"spot in the 2011 Premier League. Torpedo Zhodino won the play-off 3–1 on aggregate and retained their spot in the top flight. 2010 Belarusian Premier League The 2010 Belarusian Premier League is the 20th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 3 and will end on 20 November 2010. BATE Borisov are the defending champions. Gomel, Granit Mikashevichi and Smorgon were relegated to the Belarusian First League after finishing the 2009 season in the last three places. Due to the league reduction from 14 to 12 teams, only 2009 First League winners Belshina Bobruisk were promoted to"
"represented their countries while playing for BATE. FC BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov (, ; , ""FK BATE Borisov"" ) 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"
"FC BATE Borisov FC BATE Borisov (, ; , ""FK BATE Borisov"" ) 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, 2017–18 and 2018–19), along with Dinamo Minsk. The club's home stadium is Borisov Arena, which was opened in 2014. 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. In 2001, BATE reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, their first appearance in the competition beyond"
"the Champions League. In their domestic league, Borisov went 11 matches before conceding a goal. ""All previous rounds were played during the 2014 FC BATE Borisov season."" ""The first match will be played in late November 2015"" 2015 FC BATE Borisov season The 2015 FC BATE Borisov season is the club's 28th season of existence and their 18th consecutive season in the Belarusian Premier League. BATE Borisov entered the season as the league's 10-time defending champions. Beyond the Premier League, BATE Borisov is participating in the UEFA Champions League and the Belarusian Cup. The most notable accomplishment by the club"
"the qualifying rounds. 2008 saw BATE becoming the first Belarusian team to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. 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"
"He is a younger brother of Alyaksey Baha, former professional footballer and currently BATE head coach. BATE Borisov Dzmitry Baha Dzmitry Anatolyevich Baha (; (Dmitriy Baga); born 4 January 1990) is a Belarusian professional footballer. As of 2018, he plays for BATE Borisov. Baha was a member of the Belarus U21 that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He played in all five of the matches and scored in a group stage loss against Denmark. He also represented the Belarus Olympic team that participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament. Baha earned his first cap"
"2015 FC BATE Borisov season The 2015 FC BATE Borisov season is the club's 28th season of existence and their 18th consecutive season in the Belarusian Premier League. BATE Borisov entered the season as the league's 10-time defending champions. Beyond the Premier League, BATE Borisov is participating in the UEFA Champions League and the Belarusian Cup. The most notable accomplishment by the club this season was their domestic double, and reaching the UEFA Champions League group stage for the second time in their history. It was the also the second time a Belarusian football club reached the group stage of"
"in European tournaments, the most of any Belarusian player. He was a member of the Belarus national football team and has represented his country in Euro and World Cup qualifiers. ""Scores and results list Belarus' goal tally first."" BATE Borisov Vitali Rodionov Vital Viktaravich Radzivonaw (; ; born 11 December 1983) is a Belarusian former footballer (forward) who spent most of his career in BATE Borisov. After retirement, he stayed in BATE as the team's sporting director. He began his career in Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk, before being scouted from Torpedo Zhodino. He played 57 games for Torpedo, before being transferred to"
"Borisov Arena Borisov Arena is a football-specific stadium in Barysaw, Belarus and is the home stadium of FC BATE Borisov and the Belarus national football team. The stadium's official capacity is 13,126. The first official game ever played at the Borisov Arena was the 2013–14 Belarusian Cup Final on May 3, 2014. It was contested between FC Neman Grodno and FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk and won 1-0 by the team from Salihorsk. Ukrainian midfielder Artem Starhorodskyi scored the first ever goal on the stadium in front of an almost full capacity of over 11,000. The Belarus national football team played its"
"first game at the Borisov Arena on September 4, 2014, when they defeated Tajikistan 6–1 in a friendly. The first official national team game was played on October 9, 2014, when Belarus lost 0–2 to Ukraine in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier played in front of 10,512 spectators. Borisov Arena Borisov Arena is a football-specific stadium in Barysaw, Belarus and is the home stadium of FC BATE Borisov and the Belarus national football team. The stadium's official capacity is 13,126. The first official game ever played at the Borisov Arena was the 2013–14 Belarusian Cup Final on May 3, 2014."
