FC BATE Borisov
FC BATE Borisov (Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, IPA: [baˈtɛ]; Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov) is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Borisov. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League and are the reigning champions. BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (2008–09 and 2011–12) and for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League (2009–10 and 2010–11). Their home stadium is the Borisov City Stadium and the Dynamo Minsk Stadium (for European matches).
History
BATE is an acronym of Borisov Works of Automobile and Tractor Electric Equipment. The club was founded in 1973 and re-established in 1996. Since 1996, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League seven 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 qualifying rounds. 2008 saw BATE beat Valur, Anderlecht and Levski Sofia to become the first Belarusian team to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.[1] In a group also featuring Juventus, Real Madrid and Zenit St. Petersburg, BATE finished at the bottom with three points, having drawn against Zenit in Russia, and both games with Juventus.[2] BATE were drawn in Group I of the inaugural Europa League in 2009–10, along with Portuguese club Benfica, English team Everton and Greek side AEK Athens, but were eliminated in the group stage. In the same competition in 2010–11 they play in Group E along with AZ of the Netherlands and two teams from other former Soviet republics, Dynamo Kyiv of Ukraine and Sheriff Tiraspol from Moldova. They qualified from the group for the Round of 32. Then, they were eliminated in the Round of 32 in the away goals rule by Paris Saint-Germain.
Notable former players of BATE include Alexander Hleb (Stuttgart, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Birmingham City), Vitali Kutuzov (Milan, Sporting CP, Avellino, Sampdoria, Parma, Pisa, and Bari) and Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moscow, and Zenit St. Petersburg). Having started their professional careers with BATE, all are also now members of the Belarus national team.
Current squad
As of 20 December 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
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- 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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- 2006, 2010
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- 2010, 2011
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- 1974, 1976, 1979
League and Cup history
| Season |
Level |
Pos |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
Goals |
Points |
Domestic Cup |
Notes |
| 1996 |
3rd |
1 |
28 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
79–10 |
77 |
|
Promoted |
| 1997 |
2nd |
2 |
30 |
24 |
3 |
2 |
92–15 |
78 |
Round of 32 |
Promoted |
| 1998 |
1st |
2 |
28 |
18 |
4 |
6 |
50–25 |
58 |
Quarterfinals |
|
| 1999 |
1st |
1 |
30 |
24 |
5 |
1 |
80–22 |
77 |
Semifinals |
|
| 2000 |
1st |
2 |
30 |
20 |
4 |
6 |
68–26 |
64 |
Round of 16 |
|
| 2001 |
1st |
3 |
26 |
16 |
3 |
7 |
54–31 |
51 |
Quarterfinals |
|
| 2002 |
1st |
1 |
271 |
19 |
2 |
6 |
52–20 |
59 |
Runners-up |
|
| 2003 |
1st |
2 |
30 |
20 |
6 |
4 |
70–21 |
66 |
Quarterfinals |
|
| 2004 |
1st |
2 |
30 |
22 |
4 |
4 |
27–54 |
70 |
Semifinals |
|
| 2005 |
1st |
5 |
26 |
12 |
11 |
3 |
42–27 |
47 |
Runners-up |
|
| 2006 |
1st |
1 |
26 |
16 |
6 |
4 |
47–27 |
54 |
Winners |
|
| 2007 |
1st |
1 |
26 |
18 |
2 |
6 |
50–25 |
56 |
Runners-up |
|
| 2008 |
1st |
1 |
30 |
19 |
10 |
1 |
54–20 |
67 |
Semifinals |
|
| 2009 |
1st |
1 |
26 |
19 |
5 |
2 |
55–16 |
62 |
Semifinals |
|
| 2010 |
1st |
1 |
33 |
21 |
9 |
3 |
64–18 |
72 |
Winners |
|
| 2011 |
1st |
1 |
|
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|
|
|
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Round of 16 |
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- 1 Including play-off (1–0 win) for the 1st place against Neman Grodno, as both teams finished with equal points.
European record
References
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