Belarus national football team

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Belarus
Shirt badge/Association crest
Association Football Federation of Belarus
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Flag of Germany Bernd Stange (2007-)
Captain Aliaksandr Hleb
Most caps Sergei Gurenko (80)
Top scorer Maxim Romaschenko (20)
Home stadium Dinamo Stadium
FIFA code BLR
FIFA ranking 64
Highest FIFA ranking 57 (June-August 2008)
Lowest FIFA ranking 142 (March 1994)
Elo ranking 68
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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Home colours
Team colours Team colours Team colours
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First international
Flag of Lithuania Lithuania 1 - 1 Belarus Flag of Belarus
(Vilnius, Lithuania; July 20, 1992)
Biggest win
Flag of Belarus Belarus 5 - 0 Lithuania Flag of Lithuania
(Minsk, Belarus; June 7, 1998)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Austria Austria 5 - 0 Belarus Flag of Belarus
(Innsbruck, Austria; June 11, 2003)

The Belarus national football team is the national football team of Belarus and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus. After the split of Soviet Union, they played their first match against Lithuania on July 20, 1992 and had their first win in a match versus Luxembourg on October 12, 1994. Before that, Belarus players played for the USSR national football team.

Belarus have never qualified for either FIFA World Cup, or UEFA European Championship. However, under legendary coach Eduard Malofeev, the team came very close of playing Germany in knockout round to qualify for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, but were defeated by Wales in the last group stage match, missing the chance to pass Ukraine, who tied their last game, for the second place, and to finish behind only Poland.

Belorussians, however, are more successful in minor tournaments. In 2002 the team passed Russia and Ukraine to win the "LG Cup". In 2004 and 2008, they won 12th and 14th editions of Malta International Football Tournament respectively. The first with its Olympic Squad and the later with the first team (many starters were only available for the last game vs Malta).

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[edit] Home Venue

The team plays most of its home matches at the 40,000 Dinamo Stadium in downtown Minsk. The only official game that was played at different venue, was a Euro 2008 qualifying match vs Luxembourg on October 13, 2008 at Central Stadion in Gomel which Belarus lost 0:1 in closing minutes.


[edit] Matches

[edit] Last Games

Friendly

June 2, 2008
19:00 EET		 Finland  1 – 1  Belarus Veritas Stadion (Turku, Finland)
Attendance: 9000
Referee: Damir Skomina Flag of Slovenia
Kallio Scored in the 94+th minute 94+' Shitov Scored in the 92+th minute 92+'


Friendly

August 20, 2008
20:00 EET		 Belarus  0 – 0  Argentina Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Belarus)
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Stanislav Suhina Flag of Russia
  • This was also a farewell match for all Belarusian football veterans, who have had 25+ caps for the national side.


2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

September 6, 2008
20:00 EET		 Ukraine  1 – 0  Belarus Ukraina Stadium (Lviv, Ukraine)
Attendance: 25000
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli Flag of Italy
Shevchenko Scored in the 95+th minute 95+' (pen.) Report


2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

September 10, 2008
19:00 CET		 Andorra  1 – 3  Belarus Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall (Andorra la Vella, Andorra)
Attendance: 200
Referee: Simon Evans Flag of Wales
Pujol Scored in the 68th minute 68' (pen.) Report Verkhovtsov Scored in the 37th minute 37'
Rodionov Scored in the 79th minute 79'
V.Hleb Scored in the 89th minute 89'

2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

October 15, 2008
21:30 EET		 Belarus  1 – 3  England Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Belarus)
Attendance: 34000
Referee: Terje Hauge Flag of Norway
Sitko Scored in the 28th minute 28' Report Gerrard Scored in the 11th minute 11'
Rooney Scored in the 50, 75th minute 50, 75'


[edit] Next Games

Friendly

November 19, 2008
Time: TBA		 Cyprus  vs  Belarus Stadium: TBA
Attendance:
Referee: TBA


2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

April 1, 2009
Time: TBA		 Kazakhstan  vs  Belarus Almaty Central Stadium (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Attendance:
Referee: TBA


2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

June 6, 2009
Time: TBA		 Belarus  vs  Andorra Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Belarus)
Attendance:
Referee: TBA


2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

August 12, 2009
Time: TBA		 Belarus  vs  Croatia Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Belarus)
Attendance:
Referee: TBA

2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification

September 5, 2009
Time: TBA		 Croatia  vs  Belarus Stadium: TBA
Attendance:
Referee: TBA

