FC Naftan Novopolotsk ( be, ФК Нафтан Наваполацк, ''FK Naftan Navapolatsk'') is a

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 ...

ian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club based in

Novopolotsk Novopolotsk ( be, Наваполацк (Cyrillic), Navapołack ( Łacinka), translit=Navapolatsk, ; russian: Новополоцк, translit=Novopolotsk, ) is a city in Vitebsk Oblast, Belarus, with a population (2008 estimate) of 107,458. Founde ...

. They play in the

Belarusian First League The Belarusian First League is the second tier of professional football in Belarus. It was created in 1992, following the Belarusian independence. History and format The typical format of the league involves 16 clubs playing a double round-robin t ...

, the second division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Atlant Stadium.

History

Name changes

*1963: Formed as Neftyanik Novopolotsk *1981: Renamed Dvina Novopolotsk *1989: Renamed Kommunalnik Novopolotsk *1992: Renamed Naftan Novopolotsk *1995: Renamed Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk *2001: Renamed Naftan Novopolotsk

Achievements

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, � ...

* ''Winners (2):''

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Current squad

''As of December 2022''

League and Cup history

Naftan in European Cups

Managers

* Vasily Zaitsev (Jan 1, 2004 – May 27, 2004) *

Vyacheslav Akshaev Vyacheslav Yevgenyevich Akshayev ( be, Вячаслаў Яўгенавіч Акшаеў; russian: Вячеслав Евгеньевич Акшаев; born 6 April 1959) is a Belarusian professional football coach and a former player. Career Aksh ...

(May 27, 2004 – May 13, 2007) * Igor Kovalevich (May 14, 2007 – Dec 12, 2012) *

Pavel Kucherov Pavel Kucherov (russian: Павел Владимирович Кучеров; born 18 August 1964) is a Russian former footballer. Kucherov was an assistant coach at Dinamo Minsk and later a scout at Arsenal F.C. Career Born in August 1964 wi ...

(Dec 27, 2012 – June 20, 2013) * Valery Strypeykis (June 21, 2013 – Aug 23, 2016) * Oleg Sidorenkov (Aug 24, 2016–)

References

External links

Official Website
1963 establishments in Belarus Football clubs in Belarus Vitebsk Region Association football clubs established in 1963 {{Belarus-footyclub-stub