FC Dynamo Brest

Soviet Union

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 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

Origins

The club was founded in 1960 as Spartak Brest and joined the 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. In 1972, the team was renamed Bug Brest and finally, in 1976 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.

Belarusian Premier League

In 1992, Dynamo Brest joined the Belarusian Premier League and has been playing there ever since. Their best result was a title in the 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 the 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.

Name changes

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Belarusian Premier League Winners (1): 2019 Third place (1): 1992 Belarusian Cup Winners (3): 2006–07, 2016–17, 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2019–20 Belarusian Super Cup Winners (3): 2018, 2019, 2020