8301271135–3843Round of 16
20181st430195647–2062Round of 16
20191st1330871524–3931style="background:silver"| Runners-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.

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! Season

! Competition

! Round

!

! Club

! 1st Leg

! 2nd Leg

1998–99

|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

|QR

|{{flagicon|Bulgaria}}

|Levski Sofia

|1–8 (A)

|1–1 (H)

1999

|UEFA Intertoto Cup

|1R

|{{flagicon|Croatia}}

|Varteks

|1–2 (H)

|2–2 (A)

2019–20

|UEFA Europa League

|1QR

|{{flagicon|Finland}}

|KuPS

|0–2 (A)

|1–1 (H)

Managers

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{official website|https://fc.vitebsk.by/}}

{{Belarusian Premier League}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vitebsk}}

Category:Football clubs in Belarus

Category:Sport in Vitebsk

Category:1960 establishments in Belarus

Category:Association football clubs established in 1960