FC SKA-1938

The team was founded in 1996 as Zvezda Minsk (Zorka Minsk). BGU is a Russian abbreviation and stands for the Belarusian State University. Zvezda-VA-BGU (Zorka-VA-BDU) made its debut in Premier League in 2002 and played there until 2005. Since 2006, the team plays in lower leagues. In 2006, Zvezda-BGU reached the semi-final of the Belarusian Cup. In 2010, the women's team of (then-) Zorka-BDU Minsk reached the Round of 32 of the Women's Champions League.

Name changes

1996: founded as Zvezda Minsk (Zorka Minsk, Belarusian: Зорка Мінск) 1998: renamed to Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk (VA stands for Vayennaya Akademiya or Voyennaya Akademiya, Belarusian/Russian for Military Academy) 2005: renamed to Zvezda-BGU Minsk 2017: renamed to Energetik-BGU Minsk (Enerhyetyk-BDU Minsk) 2026: renamed to SKA-1938 Minsk