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Belarus national football team

The Belarus national football team (Belarusian: Зборная Беларусі па футболе, romanized: Zbornaja Biełarusi pa futbole; Russian: Сборная Беларуси по футболу, romanized: Sbornaya Belarusi po futbolu) represents Belarus in men's international football, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. Since independence in 1991, Belarus has not yet qualified for a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.

Belarus
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Белыя крылы / Bielyia kryly
(The White Wings)
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachCarlos Alós
CaptainYevgeny Yablonsky
Most capsAlyaksandr Kulchy (102)
Top scorerMaksim Romaschenko (20)
Home stadiumDinamo Stadium, Minsk
FIFA codeBLR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 96 Decrease 1 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest36 (February 2011)
Lowest142 (March 1994)
First international
Unofficial:
 Lithuania 1–1 Belarus 
(Vilnius, Lithuania; 20 July 1992)
Official:
 Belarus 1–1 Ukraine 
(Minsk, Belarus; 28 October 1992)
Biggest win
 Belarus 5–0 Lithuania 
(Minsk, Belarus; 7 June 1998)
 Belarus 6–1 Tajikistan 
(Borisov, Belarus; 4 September 2014)
 Belarus 5–0 San Marino 
(Minsk, Belarus; 8 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Belgium 8–0 Belarus 
(Leuven, Belgium; 30 March 2021)

History

After the split of the Soviet Union, Belarus played their first match against Lithuania on 20 July 1992.[3] Before that, a number of Belarusian players played for the Soviet Union national team. The first FIFA-recognized international was a friendly against Ukraine on 28 October 1992, and their first win came in a match against Luxembourg on 12 October 1994.

Belarus have never qualified for either the FIFA World Cup, or the UEFA European Championship. The team were defeated by Wales in the last 2002 group stage match, missing the chance to overtake Ukraine, who drew their last game, finishing the group second.

Their Euro 2004 qualifying campaign was very unsuccessful as Belarus lost seven of their eight games.

Belarus achieved some success in minor tournaments. In 2002, the team defeated Russia and Ukraine to win the LG Cup. In 2004 and 2008, they won the 12th and 14th editions of the Malta International Tournament, respectively.

Belarus won their group in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D that contained Luxembourg, Moldova, and San Marino, and qualified for the country's first-ever playoffs after they finished fourth in their group during UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, and the team was scheduled to play against Georgia. However, they lost 1–0, missing out on a place at Euro 2020.[4][5]

Due to Belarusian involvement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA, the European governing body for football, banned Belarusian national and club teams from hosting international matches and competitions while allowing the Belarusian national team to play competitively, albeit at a neutral ground and behind closed doors.[6][7][8]

Team image

Nickname

In August 2016, the Football Federation announced that the team's nickname would be the "White Wings".[9] The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings [be] (1977) by Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich. The BFF's marketing and communications director said: "We are looking at various ways of establishing links with our literary heritage and cultural traditions", commenting that "If the Belarusian people opt to associate the team with Karatkevich, almost every phrase in the book can be used as a hashtag!"[10]

Home venue

The team played the majority of its home matches at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. In late 2012 Dinamo Stadium was closed for renovation and the team started alternating between different home venues.

Since September 2021, Central Stadium in Kazan, Russia is the home venue because of travel sanctions imposed after an incident with Ryanair Flight 4978.[11][12][13]

Kit

In 2011, home colors were changed to all red. All-White became the home colour a short time later and now appears with the pattern on the Belarus flag, with the away kit being in Black in 2016, also using an adidas template and placing the flag pattern on it.

Kit suppliers

Kit providerPeriod
Umbro2002–2004
Puma2004–2012
Adidas2012–2018
Macron2018–2022
Erreà2022–present

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023

v  Belarus
28 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Romania  2–1  Belarus Bucharest, Romania
21:45 UTC+3Stanciu 17'
Burcă 19'		ReportMorozov 86'Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 27,837
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
v  Israel
16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  1–2  Israel Budapest, Hungary
20:45
Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
v  Kosovo
19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  2–1  Kosovo Budapest, Hungary
20:45
Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
v  Belarus
9 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Andorra  0–0  Belarus Andorra la Vella, Andorra
18:00 UTC+2ReportStadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
v  Belarus
12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel  1–0  Belarus Tel Aviv, Israel
21:45 UTC+3
ReportStadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 28,435
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
v  Romania
12 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  0–0  Romania Budapest, Hungary
20:45ReportStadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
v  Belarus
15 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Switzerland  3–3  Belarus St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
v  Andorra
18 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  1–0  Andorra Budapest, Hungary
18:00
ReportStadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)
v  Belarus
21 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Kosovo  0–1  Belarus Prishtina, Kosovo
20:45 UTC+2Report
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 5,026
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

