Belarus National Football Team Profile

Profile of the Belarus national football team history FFB Football Federation of Belarus was founded on 1989 has still merged of Soviet Union, and after the split of SU, represents the governing body for Belarus football associaton in international competitions and is controlled by FFB. Became a member of UEFA Affiliation in 1993 and FIFA Affiliation in 1992.

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe with a population just over 9.5 million people.  It is bordered by the Ukraine (south), Poland (west), Lithuania and Latvia (north) and Russia (east).  Belarus declared independence from the Soviet Union in July of 1990 and the Republic of Belarus was established in August of 1991.

FFB Football Federation of Belarus
Nation: Belarus	Founded: 1989
UEFA Affiliation: 1993	FIFA Affiliation: 1992
Web: http://www.bff.by	Phone: +375 17 2545600

After the split of Soviet Union, Belarus national football team played their first match against Lithuania on July 1992. Before that, some Belarusian players played for the USSR national football team. The first FIFA-recognized international was a friendly against Ukraine on October 1992 and their first win came in a match against Luxembourg on October 1994. Belarus have never qualified for either the FIFA World Cup, or the UEFA European Championship. Despite the lack of any significant success during the 1990's, some notable results were still achieved, like a home win against the Netherlands in qualification for Euro 1996 and two draws against Italy during Euro 2000 qualification.

The team plays vast majority of its home matches at the 40,000 seating capacity for Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. Occasionally other venues were also used Molodechno City Stadium, Borisov City Stadium, Central Stadion Vitebsky, Central Sport Complex and other.

Belarus is making its first Olympic soccer appearance in the 2012 London Games.  The team qualified through its third place win at the 2011 UEFA European U-21 Football Championship.

National Flag Of Belarus

• Data :

- Nickname: -

- Association: FFB Football Federation of Belarus

- Home Stadium: Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

- Address: Prospekt Pobeditelei, 20/3 220020 MINSK

- Fax: +375 17 254 44 78 

• UEFA EUROpean Championship Record

- 1960-1992: part of Soviet Union

- 1996-2012: did not qualify

• FIFA World Cup Record

- 1930-1990: part of Soviet Union

- 1994: did not enter

- 1998-2010: did not qualify

• Top Score

Top Scorers of The Belarus National Football Team
Players	Goals	Caps	Careers
Maksim Romaschenko	20	64	1998-2008
Vitali Kutuzov	13	52	2002-2011
Vyacheslav Hleb	12	45	2004-
Sergei Kornilenko	12	56	2003-
Raman Vasilyuk	10	24	2000-2008
Valentin Belkevich	10	56	1992-2005
Vital Bulyga	8	37	2003-2008
Sergei Gerasimets	7	25	1992-1999
Timofei Kalachev	7	53	2004-2011
Vitali Rodionov	6	32	2007-
Alexander Hleb	6	57	2001-

• Most Appearances 

Most Caps of The Belarus National Football Team
Players	Caps	Careers
Alyaksandr Kulchy	102	1996-
Sergei Gurenko	80	1994-2006
Sergei Omelyanchuk	74	2002-
Sergei Shtanyuk	71	1995-2007
Maksim Romaschenko	64	1998-2008
Alexander Hleb	57	2001-
Sergei Kornilenko	56	2003-
Valentin Belkevich	56	1992-2005
Timofei Kalachev	53	2004-2011
Yuri Zhevnov	53	2003-

Belarus National Football Team Profile.