"side Genk, with a three-year option deal. He made six appearances for the club until the end of the 2007–08 season, before eventually returning to his homeland. In early 2009, Tubić signed for Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv, receiving the number 55 shirt in the process. He made 50 league appearances and scored once in two years. Subsequently, Tubić moved to Russian club Krasnodar in early 2011. He left them at the end of the 2013–14 season. In August 2014, Tubić signed for Belarusian side BATE Borisov. He made his UEFA Champions League debut that year, as the club finished bottom"
"born in – Brazil. BATE Borisov Astana Renan Bardini Bressan Renan Bardini Bressan (; born 3 November 1988) is a Brazilian-born naturalized Belarusian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Chaves. Born in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Bressan began his career at hometown club Clube Atlético Tubarão. In April 2007 he moved abroad for the first time, joining Belarusian FC Gomel. On 28 January 2010, he signed with BATE Borisov. Bressan scored 15 goals during his first season with BATE, becoming the top scorer in the Belarusian Premier League for the 2010 season. He was also selected as the best"
"Soccer League. BATE Borisov Radevich is a former youth international player of Belarus and represented his country on U-17, U-19 and U-21 level. Radevich studies Arts and Science on the Université de Montréal and played for the Montreal Carabins soccer team. He is now completing a bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy at McGill University. Valentin Radevich Valentin Radevich (born 3 February 1989 in Minsk) is a Belarusian footballer, who plays for McGill Redmen soccer. Radevich began his career 1994 at the youth team of FC Dinamo Minsk. He left after nine years at Dinamo Minsk to sign for FC BATE"
"that participated in the 2012 Toulon Tournament, appearing in all three of their matches and scoring one goal (versus France Olympic team), while also receiving a red card in the game against Mexico Olympic team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of Belarus's 3 allowed over-23 players. BATE Borisov Stanislaw Drahun Stanislaw Eduardavich Drahun (; ; born 4 June 1988) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for BATE Borisov. Drahun was a member of the Belarus U21 that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He played in all five of"
"friendly match against Norway. Rios was born to a Peruvian father and a Belarusian mother in Minsk. He is married. Alexei Rios Alyaksey Ryas or Alexei Manuelevich Rios (; ; born 14 May 1987) is a Belarusian professional footballer of partly Peruvian and Spanish descent currently playing for BATE Borisov. Having started his career at Dinamo Minsk Rios joined FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk in 2005 at the age of 17. At Soligorsk he debuted in the Belarusian Premier League in 2007 where he played for eight years before joining FC BATE Borisov for the 2015 season. Shakhtyor Soligorsk BATE Borisov Ryas"
"football team. Over the years the stadium has been used by a lot of Belarusian clubs in European Cups, this in case the clubs' own stadiums did not meet UEFA criteria. In recent years it was used as the home venue for BATE Borisov's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League games, including group phase of both competitions, Champions League qualifying round and Europa League knockout phase. Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) National Olympic Stadium Dinamo (, ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It was recently reopened after a massive renovation project. Earlier it was used mostly for football matches"
"a shocking 1-0 victory over France at the Stade de France. ""This is definitely one of the biggest wins in our history, but it's going to take a bit of time before we realise what we've done,"" said Zhevnov. ""Victories give you strength and confidence, so we hope to build on this."" Belarus have never appeared in a major tournament, and Zhevnov set qualification out of Group D for the UEFA Euro 2012 tournament as the team's primary goalkeeper. He has Belarusian and Russian citizenships. BATE Borisov Zenit Saint Petersburg Individual Yuri Zhevnov Yuri Zhevnov (; born 17 April 1981)"
