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Belarus
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Белыя крылы / Bielyia kryly
(The White Wings)
Association Football Federation of Belarus
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Carlos Alós
Captain Alyaksandr Martynovich
Most caps Alyaksandr Kulchy (102)
Top scorer Maksim Romaschenko (20)
Home stadium Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
FIFA code BLR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 78 Decrease 2 (7 February 2019)
Highest 36 (February 2011)
Lowest 142 (March 1994)
Elo ranking
Current 73 Increase 10 (3 March 2019)
Highest 47 (17 November 2010)
Lowest 122 (1997–1998)
First international
Unofficial:
 Lithuania 1–1 Belarus 
(Vilnius, Lithuania; 20 July 1992)
Official:
 Belarus 1–1 Ukraine 
(Minsk, Belarus; 28 October 1992)
Biggest win
 Belarus 5–0 Lithuania 
(Minsk, Belarus; 7 June 1998)
 Belarus 6–1 Tajikistan 
(Borisov, Belarus; 4 September 2014)
 Belarus 5–0 San Marino 
(Minsk, Belarus; 8 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Belgium 8–0 Belarus 
(Leuven, Belgium; 30 March 2021)

The Belarus national football team (Belarusian: Зборная Беларусі па футболе, romanized: Zbornaja Biełarusi pa futbole; Russian: Сборная Беларуси по футболу, romanized: Sbornaya Belarusi po futbolu) represents Belarus in men's international football, and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. Since independence in 1991, Belarus has not yet qualified for a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.

History

After the split of the Soviet Union, Belarus played their first match against Lithuania on 20 July 1992. Before that, a number of Belarusian players played for the Soviet Union national team. The first FIFA-recognized international was a friendly against Ukraine on 28 October 1992, and their first win came in a match against Luxembourg on 12 October 1994.

Belarus have never qualified for either the FIFA World Cup, or the UEFA European Championship. The team were defeated by Wales in the last 2002 group stage match, missing the chance to overtake Ukraine, who drew their last game, finishing the group second.

Their Euro 2004 qualifying campaign was very unsuccessful as Belarus lost seven of their eight games.

Belarus achieved some success in minor tournaments. In 2002, the team defeated Russia and Ukraine to win the LG Cup. In 2004 and 2008, they won the 12th and 14th editions of the Malta International Tournament, respectively.

Belarus won their group in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D that contained Luxembourg, Moldova, and San Marino, and qualified for the country's first-ever playoffs after they finished fourth in their group during UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, and the team was scheduled to play against Georgia. However, they lost 1–0, missing out on a place at Euro 2020.

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Nickname

In August 2016, the Football Federation announced that the team's nickname would be the "White Wings". The name was influenced by the book The Land Beneath White Wings [be] (1977) by Belarusian writer Uladzimir Karatkievich. The BFF's marketing and communications director said: "We are looking at various ways of establishing links with our literary heritage and cultural traditions", commenting that "If the Belarusian people opt to associate the team with Karatkevich, almost every phrase in the book can be used as a hashtag!"

Home venue

The team played the majority of its home matches at the Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. In late 2012 Dinamo Stadium was closed for renovation and the team started alternating between different home venues.

Since September 2021, Central Stadium in Kazan, Russia is the home venue because of travel sanctions imposed after an incident with Ryanair Flight 4978.

Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, UEFA, the European governing body for football, banned Belarusian national and club teams from hosting international matches and competitions while allowing the Belarusian club and national team to play competitively, albeit at a neutral ground and behind closed doors.

Kit

In 2011, home colors were changed to all red. All-White became the home colour a short time later and now appears with the pattern on the Belarus flag, with the away kit being in Black in 2016, also using an adidas template and placing the flag pattern on it.

Kit suppliers

Kit provider Period
United Kingdom Umbro 2002–2004
Germany Puma 2004–2012
Germany Adidas 2012–2018
Italy Macron 2018–2022
Italy Erreà 2022–present

Results and fixtures

Main article: Belarus national football team results (2010–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2024

