Belarus national football team

Belarus
Nickname(s)Белыя крылы / Bielyia kryly
(The White Wings)
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGeorgy Kondratyev
Most capsAlyaksandr Kulchy (102)
Top scorerMaksim Romaschenko (20)
Home stadiumDinamo Stadium, Minsk
FIFA codeBLR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 97 1 (6 October 2022)[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)

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 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.

History

After the split of the Soviet Union, Belarus played their first match against Lithuania on 20 July 1992.[2] 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.

During UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, Belarus finished fourth in their group. With Belarus managing to top their group in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D, it qualified for the country's first ever play-offs, and the team was scheduled to play against Georgia. However, they lost 1–0, the team missed out on a place at Euro 2020.

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.[3][4]

Team image

Nickname

In August 2016, the Football Federation announced that the team's nickname would be the "White Wings".[5] The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings (1977) by Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkevich. 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!"[6]

Home venue

Dinamo Stadium in Minsk is the venue for most Belarus international matches

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.

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 provider Period
Umbro 2002–2004
Puma 2004–2012
Adidas 2012–2018
Macron 2018–2022
Erreà 2022–present

Recent results and upcoming fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2021

13 November 2022 WCQ Wales  5–1  Belarus Cardiff, Wales
21:45
  • Ramsey 3', 50' (pen.)
  • N. Williams 20'
  • B. Davies 77'
  • C. Roberts 89'
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
  • Kontsevoy 87'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 27,152
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
16 November Friendly Belarus  1–0  Jordan Minsk, Belarus
20:00
  • Yablonsky 20'
Report Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

2022

26 March Friendly India  0–3  Belarus Isa Town, Bahrain
UTC+3:00 Report Bykov 48'
Solovey 68'
Gromyko 90+2'
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium[7]
Referee: Ismaeel Habib (Bahrain)
29 March Friendly Bahrain  0–1  Belarus Muharraq, Bahrain
UTC+3:00 Report
  • Solovey 45+1'
Stadium: Al Muharraq Stadium
Referee: Majed Mohammed Al Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
3 June Nations League Belarus  0–1  Slovakia Novi Sad, Serbia
20:45 Report
  • Suslov 61'
Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
6 June Nations League Belarus  0–0  Azerbaijan Novi Sad, Serbia
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)
10 June Nations League Belarus  1–1  Kazakhstan Novi Sad, Serbia
20:45 UTC+2
  • Malkevich 84'
Report
  • Aymbetov 13'
Stadium: Karađorđe Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
13 June Nations League Azerbaijan  2–0  Belarus Mərdəkan, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4
  • Emreli 76'
  • Sheydaev 90+3'
Report Stadium: Dalga Arena
Attendance: 2,330
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
22 September Nations League Kazakhstan  2–1  Belarus Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
20:00 UTC+6
  • Gabyshev 18'
  • Zaynutdinov 79'
Report
  • Savitsky 45+3'
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 29,637
Referee: Horatiu Fesnic (Romania)
25 September Nations League Slovakia  1–1  Belarus Bačka Topola, Serbia
19:00
  • Zreľák 65'
Report
  • Bakhar 45'
Stadium: TSC Arena
Attendance: 524
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
6 November Friendly Belarus  v  Equatorial Guinea Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: Fujairah Club Stadium
15 November Friendly China  v  Belarus TBD, United Arab Emirates
Stadium: TBD

2023

25 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  v   Switzerland TBD
18:00 Report Stadium: TBD
28 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Romania  v  Belarus Bucharest, Romania
21:45 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Stadionul Steaua
16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  v  Israel TBD
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  v  Kosovo TBD
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
9 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Andorra  v  Belarus Andorra la Vella, Andorra
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadi Nacional
12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel  v  Belarus TBD, Israel
21:45 UTC+3 Report Stadium: TBD
12 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  v  Romania TBD
20:45 Report Stadium: TBD
15 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Switzerland   v  Belarus TBD, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: TBD
18 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus  v  Andorra TBD
18:00 Report Stadium: TBD
21 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Kosovo  v  Belarus Prishtina, Kosovo
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium

2024

21–23 March Nations League PO Lithuania  v  Belarus
24–26 March Nations League PO Belarus  v  Lithuania

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Kazakhstan and Slovakia on 22 and 25 September 2022.