"BATE Borisov in UEFA Europa League match against Turkish side Fenerbahçe, due to unavailability of other stadiums. The stadium was also used as a home ground for Belarus national football team on one occasion, which was a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Andorra in June 2009 that ended with 5–1 win for Belarus. Neman Stadium Neman Stadium (, ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Grodno, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Neman Grodno. The stadium has been build in 1963 and was originally called Krasnoye Znamya Stadium. The name"
"Borisov Dzmitry Likhtarovich Dzmitry Yawhenavich Likhtarovich (; ; born 1 March 1978 in Mogilev) is a retired Belarusian footballer (midfielder). He most recently played for BATE Borisov, which he regularly captained. As of 3 November 2012, he has appeared in 600 matches while being a member of Belarusian Premier League, Cup and national team squads. On 23 July 2013, he was played in a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Kazakh side Shakhter Karagandy and became the footballer with the most appearances in the ""Sergey Aleynikov"" club, with 613 games under his bag, surpassing fellow Belarusian Sergey Gurenko. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev"
"strong performances for BATE, he was called up to the senior national team for the first time in October 2012 for two 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Spain and Georgia. He made his debut on 12 October 2012, playing the first half of the 0–4 loss against the Iberians. Dinamo Brest BATE Borisov Alyaksandr Valadzko Alyaksandr Pawlavich Valadzko, also spelled sometimes as Aleksandr Pavlovich Volodko (; ; ; born 18 June 1986) is a Belarusian footballer of Polish descent who plays for Shakhtyor Soligorsk. He spent 10 years playing for BATE Borisov as a central defender or defensive midfielder. He"
"Stanislaw Drahun Stanislaw Eduardavich Drahun (; ; born 4 June 1988) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for BATE Borisov. Drahun was a member of the Belarus U21 that finished in 3rd place at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He played in all five of the matches and earned a penalty for his team (which was converted by Andrei Voronkov) in the 2:0 group stage win against Iceland U21. On 10 August 2011, Drahun made his senior side debut in the 1:0 win against Bulgaria in an exhibition match. He also played for the Belarus Olympic team"
"FK Bežanija. The following summer he moved to FK Jagodina playing in the Serbian SuperLiga where he made 12 league appearances scoring one goal during the first half of the 2010–11 season. During the winter break he moved to FC BATE Borisov in the Belarusian Premier League. He has established himself as a starter for the team. Simić featured in BATE's lineups in the UEFA Champions League in 2011 and 2012, featuring against Barcelona, Milan, and Bayern Munich. In the winter 2013 transfer window, Simić moved to Kayserispor, whose coach at the time, Robert Prosinečki, was instrumental in bringing Simić"
"Bucharest of Romania and BATE Borisov of Belarus, having been promoted to UEFA's Elite list in July. He went on to handle three more games in the Group stage of the competition in that year. Vink was referee for the Euro 2008 qualifying match between Scotland and Ukraine on October 13, 2007 at Hampden Park, Glasgow, when the Ukrainians were effectively eliminated after a 3–1 defeat. Subsequently, he took charge of Northern Ireland's 2–1 win over Denmark at Windsor Park, Belfast, on November 17, 2007. Vink refereed the all-English Champions League quarter final first leg between Arsenal and Liverpool at"
"of UEFA coefficients. The lower pot contained the 14 teams from associations 40–53: none of these teams had a team ranking. Two of the 14 ties were won by the lower ranked team: Inter Baku (Azerbaijan, country rank 42) beat Rabotnički (Macedonia, 36); and BATE Borisov (Belarus, 40) beat Valur (Iceland, 37). Of the 28 teams in the first qualifying round, two survived as far as the group stage: Anorthosis and BATE Borisov. Each then finished in fourth place. The first leg matches were played on 29 July and 30 July, while the second legs were played on 5 August"
"group stages of the Champions League. On 27 August 2009, Sosnovski scored two goals in a 4–0 win against Litex Lovech, which helped BATE to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. In February 2011, Sosnovski ended his stint with BATE and signed a contract with Russian side FC Tom Tomsk. He made his international debut for Belarus on 1 April 2009, playing the full 90 minutes in a World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan. MTZ-RIPO Minsk BATE Borisov Minsk Sergey Sosnovski Sergey Anatolyevich Sosnovski ( (Syarhey Sasnowski); ; born 14 August 1981) is a Belarusian footballer (defender)"