2024

v  Belarus
21 March Friendly Montenegro  2–0  Belarus Antalya, Turkey
21:00 UTC+3
ReportStadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Referee: Kadir Sağlam (Turkey)
v  Belarus
26 March Friendly Malta  0–0  Belarus Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+1ReportStadium: National Stadium
Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)
v  Russia
8 June Friendly Belarus  v  Russia Minsk, Belarus
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
v  Bulgaria
5 September UEFA Nations League C Belarus  v  Bulgaria TBD[note 1]
20:45Stadium: TBD
v  Belarus
8 September UEFA Nations League C Luxembourg  v  Belarus Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
v  Northern Ireland
12 October UEFA Nations League C Belarus  v  Northern Ireland TBD[note 1]
20:45Stadium: TBD
v  Luxembourg
15 October UEFA Nations League C Belarus  v  Luxembourg TBD[note 1]
20:45Stadium: TBD
v  Belarus
15 November UEFA Nations League C Northern Ireland  v  Belarus Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45Stadium: Windsor Park
v  Belarus
18 November UEFA Nations League C Bulgaria  v  Belarus Bulgaria
21:45Stadium: TBD

Coaching history

As of 26 March 2024
ManagerCareerGames ManagedWinsDrawsLosesGoals
Mikhail Vergeyenko1992–1994, 1997–199924261622–40
Sergei Borovsky1994–1996, 1999–200026491321–43
Eduard Malofeyev2000–200322105731–31
Valery Streltsov (caretaker)200210010–3
Anatoly Baidachny2003–200522104834–29
Yury Puntus2006–20071434719–26
Bernd Stange2007–20114917141865–54
Georgy Kondratyev2011–2014, 2021–20234914112454–67
Andrei Zygmantovich (caretaker)201421013–5
Alyaksandr Khatskevich2014–20161866614–19
Igor Kriushenko2017–201925841323–37
Mikhail Markhel2019–20211873923–35
Oleg Radushko (caretaker)202110010–2
Carlos Alós2023–Present82425–6
Total:1992–Present2808470126314–398

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for friendly matches against Montenegro and Malta on 21 and 26 March 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2024, after the game against Malta.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GKPavel Pavlyuchenko (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26)130 Pakhtakor
1GKSergey Ignatovich (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31)80 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
1GKFedor Lapoukhov (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20)00 Dinamo Minsk
2DFDenis Polyakov (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 33)632 Hapoel Haifa
2DFSergey Politevich (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 34)441 Dinamo Minsk
2DFKiryl Pyachenin (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27)270 Krylia Sovetov Samara
2DFGleb Shevchenko (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)160 Torpedo Moscow
2DFSergey Karpovich (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 30)90 Neman Grodno
2DFDanila Nechayev (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 24)90 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
2DFYegor Parkhomenko (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21)20 Neman Grodno
2DFPavel Zabelin (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 28)10 Sokol Saratov
3MFMax Ebong (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24)375 Astana
3MFYevgeny Yablonsky (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28)343 Asteras Tripolis
3MFNikita Korzun (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29)240 Yelimay
3MFValery Gromyko (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)151 Torpedo Moscow
3MFValery Bocherov (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 23)130 Ural Yekaterinburg
3MFKirill Kaplenko (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 24)90 Baltika Kaliningrad
3MFMaksim Kireev (2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 19)20 Lierse
3MFIlya Chernyak (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 21)10 Dinamo Minsk
4FWDenis Laptev (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32)331 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
4FWDmitry Antilevsky (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 26)112 Hapoel Haifa
4FWVladislav Morozov (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 23)112 Arouca
4FWYegor Karpitsky (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20)30 Krylia Sovetov Samara
4FWArtyom Shumansky (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 19)10 Aris Limassol