Coaching history

Manager Career Games Managed Wins Draws Loses Goals
Belarus Mikhail Vergeyenko 1992–1994, 1997–1999 24 2 6 16 22–40
Belarus Sergei Borovsky 1994–1996, 1999–2000 26 4 9 13 21–43
Belarus Eduard Malofeyev 2000–2003 22 10 5 7 31–31
Belarus Valery Streltsov (caretaker) 2002 1 0 0 1 0–3
Russia Anatoly Baidachny 2003–2005 22 10 4 8 34–29
Belarus Yury Puntus 2006–2007 14 3 4 7 19–26
Germany Bernd Stange 2007–2011 49 17 14 18 65–54
Belarus Georgy Kondratyev 2011–2014, 2021–2023 49 14 11 24 54–67
Belarus Andrei Zygmantovich (caretaker) 2014 2 1 0 1 3–5
Belarus Alyaksandr Khatskevich 2014–2016 18 6 6 6 14–19
Belarus Igor Kriushenko 2017–2019 25 8 4 13 23–37
Belarus Mikhail Markhel 2019–2021 18 7 3 9 23–35
Belarus Oleg Radushko (caretaker) 2021 1 0 0 1 0–2
Spain Carlos Alós 2023–Present 16 3 8 5 8–18
Total: 1992–Present 288 85 74 129 317–410

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland and Bulgaria on 15 and 18 November 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2024, after the game against Bulgaria.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Pavel Pavlyuchenko (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 27) 14 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
1GK Fyodor Lapoukhov (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
1GK Maksim Plotnikov (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 27) 6 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
2DF Alyaksandr Martynovich (1987-08-26) 26 August 1987 (age 37) 80 2 Kazakhstan Kairat
2DF Denis Polyakov (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 34) 65 2 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
2DF Sergey Politevich (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 35) 50 2 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
2DF Kiryl Pyachenin (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 28) 34 0 Russia Krylia Sovetov Samara
2DF Zakhar Volkov (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 27) 20 0 Russia Khimki
2DF Sergey Karpovich (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 31) 15 0 Belarus Neman Grodno
2DF Pavel Zabelin (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 29) 7 0 Russia Sokol Saratov
2DF Yegor Parkhomenko (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 22) 3 0 Belarus Neman Grodno
2DF Vadim Pigas (2001-08-08) 8 August 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
2DF Dmitry Prishchepa (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Russia Rotor Volgograd
2DF Nikita Demchenko (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
3MF Max Ebong (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25) 44 5 Kazakhstan Astana
3MF Vladislav Klimovich (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 28) 43 1 Hungary Diósgyőr
3MF Yevgeny Yablonsky (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 30) 41 3 Greece Asteras Tripolis
3MF Pavel Savitsky (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 30) 29 7 Belarus Neman Grodno
3MF Yury Kavalyow (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 32) 27 2 Russia Baltika Kaliningrad
3MF Valery Gromyko (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 28) 21 2 Kazakhstan Kairat
3MF Valery Bocherov (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24) 17 0 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg
3MF Aleksandr Selyava (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 33) 13 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk
4FW Vitaly Lisakovich (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 27) 22 5 Russia Rubin Kazan
4FW Dmitry Antilevsky (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27) 19 2 Israel Hapoel Haifa
4FW Yevgeny Shikavka (1992-10-15) 15 October 1992 (age 32) 8 0 Poland Korona Kielce
4FW German Barkovsky (2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Belarus squad during last 12 months.


Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Sergey Ignatovich (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32) 9 0 Kazakhstan Ordabasy v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2024 PRE
GK Yevgeny Abramovich (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
GK Mikhail Kozakevich (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 23) 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
GK Andrey Kudravets (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Russia Dynamo Moscow v.  Montenegro, 21 March 2024 INJ
GK Konstantin Rudenok (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 34) 0 0 Belarus Bumprom Gomel v.  Kosovo, 21 November 2023
DF Aleksandr Pavlovets (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28) 10 0 Armenia Ararat-Armenia v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2024 PRE
DF Ilya Moskalenchik (2003-05-04) 4 May 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Russia Alania Vladikavkaz v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2024 PRE
DF Roman Yuzepchuk (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27) 23 1 Russia Sokol Saratov v.  Israel, 11 June 2024
DF Vladislav Malkevich (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 25) 16 1 Russia Ural Yekaterinburg v.  Israel, 11 June 2024
DF Denis Levitsky (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 28) 1 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Israel, 11 June 2024
DF Maksim Kasarab (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) 1 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Israel, 11 June 2024
DF Aleksey Zalesky (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
DF Pavel Chikida (1995-06-21) 21 June 1995 (age 29) 0 0 Belarus Slavia Mozyr v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
DF Gleb Shevchenko (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 26) 16 0 Russia Torpedo Moscow v.  Malta, 26 March 2024
DF Danila Nechayev (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 25) 9 0 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Malta, 26 March 2024
MF Nikita Korzun (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 30) 28 0 Kazakhstan Elimai v.  Northern Ireland, 15 November 2024 INJ
MF Maksim Kireev (2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 20) 6 0 Belgium Lierse v.  Northern Ireland, 15 November 2024 INJ
MF Artyom Kontsevoy (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 25) 12 1 Russia Rodina Moscow v.  Luxembourg, 15 October 2024
MF Kirill Kaplenko (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25) 10 0 Russia Khimki v.  Luxembourg, 8 September 2024
MF Yevgeny Beryozkin (1996-07-05) 5 July 1996 (age 28) 1 0 Kazakhstan Kyzylzhar v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
MF Kirill Kirilenko (2000-10-08) 8 October 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Belarus Maxline Vitebsk v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
MF Yaroslav Oreshkevich (2000-09-08) 8 September 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
MF Ilya Chernyak (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 23) 1 0 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Malta, 26 March 2024
FW Vladislav Morozov (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 24) 13 2 Portugal Arouca v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2024 PRE
FW Trofim Melnichenko (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18) 1 0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v.  Northern Ireland, 12 October 2024 PRE
FW Ivan Bakhar (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 26) 30 2 Belarus Dinamo Minsk v.  Luxembourg, 8 September 2024
FW Maksim Skavysh (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 35) 33 4 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
FW Mikhail Gordeychuk (1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 35) 26 4 Belarus Dinamo Brest v.  Russia, 7 June 2024 PRE
FW Denis Laptev (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 33) 33 1 Belarus Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.  Malta, 26 March 2024
FW Yegor Karpitsky (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21) 3 0 Russia Sokol Saratov v.  Malta, 26 March 2024
FW Artyom Shumansky (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 20) 1 0 Russia CSKA Moscow v.  Malta, 26 March 2024