Caps and goals are correct as of 25 September, after the game against Slovakia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Pavel Pavlyuchenko (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 11 0 Nieciecza
1GK Yegor Khatkevich (1988-04-09) 9 April 1988 7 0 Dinamo Minsk
1GK Maksim Plotnikov (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 3 0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk

2DF Denis Polyakov (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 51 1 Astana
2DF Kiryl Pyachenin (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 16 0 Orenburg
2DF Gleb Shevchenko (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 13 0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF Maksim Shvyatsow (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 11 0 Dinamo Minsk
2DF Ruslan Yudenkov (1987-04-28) 28 April 1987 10 0 Maktaaral
2DF Ruslan Khadarkevich (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 8 0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2DF Danila Nechayev (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 5 0 BATE Borisov
2DF Zakhar Volkov (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 4 0 Khimki
2DF Ilya Lukashevich (1998-08-01) 1 August 1998 0 0 Energetik-BGU Minsk

3MF Vladislav Klimovich (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 27 1 Nea Salamina
3MF Yevgeny Yablonsky (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 26 3 Aris Limassol
3MF Max Ebong (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 25 2 Astana
3MF Pavel Savitsky (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 24 7 Neman Grodno
3MF Ivan Bakhar (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 22 2 Dinamo Minsk
3MF Pavel Sedko (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 11 1 Gomel
3MF Valery Gromyko (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 9 1 BATE Borisov
3MF Dmitry Bessmertny (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 7 0 BATE Borisov
3MF Vladislav Malkevich (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 6 1 BATE Borisov
3MF Ruslan Lisakovich (2002-03-22) 22 March 2002 5 0 Isloch Minsk Raion
3MF Valery Bocherov (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 4 0 BATE Borisov

4FW Yegor Bogomolsky (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 4 0 Neftchi Baku

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Raman Stsyapanaw (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 0 0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Bahrain, 29 March 2022
GK Syarhey Chernik (1988-07-20) 20 July 1988 23 0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Jordan, 16 November 2021
GK Vladislav Vasilyuchek (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 0 0 Neman Grodno v.  Czech Republic, 11 October 2021

DF Sergey Politevich (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 35 1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Kazakhstan, 22 September 2022 INJ
DF Roman Begunov (1993-03-22) 22 March 1993 9 0 Dinamo Minsk v.  Azerbaijan, 13 June 2022
DF Roman Yuzepchuk (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 16 1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Bahrain, 29 March 2022
DF Aleksey Zalesky (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 0 0 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  India, 26 March 2022 PRE
DF Nikita Naumov (1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 14 1 Dinamo Minsk v.  Jordan, 16 November 2021
DF Nikolay Zolotov (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 14 0 Kolos Kovalivka v.  Jordan, 16 November 2021
DF Artyom Sokol (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 0 0 Gomel v.  Jordan, 16 November 2021
DF Denis Levitsky (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 0 0 SKA Khabarovsk v.  Jordan, 16 November 2021
DF Maksim Bordachyov (1986-05-18) 18 May 1986 54 3 BATE Borisov v.  Czech Republic, 11 October 2021
DF Ivan Sadownichy (1987-05-11) 11 May 1987 1 0 Neman Grodno v.  Czech Republic, 11 October 2021
DF Alyaksandr Sachywka (1986-01-05) 5 January 1986 12 1 Dinamo Minsk v.  Estonia, 8 October 2021 INJ
DF Artsyom Rakhmanaw (1990-07-10) 10 July 1990 2 0 Astana v.  Estonia, 8 October 2021 INJ

