Belarus national football team
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| Association | Football Federation of Belarus | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach |  Bernd Stange |
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| Captain | Aliaksandr Hleb | ||
| Most caps | Sergei Gurenko (80) | ||
| Top scorer | Maxim Romaschenko (20) | ||
| Home stadium | Dinamo Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | BLR | ||
| FIFA ranking | 74 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 57 (June-August 2008) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 142 (March 1994) | ||
| Elo ranking | 68 | ||
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| First international | |||
 Lithuania 1 - 1 Belarus  (Vilnius, Lithuania; July 20, 1992) |
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| Biggest win | |||
 Belarus 5 - 0 Lithuania (Minsk, Belarus; June 7, 1998) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Austria 5 - 0 Belarus (Innsbruck, Austria; June 11, 2003) |
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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 to playing Germany in a 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
| August 20, 2008 20:00 EET |
Belarus |
0 – 0 |  Argentina |
Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Belarus) Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Stanislav Suhina  |
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- 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  |
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Shevchenko  95+' (pen.) |
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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  |
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| Pujol 68' (pen.) |
Report | Verhawtsow 37' Rodionov 79'V. Hleb 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  |
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| Sitko 28' |
Report | Gerrard 11' Rooney 50, 75' |
Friendly
| November 19, 2008 19:00 |
Cyprus  |
2 – 1 | Belarus |
GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 300 Referee: Asaf Kenan  |
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| Christofi 29' Avraam 48' |
Kovel 55' |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
| 2009-04-01 20:30 UTC+6 |
Kazakhstan  |
1 – 5 | Belarus |
Almaty Central Stadium, Almaty Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Jiří Jech (Czech Republic) |
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| Abdulin 10' |
Report | A. Hleb 48' Kalachev 54' 64'Stasevich 57'Rodionov 88' |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
| 2009-06-06 19:00 UTC+3 |
Belarus |
5 – 1 | Andorra |
Neman Stadium, Grodno Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Robert Kranjc (Slovenia) |
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| Bliznyuk 2' 75' Kalachev 44'Kornilenko 50' 65' |
Report | I. Lima 90+3' (pen.) |
[edit] Next Games
Friendly
| June 10, 2009 19:00 |
Belarus |
– |  Moldova |
Haradzki Stadium, Barysaw Attendance: Referee: |
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| 2 | 2 |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
| August 12, 2009 Time: TBA |
Belarus |
vs |  Croatia |
Dinamo Stadium (Minsk, Belarus) Attendance: Referee: TBA |
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2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
| September 5, 2009 Time: TBA |
Croatia |
vs | Belarus |
Stadium: TBA Attendance: Referee: TBA |
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[edit] Qualifying campaigns
| FIFA World Cup | European Football Championship |
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| 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
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[edit] Record Versus Different Opponents
| Opponent | Games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals For - Against |
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| World Cup Qualifying | 35 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 43-53 |
| Euro Qualifying | 38 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 33-66 |
| International Tournaments | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16-13 |
| Friendly | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 69-67 |
| 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 |
| Andorra |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11-4 |
 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 |
 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 |
| Cyprus |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-2 |
 United Arab Emirates |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 |
| England |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 |
 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 |
| Kazakhstan |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 |
 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 |
 Egypt |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 |
 Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 |
 Slovakia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 |
| Total: | 129 | 37 | 32 | 60 | 161-199 |
[edit] Memorable Matches
[edit] Squad
The following players have been called up for the friendly match vs Moldova, that will take place on June 10, 2009.
Caps and goals are correct as of June 9, 2009.
[edit] Goalkeepers
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[edit] Defenders
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[edit] Midfielders
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[edit] Forwards
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[edit] Recent call-up
The following players have also been called up to the Belarus squad in 2008 and 2009.
[edit] Players
[edit] Most Capped Players
Footballers with 50+ caps for the national side
| No. | Player | Caps | Goals | Active? |
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| 1 | Sergei Gurenko | 80 | 3 | Club Only |
| 3 | Aliaksandr Kulchiy | 75 | 5 | Yes |
| 2 | Sergei Shtanyuk | 71 | 3 | Club Only |
| 4 | Maksim Romaschenko | 64 | 20 | Yes |
| 5 | Valentin Belkevich | 56 | 10 | Club Only |
| 6 | Andrei Ostrovsky | 52 | 1 | No |
[edit] Top Scorers
Footballers with 10+ goals for the national side
| No. | Player | Goals | Caps | Active? |
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| 1 | Maksim Romaschenko | 20 | 64 | Yes |
| 2 | Vitali Kutuzov | 13 | 43 | Yes |
| 3 | Valentin Belkevich | 10 | 56 | Club Only |
| 4 | Raman Vasilyuk | 10 | 24 | Yes |
[edit] Managers
| Manager | Belarus Career | Games Managed | Wins | Draws | Loses | Goals Scored-Allowed | Goal Difference per Match | Points | Points per Match |
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| Mihail Verhejenka | October 28, 1992 - May 25, 1994
January 5, 1997 - September 8, 1999 |
24 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22-40 | -0.75 | 12 | 0.50 |
| Siarhej Barouski | August 17, 1994 - October 9, 1996 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21-43 | -0.85 | 21 | 0.81 |
| Eduard Malofeev | August 16, 2000 - June 12, 2003 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31-31 | 0.00 | 35 | 1.59 |
| Valery Stralcou (caretaker) | September 7, 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | -3.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anatoly Baidachny | August 8, 2003 - December 10, 2005 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34-29 | +0.23 | 34 | 1.55 |
| Yuri Puntus | February 24, 2006 - June 21, 2007 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19-26 | -0.50 | 13 | 0.93 |
| Bernd Stange | July 31, 2007 - Present | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 34-27 | +0.35 | 28 | 1.40 |
| Total: | October 28, 1992 - Present | 129 | 37 | 32 | 60 | 161-199 | -0.29 | 143 | 1.11 |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Belarus Federation of Football (Russian)
- Football.by (Russian)
- Byelorussian Football (1992-1999)
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