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby

Records

Players in bold are still active with Belarus.

Most appearances

Aleksandr Kulchiy 2011
Alyaksandr Kulchy is the most capped player in the history of Belarus
Rank Player Caps Goals Years
1 Alyaksandr Kulchy 102 5 1996–2012
2 Sergei Gurenko 80 3 1994–2006
Alexander Hleb 80 6 2001–2019
Alyaksandr Martynovich 80 2 2009–present
5 Sergei Kornilenko 78 17 2003–2016
6 Timofey Kalachyov 76 10 2004–2016
7 Syarhey Amelyanchuk 74 1 2002–2011
Syarhey Kislyak 74 9 2009–2021
9 Syarhey Shtanyuk 71 3 1995–2007
10 Stanislaw Drahun 68 11 2011–2020
NB Sergei Aleinikov reached a combined 81 caps and 6 goals for Soviet Union, CIS and Belarus between 1984 and 1994.

Top goalscorers

Maksim Romaschenko
Maksim Romaschenko is the top scorer in the history of Belarus with 20 goals
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Years
1 Maksim Romaschenko 20 64 0.31 1998–2008
2 Sergei Kornilenko 17 78 0.22 2003–2016
3 Vitali Kutuzov 13 52 0.25 2002–2011
4 Vyacheslav Hleb 12 45 0.27 2004–2011
5 Stanislaw Drahun 11 68 0.16 2011–2020
6 Raman Vasilyuk 10 24 0.42 2000–2008
Vitali Rodionov 10 48 0.21 2007–2017
Valyantsin Byalkevich 10 56 0.18 1992–2005
Timofey Kalachyov 10 76 0.13 2004–2016
10 Syarhey Kislyak 9 74 0.12 2009–2021

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Italy 1990 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
United States 1994 FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament. Not admitted to the tournament
France 1998 Did not qualify 6th 10 1 1 8 5 21
South Korea Japan 2002 3rd 10 4 3 3 12 11
Germany 2006 5th 10 2 4 4 12 14
South Africa 2010 4th 10 4 1 5 19 14
Brazil 2014 5th 8 1 1 6 7 16
Russia 2018 6th 10 1 2 7 6 21
Qatar 2022 5th 8 1 0 7 7 24
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total – 0/7 – – – – – – – 66 14 12 40 68 121

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

UEFA European Championship

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 to Sweden 1992 Part of the  Soviet Union Part of the  Soviet Union
England 1996 Did not qualify 4th 10 3 2 5 8 13
Belgium Netherlands 2000 5th 8 0 3 5 4 10
Portugal 2004 5th 8 1 0 7 4 20
Austria Switzerland 2008 4th 12 4 1 7 17 23
Poland Ukraine 2012 4th 10 3 4 3 8 7
France 2016 4th 10 3 2 5 8 14
European Union 2020 4th 9 1 1 7 4 17
Germany 2024 4th 10 3 3 4 9 14
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total – 0/8 – – – – – – – 77 18 16 43 62 118

UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
First match(es) will be played on 25 March 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA Nations League

