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). [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 - This was also a farewell match for all Belarusian football veterans, who have had 25+ caps for the national side.
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[edit] Next Games 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification
[edit] Qualifying campaigns [edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |  England | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 27 |  Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 21 |  Croatia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 20 |  Belarus | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 13 |  Kazakhstan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 6 |  Andorra | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 39 | −36 | 0 | | |
[edit] Record Versus Different Opponents [edit] Memorable Matches | Date | Venue | Tournament | Home | Score | Away | Goals | | November 21, 2007 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk | EURO 2008 Qualifying | Belarus | 2 – 1 |  Netherlands | Bulyha  49' (1-0) Korytko 65' (2-0) van der Vaart 89' (2-1) | | October 8, 2005 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 2006 World Cup Qualifying | Scotland  | 0 – 1 | Belarus | Kutuzov 6' (0-1) | | February 9, 2005 | Stadion Dyskobolia, Grodzisk Wielkopolski | Friendly | Poland  | 1 – 3 | Belarus | A.Hleb 8' (0-1) Żurawski 51' (1-1) V.Hleb 84' (1-2) Lavrik 93+' (1-3) | | August 18, 2004 | Atatürk, Istanbul | Friendly | Turkey  | 1 – 2 | Belarus | Şükür 14' (1-0) V.Hleb 67' (1-1) Kovba 90' (1-2) | | April 17, 2002 | Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen | Friendly | Hungary  | 2 – 5 | Belarus | Kenesei 13' (1-0) A.Hleb 23' (1-1) Kutuzov 29' (1-2) Kutuzov 33' (1-3) Khatskevich 45' (1-4) Kachura 76' (1-5) Feher 86' (pk) (2-5) | | September 5, 2001 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk | 2002 World Cup Qualifying | Belarus | 4 – 1 | Poland | Vasilyuk 8' (1-0) Vasilyuk 46' (2-0) Vasilyuk 51' (3-0) Vasilyuk 62' (4-0) Żewłakow 77' (4-1) | | March 28, 2001 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk | 2002 World Cup Qualifying | Belarus | 2 – 1 |  Norway | Khatskevich 19' (1-0) Solskjær 68' (1-1) Vasilyuk 93+' (2-1) | | March 31, 1999 | Stadio del Conero, Ancona | EURO 2000 Qualifying | Italy  | 1 – 1 | Belarus | Belkevich 24' (0-1) Inzaghi 30' (pen.) (1-1) | | June 7, 1995 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk | EURO 1996 Qualifying | Belarus | 1 – 0 | Netherlands | Gerasimets 25' (1-0) | The following players were called up for the 3 Friendly matches: two vs Saudi Arabia, that took place on November 13, 2009 and on November 14, 2009 and one vs Montenegro, that was held on November 18, 2009. Caps and goals are correct as of November 18, 2009. [edit] Goalkeepers [edit] Defenders [edit] Midfielders | No. | Pos. | Player | DoB (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club | | MF | Aliaksandr Kulchiy | November 1, 1973 (1973-11-01) (age 36) | 83 | 5 |  Rostov | | MF | Aliaksandr Hleb  | May 1, 1981 (1981-05-01) (age 28) | 52 | 6 |  Stuttgart | | MF | Timofei Kalachev | May 1, 1981 (1981-05-01) (age 28) | 41 | 7 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | | MF | Vyacheslav Hleb | February 12, 1983 (1983-02-12) (age 26) | 33 | 8 |  Shanghai Shenhua | | MF | Mykola Kashevsky | October 5, 1980 (1980-10-05) (age 29) | 14 | 0 | Illychivets Mariupol | | MF | Anton Putsila | June 23, 1987 (1987-06-23) (age 22) | 8 | 0 | Dinamo Minsk | | MF | Syarhey Kryvets | June 8, 1986 (1986-06-08) (age 23) | 5 | 0 | BATE Borisov | | MF | Filipp Rudik | March 22, 1987 (1987-03-22) (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Naftan Novopolotsk | | MF | Syarhey Kislyak | August 6, 1987 (1987-08-06) (age 22) | 3 | 0 | Dinamo Minsk | | MF | Dzmitry Shchagrykovich | December 7, 1983 (1983-12-07) (age 26) | 1 | 0 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk| | | MF | Mikhail Afanasyev | November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Amkar Perm | | [edit] Forwards [edit] Recent call-up The following players have also been called up to the Belarus squad in 2008 and 2009. | Pos. | Player | DoB (Age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | | DF | Egor Filipenko | April 10, 1988 (1988-04-10) (age 21) | 15 | 0 | Tom Tomsk | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs England, (October 14, 2009) | | FW | Gennadi Bliznyuk | July 30, 1980 (1980-07-30) (age 29) | 12 | 4 | Sibir Novosibirsk | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs England, (October 14, 2009) | | MF | Ihar Stasevich | October 21, 1985 (1985-10-21) (age 24) | 11 | 1 | BATE Borisov | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs Ukraine, (September 9, 2009) | | GK | Syarhey Vyaremka | October 16, 1982 (1982-10-16) (age 27) | 2 | 0 | BATE Borisov | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs Croatia, (August 12, 2009) | | GK | Alyaksandr Lyantsevich | May 2, 1979 (1979-05-02) (age 30) | 1 | 0 | Minsk | Friendly v. Moldova (June 10, 2009) | | FW | Vital Bulyha | January 12, 1980 (1980-01-12) (age 29) | 37 | 8 | BATE Borisov | Friendly v. Moldova (June 10, 2009) | | FW | Syarhey Koshal | March 14, 1986 (1986-03-14) (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Minsk | Friendly v. Moldova (June 10, 2009) | | MF | Vladimir Korytko | July 6, 1979 (1979-07-06) (age 30) | 39 | 3 | Metalurh Donetsk | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs Kazakhstan, (April 1, 2009) | | DF | Aleksey Skvernyuk | October 13, 1985 (1985-10-13) (age 24) | 7 | 0 | Kuban Krasnodar | Friendly v. Cyprus (November 19, 2008) | | DF | Dmitry Molosh | December 10, 1981 (1981-12-10) (age 28) | 5 | 0 | Sibir Novosibirsk | Friendly v. Cyprus (November 19, 2008) | | MF | Oleg Strakhanovich | October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13) (age 30) | 15 | 0 | Dinamo Minsk | Friendly v. Cyprus (November 19, 2008) | | MF | Alyaksandr Pawlaw | August 18, 1984 (1984-08-18) (age 25) | 7 | 0 | BATE Borisov | Friendly v. Cyprus (November 19, 2008) | | MF | Pavel Sitko | December 17, 1985 (1985-12-17) (age 24) | 5 | 1 | Vitebsk | Friendly v. Cyprus (November 19, 2008) | | DF | Aleksandr Shagoyko | July 27, 1980 (1980-07-27) (age 29) | 4 | 0 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs England, (October 15, 2008) | | MF | Andrey Chukhley | October 2, 1987 (1987-10-02) (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Minsk | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match vs England, (October 15, 2008) | | GK | Vasily Khomutovsky | June 30, 1978 (1978-06-30) (age 31) | 26 | 0 | Augsburg | Friendly v. Argentina (August 20, 2008) | | DF | Kirill Pavlyuchek | June 27, 1984 (1984-06-27) (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Luch-Energiya Vladivostok | Friendly v. Argentina (August 20, 2008) | | [edit] Players [edit] Most Capped Players Footballers with 50+ caps for the national side [edit] Top Scorers Footballers with 10+ goals for the national side [edit] Managers | Manager | Belarus Career | Games Managed | Wins | Draws | Loses | Goals Scored-Allowed | Goal Difference per Match | Points | Points per Match | | 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 October 9, 1999 - June 4, 2000 | 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 |
