FC Minsk (women)

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FC Minsk
Full nameWomen Football Club Minsk
Ground FC Minsk Stadium
Minsk, Belarus
Capacity2,000
ChairmanAndrey Vasilevich [1]
Manager Andrey Pyshnik [2]
League Belarusian Premier League
2023 2nd (runners-up)

ZFK Minsk is a Belarusian women's football team based in Minsk. It plays its home matches at the FC Minsk Stadium. [3]

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History

It originally competed in the Belarusian Premier League as Minchanka-BGPU before becoming the women's section of FC Minsk in 2010. [4] In 2011, it won the national cup, its first title, and soon afterwards it rose to the championship's top positions.

In 2013, it won the championship for the first time, winning all 26 games, along with its second Cup. This qualified the team for UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time. [5]

In 2014, the club succeeded in achieving the double again. [6]

Honours

Current squad

As of 19 March 2024. [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Alena Gryaznova
GK Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Marjana Brileva
DF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Uljana Asaula
DF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Anastasia Belenkaya
DF Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Mariya Demidova
DF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Angelina Giros
DF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Viktoriya Kazakevich
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Valeriya Belaya
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Liana Mirashnichenka
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Viktoria Natetkova
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Lada Pashkovskaya
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Viktoria Plisyuk
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Aleksandra Samoylova
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Karina Stankevich
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Valeria Verzhbitskaya
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Nadezhda Voskobovich
FW Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Miroslava Zubko
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Elizaveta Iskareva
FW Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Diana Bakum
FW Flag of Mozambique.svg  MOZ Ninika
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Anna Godinskaya
MF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Daria Korobanko
DF Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Anastasia Novikova
FW Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Kristina Kiyanka

Former Players

For details of current and former players, see Category:FC Minsk (women) players.

UEFA Women's Champions League record

SeasonStageOpponentsResultsScorers
2014–15 Preliminary stage Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg FC Zürich
Flag of Turkey.svg Konak Belediyespor
Flag of Latvia.svg Rigas FS
1–1
1–2
7–0
E. Sunday
Kharlanova
Buzunova (2), Ishola, Kenda, Miroshnichenko, Otuwe, E. Sunday
2015–16 Preliminary stage Flag of Turkey.svg Konak Belediyespor
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg SFK Sarajevo
Flag of Albania.svg Vllaznia Shkodër
10–1
3–0
3–0
E. Sunday, Miroshnichenko (2), U. Sunday (5), Özgan ( o.g. ), Ishola
Pilipenko, U. Sunday, Buzunova
U. Sunday (2), Pilipenko
Round of 32 Flag of Denmark.svg Fortuna Hjørring 0–2 (H), 0–4 (A)
2016–17 Preliminary stage Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Standard Liège
Flag of Croatia.svg ŽNK Osijek
Flag of North Macedonia.svg ŽFK Dragon
3–1
5–0
9–0
Ebi, Slesarchik, Duben
Ogbiagbevha (3), Duben (2)
Yakubu (5), Ogbiagbevha, Otuwe, Lynko, Ebi
Round of 32 Flag of Spain.svg FC Barcelona 0–3 (H), 1–2 (A) Ogbiagbevha

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