FC BATE Borisov

BATE Borisov
Full name Football Club BATE
Founded 1973;
1996 [1]
Ground
Capacity 13,126
Head coach Alyaksey Baha
League Belarusian Premier League
2017 1st
Website Club website

FC BATE Borisov (Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, IPA: [baˈtɛ]; Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov [bɐˈtɛ bɐˈrʲisəf]) is a Belarusian football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which they are the reigning champions and are the league's most successful club with 14 titles, 12 won consecutively. The club has also won three Belarusian Cups and four Belarusian Super Cups.

BATE is the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2015–16) and one of two to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League (2009–10, 2010–11 and 2017–18), along with Dinamo Minsk.

The club's home stadium is Borisov Arena, which was opened in 2014.[2]

History

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 in 1996. Since then, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League 11 times and competed in UEFA competitions.[3]

BATE playing at the Haradski Stadium in July 2009

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.[4] 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.[5]

BATE won their tenth consecutive league title in 2015, with four matches to spare.[6] In the 2017 season, BATE drew an average home league attendance of 5,633, the second-highest in the league.[7]

Supporters

BATE Borisov is one of the most popular football teams in Belarus. BATE fans have developed a rivalry with the fans of Dinamo Minsk and a friendship with fans of Polish club Piast Gliwice since 2011.[8]

Current squad

As of August 2018 [9]

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

No. Position Player
4 Serbia DF Aleksandar Filipović
5 Belarus MF Yevgeniy Yablonskiy
6 Serbia DF Nikola Vasiljević
7 Belarus MF Yevgeniy Berezkin
8 Belarus MF Stanislaw Drahun
10 Montenegro MF Mirko Ivanić
11 Belarus MF Alexander Hleb
13 Belarus FW Mikalay Signevich
15 Belarus FW Maksim Skavysh
17 Belarus MF Alyaksey Ryas
18 Uganda MF Luwagga Kizito
19 Serbia DF Nemanja Milunović
21 Belarus DF Egor Filipenko
22 Belarus MF Ihar Stasevich
No. Position Player
23 Belarus MF Zakhar Volkov
24 Finland FW Jasse Tuominen
25 Belarus MF Dzmitry Baha
27 Serbia MF Slobodan Simović
30 Belarus GK Aleksey Chernykh
33 Belarus DF Dzyanis Palyakow
35 Belarus GK Anton Chichkan
42 Belarus DF Maksim Valadzko
43 Belarus MF Aleksandr Nemirko
44 Belarus DF Vladislav Malkevich
45 Belarus FW Vladislav Mukhamedov
48 Belarus GK Denis Scherbitskiy
62 Belarus MF Mikhail Gordeichuk
94 France MF Hervaine Moukam

Honours

League and Cup history

Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19963rd128252179–1077Promoted
19972nd230253292–1578Round of 32Promoted
19981st228184650–2558Quarterfinals
19991st130245180–2277Semifinals
20001st230204668–2664Round of 16
20011st326163754–3151Quarterfinals
20021st1271192652–2059Runners-up
20031st230206470–2166Quarterfinals
20041st230224459–2570Semifinals
20051st5261211342–2747Runners-up
20061st126166447–2754Winners
20071st126182650–2556Runners-up
20081st1301910154–2067Semifinals
20091st126195255–1662Semifinals
20101st133219364–1872Winners
20111st1331812353–2066Round of 16
20121st130215451–1668Round of 16
20131st132214761–2567Round of 16
20141st1322011168–2171Quarterfinals
20151st126205144–1165Winners
20161st130224473–2570Runners-up
20171st130215461–1968Runners-up
  • 1 Including play-off (1–0 win) for the 1st place against Neman Grodno, as both teams finished with equal points.