MF Aleksandr Selyava (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 5 0 Rostov v.  Kazakhstan, 22 September 2022 INJ
MF Artyom Bykov (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 21 1 Dinamo Minsk v.  Azerbaijan, 13 June 2022
MF Denis Grechikho (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 1 0 Dinamo Minsk v.  Azerbaijan, 13 June 2022
MF Dmitry Antilevsky (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 8 0 Dinamo Tbilisi v.  Jordan, 16 November 2021
MF Vadim Pobudey (1994-12-17) 17 December 1994 1 0 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Czech Republic, 11 October 2021
MF Yevgeny Krasnov (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 0 0 Vitebsk v.  Czech Republic, 11 October 2021
MF Nikita Korzun (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 17 0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Estonia, 8 October 2021 INJ

FW Dmitry Podstrelov (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 13 1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Azerbaijan, 13 June 2022
FW Andrey Solovey (1994-12-13) 13 December 1994 8 2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk v.  Azerbaijan, 13 June 2022
FW Artem Kontsevoy (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 3 1 Dinamo Minsk v.  India, 26 March 2022 PRE
FW Vitaly Lisakovich (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 20 5 Rubin Kazan v.  Jordan, 16 November 2021

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
COV Withdrew due to positive COVID-19 test result

Records

As of 25 September 2022[8]
Players in bold are still active with Belarus.

Most appearances

Alyaksandr Kulchy is the most capped player in the history of Belarus
Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1Alyaksandr Kulchy10251996–2012
2Alexander Hleb8062001–2019
Sergei Gurenko8031994–2006
4Sergei Kornilenko78172003–2016
5Timofei Kalachev76102004–2016
6Alyaksandr Martynovich7522009–2020
7Syarhey Kislyak7492009–2021
Syarhey Amelyanchuk7412002–2011
9Syarhey Shtanyuk7131995–2007
10Stanislaw Drahun68112011–2020
NB Sergei Aleinikov reached a combined 81 caps and 6 goals for Soviet Union, CIS and Belarus between 1984–1994.[9]

Top goalscorers

Maksim Romaschenko is the top scorer in the history of Belarus with 20 goals
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Years
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
Timofei Kalachev10760.132004–2016
10Syarhey Kislyak9740.122009–2021

Coaching history

As of 25 September 2022
Manager Career Games Managed Wins Draws Loses Goals
Mikhail Vergeyenko 1992–1994, 1997–1999 24 2 6 16 22–40
Sergei Borovsky 1994–1996, 1999–2000 26 4 9 13 21–43
Eduard Malofeyev 2000–2003 22 10 5 7 31–31
Valery Streltsov (caretaker) 2002 1 0 0 1 0–3
Anatoly Baidachny 2003–2005 22 10 4 8 34–29
Yuri Puntus 2006–2007 14 3 4 7 19–26
Bernd Stange 2007–2011 49 17 14 18 65–54
Georgy Kondratyev 2011–2014, 2021– 43 12 11 20 49–55
Andrei Zygmantovich (caretaker) 2014 2 1 0 1 3–5
Alyaksandr Khatskevich 2014–2016 18 6 6 6 14–19
Igor Kriushenko 2017–2019 25 8 4 13 23–37
Mikhail Markhel 2019–2021 18 7 3 9 23–35
Oleg Radushko (caretaker) 2021 1 0 0 1 0–2
Total: 1992–Present 266 80 66 120 304–380

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1990 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
1994 Did not enter Did not enter
1998Did not qualify 6th10118521
2002 3rd104331211
2006 5th102441214
2010 4th104151914
2014 5th8116716
2018 6th10127621
2022 5th8107724
2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/7 66 14 12 40 68 121

