FC Neman Grodno ( be, ФК Нёман Гродна, ''FK Nyoman Hrodna''; russian: ФК Неман Гродно) 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 ...

ian

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all ...

from the city of

Grodno Grodno (russian: Гродно, pl, Grodno; lt, Gardinas) or Hrodna ( be, Гродна ), is a city in western Belarus. The city is located on the Neman River, 300 km (186 mi) from Minsk, about 15 km (9 mi) from the Polish b ...

, named after the

Neman River The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ; ...

and was founded in 1964. Since 1992, the team has participated in the top league of Belarus.

History

Since 1964, the team was playing in the third tier of the Soviet football system almost constantly, excluding two seasons (1968 and 1969) spent in the second tier. Since 1992, Neman plays in 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 Belarus ...

. In 1993, they won the

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. The most successful years for the team were in the early 2000s, when they finished fourth twice in a row before finishing second in 2002 after losing the first place play-off against BATE Borisov.

Name changes

* 1964: founded as Neman Grodno * 1973: renamed to Khimik Grodno * 1993: renamed to Neman Grodno * 1999: renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno * 2002: renamed to Neman Grodno

Honours

** ''Runners-up (1):''

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** ''Winners (1):''

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** ''Runners-up (2):''

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Current squad

''As of January 2023''

League and Cup history

Soviet Union

*¹ Advanced to the final round for one promotion spot as the best-placed team from Belarusian SSR. *² Advanced to the semi-final round of promotion tournament (for one spot) as one of top 8 teams not from Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh or Central Asian SSR. *³ As the worst-placed team from the Belarusian SSR, Neman had to play promotion/relegation play-off against the best-placed Belarusian team from the 3rd level. *⁴ In 1973, every draw was followed by a penalty shoot-out, with a winner gaining 1 point and loser gaining 0. *⁵ Advanced to the final round for one promotion spot as winners of their zone.

Belarus

*¹ Including additional game (0–1 loss) against BATE for the first place.

Neman in Europe

''As of August, 2014.'' ;Notes * QR: Qualifying round * 1R: First round * 2Q: Second qualifying round

Managers

* Valery Yanochkin (Sept 1, 1993 – April 1, 1995) * Sergey Solodovnikov (Sept 1, 1997 – Feb 1, 1998), (May 1, 1998 – June 30, 2005) * Vladimir Kurnev (Jan 1, 2006 – Dec 31, 2006) * Liudas Rumbutis (Jan 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007) * Vyacheslav Akshaev (Jan 4, 2008 – July 20, 2008) * Oleg Radushko (July 21, 2008 – July 19, 2010) * Aleksandr Koreshkov (June 25, 2010 – Aug 11, 2011) *

Pyotr Kachura Pyotr Pyatrovich Kachura ( be, Пётр Качура, russian: Петр Качуро, ''Petr Kachuro''; born 2 August 1972) is a Belarusian former footballer who played as a forward. Starting off with his home town club Dynamo Minsk he went on ...

''(caretaker)'' (Aug 13, 2011 – Aug 15, 2011) * Sergey Solodovnikov (Aug 16, 2011 – Apr 26, 2016) * Oleg Kirenya ''(caretaker)'' (Apr 26, 2016 – Jun 16, 2016) *

Igor Kovalevich Igor Nikolayevich Kovalevich ( be, Iгар Мiкалаевiч Кавалевiч; russian: Игорь Николаевич Ковалевич; born 3 February 1968) is a Belarusian professional football coach and former player. Since 2016, he is t ...

(Jun 17, 2016 –)

References

External links

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Neman Grodno at UEFA.COM
{{Belarusian Premier League Neman Grodno Neman Grodno Association football clubs established in 1964 1964 establishments in Belarus