UEFA Nations League record
Season Division Group Pos. Pld W D L GF GA P/R RK
2018–19 D 2 1st 6 4 2 0 10 0 Rise 43rd
2020–21 C 4 2nd 6 3 1 2 10 8 Same position 38th
2022–23 C 3 4th 6 0 3 3 3 7 Same position 46th
2024–25 C 3 3rd 6 1 4 1 3 4 Same position TBD
Total – 24 8 10 6 26 19 —

2024–25 UEFA Nations League

Main article: 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
First match(es) will be played on 5 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Head-to-head record

Key
Positive balance (more wins)
Neutral balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative balance (more losses)
Tournament Pld W D L Goals
World Cup Qualifying 66 14 12 40 68–121
Euro Qualifying 77 18 16 43 62–118
UEFA Nations League 23 8 9 6 25–18
Friendly 121 45 35 41 161–152
Opponent Pld W D L Goals
 Luxembourg 14 7 5 2 15–6
 Lithuania 10 5 4 1 19–7
 Bulgaria 10 3 2 5 8–13
 Netherlands 10 2 0 8 6–23
 Estonia 9 4 1 4 10–10
 Ukraine 9 1 3 5 5–12
 Moldova 8 2 4 2 9–7
 Israel 8 2 0 6 9–16
 Romania 8 0 3 5 8–17
 Kazakhstan 7 4 2 1 16–6
 Armenia 7 3 2 2 9–9
 Albania 7 2 2 3 10–10
 Norway 7 2 2 3 5–9
 Wales 7 1 0 6 8–16
 Andorra 6 4 1 1 12–4
 Latvia 6 4 1 1 13–7
 Poland 6 2 2 2 10–9
 France 6 1 2 3 6–10
 Czech Republic 6 0 0 6 3–14
 Slovenia 5 2 2 1 8–5
 Azerbaijan 5 1 2 2 4–6
 Slovakia 5 1 1 3 3–9
 Finland 5 0 3 2 4–7
 Montenegro 5 0 2 3 1–6
 Russia 5 0 2 3 4–12
 Northern Ireland 5 0 1 4 1–8
 Switzerland 5 0 1 4 3–12
 Sweden 5 0 0 5 2–16
 Malta 4 2 2 0 4–1
 Georgia 4 1 1 2 4–4
 Turkey 4 1 1 2 7–8
 Scotland 4 1 1 2 2–5
 Italy 4 0 2 2 5–9
 Spain 4 0 0 4 1–10
 Austria 4 0 0 4 0–12
 Uzbekistan 3 2 1 0 5–3
 Hungary 3 1 2 0 7–4
 Iran 3 1 2 0 4–3
 Macedonia 3 1 1 1 2–4
 Germany 3 0 1 2 2–8
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 7–0
 Kosovo 2 2 0 0 3–1
 Oman 2 1 0 1 4–2
 Cyprus 2 1 0 1 3–2
 Canada 2 1 0 1 2–1
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 3–3
 Greece 2 1 0 1 1–1
 Jordan 2 1 0 1 1–1
 Honduras 2 0 2 0 3–3
 Libya 2 0 2 0 2–2
 Denmark 2 0 1 1 0–1
 Croatia 2 0 0 2 1–4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 0 2 0–3
 England 2 0 0 2 1–6
 Belgium 2 0 0 2 0–9
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 6–1
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 5–1
 India 1 1 0 0 3–0
 Kyrgyzstan 1 1 0 0 3–1
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 2–0
 Mexico 1 1 0 0 3–2
 Republic of Ireland 1 1 0 0 2–1
 South Korea 1 1 0 0 1–0
 Japan 1 1 0 0 1–0
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 1–0
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 1–0
 Syria 1 1 0 0 1–0
 Peru 1 0 1 0 1–1
 Ecuador 1 0 1 0 1–1
 Saudi Arabia 1 0 1 0 1–1
 Argentina 1 0 1 0 0–0
 Gabon 1 0 1 0 0–0
 Egypt 1 0 0 1 0–2
 Tunisia 1 0 0 1 0–3
Total: 288 85 74 129 317–410

B-team

Belarus B national team has been assembled a number of times throughout the history to participate in occasional minor friendly matches and tournaments. The team was most recently assembled for participation in 2017 King's Cup in Thailand on 14–16 July 2017.

Honours

Friendly

  • LG Cup
    • Champions (1): 2002
  • Malta International Football Tournament
    • Champions (1): 2008

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Bielorrusia para niños

  • Belarus national under-23 football team
  • Belarus national under-21 football team
  • Belarus national under-19 football team
  • Belarus national under-17 football team
  • Belarus women's national football team
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