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium 8 6 2 0 25 6 +19 20 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup 3–1 3–0 3–1 8–0
2  Wales 8 4 3 1 14 9 +5 15 Advance to play-offs 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–1
3  Czech Republic 8 4 2 2 14 9 +5 14 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
4  Estonia 8 1 1 6 9 21 12 4 2–5 0–1 2–6 2–0
5  Belarus 8 1 0 7 7 24 17 3 0–1 2–3 0–2 4–2
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship qualifying record
Year Results Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
1960 to 1992 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
1996Did not qualify 4th10325813
2000 5th8035410
2004 5th8107420
2008 4th124171723
2012 4th1034387
2016 4th10325814
2020 4th9117417
2024 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/7 67 15 13 39 53 104

UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualify for final tournament 28 Mar 19 Jun 18 Nov '23 15 Oct '23 12 Sep
2  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Oct '23 18 Nov '23 25 Mar 12 Sep 19 Jun
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Nov '23 9 Sep 12 Sep 28 Mar 15 Oct '23
4  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Sep 15 Oct '23 16 Jun 21 Nov '23 28 Mar
5  Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Mar 16 Jun 12 Oct '23 19 Jun 18 Nov '23
6  Andorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Jun 21 Nov '23 25 Mar 12 Oct '23 9 Sep
First match(es) will be played on 25 March 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Year Division Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 2 1st 6 4 2 0 10 0 43rd
2020–21 C 4 2nd 6 3 1 2 10 8 38th
2022–23 C 3 4th 6 0 3 3 3 7 TBA46th
Total 18 7 6 5 23 15 38th

2022–23 UEFA Nations League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1  Kazakhstan 6 4 1 1 8 6 +2 13 Promotion to League B 2–0 2–1 2–1
2  Azerbaijan 6 3 1 2 7 4 +3 10 3–0 0–1 2–0
3  Slovakia 6 2 1 3 5 6 1 7 0–1 1–2 1–1
4  Belarus 6 0 3 3 3 7 4 3 Qualification for relegation play-outs 1–1 0–0 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Relegation play-outs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Lithuania   Belarus 21–23 Mar '24 24–26 Mar '24

Head-to-head record

As of 13 June 2022
Tournament Pld W D L Goals
World Cup Qualifying6614124068–121
Euro Qualifying6715133953–104
UEFA Nations League1876523–15
Friendly114443536160–140
Opponent Pld W D L Goals
 Luxembourg1264213–5
 Lithuania1054119–7
 Netherlands102086–23
 Estonia941410–10
 Ukraine91355–12
 Moldova82429–7
 Bulgaria83057–12
 Kazakhstan742116–6
 Armenia73229–9
 Albania722310–10
 Norway72235–9
 Wales71068–16
 Latvia641113–7
 Poland622210–9
 France61236–10
 Romania60247–15
 Czech Republic60063–14
 Slovenia52218–5
 Israel52038–9
 Azerbaijan51224–6
 Slovakia51133–9
 Finland50324–7
 Sweden50052–16
 Andorra430111–4
 Georgia41124–4
 Turkey41127–8
 Scotland41122–5
 Montenegro40221–4
 Italy40225–9
 Russia40224–8
 Spain40041–10
 Austria40040–12
 Malta32104–1
 Uzbekistan32105–3
 Hungary31207–4
 Iran31204–3
 Macedonia31112–4
 Germany30122–8
  Switzerland30030–4
 Northern Ireland30031–6
 San Marino22007–0
 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
 Oman11004–0
 India11003–0
 Kyrgyzstan11003–1
 Iceland11002–0
 Mexico11003–2
 Republic of Ireland11002–1
 South Korea11001–0
 Japan11001–0
 New Zealand11001–0
 Bahrain11001–0
 Peru10101–1
 Ecuador10101–1
 Saudi Arabia10101–1
 Argentina10100–0
 Gabon10100–0
 Egypt10010–2
 Tunisia10010–3
Total: 2668066120304–380

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

  • Belarus national under-23 football team
  • Belarus national under-21 football team
  • Belarus national under-19 football team
  • Belarus national under-17 football team

References

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