[edit] Qualifying campaigns

FIFA World Cup European Football Championship
1994 - Qualifying spot not granted by FIFA 1996 - Finished 4th in Qualifying group
1998 - Finished 6th in Qualifying group 2000 - Finished 5th in Qualifying group
2002 - Finished 3rd in Qualifying group 2004 - Finished 5th in Qualifying group
2006 - Finished 5th in Qualifying group 2008 - Finished 4th in Qualifying group

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 4 4 0 0 14 3 +11 12
 Croatia 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
 Ukraine 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7
 Belarus 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
 Kazakhstan 4 1 0 3 5 11 −6 3
 Andorra 4 0 0 4 1 12 −11 0
  Flag of Andorra Flag of Belarus Flag of Croatia Flag of England Flag of Kazakhstan Flag of Ukraine
Andorra  – 1 – 3 1 Apr 0 – 2 9 Sep 14 Oct
Belarus  6 Jun – 12 Aug 1 – 3 10 Oct 9 Sep
Croatia  4 – 0 5 Sep – 1 – 4 3 – 0 6 Jun
England  10 Jun 14 Oct 9 Sep – 5 – 1 1 Apr
Kazakhstan  3 – 0 1 Apr 14 Oct 6 Jun – 1 – 3
Ukraine  5 Sep 1 – 0 0 – 0 10 Oct 10 Jun –

[edit] Goalscorers

As of October 15, 2008

1 goal:

[edit] Record Versus Different Opponents

Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For - Against
World Cup Qualifying 33 8 8 17 33-51
Euro Qualifying 38 8 6 24 33-66
International Tournaments 12 5 3 4 16-13
Friendly 43 14 15 14 68-65
Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For - Against
 Latvia 6 4 1 1 13-7
 Lithuania 6 3 2 1 12-4
 Netherlands 6 2 0 4 3-10
 Ukraine 6 1 2 3 4-7
 Norway 6 1 2 3 4-9
 Poland 5 2 2 1 10-7
 Luxembourg 4 2 1 1 4-2
 Moldova 4 2 0 2 7-5
 Slovenia 4 1 2 1 6-5
 Scotland 4 1 1 2 2-5
 Israel 4 1 0 3 6-8
 Wales 4 1 0 3 5-7
 Estonia 4 1 0 3 2-5
 Italy 4 0 2 2 5-9
 Czech Republic 4 0 0 4 3-11
 Austria 4 0 0 4 0-12
 Malta 3 2 1 0 4-1
 Andorra 3 2 0 1 6-3
 Turkey 3 1 1 1 6-6
 Armenia 3 1 1 1 3-3
 Russia 3 0 2 1 2-4
 Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 2-8
 Romania 3 0 0 3 2-8
 Albania 2 1 1 0 6-4
 Iran 2 1 1 0 4-3
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 4-3
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 3-3
 Finland 2 0 2 0 3-3
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 0-1
 Switzerland 2 0 0 2 0-3
 Sweden 2 0 0 2 2-7
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 5-2
 Cyprus 1 1 0 0 2-0
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 2-0
 Germany 1 0 1 0 2-2
 Azerbaijan 1 0 1 0 2-2
 Libya 1 0 1 0 1-1
 Peru 1 0 1 0 1-1
 Ecuador 1 0 1 0 1-1
 Argentina 1 0 1 0 0-0
 Greece 1 0 0 1 0-1
 England 1 0 0 1 1-3
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 0-2
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0-3
 Slovakia 1 0 0 1 0-4
Total: 126 35 32 59 150-195

[edit] Memorable Matches

Date Venue Tournament Home Score Away Goals
November 21, 2007 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk EURO 2008 Qualifying Belarus  2 – 1  Netherlands Bulyga Scored in the 49th minute 49' (1-0)

Korytko Scored in the 65th minute 65' (2-0)

van der Vaart Scored in the 89th minute 89' (2-1)
October 8, 2005 Hampden Park, Glasgow 2006 World Cup Qualifying Scotland  0 – 1  Belarus Kutuzov Scored in the 6th minute 6' (0-1)
February 9, 2005 Stadion Dyskobolia, Grodzisk Wielkopolski Friendly Poland  1 – 3  Belarus A.Hleb Scored in the 8th minute 8' (0-1)

Żurawski Scored in the 51st minute 51' (1-1)

V.Hleb Scored in the 84th minute 84' (1-2)

