FC Energetik-BGU Minsk is a
Belarus
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ian
football
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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 ...
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History
The team was founded in 1996 as Zvezda Minsk. BGU is a Russian abbreviation and stands for the
Belarusian State University
Belarusian State University (BSU) ( be, links=no, Белару́скі дзяржа́ўны ўніверсітэ́т, ; russian: links=no, Белору́сский госуда́рственный университе́т) is a university in Mins ...
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Zvezda-VA-BGU made its debut in
Premier League
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in 2002 and played there until 2005. Since 2006, the team plays in lower leagues.
In 2006, Zvezda-BGU reached the semi-final of the
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, ...
.
Name changes
*1996: founded as Zvezda Minsk
*1998: renamed to Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk
*2005: renamed to Zvezda-BGU Minsk
*2017: renamed to Energetik-BGU Minsk
Current squad
Domestic history
Energetik in Europe
References
External links
Official websiteRCOP-BGU website
Football clubs in Belarus
Football clubs in Minsk
1996 establishments in Belarus
Association football clubs established in 1996
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