FC Dynamo Brest

FC Dynamo Brest (Belarusian: ФК Дынама Брэст, FK Dynama Brest; Russian: ФК Динамо Брест) is a Belarusian professional football club based in Brest. The club plays in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football.

"FC Brest" redirects here. For the French club, see Stade Brestois 29.

Dynamo Brest
Full nameFootball Club Dynamo Brest[1]
Founded1960 (1960)
GroundRegional Sport Complex Brestsky
Capacity10,169
ManagerIgor Kriushenko
LeagueBelarusian Premier League
202213th of 16
WebsiteClub website

In 2019, Dynamo won its first Belarusian Premier League title.[2] The club has also won the Belarusian Cup in 2007, 2017 and 2018.[3][4]

History

Origins

The club was founded in 1960 as Spartak Brest and joined Soviet Class B (second-tier league) the same year. After the 1962 season, they were relegated as a result of league reorganization. They came close to promotion twice in 1964 and 1967 but lost the final round both times. They were finally promoted on their third attempt in 1969, but the following year they again dropped to the third tier due to league reorganization.[5] In 1972, the team was renamed to Bug Brest and finally, in 1976 to Dуnamo Brest. From 1970 until the end of the Soviet era, the club was playing in the Soviet third-tier league. Dynamo Brest had a strong connection with Dinamo Minsk during these years (as both clubs were affiliated to Dinamo Sports Society) and often accepted young Minsk team players on loan.[6]

Belarusian Premier League

In 1992, Dynamo Brest joined the Belarusian Premier League and have been playing there ever since. Their best result was a title in 2019 season, with 5 points of difference to BATE Borisov. In 2007, Dynamo Brest won the Belarusian Cup, also securing their only UEFA Cup participation. During the 2012 season, they were using the name FC Brest due to legal issues with using a Dynamo brand name the rights to which were claimed by Belarusian Dynamo Sport Society. This issue was resolved only by the end of the year. In the 2017 season, Dinamo Brest drew an average home league attendance of 5,689, the highest in the league.[7]

Name changes
  • 1960: founded as Spartak Brest
  • 1972: renamed to Bug Brest (after Bug River)
  • 1976: renamed to Dinamo Brest
  • 2012: renamed to FC Brest
  • 2013: renamed back to Dinamo Brest (in 2017, Latin spelling altered to Dynamo, as seen on the updated logo)

Supporters and rivalries
June 2018, Torpedo Minsk – Dynamo Brest

The first organised fan group was created on 1 August 1998, and the fan-dedicated stand can hold around 200–500 fans. An ultras group was created in 2008. The fans call themselves the Blue White Devils. They are politically right-wing.[8]

The club have two fan-clubs: in Pinsk and Kobrin. The one official friendship, with fans of Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski, and good contacts with fans Dinamo Minsk and BATE Borisov. Their rivals are all left-wing fans, FC Gomel, Dnepr Mogilev, Shakhtyor Soligorsk, Slavia Mozyr, Belshina Bobruisk, Torpedo Minsk and Neman Grodno.[8]

Honours

Current squad

As of August 2023[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belarus BLR Nikita Sednev
2 DF Cameroon CMR Georges Moussinga
3 DF Belarus BLR Dzmitry Zinovich
4 DF Russia RUS Artyom Yapryntsev
6 DF Belarus BLR Daniil Martynovich
8 FW Kenya KEN Josephat Lopago
9 DF Belarus BLR Yegor Khralenkov
10 FW Belarus BLR Kirill Tsepenkov
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Cédric Khaleb Kouadio
15 MF Belarus BLR Syarhey Kislyak
16 GK Belarus BLR Mikhail Kozakevich
18 DF Belarus BLR Uladzimir Shcherba
19 MF Belarus BLR Denis Kovalevich
23 MF Belarus BLR Edgar Olekhnovich
24 MF Russia RUS Yegor Kortsov
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 MF Belarus BLR Dmitry Baga
27 MF Belarus BLR Aleksandr Bulychyov
31 DF Belarus BLR Igor Tymonyuk
35 GK Belarus BLR Gleb Tretyak
42 MF Belarus BLR Nikita Burak
52 DF Belarus BLR Ilya Yurkevich
55 DF Moldova MDA Artiom Litveacov
59 DF Belarus BLR Illya Kalpachuk
62 MF Belarus BLR Mikhail Gordeychuk
72 DF Belarus BLR Aleksandr Poznyak
77 DF Belarus BLR Ilya Bogdanovich
88 FW Belarus BLR Nikita Lyukevich
91 DF Belarus BLR Dmitriy Lesnyak
98 MF Belarus BLR Aleksandr Fisyuk
99 FW Belarus BLR Yevgeny Yudchits