Lavrik Scored in the 93+th minute 93+' (1-3)
August 18, 2004 Atatürk, İstanbul Friendly Turkey  1 – 2  Belarus Şükür Scored in the 14th minute 14' (1-0)

V.Hleb Scored in the 67th minute 67' (1-1)

Kovba Scored in the 90th minute 90' (1-2)
April 17, 2002 Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen Friendly Hungary  2 – 5  Belarus Kenesei Scored in the 13th minute 13' (1-0)

A.Hleb Scored in the 23rd minute 23' (1-1)

Kutuzov Scored in the 29th minute 29' (1-2)

Kutuzov Scored in the 33rd minute 33' (1-3)

Khatskevich Scored in the 45th minute 45' (1-4)

Kachura Scored in the 76th minute 76' (1-5)

Feher Scored in the 86th minute 86' (pk) (2-5)
September 5, 2001 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk 2002 World Cup Qualifying Belarus  4 – 1  Poland Vasilyuk Scored in the 8th minute 8' (1-0)

Vasilyuk Scored in the 46th minute 46' (2-0)

Vasilyuk Scored in the 51st minute 51' (3-0)

Vasilyuk Scored in the 62nd minute 62' (4-0)

Żewłakow Scored in the 77th minute 77' (4-1)
March 28, 2001 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk 2002 World Cup Qualifying Belarus  2 – 1  Norway Khatskevich Scored in the 19th minute 19' (1-0)

Solskjær Scored in the 68th minute 68' (1-1)

Vasilyuk Scored in the 93+th minute 93+' (2-1)
March 31, 1999 Stadio del Conero, Ancona EURO 2000 Qualifying Italy  1 – 1  Belarus Belkevich Scored in the 24th minute 24' (0-1)

Inzaghi Scored in the 30th minute 30' (pen.) (1-1)
June 7, 1995 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk EURO 1996 Qualifying Belarus  1 – 0  Netherlands Gerasimets Scored in the 25th minute 25' (1-0)

[edit] Squad

[edit] Last Call Up

The following players have been called up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs England, that will take place on October 15, 2008.

Caps and goals are correct as of October 15, 2008.

[edit] Goalkeepers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
12 GK Yuri Zhevnov April 17, 1981 (1981-04-17) (age 27) 25 0 Flag of Russia FC Moskva
1 GK Sergey Veremko October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16) (age 26) 2 0 Flag of Belarus FC BATE Borisov
22 GK Anton Amelchenko March 27, 1985 (1985-03-27) (age 23) 1 0 Flag of Russia FC Moskva


[edit] Defenders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
4 DF Sergei Omelyanchuk August 8, 1980 (1980-08-08) (age 28) 49 1 Flag of Russia FC Terek Grozny
3 DF Egor Filipenko April 10, 1988 (1988-04-10) (age 20) 14 0 Flag of Russia FC Spartak Moscow
-- DF Aliaksei Skverniuk October 13, 1985 (1985-10-13) (age 23) 7 0 Flag of Russia FC Kuban Krasnodar
18 DF Dmitry Verkhovtsov October 10, 1986 (1986-10-10) (age 22) 5 1 Flag of Belarus FC Naftan Novopolotsk
5 DF Dmitry Molosh December 10, 1981 (1981-12-10) (age 26) 4 0 Flag of Russia FC Nosta Novotroitsk
2 DF Aleksandr Shagoyko 0 0 Flag of Ukraine FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih


[edit] Midfielders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
2 MF Aliaksandr Kulchiy November 1, 1973 (1973-11-01) (age 35) 73 5 Flag of Russia FC Rostov
10 MF Aliaksandr Hleb May 1, 1981 (1981-05-01) (age 27) 44 4 Flag of Spain FC Barcelona
6 MF Vladimir Korytko July 6, 1979 (1979-07-06) (age 29) 38 3 Flag of Ukraine Chornomorets Odessa
8 MF Oleg Strakhanovich October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13) (age 29) 14 0 Flag of Belarus FC MTZ-RIPO
16 MF Igor Stasevich October 21, 1985 (1985-10-21) (age 23) 7 0 Flag of Belarus FC BATE Borisov
14 MF Anton Putsila June 23, 1987 (1987-06-23) (age 21) 7 0 Flag of Germany Hamburger SV
15 MF Aleksandr Pavlov August 18, 1984 (1984-08-18) (age 24) 6 0 Flag of Belarus FC Dnepr Mahilyow
10 MF Pavel Sitko December 17, 1985 (1985-12-17) (age 22) 4 1