FC Isloch Minsk Raion ( be, ФК Іслач, ''FK Islach''; russian: ФК Ислочь, link=no) is a
Belarus
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ian football club based in
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
, although it officially represents
Minsk Raion and is named after the
Islach River
Islach ( be, Іслач, russian: Ислочь) is a river in Belarus, a right tributary of Western Berezina
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.
History
The team was founded in 2007 as an amateur club. From 2007 until 2011, it played in the
Minsk Oblast
Minsk Region or Minsk Oblast or Minsk Voblasts ( be, Мі́нская во́бласць, ''Minskaja voblasć'' ; russian: Минская о́бласть, ''Minskaya oblast'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Minsk, ...
championship. In 2012, Isloch joined the
Belarusian Second League and, after finishing 3rd in its debut season, won promotion to the
First League.
Isloch represented Belarus at the
2013 UEFA Regions' Cup
The 2013 UEFA Regions' Cup is the 8th edition of the UEFA Regions' Cup.
Preliminary round
The 8 teams in the preliminary round have been drawn into two group of four, with the following countries hosting each group's matches:
:Group A – ...
. Isloch has won its qualifying group and advanced to the final phase of the competition, held in June 2013. The team has turned professional since promotion to the
Belarusian First League.
In 2015, Isloch was promoted to the
Belarusian Premier League for the first time in its history.
In August 2016, it was alleged that Isloch Minsk Raion assistant manager,
Uladzimir Makowski, and players
Alyaksandr Lebedzew,
Alyaksandr Tsishkevich,
Aleksandr Budakov,
Aleksandr Alumona and
Andrey Paryvayew, were involved in
fixing
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* The present participle of the verb "to fix", an action meaning maintenance, repair, and operations
* "fixing someone up" in the context of arranging or finding a social date for someone
* "Fixing", craving an addictive drug, ...
their match with
Dinamo Brest on 30 April 2016.
In 2019, the club reached the semi-finals of the
Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in Belarus. The tournament is organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.
Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winnin ...
for the first time after beating
BATE Borisov in the quarter-finals. The club was eliminated in the semi-finals by
Shakhtyor Soligorsk.
Domestic history
Current squad
Honours
National
*
Belarusian First League (1):
2015
External links
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References
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Football clubs in Belarus
Sport in Minsk Region
2007 establishments in Belarus
Association football clubs established in 2007