FC SKVICH Minsk was 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 ...
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 ...
, last playing in the
Belarusian Second League.
History
The team was founded in late 2000 by travel company SKVICH, which had had investments in sport and football projects (such as their own football school) for several years. Before the start of their first season, after gaining support from Belarusian Railways, the team was renamed Lokomotiv Minsk. The team won the
Second League in 2001 and finished 3rd in the
First League the following year and was promoted to the
Belarusian Premier League.
Lokomotiv finished in the relegation zone of the table in three of their four seasons in the Premier League; twice they were promoted after only one season, until they got stuck in the First League following relegation in 2008. In 2009, they reverted to their original name ''SKVICH Minsk''.
Lokomotiv reached the final of the
2002–03 Belarusian Cup, losing to
Dinamo Minsk.
The club was dissolved after 2014 season.
Honours
*
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 ...
** ''Runners-up (1):''
2003
League and Cup history
External links
Official Club Website (inactive since 2003)Profile at footballfacts.ru
Defunct football clubs in Belarus
Football clubs in Minsk
2000 establishments in Belarus
2014 disestablishments in Belarus
Association football clubs established in 2000
Association football clubs disestablished in 2014
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