Universitet Vitebsk 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 women's football club from

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest ci ...

(Vitsyebsk). The holder of the club is, like the name suggests, the

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. The club is most known for its women's team, that won the

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 ...

several times.

History

The club was founded in 1995. In a span of 8 years the women's team worked its way up into the Belarusian Premier League, where it won the title instantly and ended the year-long dominance of

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. In 2006–07 and 2007–08 the team reached the 2nd qualifying round of the

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. In the

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one started in the round of 32 but lost to

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Titles

* Belarusian women's championships: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 *

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winners: 2005, 2006, 2007

Current squad

As of 8 October 2011

References

External links

Club at UEFA.com
Women's football clubs in Belarus 1995 establishments in Belarus Association football clubs established in 1995 {{Belarus-footyclub-stub