FC Zhlobin 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 ...

ian football club based in

Zhlobin Zhlobin ( be, Жло́бін; russian: Жло́бин, pl, Żłobin, lt, Žlobinas) is a city in the Zhlobin District of Gomel Region, Belarus, located on the Dnieper river. As of 2017, the population was 76,078. The city is notable for being ...

Gomel Oblast Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center i ...

History

The team was founded in 1994 as Energiya Zhlobin. They played in Belarusian Second League for three seasons, and at the end of 1996 the club was folded. In 2003 the club was reformed as Kommunalnik Zhlobin. In the same year they joined Belarusian Second League, where they have been playing ever since. Kommunalnik showed some good results in their first five seasons. They were close to

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in 2006 and 2007, but finished 4th both times. They also qualified for eighthfinals of

2007–08 Belarusian Cup 2007–08 Belarusian Cup was the 17th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus. First round 12 teams from the First League (out of 14, excluding Belshina Bobruisk and Lokomotiv Minsk who relegated from the Premier League after 2 ...

. However, in early 2008 the financial problems struck the team. They withdrew from the cup2007–08 Belarusian Cup Round of 16 preview
/ref> and changed their name to the current FC Zhlobin. Their league results declined as they never finished above 10th place until 2013. After 2015 season the club withdrew from the Second League and currently participates in youth and regional competitions. In 2020 the club rejoined Second League.

Name changes

*1994: formed as Energiya Zhlobin *2003: reformed as Kommunalnik Zhlobin *2008: renamed to Zhlobin

Current squad

''As of October 2023''

References

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* Association football clubs established in 1994 Association football clubs established in 2003 Association football clubs disestablished in 1996 Football clubs in Belarus 2003 establishments in Belarus {{Belarus-footyclub-stub