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Yuri Puntus
Yury Iosifovich Puntus ( be, Юрый Іосіфавіч Пунтус; russian: Юрий Иосифович Пунтус; born 8 October 1960) is a Soviet football player and a Belarusian football coach. He quit playing football in 1987 because of an injury. Puntus graduated from two universities: Belarusian Technological Institute (specialty – mechanical engineer) in 1983 and Belarusian State University of Physical Training in 1996. Managerial career After working for a few seasons in Russian and Belarusian lower leagues' clubs, in 1996 Puntus was appointed as a head coach for newly reformed BATE Borisov. Puntus led the team to the Belarusian Premier League in just two seasons and eventually won two championship titles (in 1999 and 2002). In 2004 Puntus joined MTZ-RIPO Minsk and led the team to winning Belarusian Cup in 2005. In January 2006 he was appointed as Belarus national football team head coach and later that year he left MTZ-RIPO to focus on national team's UE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus National Football Team
The Belarus national football team ( be, Зборная Беларусі па футболе, Zbornaja Biełarusi pa futbole; russian: Сборная Беларуси по футболу, Sbornaya Belarusi po futbolu) represents Belarus in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. Since independence in 1991, Belarus has not yet qualified for a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship. History After the split of the Soviet Union, Belarus played their first match against Lithuania on 20 July 1992. Before that, a number of Belarusian players played for the Soviet Union national team. The first FIFA-recognized international was a friendly against Ukraine on 28 October 1992, and their first win came in a match against Luxembourg on 12 October 1994. Belarus have never qualified for either the FIFA World Cup, or the UEFA European Championship. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Second League
Belarusian Second League is the third tier of professional football in Belarus. It was established in 1992. History and format A strict number of teams and competition format are not defined for the league. Before the start of each season the format of the league is adjusted depending on how many teams are willing to participate and able to fulfill licensing criteria. A number of best teams (typically two, but not always) are getting promoted to Belarusian First League. * During 1992–1994, 2001–2002, 2004–2013 and since 2016 the League format was a simple double round-robin tournament (except for shortened 1992 season, which was a single round-robin tournament). The number of participating clubs varied between 13 and 20. * 2003 season marked the lowest number of participants in League's history (12). * During 1994–1999 the participants were split into two groups on a geographical basis. The number of participating clubs varied between 24 and 40. * In 2000 and during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R .... The tournament is organized by the Football Federation of Belarus. Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies for the UEFA Europa League. History and format The cup is a traditional single-elimination tournament. Usually, the cup involves all clubs participating in Belarusian Belarusian Premier League, Premier League, Belarusian First League, First League and Belarusian Second League, Second League, as well a small number of amateur clubs that can qualify through local amateur Cup competitions. Unlike the league season, Belarusian Cup is still played using a fall/spring schedule (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusian Football Federation. The number of teams in the competition has varied over the years from as high as 17 (1992–93 season) to as low as 11 (2012). As of 2016, the league included 16 teams. Each team plays every other team twice during the course of the season. At the end of the season, the two teams with the fewest points are automatically relegated to the Belarusian First League, while the third worst team plays a promotion-relegation playoff against the third best team from the second tier. The top two teams from the Belarusian First League automatically win promotion to the Premier League. Shakhtyor Soligorsk are the current champions, after winning their second championship title in 2021. History The Belarusian Premier League was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian State University Of Physical Training
Belarusian State University of Physical Culture is a university in Minsk, Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R .... University is an institution in the field of physical education, sports and tourism in the Republic of Belarus offering preparatory, high and post-graduate levels of training. There are 160 World and European champions among the University students and graduates. Structure There are 4 faculties, 27 chairs: Departments: Faculty of Sport Games and Combative Sport Faculty of Mass Sports The Faculty of Health – Oriented Physical Training and Tourism Institute of Tourism Specialists Updating and Retraining Institute Administration Rector - Ryhor Kasiachenka Well known graduates Among those who graduated from the University we can also name the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian Technological Institute
Belarusian State Technological University (russian: Белорусский государственный технологический университет; be, Беларускі Дзяржаўны Тэхналагічны Універсітэт) is a university in Minsk, Belarus specialized in engineering and technology. It was established in Gomel in 1930 as the Forestry Institute. In 1941, it was evacuated to Sverdlovsk, now Yekaterinburg. Returned to Gomel in 1944, but in 1946 relocated to Minsk as the Belarusian Institute of Technology. Structure *47 departments *11 faculties *Dean's office for foreign students *Pre-University courses *Negoreloe forestry experimental station *Botanical garden *Meteorological station *Educational-production forest-processing complex *Borisov educational-scientific experimental station *Technological gymnasium Prominent alumni *Yuri Puntus - former BATE Borisov and Belarus national football team The Belarus national football team ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Rogachev
FC Rogachev is a Belarusian football club based in Rogachev, Gomel Oblast. The club is also known as Maxline Rogachev due to sponsorship deal with the sports betting company. History The team was founded in 1983 as ''Avtomobilist Rogachev'' and was renamed to ''KSM Rogachev'' next year. Since its foundation and until the dissolution of Soviet Union the team was playing in Belarusian SSR league. In 1988, they were renamed to ''Dnepr Rogachev''. In 1992, the team joined newly created Belarusian Second League, where they spent next six seasons. After successful 1996 season Dnepr was promoted to the First League. In 1998, they were renamed to ''FC Rogachev'', in 2001, after partnering with local football academy, to ''Rogachev-DUSSh-1'' and finally to ''Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev'' in 2002. The team spent nine seasons in First League until they finished at the last (16th) place in 2005 and were to be relegated back to the Second League. However, due to financial troubles, the team di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino ( be, ФК Тарпеда-БелАЗ Жодзіна, ''FK Tarpeda-BelAZ Zhodzina''; , ''Futbolniy klub Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino'') is a Belarusian football club based in Zhodino. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Torpedo Stadium. The club is sponsored by the city's machine building factory BelAZ. History ;Name: *1989: BelAZ Zhodino *1993: Torpedo Zhodino *2011: Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Honours * Belarusian Cup ** Winners: 2015–16 :: Runners-up: 2009–10 * Belarusian Super Cup :: Runners-up: 2011, 2017 * Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR ** Winners: 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981 Current squad ''As of December 2022'' League and Cup history *1 Play-off for the 2011 Premier League spot against the 2010 First League runners-up SKVICH Minsk. *2 Play-off for the 2013 Premier League spot against the 2012 First League runners-up Gorodeya. To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Belshina Bobruisk
FC Belshina Bobruisk ( be, ФК "Белшына Бабруйск", ''FK Belshyna Babruisk'') is a Belarusian football club based in Bobruisk. The team has won one Belarusian Premier League title, as well as 3 Belarusian Cup titles. History of the club and football in Bobruisk The city of Bobruisk was represented by its football team as early as 1920s, when in 1926 a collective football team of Bobruisk city won the Belarusian football championship. Winning the 1926, Bobruisk football team became the first from a provincial city that won the republican competitions. Until 1958, it was the only achievement of the Bobruisk football. In 1958, ''Spartak Bobruisk'' became a champion of Belarus donating the second title to the Bobruisk city football. In 1972 and 1973, ''Stroitel Bobruisk'' also won a title of the champion of Belarus. The current club was founded in 1976 as Shinnik Bobruisk. Since the inception the team was attached to and later sponsored by local tire manufacturing comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
