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1993–94 Belarusian First League
1993–94 Belarusian First League was the third season of 2nd level Association football, football championship in Belarus. It started in July 1993 and ended in June 1994. Team changes from 1992–93 season Winners of 1992–93 Belarusian First League (FC Belshina Bobruisk, Shinnik Bobruisk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams relegated from the 1992–93 Belarusian Premier League, Premier League (FC Lida, Obuvshchik Lida and FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino, Torpedo Zhodino). FC Neman Stolbtsy, Neman Stolbtsy and FC Smorgon, Stankostroitel Smorgon, who finished 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to the 1993–94 Belarusian Second League, Second League. They were replaced by the winners of 1992–93 Belarusian Second League, 1992–93 Second League (FC Kobrin, Brestbytkhim Brest). Before the start of the season, Niva-Trudovye Rezervy Samokhvalovichi changed their name to FC BGATU-Niva Samokhvalovichi, Santanas Samokhvalovichi. Kolos-Stroitel Usty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarusian First League
The Belarusian First League () is the second tier of professional association football, football in Belarus. It was created in 1992, following the Belarusian independence. History and format The typical format of the league involves 16 clubs playing a double round-robin tournament over 30 matchdays (with the exception of shortened 1992 Belarusian First League, 1992 and 1995 Belarusian First League, 1995 seasons, which were a single round-robin tournaments). On several occasions the number of participating teams was smaller (15 or 14), due to last minute withdrawals and no teams available for replacement. In most of the seasons, two best teams are getting promoted to Belarusian Premier League, while two worst teams are relegated to the Belarusian Second League. First League in 2024 In 2024, the Belarusian First League will consist of the following 18 teams: Winners and promoted teams Teams in bold were promoted to Belarusian Premier League, Premier League at the end of the season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitebsk
Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk (, ; , ; ) is a city in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it has 358,927 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest city. It is served by Vitebsk Vostochny Airport and Vitebsk Air Base. History Middle Ages Vitebsk developed from a river harbor where the Vićba River (Віцьба, from which it derives its name) flows into the larger Western Dvina, which is spanned in the city by the Kirov Bridge. Archaeological research indicates that Baltic tribes had settlements at the mouth of Vitba. In the 9th century, Slavic settlements of the tribal union of the Krivichs replaced them. According to the '' Chronicle of Michael Brigandine'' (1760), Princess Olga of Kiev founded Vitebsk (also recorded as Dbesk, Vidbesk, Videbsk, Vitepesk, or Vicibesk) in 974. Other versions give 947 or 914. Academician Boris Rybakov an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lida
Lida is a city in Grodno Region, western Belarus, located west of Minsk. It serves as the administrative center of Lida District. As of 2025, it has a population of 103,262. Etymology The name ''Lida'' arises from its Lithuanian name ''Lyda'', which derives from ''lydimas'', meaning "slash-and-burn" agricultural method or a plot of land prepared in this way. Names in other languages are spelled as and . History Early history There are passing mentions of Lida in chronicles from 1180. Until the early 14th century, the settlement at Lida was a wooden fortress in Lithuania proper. In 1323, the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas built a brick fortress there. The generally considered founding year of Lida is 1380. The fortress withstood Crusader attacks from Prussia in 1392 and 1394 but was burned to the ground in 1710. Following the death of Gediminas, when Lithuania was divided into principalities, Lida became the capital of one of them, the seat of Algirdas. Lida was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC RShVSM-Olympia Minsk
FC RShVSM-Olympia Minsk (, ''FK RShVSM-Alimpiya'') was a Belarusian association football, football club based in Minsk. It represented the Belarusian State University of Physical Training. History Throughout its history, the club was always associated with a number of sport universities and youth football schools based in Minsk. It was founded in 1985 as SKIF. From 1985 until 1991, the team played in Belarusian SSR Top League. In 1990, it was renamed to SKIF-ShVSM. In 1992, the team was renamed to SKIF-RShVSM and joined newly created Belarusian First League. In the middle of 1992–93 season, they were renamed to AFViS-RShVSM. After unsuccessful 1994–95 season the team relegated to Belarusian Second League and its name was shortened to AFViS and in 1996 changed back to AFViS-RShVSM. The last name change (to RShVSM-Olympia, 'Olympia' notes relation to the School of Olympic reserve) occurred before the team's last professional season in early 2000. Since 2001, the team only partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC ZLiN Gomel
FC ZLiN Gomel was a Belarusian football club based in Gomel. History The club was founded in 1989. From 1989 till 1991 they played in Belarusian SSR league, and from 1992 until 2005 in Belarusian First and Second leagues. Before the start of 2006 season the club merged with Slavia Mozyr to form ''FC Mozyr-ZLiN'', which became a successor of Slavia and was eventually renamed back to ''Slavia Mozyr''. The club name ''ZLiN'' stands for Zavod Litya i Normaley (''Foundry and Standards Works'', a plant based in Gomel Gomel (, ) or Homyel (, ) is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the List of cities and largest ...). Performance history : References External links Club profile at footballfacts.ru {{DEFAULTSORT:ZLiN Gomel Defunct football clubs in Belarus Sport in Gomel Association football clubs established in 1989 Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Vitebsk-2