European record

As of September 17, 2018

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Champions League 93 34 27 32 104 128 –24
UEFA Cup & UEFA Europa League 51 17 10 24 64 84 –20
UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6
Total 150 55 38 57 176 214 –38
Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg
1999–2000 UEFA Cup QR Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 1–7 (H) 0–5 (A)
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1Q Armenia Shirak 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
2Q Sweden Helsingborgs IF 0–0 (A) 0–3 (H)
2001–02 UEFA Cup Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–2 (A) 4–0 (H)
1R Italy Milan 0–2 (H) 0–4 (A)
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Denmark AB 1–0 (H) 2–0 (A)
2R Germany 1860 Munich 1–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
3R Italy Bologna 0–2 (A) 0–0 (H)
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 1Q Republic of Ireland Bohemians 1–0 (H) 0–3 (A)
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–3 (H) 0–1 (A)
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1Q Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi 1–0 (A) 5–0 (H)
2Q Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara 0–2 (A) 0–2 (H)
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1Q Moldova Nistru Otaci 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
2Q Russia Rubin Kazan 0–3 (A) 0–2 (H)
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1Q Cyprus APOEL 0–2 (A) 3–0 (a.e.t.) (H)
2Q Iceland FH Hafnarfjördur 3–1 (A) 1–1 (H)
3Q Romania Steaua București 2–2 (H) 0–2 (A)
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1R Spain Villarreal 1–4 (A) 2–0 (H)
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1Q Iceland Valur 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A)
2Q Belgium Anderlecht 2–1 (A) 2–2 (H)
3Q Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
Group H Spain Real Madrid 0–2 (A) 0–1 (H)
Italy Juventus 2–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 (A) 0–2 (H)
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2Q Republic of Macedonia Makedonija Gjorče Petrov 2–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
3Q Latvia Ventspils 0–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Bulgaria Litex Lovech 0–1 (H) 4–0 (a.e.t.) (A)
Group I Portugal Benfica 0–2 (A) 1–2 (H)
England Everton 1–2 (H) 1–0 (A)
Greece AEK Athens 2–1 (H) 2–2 (A)
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Iceland FH Hafnarfjörður 5–1 (H) 1–0 (A)
3Q Denmark Copenhagen 0–0 (H) 2–3 (A)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Portugal Marítimo 3–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
Group E Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–2 (A) 1–4 (H)
Netherlands AZ 4–1 (H) 0–3 (A)
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
R32 France Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
2011–12 UEFA Champions League 2Q Northern Ireland Linfield 1–1 (A) 2–0 (H)
3Q Lithuania Ekranas 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
Play-off Austria Sturm Graz 1–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Group H Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 1–1 (A) 0–1 (H)
Spain Barcelona 0–5 (H) 0–4 (A)
Italy Milan 0–2 (A) 1–1 (H)
2012–13 UEFA Champions League 2Q Republic of Macedonia Vardar 3–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
3Q Hungary Debrecen 1–1 (H) 2–0 (A)
Play-off Israel Ironi Kiryat Shmona 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Group F France Lille 3–1 (A) 0–2 (H)
Germany Bayern Munich 3–1 (H) 1–4 (A)
Spain Valencia 0–3 (H) 2–4 (A)
UEFA Europa League R32 Turkey Fenerbahçe 0–0 (H) 0–1 (A)
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2Q Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy 0–1 (H) 0–1 (A)
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2Q Albania Skënderbeu Korçë 0–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
3Q Hungary Debrecen 0–1 (A) 3–1 (H)
Play-off Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–1 (A) 3–0 (H)
Group H Portugal Porto 0–6 (A) 0–3 (H)
Spain Athletic Bilbao 2–1 (H) 0–2 (A)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–7 (H) 0–5 (A)
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Republic of Ireland Dundalk 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A)
3Q Hungary Videoton 1–1 (A) 1–0 (H)
Play-off Serbia Partizan 1–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Group E Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1–4 (A) 1–1 (H)
Italy Roma 3–2 (H) 0–0 (A)
Spain Barcelona 0–2 (H) 0–3 (A)
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2Q Finland SJK 2–0 (H) 2–2 (A)
3Q Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1–0 (H) 0–3 (A)
UEFA Europa League Play-off Kazakhstan Astana 0–2 (A) 2–2 (H)
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2Q Armenia Alashkert 1–1 (H) 3–1 (A)
3Q Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–1 (A) 2–1 (H)
UEFA Europa League PO Ukraine Oleksandriya 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A)
Group H Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–1 (A) 0–0 (H)
England Arsenal 2–4 (H) 0–6 (A)
Germany Köln 1–0 (H) 2–5 (A)
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 2Q Finland HJK 0–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
3Q Azerbaijan Qarabağ 1–0 (A) 1–1 (H)
PO Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–3 (H) 0–3 (A)
UEFA Europa League Group L Greece PAOK 1–4 (H)
England Chelsea
Hungary MOL Vidi 0–2 (A)

Notable players

Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for BATE.

Head coaches

References

  1. ↑ https://fcbate.by/en/club/general-information/briefly-about-us
  2. ↑ "Борисов-Арена » Стадион » Клуб » Официальный сайт » ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "История » Официальный сайт » ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "BATE make history for Belarus". UEFA. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "БАТЭ: кулісы перамогі, барысаўская каманда даказала, што перамагаюць не грошы і не імёны". Belarusian newspaper. Наша Ніва. 1 January 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "European football: Cult hat-tricks, big thrashings & tight finishes". BBC Sport. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "EFS Attendances". www.european-football-statistics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  8. ↑ Kuczyński, Tomasz. "Sztama GieKSy z Banikiem, Ruchu z Atletico, Piasta z BATE. Czy to ma sens? [SŁYNNE SZTAMY]". dziennikzachodni.pl. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Основной состав » Команда » Официальный сайт » ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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