Belarus national football team

Summary

The Belarus national football team (Belarusian: Зборная Беларусі па футболе, romanizedZbornaja Biełarusi pa futbole; Russian: Сборная Беларуси по футболу, romanizedSbornaya 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.

Belarus
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Белыя крылы / Bielyia kryly
(The White Wings)
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachCarlos Alós
CaptainYevgeny Yablonsky
Most capsAlyaksandr Kulchy (102)
Top scorerMaksim Romaschenko (20)
Home stadiumDinamo Stadium, Minsk
FIFA codeBLR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 95 Steady (15 February 2024)[1]
Highest36 (February 2011)
Lowest142 (March 1994)
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)

History edit

After the split of the Soviet Union, Belarus played their first match against Lithuania on 20 July 1992.[3] 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.[4][5]

Due to Belarusian involvement in the 2022 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 national team to play competitively, albeit at a neutral ground and behind closed doors.[6][7][8]

Team image edit

Nickname edit

In August 2016, the Football Federation announced that the team's nickname would be the "White Wings".[9] 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!"[10]

Home venue edit

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.[11][12][13]

Kit edit

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 edit

Kit provider Period
  Umbro 2002–2004
  Puma 2004–2012
  Adidas 2012–2018
  Macron 2018–2022
  Erreà 2022–present

Results and fixtures edit

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

2023 edit

28 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Romania   2–1   Belarus Bucharest, Romania
21:45 UTC+3 Stanciu   17'
Burcă   19'
Report Morozov   86' Stadium: Arena Națională
Attendance: 27,837
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
16 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus   1–2   Israel Budapest, Hungary
20:45
Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
19 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus   2–1   Kosovo Budapest, Hungary
20:45
Report
Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)
9 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Andorra   0–0   Belarus Andorra la Vella, Andorra
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti (Albania)
12 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Israel   1–0   Belarus Tel Aviv, Israel
21:45 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 28,435
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
12 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus   0–0   Romania Budapest, Hungary
20:45 Report Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
15 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Switzerland   3–3   Belarus St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
18 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Belarus   1–0   Andorra Budapest, Hungary
18:00
Report Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)
21 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Kosovo   0–1   Belarus Prishtina, Kosovo
20:45 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 5,026
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

2024 edit

21 March Friendly Montenegro   2–0   Belarus Antalya, Turkey
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Mardan Sports Complex
Referee: Kadir Sağlam (Turkey)
26 March Friendly Malta   0–0   Belarus Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: National Stadium
Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)
8 June Friendly Belarus   v   Russia Minsk, Belarus
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
5 September UEFA Nations League C Belarus   v   Bulgaria TBD[note 1]
20:45 Stadium: TBD
8 September UEFA Nations League C Luxembourg   v   Belarus Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
15:00 Stadium: Stade de Luxembourg
12 October UEFA Nations League C Belarus   v   Northern Ireland TBD[note 1]
20:45 Stadium: TBD
15 October UEFA Nations League C Belarus   v   Luxembourg TBD[note 1]
20:45 Stadium: TBD
15 November UEFA Nations League C Northern Ireland   v   Belarus Belfast, Northern Ireland
19:45 Stadium: Windsor Park
18 November UEFA Nations League C Bulgaria   v   Belarus Bulgaria
21:45 Stadium: TBD

Coaching history edit

As of 26 March 2024
Manager Career Games Managed Wins Draws Loses Goals
  Mikhail Vergeyenko 1992–1994, 1997–1999 24 2 6 16 22–40
  Sergei Borovsky 1994–1996, 1999–2000 26 4 9 13 21–43
  Eduard Malofeyev 2000–2003 22 10 5 7 31–31
  Valery Streltsov (caretaker) 2002 1 0 0 1 0–3
  Anatoly Baidachny 2003–2005 22 10 4 8 34–29
  Yury Puntus 2006–2007 14 3 4 7 19–26
  Bernd Stange 2007–2011 49 17 14 18 65–54
  Georgy Kondratyev 2011–2014, 2021–2023 49 14 11 24 54–67
  Andrei Zygmantovich (caretaker) 2014 2 1 0 1 3–5
  Alyaksandr Khatskevich 2014–2016 18 6 6 6 14–19
  Igor Kriushenko 2017–2019 25 8 4 13 23–37
  Mikhail Markhel 2019–2021 18 7 3 9 23–35
  Oleg Radushko (caretaker) 2021 1 0 0 1 0–2
  Carlos Alós 2023–Present 8 2 4 2 5–6
Total: 1992–Present 280 84 70 126 314–398

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for friendly matches against Montenegro and Malta on 21 and 26 March 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 March 2024, after the game against Malta.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Pavel Pavlyuchenko (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 13 0   Pakhtakor
1GK Sergey Ignatovich (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 31) 8 0   Shakhtyor Soligorsk
1GK Fedor Lapoukhov (2003-06-20) 20 June 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Dinamo Minsk

