FC Energetik-BGU Minsk is a

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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 ...

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 ...

. Zvezda-VA-BGU made its debut in

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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

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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 {{Belarus-footyclub-stub