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Full name | Football Club Vitebsk | ||
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Founded | 1960; 65 years ago (1960) | ||
Ground | Vitebsky Central Sport Complex, Vitebsk,Belarus | ||
Capacity | 8,100 | ||
Manager | Sergey Yasinsky | ||
League | Belarusian Premier League | ||
2024 | 5th of 16 | ||
Website | https://fc.vitebsk.by/ | ||
FC Vitebsk (Belarusian:ФК Віцебск,romanized: FK Viciebsk,Russian:ФК Витебск) is aBelarusianfootball club based inVitebsk. The club plays in theBelarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium isVitebsky Central Sport Complex.
The club was founded in 1960 asKrasnoye Znamya Vitebsk (Red Flag Vitebsk). They began playing in Soviet Class B (second-tier league) the same year. After three seasons, they relegated to the third tier. Vitebsk team would spend almost all of their subsequent Soviet-era seasons playing at the third level (Soviet Second League), with the exception of 1970 and 1990, when the team dropped to 4th level. The club went through several name changes. In 1963, they were renamedDvina Vitebsk afterlocal river. In 1985, the club was renamedVityaz Vitebsk and in 1989 it was renamedKIM Vitebsk (both names relate to local industry companies).
In 1992 KIM joinedBelarusian Premier League. During the 90s KIM (later renamedDvina Vitebsk again in 1994 andLokomotiv-96 Vitebsk in 1996) was one of the league top teams. They were league runners-up in 1992–93 and 1994–95, finished third in 1993–94 and 1997 and also won theBelarusian Cup in 1998.[1] Since the 2000s, the club's results declined. They have relegated to theFirst League several times and promoted back and were never able to fight the title in later years. In 2003, they shortened their name toLokomotiv Vitebsk and in 2006 to the current version,FC Vitebsk.
As of March 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Season | Level | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup | Notes |
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1960 | 2nd | 12 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26–44 | 21 | ||
1961 | 2nd | 8 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 44–46 | 32 | Round of 128 | |
1962 | 2nd | 15 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 24–40 | 24 | Round of 64 | Relegated |
1963 | 3rd | 10 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31–37 | 27 | Round of 1024 | |
1964 | 3rd | 14 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 16–29 | 24 | Round of 2048 | Zone 1 (Ukraine) |
1965 | 3rd | 6 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 29–28 | 30 | Round of 1024 | |
1966 | 3rd | 17 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 14–44 | 17 | Round of 4096 | |
1967 | 3rd | 17 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17–43 | 24 | ||
1968 | 3rd | 7 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 39–31 | 46 | Round of 4096 | |
1969 | 3rd | 14 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 30–34 | 28 | Round of 161 | Relegated2 |
1970 | 4th | 11 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 27–36 | 28 | Promoted3 | |
1971 | 3rd | 16 | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 21–42 | 35 | ||
1972 | 3rd | 15 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 31–35 | 44 | ||
1973 | 3rd | 13 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18–36 | 194 | ||
1974 | 3rd | 20 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 20–47 | 25 | ||
1975 | 3rd | 16 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20–57 | 19 | ||
1976 | 3rd | 15 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 42–38 | 33 | ||
1977 | 3rd | 14 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 29–38 | 34 | ||
1978 | 3rd | 15 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 43–43 | 41 | ||
1979 | 3rd | 12 | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 49–38 | 51 | ||
1980 | 3rd | 9 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 23–47 | 20 | ||
1981 | 3rd | 9 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 38–60 | 28 | ||
1982 | 3rd | 16 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 13–44 | 16 | ||
1983 | 3rd | 10 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 28–42 | 29 | ||
1984 | 3rd | 18 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 27–60 | 20 | ||
1985 | 3rd | 14 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 32–49 | 20 | ||
1986 | 3rd | 16 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19–57 | 10 | ||
1987 | 3rd | 17 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28–51 | 20 | ||
1988 | 3rd | 17 | 34 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 16–57 | 18 | ||
1989 | 3rd | 13 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 41–47 | 42 | Relegated5 | |
1990 | 4th | 2 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59–31 | 46 | Promoted | |
1991 | 3rd | 20 | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 43–55 | 30 |
Season | Level | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup | Notes |
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1992 | 1st | 6 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21–14 | 17 | Round of 16 | |
1992–93 | 1st | 2 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 55–21 | 47 | Semifinals | |
1993–94 | 1st | 3 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 32–14 | 43 | Round of 16 | |
1994–95 | 1st | 2 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 46–15 | 45 | Round of 32 | |
1995 | 1st | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12–12 | 20 | Round of 32 | |
1996 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 48–27 | 49 | ||
1997 | 1st | 3 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 46–30 | 59 | Quarterfinals | |
1998 | 1st | 4 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 35–24 | 48 | Winners | |
1999 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40–45 | 34 | Round of 16 | |
2000 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 34–50 | 31 | Quarterfinals | |
2001 | 1st | 12 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18–51 | 19 | Round of 16 | |
2002 | 1st | 14 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 20–77 | 9 | Round of 32 | Relegated |
2003 | 2nd | 1 | 311 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 59–22 | 73 | Quarterfinals | Promoted |
2004 | 1st | 15 | 312 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 35–58 | 27 | Quarterfinals | Relegated |
2005 | 2nd | 2 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 76–23 | 70 | Round of 32 | Promoted |
2006 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 21–18 | 38 | Round of 32 | |
2007 | 1st | 8 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25–28 | 35 | Round of 16 | |
2008 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 39–26 | 51 | Round of 16 | |
2009 | 1st | 10 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 26–37 | 32 | Quarterfinals | |
2010 | 1st | 9 | 33 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 31–52 | 32 | Round of 32 | |
2011 | 1st | 11 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29–46 | 32 | Round of 16 | Relegated3 |
2012 | 2nd | 3 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 57–30 | 59 | Round of 32 | |
2013 | 2nd | 3 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 40–29 | 55 | Round of 32 | |
2014 | 2nd | 3 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 44–30 | 50 | Round of 32 | Promoted4 |
2015 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 21–47 | 21 | Round of 8 | |
2016 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30–26 | 42 | Round of 8 | |
2017 | 1st | 8 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 35–38 | 43 | Round of 16 | |
2018 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 47–20 | 62 | Round of 16 | |
2019 | 1st | 13 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 24–39 | 31 | Runners-up | |
2020 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30–38 | 36 | Round of 16 | |
2021 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37–41 | 37 | Quarter-finals | |
2022 | 1st | – | Semi-finals |
Vitebsk played in European Cups under their former name Lokomotiv-96.
Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | |
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1998–99 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | QR | ![]() | Levski Sofia | 1–8 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | ![]() | Varteks | 1–2 (H) | 2–2 (A) |
2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | ![]() | KuPS | 0–2 (A) | 1–1 (H) |