2DF Denis Polyakov (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 32) 63 2   Hapoel Haifa
2DF Sergey Politevich (1990-04-09) 9 April 1990 (age 33) 44 1   Dinamo Minsk
2DF Kiryl Pyachenin (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27) 27 0   Krylia Sovetov Samara
2DF Gleb Shevchenko (1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25) 16 0   Torpedo Moscow
2DF Sergey Karpovich (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994 (age 29) 9 0   Neman Grodno
2DF Danila Nechayev (1999-10-30) 30 October 1999 (age 24) 9 0   Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
2DF Yegor Parkhomenko (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Neman Grodno
2DF Pavel Zabelin (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 28) 1 0   Sokol Saratov

3MF Max Ebong (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24) 37 5   Astana
3MF Yevgeny Yablonsky (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28) 34 3   Asteras Tripolis
3MF Nikita Korzun (1995-03-06) 6 March 1995 (age 29) 24 0   Yelimay
3MF Valery Gromyko (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) 15 1   Torpedo Moscow
3MF Valery Bocherov (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 23) 13 0   Ural Yekaterinburg
3MF Kirill Kaplenko (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 24) 9 0   Baltika Kaliningrad
3MF Maksim Kireev (2004-07-09) 9 July 2004 (age 19) 2 0   Lierse
3MF Ilya Chernyak (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 (age 21) 1 0   Dinamo Minsk

4FW Denis Laptev (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32) 33 1   Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
4FW Dmitry Antilevsky (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 26) 11 2   Hapoel Haifa
4FW Vladislav Morozov (2000-10-12) 12 October 2000 (age 23) 11 2   Arouca
4FW Yegor Karpitsky (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20) 3 0   Krylia Sovetov Samara
4FW Artyom Shumansky (2004-11-25) 25 November 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Aris Limassol

Recent call-ups edit

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 Andrey Kudravets (2003-09-02) 2 September 2003 (age 20) 2 0   Dynamo Moscow v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2024 INJ
GK Konstantin Rudenok (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 33) 0 0   Kyzylzhar v.   Kosovo, 21 November 2023
GK Maksim Plotnikov (1998-01-29) 29 January 1998 (age 26) 6 0   Caspiy v.   Israel, 12 September 2023
GK Denis Shpakovsky (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Minsk v.   Kosovo, 19 June 2023
GK Anton Chichkan (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 28) 1 0   Wisła Kraków v.   Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
GK Roman Stepanov (1991-08-06) 6 August 1991 (age 32) 0 0   Kyzylzhar v.   Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE

DF Vladislav Malkevich (1999-12-04) 4 December 1999 (age 24) 15 1   Ural Yekaterinburg v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2024 INJ
DF Aleksandr Pavlovets (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 27) 10 0   Karmiotissa v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2024 INJ
DF Roman Yuzepchuk (1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 26) 22 1   Khimki v.   Kosovo, 21 November 2023
DF Zakhar Volkov (1997-08-12) 12 August 1997 (age 26) 15 0   Khimki v.   Kosovo, 21 November 2023
DF Leo Kapilevich (2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 (age 20) 0 0   Sevilla Atlético v.   Israel, 12 September 2023
DF Gleb Yakushevich (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Shinnik Yaroslavl v.   Andorra, 9 September 2023 PRE
DF Yegor Khvalko (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) 0 0   Kapaz v.   Kosovo, 19 June 2023
DF Maksim Shvyatsow (1998-04-02) 2 April 1998 (age 25) 12 0   Dinamo Minsk v.   Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
DF Ruslan Khadarkevich (1993-06-18) 18 June 1993 (age 30) 9 0   BATE Borisov v.   Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
DF Vladislav Kalinin (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22) 0 0   Dinamo Minsk v.   Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE

MF Vladislav Klimovich (1996-06-12) 12 June 1996 (age 27) 37 1   Diósgyőr v.   Kosovo, 21 November 2023
MF Artem Kontsevoy (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24) 9 1   Ural Yekaterinburg v.   Kosovo, 21 November 2023
MF Dzmitry Baradzin (1999-07-19) 19 July 1999 (age 24) 0 0   Kaisar v.    Switzerland, 15 October 2023
MF Artyom Bykov (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31) 27 1   Dinamo Minsk v.   Israel, 12 September 2023
MF Yury Kavalyow (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31) 22 1   Baltika Kaliningrad v.   Israel, 12 September 2023
MF Aleksandr Selyava (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992 (age 31) 10 0   Dinamo Minsk v.   Israel, 12 September 2023
MF Denis Grechikho (1999-05-22) 22 May 1999 (age 24) 5 0   Zhenis v.   Andorra, 9 September 2023 PRE
MF Dmitry Podstrelov (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 25) 14 1   Dinamo Minsk v.   Kosovo, 19 June 2023

FW Maksim Skavysh (1989-11-13) 13 November 1989 (age 34) 33 4   Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v.   Montenegro, 21 March 2024 PRE
FW Ivan Bakhar (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998 (age 25) 29 2   Arsenal Tula v.   Kosovo, 21 November 2023
FW Pavel Savitsky (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 29) 28 7   Neman Grodno v.   Israel, 12 September 2023
FW Vitaly Lisakovich (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26) 21 5   Baltika Kaliningrad v.   Israel, 12 September 2023
FW Uladzimir Khvashchynski (1990-05-10) 10 May 1990 (age 33) 8 1   Dinamo Minsk v.   Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE
FW Yegor Bogomolsky (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 23) 6 0   Neftchi Baku v.   Israel, 16 June 2023 PRE

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby

Records edit

As of 26 March 2024[15]
Players in bold are still active with Belarus.