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Belarus squad during last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GKAndrey Kudravets (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 20)20 Dynamo Moscowv.  Montenegro, 21 March 2024 INJ
GKKonstantin Rudenok (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 33)00 Kyzylzharv.  Kosovo, 21 November 2023
GKMaksim Plotnikov (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26)60 Caspiyv.  Israel, 12 September 2023
GKDenis Shpakovsky (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 22)00 Minskv.  Kosovo, 19 June 2023
GKAnton Chichkan (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 28)10 Wisła Krakówv.  Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
GKRoman Stepanov (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32)00 Kyzylzharv.  Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
DFVladislav Malkevich (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24)151 Ural Yekaterinburgv.  Montenegro, 21 March 2024 INJ
DFAleksandr Pavlovets (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 27)100 Karmiotissav.  Montenegro, 21 March 2024 INJ
DFRoman Yuzepchuk (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26)221 Khimkiv.  Kosovo, 21 November 2023
DFZakhar Volkov (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26)150 Khimkiv.  Kosovo, 21 November 2023
DFLeo Kapilevich (2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 (age 20)00 Sevilla Atléticov.  Israel, 12 September 2023
DFGleb Yakushevich (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21)00 Shinnik Yaroslavlv.  Andorra, 9 September 2023 PRE
DFYegor Khvalko (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)00 Kapazv.  Kosovo, 19 June 2023
DFMaksim Shvyatsow (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 26)120 Dinamo Minskv.  Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
DFRuslan Khadarkevich (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 30)90 BATE Borisovv.  Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
DFVladislav Kalinin (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22)00 Dinamo Minskv.  Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
MFVladislav Klimovich (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 27)371 Diósgyőrv.  Kosovo, 21 November 2023
MFArtem Kontsevoy (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24)91 Ural Yekaterinburgv.  Kosovo, 21 November 2023
MFDzmitry Baradzin (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 24)00 Kaisarv.   Switzerland, 15 October 2023
MFArtyom Bykov (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31)271 Dinamo Minskv.  Israel, 12 September 2023
MFYury Kavalyow (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31)221 Baltika Kaliningradv.  Israel, 12 September 2023
MFAleksandr Selyava (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 31)100 Dinamo Minskv.  Israel, 12 September 2023
MFDenis Grechikho (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 24)50 Zhenisv.  Andorra, 9 September 2023 PRE
MFDmitry Podstrelov (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25)141 Dinamo Minskv.  Kosovo, 19 June 2023
FWMaksim Skavysh (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 34)334 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodinov.  Montenegro, 21 March 2024 PRE
FWIvan Bakhar (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 25)292 Arsenal Tulav.  Kosovo, 21 November 2023
FWPavel Savitsky (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 29)287 Neman Grodnov.  Israel, 12 September 2023
FWVitaly Lisakovich (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26)215 Baltika Kaliningradv.  Israel, 12 September 2023
FWUladzimir Khvashchynski (1990-05-10) 10 May 1990 (age 33)81 Dinamo Minskv.  Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
FWYegor Bogomolsky (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 23)60 Neftchi Bakuv.  Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby

Records

As of 26 March 2024[15]
Players in bold are still active with Belarus.

Most appearances

Alyaksandr Kulchy is the most capped player in the history of Belarus
RankPlayerCapsGoalsYears
1Alyaksandr Kulchy10251996–2012
2Sergei Gurenko8031994–2006
Alexander Hleb8062001–2019
4Sergei Kornilenko78172003–2016
5Timofey Kalachyov76102004–2016
6Alyaksandr Martynovich7522009–2020
7Syarhey Amelyanchuk7412002–2011
Syarhey Kislyak7492009–2021
9Syarhey Shtanyuk7131995–2007
10Stanislaw Drahun68112011–2020
NB Sergei Aleinikov reached a combined 81 caps and 6 goals for Soviet Union, CIS and Belarus between 1984 and 1994.[16]

Top goalscorers

Maksim Romaschenko is the top scorer in the history of Belarus with 20 goals
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioYears
1Maksim Romaschenko20640.311998–2008
2Sergei Kornilenko17780.222003–2016
3Vitali Kutuzov13520.252002–2011
4Vyacheslav Hleb12450.272004–2011
5Stanislaw Drahun11680.162011–2020
6Raman Vasilyuk10240.422000–2008
Vitali Rodionov10480.212007–2017
Valyantsin Byalkevich10560.181992–2005
Timofey Kalachyov10760.132004–2016
10Syarhey Kislyak9740.122009–2021

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordQualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPosPldWDLGFGA
1930 to 1990Part of the  Soviet UnionPart of the  Soviet Union
1994FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.[a]Not admitted to the tournament
1998Did not qualify6th10118521
20023rd104331211
20065th102441214
20104th104151914
20145th8116716
20186th10127621
20225th8107724
2026To be determinedTo be determined
2030
2034
Total–0/7–––––––6614124068121

