FC BATE Borisov
Squad
- Luka Đorđević2026current
Viktor Goncharenko1998–2002- Vitali Kutuzov1998–2001
Aliaksandr Hleb1999–2000
Yuri Zhevnov2000–2000- Yuri Zhevnov2000–2004
Ihar Stasevich2002–2010
Mikhail Sivakow2003–2007
Egor Filipenko2006–2007
Sergey Krivets2006–2009
Vitali Rodionov2006–2017
Dzmitry Baha2008–2015
Igor Shitov2009–2011
Maksim Bardachow2009–2013
Renan Bressan2010–2012- Egor Filipenko2011–2011
- Marko Simić2011–2012
Mateja Kežman2011–2011- Aliaksandr Hleb2012–2013
Dzyanis Palyakow2012–2017- Egor Filipenko2012–2014
- Mikhail Sivakow2012–2012
- Mikhail Sivakow2013–2013
- Sergey Krivets2013–2014
Filip Mladenović2014–2015
Yevgeniy Yablonskiy2014–2021- Aliaksandr Hleb2015–2015
- Ihar Stasevich2015–2020
Kaspars Dubra2015–2017
Nemanja Milunović2015–2018- Aliaksandr Hleb2016–2016
Artur Pikk2016–2017
Mirko Ivanić2016–2018
Valeriane Gvilia2016–2017- Dzmitry Baha2017–2020
Jurica Buljat2017–2017
Stanislaw Drahun2017–2022- Aliaksandr Hleb2018–2019
- Dzyanis Palyakow2018–2018
- Egor Filipenko2018–2020
- Nikola Vasiljević2018–2018
Dzhamaldin Khodzhaniyazov2019–2019- Maksim Bardachow2021–2022
FC BATE Borisov is the most successful club in Belarusian football history, with 15 league titles to their name.
The club was originally founded in 1973 and was disbanded in 1984 before being re-established in 1996.
BATE has won the Belarusian Cup six times, with their most recent victory in the 2025-26 season.
Biography
Formation
FC BATE Borisov, commonly known as BATE, is a professional football club based in the city of Barysaw, Belarus. The club was founded in 1973 and initially enjoyed success in the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic league, winning three titles in 1974, 1976, and 1979. However, the club faced challenges and was disbanded in 1984. It was re-established in 1996 by Anatoli Kapski, marking the beginning of a new era for the team.
Rise to Prominence
Since its reformation, BATE Borisov has become the most successful club in Belarusian football history. The team has won the Belarusian Premier League 15 times, including an impressive streak of 13 consecutive titles from 2006 to 2018. BATE has also claimed four Belarusian Cups and four Belarusian Super Cups, solidifying its dominance in domestic competitions. The club made its mark on the European stage by becoming the first Belarusian team to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2008, and they have participated in the group stage five times as of 2015.
Notable Achievements
BATE's achievements include reaching the knockout phase of the UEFA Europa League in the 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons. The club has produced notable players such as Alexander Hleb, Vitali Kutuzov, and Yuri Zhevnov, all of whom have represented the Belarus national team. In 2015, BATE celebrated their tenth consecutive league title with four matches to spare, showcasing their consistent performance in the league. The club continues to draw significant home attendance, reflecting its strong support within the community.
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Career & Clubs
BATE is an acronym of Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electronics. The team was founded in 1973 and managed to win Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic league three times (1974, 1976 and 1979) before being disbanded in 1984. The club was re-established by Anatoli Kapski in 1996. Since then, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League 15 times and competed in UEFA competitions.
In 2001, BATE reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, their first appearance in the competition beyond the qualifying rounds. 2008 saw BATE becoming the first Belarusian team to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. As of 2015, BATE have played five times in the Champions League group stage, as well as twice in UEFA Europa League group stage, also reaching the knockout phase of the latter competition in 2010–11 and 2012–13. Notable former players of BATE include Alexander Hleb (VfB Stuttgart, Arsenal, Barcelona and Birmingham City); Vitali Kutuzov (Milan, Sporting CP, Avellino, Sampdoria, Parma, Pisa and Bari) and Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moscow, and Zenit Saint Petersburg). Having started their professional careers with BATE, all are also former or present members of the Belarus national team. BATE won their tenth consecutive league title in 2015, with four matches to spare. In the 2017 season, BATE drew an average home league attendance of 5,633, the second-highest in the league.
1 Including play-off (1–0 win) for the first place against Neman Grodno, as both teams finished with equal points.
- League
- Belarusian Second League
- League
- Belarusian First League
- League
- Belarusian Premier League
Legacy
Belarusian Premier League Winners (15): 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Runners-up (7): 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2019, 2020, 2021 Belarusian Cup Winners (6): 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2025–26 Runners-up (7): 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23 Belarusian Super Cup Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 Runners-up (4): 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021 Belarusian Second League Winners: 1996 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR Winners (3): 1974, 1976, 1979
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
FC BATE Borisov, commonly referred to as BATE or BATE Borisov, is a Belarusian professional football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which they are the league's most successful club with 15 titles, including 13 won consecutively. The club has also won four Belarusian Cups and four Belarusian Super Cups.
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