League and Cup history

Soviet Union
Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19602nd1530741927–5918
19612nd1330781528–4322Round of 64
19622nd432159639–2539Round of 512Relegated1
19633rd1530791416–2723Round of 1024
19643rd4301212625–1236Round of 2048
540042–60Final round2
19653rd1030981328–3026Round of 1024
19663rd11328111326–3427
19673rd4341412833–2840Round of 4096
231203–24Semi-final round3
19683rd338218948–2750
21102–03Promotion/relegation play-off4
19692nd134012131530–2937Round of 32Relegated5
19703rd164212131732–4837Round of 128
19713rd9381316933–2955
19723rd6381415944–3257
19733rd11321091335–46236
19743rd144010141633–4434
19753rd10341271538–4431
19763rd2382010863–3850
19773rd114014131351–4441Round of 64
19783rd64624101262–3758
19793rd3462414877–3562
19803rd43212101039–3634
19813rd64013101745–3756
19823rd1330941730–4422
19833rd93210101241–3630
19843rd1234991638–5027
19853rd6301371040–3333
19863rd7301531241–3133
19873rd4341861054–2642
19883rd10341461443–4134
19893rd54219101353–5148Round of 128
19903rd94215151249–3945
19913rd16421491950–5037
1992Round of 128
  • 1 Relegated as the 2nd level (Class B) was reduced from 10 zones (150 teams) in 1962 to a single group of 18 teams in 1963.
  • 2 Advanced to the final round as the best-placed team from Belarusian SSR. No team won the promotion from this final group in the end.
  • 3 Advanced to the semi-final round of promotion tournament (for one spot) as one of top 8 teams not from Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh or Central Asian SSR.
  • 4 As the best-placed team from Belarusian SSR, Spartak advanced to promotion/relegation play-off against the lowest-placed Belarusian team from the 2nd level.
  • 5 Relegated as the 2nd level (Class B Second Group, renamed to Class B First Group from next season) was reduced from 4 zones (87 teams) in 1969 to a single group of 22 teams in 1970.
  • 6 In 1973, every draw was followed by a penalty shoot-out, with a winner gaining 1-point and loser gaining 0.

Belarus
Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19921st31583421–1019Semi-finals
1992–931st7321391033–2935Round of 16
1993–941st8301191030–2931Semi-finals
1994–951st10309101133–3328Round of 16
19951st101552827–3217Round of 16
19961st10307111239–4332
19971st7301261244–5242Quarter-finals
19981st9281221440–4038Round of 16
19991st7301441259–5246Round of 16
20001st10301041637–5134Quarter-finals
20011st1126851326–3829Round of 16
20021st1026881025–2632Semi-finals
20031st11305121321–4927Round of 16
20041st8301091139–4139Round of 32
20051st8261131239–3336Round of 16
20061st926871117–3131Quarter-finals
20071st1226681323–3125Winners
20081st630138940–3447Round of 16
20091st526108830–2438Round of 32
20101st53312101148–4046Round of 32
20111st10338111438–4635Quarter-finals
20121st830851727–3829Quarter-finals
20131st8321171432–4140Quarter-finals
20141st1132752029–6826Round of 16
20151st1226731623–4224Quarter-finals
20161st8301171238–3840Round of 16
20171st430149747–2651Winners
20181st6301410652–3052Winners
20191st130236170–2275Round of 16
20201st4301731063–4054Runner-up
2021Round of 16

European record
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1Q Latvia Liepājas Metalurgs 1–2 1–1 2–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 2Q Austria Rheindorf Altach 0–3 1–1 1–4
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 2Q Greece Atromitos 4–3 1–1 5–4
3Q Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–0 0–4 1–4
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1Q Kazakhstan Astana 6–3 — —
2Q Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 2–1 — —
3Q Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv — 0–1 —
UEFA Europa League PO Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 0–2 — —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 1–2 2–4

Managers

References
  1. "ВОПРОС – ОТВЕТ". Dynamo-brest.by. ФК "Динамо-Брест". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "Dynamo Brest wins Belarusian national football championship". Xinhua Net. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. "Belarus – List of Cup Finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. "History". Dynamo Brest. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  5. "История 1960–1970". dynamo-brest.by. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. "Официальный сайт ФК 'Динамо-Брест'". dynamo-brest.by. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  7. "EFS Attendances". european-football-statistics.co.uk.
  8. To My Kibice Plus, No.1(43), Spring 2014, pages 42–43
  9. "Основной состав ФК Динамо-Брест". Футбольный клуб Динамо-Брест.
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