FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk ( be, ФК Шахцёр Салігорск, ''FK Shakhtsyor Salihorsk'') is a

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 ...

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club, playing in the city of Soligorsk (Salihorsk) .

History

The club was founded in 1961. During Soviet era Shakhtyor Soligorsk was playing in top or second division of the

Belarusian SSR The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор� ...

league, occasionally dropping to lower tiers (

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, ...

league) for a short time. In 1971, Shakhtyor absorbed two other local Soligorsk teams (Khimik and Gornyak). Their best results came at the end of Soviet days, when the team finished as league runners-up twice (1988, 1990) and won the Belarusian SSR Cup three times (1985, 1986, 1988). Since 1992, Shakhtyor has been playing in

. The team struggled through the 1990s, usually fighting against relegation. In 1997, they finished at the last place in the league, but were saved from relegation after two other Premier League clubs withdrew. After a transitory 1998 season, since 1999, they have never finished below 6th place and became a staple European Cups participant. Shakhtyor Soligorsk became the champions of Belarus in 2005, 2020 and 2021, and were league runners-up six times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018). They also won the Belarusian Cup three times (2004, 2014, and 2019).

Honours

** Winners (4):

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** ''Runners-up (6):''

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** Winners (3): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2018–19 ** ''Runners-up (5):'' 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2016–17 *

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** Winners (1):

** ''Runners-up (4):''

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Current squad

League and Cup history

*¹ Finished last but saved from relegation due to withdrawal of two higher-placed teams.

Shakhtyor in Europe

''As of 11 August 2022.''

Managers

* Ivan Schyokin (July 1, 1997 – Dec 31, 1999) * Yury Vyarheychyk (July 1, 2002 – May 11, 2009) * Aleksey Vergeyenko (June 26, 2009 – Nov 23, 2009) *

Eduard Malofeyev Eduard Vassilievich Malofeyev ( rus, Эдуа́рд Васи́льевич Малофе́ев, p=məlɐˈfʲeɪf, be, Эдуард Васілевіч Малафееў ''Eduard Malafyeyew''; born 2 June 1942 in Kolomna) is a Soviet and Belarusi ...

(Nov 24, 2009 – May 13, 2010) *

Uladzimir Zhuravel Uladzimir Ivanavich Zhuravel ( be, Уладзімір Іванавіч Журавель; russian: Владимир Иванович Журавель; 9 June 1971 – 18 November 2018) was a Belarusian professional football player and coach. In 20 ...

(May 14, 2010 – Dec 2, 2013) *

Sergei Borovsky Sergei Vladimirovich Borovsky (russian: Серге́й Владимирович Боровский; be, Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Бароўскі) (born 29 January 1956) is a football coach and former player. Career During his c ...

(Jan 9, 2014–)

References

External links

Official Website
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