FC Vitebsk-2 is a Belarusian football club from Vitebsk. The club acts as a reserve team for FC Vitebsk. History During Soviet era the team was known as KIM-2 Vitebsk, while the main was called KIM Vitebsk. Until 1991 KIM-2 played in Belarusian SSR League. In 1992 KIM-2 was included in newly created Belarusian First League, while their parent team KIM Vitebsk joined Belarusian Premier League . In 1994 KIM was renamed to Dvina Vitebsk and their reserve team to Kimovets Vitebsk. Midway through 1996 season Kimovets withdrew from the First League and was folded, while Dvina partnered with Lokomotiv Vitebsk to use them as a farm club In sports, a farm team (also referred to as farm system, developmental system, feeder team, or nursery club) is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful pl .... Following the relegation to First League after 2011 season, FC Vitebsk decided to give their reserve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Khimik Svetlogorsk
FC Svetlogorsk is a Belarusian football club based in Svietlahorsk, Gomel Region. History Khimik Svetlogorsk (also previously known as Bumazhnik Svetlogorsk (1971–1972, 1986–1987), Stroitel Svetlogorsk (1973), Burovik Svetlogorsk (1974–1975) and Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk (1997–2000)) is known for being the only club in Belarus that had been playing the Belarusian First League since the first season (1992) without a single promotion or relegation for 30 consecutive seasons. The series ended after 2020 season, when the club was disbanded due to financial troubles. In 2021, a successor team FC Svetlogorsk was established in the Belarusian Second League The Belarusian Second League () is the third tier of professional football in Belarus. It was established in 1992. History and format A strict number of teams and competition format are not defined for the league. Before the start of each season t .... Current squad External l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Khimvolokno Grodno
FC Khimvolokno Grodno was a Belarusian football club based in Grodno. The word 'Khimvolokno' means 'Synthetic Fibres' (literally 'chemical fibres'), and refers to the local Nylon 6 manufacturing plant. History *1979: founded as Olimp Grodno *1990: renamed to Veras Grodno *1992: renamed to Khimvolokno Grodno The team was playing in Belarusian SSR league from 1979 to 1991 and in Belarusian First League The Belarusian First League () is the second tier of professional association football, football in Belarus. It was created in 1992, following the Belarusian independence. History and format The typical format of the league involves 16 clubs playi ... from 1992 till 1995. In late 1995 Khimvolokno Grodno was disbanded. External linksProfile at footballfacts.ru Association football clubs established in 1979 Association football clubs disestablished in 1995 Defunct football clubs in Belarus 1979 establishments in Belarus 1995 disestablishments in Belarus {{Belarus-footyclub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Slavia Mozyr
FC Slavia Mozyr or FK Slaviya Mazyr (, ) is a Belarusian professional football club based in Mazyr, Belarus. History The team was founded in 1987 as Polessie (Polesia). Between 1987 and 1991, they played in the Belarusian SSR league. From 1992 till 1995, they played in the Belarusian First League. They changed their name to MPKC Mazyr since the 1994–95 season. MPKC stands for the Mazyr Industrial-Commercial Center. They won the First League the same year and made their debut in the Belarusian Premier League in fall 1995 season. They finished second in 1995 and won the championship in 1996, becoming the first team other than Dinamo Minsk to win it. After changing their name to Slavia (Slaviya) in 1998, they again finished second in 1999 and won the title in 2000. After that, the results deteriorated and in 2005 they finished last and were relegated. After the relegation, they had to merge with ZLiN Gomel in order for both teams to survive in any form due to financial problems ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Transmash Mogilev
FC Transmash Mogilev was a Belarusian football club based in Mogilev. History *1988: founded as Selmash Mogilev *1994: renamed to Transmash Mogilev *1998: merged with FC Dnepr Mogilev to form Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev Transmash (Selmash at the time) was playing in Belarusian SSR top league from 1988 to 1991, in Belarusian First League from 1992 till 1996 and in Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League (, ''Vyšejšaja Liha'' or ''Vysheyshaya Liga''; ; "Top League"), also called the BETERA Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Belarus and the highest level of the B ... in 1997. In early 1998 Transmash merged with another Mogilev team (FC Dnepr Mogilev) and FC Dnepr-Transmash was formed. League and Cup history References External linksClub profile at footballfacts.ru Association football clubs established in 1988 Association football clubs disestablished in 1998 Defunct football clubs in Belarus Sport i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Volna Pinsk
FC Volna Pinsk is a Belarusian football club based in Pinsk, Brest Oblast. The club plays in the Belarusian First League. History The club was established in 1987 as Kommunalnik Pinsk. The club spent all its seasons after 1992 at the 2nd of 3rd level of Belarusian football. They came close to promotion to the top level several times in the 1990s, finishing in the top three of the Belarusian First League on four occasions, and losing in the promotion/relegation play-offs in fall 1995 to Shinnik Bobruisk. In 1996–2006, it was known as FC Pinsk-900. In 2006, the club changed its name to Volna Pinsk as the previously existed Pinsk army club that existed after the World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo .... Current squad ''As of April 2025'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
