FC Dinamo Minsk


FC Dinamo Minsk is a professional football club based in the Belarusian capital city of Minsk.
It was founded in 1927 as part of the Soviet Dinamo Sports Society, and was the only club from the Byelorussian SSR that competed in the Soviet Top League, playing 39 of the 54 seasons, and winning the title in 1982. Since the independence of Belarus, the club participates in the Belarusian Premier League, having won 7 league titles and 3 Belarusian Cups.
Dinamo plays its home games in the 16,500 capacity Traktor Stadium. Dinamo is the second Belarusian team, after BATE Borisov to reach UEFA Europa League group stages.

History

Soviet Union

Dinamo Minsk was founded in 1927 as a part of the Soviet Dinamo Sports Society. They spent some of their history in the lower leagues of the Soviet Union, but in 1940, they were promoted to the Soviet Top League, becoming the first and only Belarusian team to compete in the Soviet top division. They were relegated to the second level in 1952, but returned to the top level the next year. In 1954, they finished in the third place, their best performance in the top flight to date, and were dissolved, being re-founded as Spartak Minsk, only to be renamed in Belarus Minsk in 1959, in honor of the Soviet republic in the national championship. However, in 1962, they return to the original name of Dinamo Minsk. They were relegated again from top level in 1955 and in 1957. They played in the top level again in the 1960 season. They were relegated again in 1973 and returned to the top level in the 1975 season. But they relegated immediately in 1976. They returned top level after 2 years.
In 1982, Dinamo Minsk won the Soviet championship for the first and only time in their history. The following year saw them debuting in the European Cup against Grasshopper of Switzerland. They reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup after eliminating Grasshoppers and Győri ETO of Hungary, only to be eliminated by Dinamo Bucureşti. In the 1984–85 season, Dinamo Minsk reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup after beating HJK Helsinki, Sporting CP and Widzew Łódź, but were eventually stopped by Željezničar Sarajevo. 1988 saw Dinamo Minsk up to a new European performance, the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, passing through Gençlerbirliği and Real Sociedad, but being eliminated by KV Mechelen.
Dinamo Minsk also participated in Belarusian SSR league. Since the mid-50s, their appearances were only sporadic and they were represented by youth teams in later seasons. They have won the championship 7 times.

Belarus

Dinamo Minsk won the inaugural season of the Belarusian Premier League in 1992. They became the top team in the new Belarusian championship and won 5 league titles until 1995, making only one appearance in the UEFA Champions League, in 1993. However, after a title in 1997, Dinamo Minsk last won the championship in 2004. The 2000s saw Dinamo Minsk failing to secure any league title in the battle against BATE Borisov, thus finishing on lower places, mostly second.
In 2014, Dinamo Minsk beat MYPA, CFR Cluj and Nacional to be drawn in Group K of Europa League, along with Italian side Fiorentina, French team Guingamp and Greek side PAOK, becoming the second team, after BATE Borisov, to reach group stages of Europa League. Dinamo finished at the bottom with four points, after a draw with Guingamp and a historical 2–1 victory over Fiorentina.

Name history

Dinamo Minsk is one of the most popular teams in Belarus. Among ultras groups, the largest is called Blue White Will. Fans of Dinamo Minsk are friends with Dinamo Brest fans.
The ultras of Dinamo Minsk are famous for their right-wing political orientation and there have been several riots, clashes with the police forces and chants against the Belarusian authoritarian regime, led by long-time President Alexander Lukashenko.
Their political views as well as geographic proximity and contest for dominance of the city make them huge rivals with neighbours Partizan Minsk, whose fans tend to be strongly left-wing. Dinamo Minsk also has a big rivalry with BATE Borisov from the city of Barysaw.

Honours

Belarus
Belarusian Premier League
Belarusian Cup
Season Cup
Soviet Union
Soviet Top League
Soviet Cup
Federation Cup
Soviet First League:
Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR
Belarusian SSR Cup
As of July 2020

Coaching staff

NameRole
Leonid KuchukHead Coach
Syarhey AmelyanchukAssistant Coach
Dzyanis ParechynGoalkeeping Coach

Reserves

There has been several teams that served as Dinamo Minsk official reserve or farm clubs.
Belarus
SeasonGoalsPointsDomestic Cup
19921st15113138–7251 Winner
1992–931st32265190–25571 Semi-finals
1993–941st30244276–20521 Winner
1994–951st30208283–24481 Round of 16
1995 1st15122142–13381 Round of 16
19961st30236183–20752 Finals
19971st30217274–24701 Semi-finals
19981st281161139–38398 Finals
19991st30149751–30516 Round of 16
20001st30195649–21623 Round of 16
20011st26165552–21532 Semi-finals
20021st26126844–28427 Quarter-finals
20031st30204662–24643 Winner
20041st30243364–18751 Quarter-finals
20051st26155650–26502 Round of 16
20061st26157444–22522 Quarter-finals
20071st26811727–28359 Quarter-finals
20081st30195649–29622 Semi-finals
20091st26148438–18502 Round of 16
20101st331751149–34564 Quarter-finals
20111st331471250–43494 Round of 16
20121st30168637–19563 Round of 16
20131st32159844–33543 Finals
20141st32187744–21612 Round of 16
20151st26158336–13532 Semi-finals
20161st301510546–28553 Quarter-finals
20171st30222646–15682 Quarter-finals
20181st30189320–7633 Round of 16
20191st301551043-39504 Semi-finals
20201st30Quarter-finals