Most appearances edit

 
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
4 Sergei Kornilenko 78 17 2003–2016
5 Timofey Kalachyov 76 10 2004–2016
6 Alyaksandr Martynovich 75 2 2009–2020
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.[16]

Top goalscorers edit

 
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 edit

FIFA World Cup edit

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 to   1990 Part of the   Soviet Union Part of the   Soviet Union
  1994 FIFA member from 1992. Not admitted to the tournament.[a] Not admitted to the tournament
  1998 Did not qualify 6th 10 1 1 8 5 21
    2002 3rd 10 4 3 3 12 11
  2006 5th 10 2 4 4 12 14
  2010 4th 10 4 1 5 19 14
  2014 5th 8 1 1 6 7 16
  2018 6th 10 1 2 7 6 21
  2022 5th 8 1 0 7 7 24
      2026 To be determined To be determined
      2030
  2034
Total 0/7 66 14 12 40 68 121

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Belgium 8 6 2 0 25 6 +19 20 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup 3–1 3–0 3–1 8–0
2   Wales 8 4 3 1 14 9 +5 15 Advance to play-offs 1–1 1–0 0–0 5–1
3   Czech Republic 8 4 2 2 14 9 +5 14 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–0
4   Estonia 8 1 1 6 9 21 −12 4 2–5 0–1 2–6 2–0
5   Belarus 8 1 0 7 7 24 −17 3 0–1 2–3 0–2 4–2
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

UEFA European Championship edit

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pos Pld W D L GF GA
  1960 to   1992 Part of the   Soviet Union Part of the   Soviet Union
  1996 Did not qualify 4th 10 3 2 5 8 13
    2000 5th 8 0 3 5 4 10
  2004 5th 8 1 0 7 4 20
    2008 4th 12 4 1 7 17 23
    2012 4th 10 3 4 3 8 7
  2016 4th 10 3 2 5 8 14
  2020 4th 9 1 1 7 4 17
  2024 4th 10 3 3 4 9 14
    2028 To be determined To be determined
    2032
Total 0/8 77 18 16 43 62 118

UEFA Euro 2024 qualification edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification            
1   Romania 10 6 4 0 16 5 +11 22 Qualify for final tournament 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–0
2    Switzerland 10 4 5 1 22 11 +11 17 2–2 3–0 3–3 1–1 3–0
3   Israel 10 4 3 3 11 11 0 15 Advance to play-offs via Nations League 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
4   Belarus 10 3 3 4 9 14 −5 12 0–0 0–5 1–2 2–1 1–0
5   Kosovo 10 2 5 3 10 10 0 11 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 1–1
6   Andorra 10 0 2 8 3 20 −17 2 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

UEFA Nations League edit

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   43rd
2020–21 C 4 2nd 6 3 1 2 10 8   38th
2022–23 C 3 4th 6 0 3 3 3 7   46th
2024–25 C To be determined
Total 18 7 6 5 23 15 38th

2024–25 UEFA Nations League edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation        
1   Luxembourg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to League B 15 Nov 18 Nov 8 Sep
2   Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for promotion play-offs 12 Oct 8 Sep 18 Nov
3   Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Sep 15 Oct 15 Nov
4   Belarus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to League D or qualification for relegation play-offs 15 Oct 5 Sep 12 Oct
First match(es) will be played: 5 September 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Head-to-head record edit

As of 26 March 2024
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 18 7 6 5 23–15
Friendly 117 45 35 39 161–144
Opponent Pld W D L Goals
  Luxembourg 12 6 4 2 13–5
  Lithuania 10 5 4 1 19–7
  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
  Bulgaria 8 3 0 5 7–12
  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
  Israel 7 2 0 5 9–12
  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
   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
  Russia 4 0 2 2 4–8
  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
  Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3 1–6
  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: 280 84 70 126 314–398

B-team edit

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.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ FIFA adopted a decision not to allow to participate in the 1994 FIFA World Cup the national teams of those former Soviet republics that did not participate in the qualification draw on 8 December 1991.[17] A proposition of Ukraine to arrange a separate tournament for all successors of the Soviet Union and supported by Georgia and Armenia was blocked by Russia.[18]

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  1. ^ a b c Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[14]

External links edit

  • Belarus Federation of Football (in Belarusian, Russian, and English)
  • Belarus at FIFA
  • Belarus at UEFA
  • Football.by (in Russian)
  • Fan Site of the Belarus National Team (in Belarusian)