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FC BATE Borisov

FC BATE Borisov

Belarusian professional football club

"BATE" redirects here. For other uses, see Bate.

FC BATE Borisov (Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov [bɐˈtɛ bɐˈrʲisəf]; Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, BATE Barysaw, IPA: [baˈtɛ]) is a Belarusian professional football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which they are the league's most successful club with 15 titles, including 13 won consecutively. The club has also won four Belarusian Cups and four Belarusian Super Cups.

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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.[2]

History

BATE is an acronym of Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electronics.[3] 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 by Anatoli Kapski in 1996. Since then, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League 15 times and competed in UEFA competitions.[4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

BATE won their tenth consecutive league title in 2015, with four matches to spare.[7] In the 2017 season, BATE drew an average home league attendance of 5,633, the second-highest in the league.[8]

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.[9]

Current squad

As of March 2024[10]

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

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League and Cup history

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  • 1 Including play-off (1–0 win) for the first place against Neman Grodno, as both teams finished with equal points.

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References

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    "About us " General information " Club " Main " FC BATE". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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    "Борисов-Арена " Стадион " Клуб " Официальный сайт " ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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    "CLUB HISTORY History of football in Borisov". FC BATE. Football Club BATE, 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
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    "История " Официальный сайт " ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
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    "BATE make history for Belarus". UEFA. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
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    "БАТЭ: кулісы перамогі, барысаўская каманда даказала, што перамагаюць не грошы і не імёны". Belarusian newspaper (in Belarusian). Наша Ніва. 1 January 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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    "European football: Cult hat-tricks, big thrashings & tight finishes". BBC Sport. 18 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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    "EFS Attendances". european-football-statistics.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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    Kuczyński, Tomasz (30 November 2012). "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.
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    "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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