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
local university
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A local government unit (LGU) maybe a barangay, a municipality, city, or a province that puts up a post-sec ...
. 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
Babruichanka Babruisk
Bobruichanka Bobruisk is a Belarusian women's football club from Bobruisk. The club is one of the most successful women's team in Belarus, as it won the Belarusian Premier League several times.
History
The team has won eight championships in a ...
.
In 2006–07 and 2007–08 the team reached the 2nd qualifying round of the
UEFA Women's Cup
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The ...
.
In the
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
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For the first time the top 8 leagues of the UEFA were awarded two e ...
one started in the round of 32 but lost to
FCR Duisburg
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.
Titles
* Belarusian women's championships: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
*
Belarusian Women's Cup
The Belarusian Women's Cup (Belarusian: ''Кубка Беларуси'') is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Belarus. It was first contested in 1992.
List of finals
The list of finals:
References
External linksCup at ...
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
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