"6 goals in 5 qualifying matches for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League. On 13 September 2011, Bakoš scored the first UEFA Champions League group stage goal in Viktoria Plzeň's history in a 1–1 home draw against BATE Borisov. On 23 November 2011, he netted the only goal in the away match against Belarusian club BATE Borisov to enable his team to claim its first group stage win and almost assure its progression into the UEFA Europa League as the third best team in the group. As of 17 May 2016 Bakoš made his debut for the senior national team of"
"next season's Champions League. As of 2018, clubs from over 30 national federations have taken part. The names of the various European and regional club competitions have frequently changed over time. In addition to national leagues in individual countries, there are leagues which include clubs from several countries. The ABA League, commonly called the Adriatic League, began in 2001 and consists of clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). At different times, the league has also included clubs from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Israel. Clubs generally also compete in their own"
"for the group stage also played in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League on the same matchdays, where they competed in the UEFA Champions League Path (with the UEFA Youth League expanded to 64 teams, the youth domestic champions of the top 32 associations compete in a separate Domestic Champions Path until the play-offs). A total of 17 national associations were represented in the group stage. Astana, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Gent made their debut appearances in the group stage. Astana were the first team from Kazakhstan to play in the Champions League group stage. With the maximum teams from the same"
"12 December 2016, he left Ufa by mutual consent. On 12 December 2016, Hancharenka was announced as the new manager of CSKA Moscow, on a two-year contract. BATE Borisov BATE Borisov CSKA Moscow Hancharenka has a son and a wife Margarita. Viktor Goncharenko Viktar Mihailavich Hancharenka (; , ""Viktor Mikhailovich Goncharenko""; born 10 June 1977), is a Belarusian football manager, currently in charge of CSKA Moscow. He is the youngest ever manager to lead a team in the final group stage of the UEFA Champions League. He set this record on 17 September 2008, in a match against Real Madrid,"
"2017 he signed a contract with Arka Gdynia. Krivets made his debut for the national team on 2 February 2008, in a 2–0 win over Iceland as part of the 2008 Malta International Football Tournament. Sergey Krivets Sergey Vyacheslavovich Krivets (, ; born 8 June 1986) is a Belarusian midfielder who plays for Dinamo Brest . Krivets scored BATE Borisov's (and a Belarusian side's) first ever Champions League goal against Juventus on 30 September 2008, having been set up by teammate Igor Stasevich. On 22 December 2009, Lech Poznań signed the Belarusian midfielder from BATE Borisov Borisov until June 2013."
"Sergey Sosnovski Sergey Anatolyevich Sosnovski ( (Syarhey Sasnowski); ; born 14 August 1981) is a Belarusian footballer (defender) currently playing for Neman Grodno. Sosnovski was born in Minsk and signed his first professional contract with local club Traktor Minsk. He played an important role in BATE Borisov's 2008–09 Champions League campaign, heading in a goal against Bulgarian Levski Sofia to open the scoring for FC BATE in the return leg of the third qualifying round played on 27 August 2008. The match ended in a 1–1 draw and the team from Barysaw became the first Belarusian club to reach the"
"sponsorship from the government, ice hockey is the nation's second most popular sport after football. The national football team has never qualified for a major tournament; however, BATE Borisov has played in the Champions League. The national hockey team finished fourth at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics following a memorable upset win over Sweden in the quarterfinals, and regularly competes in the World Championships, often making the quarterfinals. Numerous Belarusian players are present in the Kontinental Hockey League in Eurasia, particularly for Belarusian club HC Dinamo Minsk, and several have also played in the National Hockey League in North"