FC Smolevichi ( be, ФК Смалявічы, russian: ФК Смолевичи), 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 club based in

Smolevichi Smalyavichy; russian: Смолевичи, Smoleviči; yi, סמאָלאָוויטש / Смоловіч, Smolovich; pl, italic=no, Smolewicze / Смолэвичэ; lt, italic=no, Smaliavičai / Смалявичай is a city in Minsk Region, Be ...

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, ...

History

The team was founded in 2009 as Vigvam Smolevichi. The same year, they debuted in the

championship. In 2010, they joined the

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 for ...

. They were renamed to Smolevichi in 2011 and to Smolevichi-STI in 2012. Smolevichi-STI won the 2012 Second League season, and have been playing in the First League since 2013. In January 2016, they reached the agreement with BATE Borisov to become Borisov's team

farm club In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery club is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher ...

, although the partnership only lasted for one season. In 2017, Smolevichi-STI finished second in the First League and were promoted. They made their

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 Belarusi ...

debut in 2018. In January 2018, they reverted their name back to FC Smolevichi. In 2020, the club rejoined the top tier after finishing in 2nd place in the 2019 First League. They finished bottom of the first division in 2020, and following serious financial issues it was decided that FC Smolevichi would compete in the Belarusian Second League in 2021.

Name changes

*2009: founded as Vigvam Smolevichi *2011: renamed to Smolevichi *2012: renamed to Smolevichi-STI *2018: renamed to FC Smolevichi

Current squad

''As of August 2021''

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smolevichi Football clubs in Belarus Sport in Minsk Region Smalyavichy District 2009 establishments in Belarus Association football clubs established in 2009