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Belgium8620256+1920Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup—3–13–03–18–0
2  Wales8431149+515Advance to play-offs1–1—1–00–05–1
3  Czech Republic8422149+514Advance to play-offs via Nations League1–12–2—2–01–0
4  Estonia8116921−1242–50–12–6—2–0
5  Belarus8107724−1730–12–30–24–2—
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship recordQualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPosPldWDLGFGA
1960 to 1992Part of the  Soviet UnionPart of the  Soviet Union
1996Did not qualify4th10325813
20005th8035410
20045th8107420
20084th124171723
20124th1034387
20164th10325814
20204th9117417
20244th10334914
2028To be determinedTo be determined
2032
Total–0/8–––––––7718164362118

UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Romania10640165+1122Qualify for final tournament—1–01–12–12–04–0
2   Switzerland104512211+11172–2—3–03–31–13–0
3  Israel104331111015Advance to play-offs via Nations League1–21–1—1–01–12–1
4  Belarus10334914−5120–00–51–2—2–11–0
5  Kosovo1025310100110–02–21–00–1—1–1
6  Andorra10028320−1720–21–20–20–00–3—
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
SeasonDivisionGroupPos.PldWDLGFGAP/RRK
2018–19D21st6420100 43rd
2020–21C42nd6312108 38th
2022–23C34th603337 46th
2024–25C3To be determined
Total–18765231538th

2024–25 UEFA Nations League

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion, qualification or relegation
1  Luxembourg00000000Promotion to League B—15 Nov18 Nov8 Sep
2  Bulgaria00000000Qualification for promotion play-offs12 Oct—8 Sep18 Nov
3  Northern Ireland000000005 Sep15 Oct—15 Nov
4  Belarus00000000Relegation to League D or qualification for relegation play-offs15 Oct5 Sep12 Oct—
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Head-to-head record

As of 26 March 2024
Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more losses)
TournamentPldWDLGoals
World Cup Qualifying6614124068–121
Euro Qualifying7718164362–118
UEFA Nations League1876523–15
Friendly117453539161–144
OpponentPldWDLGoals
 Luxembourg1264213–5
 Lithuania1054119–7
 Netherlands102086–23
 Estonia941410–10
 Ukraine91355–12
 Moldova82429–7
 Bulgaria83057–12
 Romania80358–17
 Kazakhstan742116–6
 Armenia73229–9
 Albania722310–10
 Norway72235–9
 Israel72059–12
 Wales71068–16
 Andorra641112–4
 Latvia641113–7
 Poland622210–9
 France61236–10
 Czech Republic60063–14
 Slovenia52218–5
 Azerbaijan51224–6
 Slovakia51133–9
 Finland50324–7
 Montenegro50231–6
  Switzerland50143–12
 Sweden50052–16
 Malta42204–1
 Georgia41124–4
 Turkey41127–8
 Scotland41122–5
 Italy40225–9
 Russia40224–8
 Spain40041–10
 Austria40040–12
 Uzbekistan32105–3
 Hungary31207–4
 Iran31204–3
 Macedonia31112–4
 Germany30122–8
 Northern Ireland30031–6
 San Marino22007–0
 Kosovo22003–1
 Oman21014–2
 Cyprus21013–2
 Canada21012–1
 United Arab Emirates21013–3
 Greece21011–1
 Jordan21011–1
 Honduras20203–3
 Libya20202–2
 Denmark20110–1
 Croatia20021–4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina20020–3
 England20021–6
 Belgium20020–9
 Tajikistan11006–1
 Liechtenstein11005–1
 India11003–0
 Kyrgyzstan11003–1
 Iceland11002–0
 Mexico11003–2
 Republic of Ireland11002–1
 South Korea11001–0
 Japan11001–0
 New Zealand11001–0
 Bahrain11001–0
 Syria11001–0
 Peru10101–1
 Ecuador10101–1
 Saudi Arabia10101–1
 Argentina10100–0
 Gabon10100–0
 Egypt10010–2
 Tunisia10010–3
Total:2808470126314–398

B-team

Belarus B national team has been assembled a number of times throughout the history to participate in occasional minor friendly matches and tournaments. The team was most recently assembled for participation in 2017 King's Cup in Thailand on 14–16 July 2017.

See also

Notes

References

External links

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