European record

CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%

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Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st Leg2nd Leg
1983–84European Cup1RGrasshopper1–0 2–2
1983–84European Cup2RRaba ETO6–3 3–1
1983–84European CupQFDinamo Bucureşti1–1 0–1
1984–85UEFA Cup1RHJK Helsinki4–0 6–0
1984–85UEFA Cup2RSporting CP0–2 2–0
1984–85UEFA Cup3RWidzew Łódź2–0 0–1
1984–85UEFA CupQFŽeljezničar Sarajevo0–2 1–1
1986–87UEFA Cup1RRaba ETO2–4 1–0
1987–88UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RGençlerbirliği2–0 2–1
1987–88UEFA Cup Winners' Cup2RReal Sociedad1–1 0–0
1987–88UEFA Cup Winners' CupQFMechelen0–1 1–1
1988–89UEFA Cup1RTrakia Plovdiv2–1 0–0
1988–89UEFA Cup2RVictoria Bucureşti2–1 0–1
1993–94UEFA Champions League1RWerder Bremen2–5 1–1
1994–95UEFA CupQRHibernians3–1 3–4
1994–95UEFA Cup1RLazio0–0 1–4
1995–96UEFA CupQRUniversitatea Craiova0–0 0–0
1995–96UEFA Cup1RAustria Wien2–1 1–0
1995–96UEFA Cup2RWerder Bremen0–5 2–1
1996–97UEFA Cup1QBohemian1–1 0–0
1996–97UEFA Cup2QBeşiktaş2–1 0–2
1997–98UEFA Cup1QKolkheti-1913 Poti1–0 1–2
1997–98UEFA Cup2QLillestrøm0–2 0–1
1998–99UEFA Champions League1QSkonto Riga0–0 1–2
2001UEFA Intertoto Cup1RHobscheid6–0 1–1
2001UEFA Intertoto Cup2RHapoel Haifa2–0 1–0
2001UEFA Intertoto Cup3RWolfsburg3–4 0–0
2002–03UEFA CupQRCSKA Sofia1–4 0–1
2003–04UEFA CupQRBrøndby0–3 0–2
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup1ROdra Wodzisław0–1 2–0
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup2RSartid Smederevo1–2 3–1
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup3RLille1–2 2–2
2005–06UEFA Champions League1QAnorthosis1–1 0–1
2006–07UEFA Cup1QZagłębie Lubin1–1 0–0
2006–07UEFA Cup2QArtmedia Petržalka1–2 2–3
2007–08UEFA Cup1QSkonto Riga1–1 2–0
2007–08UEFA Cup2QOdense1–1 0–4
2009–10UEFA Europa League1QRenova2–1 1–1
2009–10UEFA Europa League2QTromsø0–0 1–4
2010–11UEFA Europa League2QSillamäe Kalev5–1 5–0
2010–11UEFA Europa League3QMaccabi Haifa0–1 3–1
2010–11UEFA Europa LeaguePOClub Brugge1–2 2–3
2013–14UEFA Europa League1QKruoja Pakruojis3–0 5–0
2013–14UEFA Europa League2QLokomotiva1–2 3–2
2013–14UEFA Europa League3QTrabzonspor0–1 0–0
2014–15UEFA Europa League2QMyPa3–0 0–0
2014–15UEFA Europa League3QCFR Cluj1–0 2–0
2014–15UEFA Europa LeaguePONacional2–0 3–2
2014–15UEFA Europa LeagueGroup KPAOK1–6 0–2
2014–15UEFA Europa LeagueGroup KFiorentina0–3 2–1
2014–15UEFA Europa LeagueGroup KGuingamp0–0 0–2
2015–16UEFA Europa League2QCherno More1–1 4–0
2015–16UEFA Europa League3QZürich1–0 1–1
2015–16UEFA Europa LeaguePORed Bull Salzburg2–0 0–2
2015–16UEFA Europa LeagueGroup EViktoria Plzeň0–2 1–0
2015–16UEFA Europa LeagueGroup ERapid Wien0–1 1–2
2015–16UEFA Europa LeagueGroup EVillarreal0–4 1–2
2016–17UEFA Europa League1QSpartaks Jūrmala2–1 2–0
2016–17UEFA Europa League2QSt Patrick's Athletic1–1 1–0
2016–17UEFA Europa League3QVojvodina1–1 0–2
2017–18UEFA Europa League1QNSÍ Runavík2–1 2–0
2017–18UEFA Europa League2QRabotnički1–1 3–0
2017–18UEFA Europa League3QAEK Larnaca0–2 1–1
2018–19UEFA Europa League1QDerry City2–0 1–2
2018–19UEFA Europa League2QDunajská Streda3–1 4–1
2018–19UEFA Europa League3QZenit Saint Petersburg4–0 1–8
2019–20UEFA Europa League1QLiepāja1–1 1–2
2020–21UEFA Europa League1Q