FC Gomel

FC Gomel
Full name Football Club Gomel
Founded 1959
Ground Central Stadium,
Gomel, Belarus
Capacity 14,307
Chairman Yevgeni Pobolovets
Manager Vladimir Golmak
League Belarusian Premier League
2014 4th

FC Gomel (Belarusian: ФК Гомель), or FK Homel, is a Belarusian football club, playing in the city of Gomel. Their new home stadium is Central Stadium.

History

Teams from Gomel (usually city or raion selection or railway-based team Lokomotiv, but not always) played in Belarusian SSR championships since early 20's.[1] In 1946 Belorusian SSR league for one season becomes one of the zones of USSR 3rd level league, and Lokomotiv Gomel became the first city team to play in Soviet league.[2]

The modern Gomel team was founded in 1959 as Lokomotiv Gomel. They played at the 2nd level of Soviet football between 1959 and 1968. The results varied between seasons, as the team managed to finish 1st in their zone in 1962 as well as last in 1959 and 1963. However, due to the fact that Soviet league system structure was changing almost every season in 50's and 60's, Lokomotiv wasn't promoted or relegated until another league reorganization in 1969.

Gomselmash played at the 3rd level of Soviet football between 1969 and 1989, until further league reorganization in 1990, after which the team was relegated to the 4th level.

In 1992 Gomselmash joined the newly formed Belarusian Premier League. The first years were unsuccessful and the team relegated in 1995. They changed name to the current one, FC Gomel, the same year. In 1998 Gomel returned to Premier League and achieved much better results than before (champions title in 2003, 2nd place in 2007 and 3rd in 1999). The team also won Belarusian Cup in 2002 and made it to the final in 2004.

In 2012 they played English club Liverpool in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. In the first leg they lost 0-1 and lost again away at Anfield in the second leg 3-0.

Name changes

Honours

Current squad

As of April 2015

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

No. Position Player
3 Belarus DF Alyaksey Hawrylovich
4 Belarus MF Stanislav Izhakovsky
7 Belarus FW Aleksandr Yanchenko
8 Belarus MF Ivan Sulim
9 Belarus MF Yawhen Savastsyanaw
10 Belarus FW Gennadi Bliznyuk
11 Belarus MF Denis Yakhno
15 Belarus DF Yegor Troyakov
16 Belarus GK Andrey Sakovich
17 Belarus FW Aleksey Teslyuk
18 Belarus MF Dzyanis Myadzvedzew
19 Belarus MF Alyaksandr Danilaw
No. Position Player
20 Belarus DF Vitaly Novik
23 Belarus DF Stanislav Sazonovich
24 Belarus MF Pavel Sitko
27 Belarus MF Anton Tereschenko
28 Belarus MF Yevgeny Fomin
29 Belarus MF Maksim Sanets
30 Belarus MF Artem Fedyanin
33 Belarus MF Pavel Chernyshov
36 Belarus GK Aleh Kavalyow
55 Belarus DF Dmitry Ignatenko
95 Belarus MF Yevgeny Milevsky
Belarus DF Pavel Lyutsko

League and Cup history

Soviet Union Soviet Union
Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
1959 2nd 151 28 0 7 21 17–61 7
1960 2nd 9 30 11 8 11 36–38 40 Round of 128
1961 2nd 3 30 14 8 8 37–24 36 Round of 256
1962 2nd 1 32 18 10 4 43–19 46 Round of 32
2 2 0 1 1 0–1 1 Promotion/relegation play-off2
1963 2nd 183 34 4 12 18 13–46 20 Round of 32
1964 2nd 25 38 6 15 17 19–37 27
1965 2nd 24 46 13 17 16 34–43 43 Round of 64
1966 2nd 15 32 7 12 13 16–29 26 Round of 128
1967 2nd 7 38 11 19 8 27–24 41 Round of 64
1968 2nd 21 40 6 12 22 21–50 24 Round of 256
2 2 0 1 1 0–2 1 Promotion/relegation play-off4
1969 3rd 2 32 16 9 7 44–18 41
1 2 0 2 0 3–3 2 Promotion/relegation play-off5
1970 3rd 226 42 7 10 25 22–55 24 Round of 256
1971 3rd 6 38 16 13 9 47–28 61
1972 3rd 10 38 15 9 14 39–45 54
1973 3rd 12 32 7 9 16 32–49 197
1974 3rd 11 40 13 13 14 53–57 39
1975 3rd 13 34 9 10 15 28–47 28
1976 3rd 11 38 14 9 15 37–41 37
1977 3rd 16 40 12 8 20 32–49 32
1978 3rd 14 46 16 9 21 56–60 41
1979 3rd 21 46 7 14 25 34–71 28
1980 3rd 6 32 12 8 12 31–33 32
1981 3rd 8 40 13 7 20 50–58 33
1982 3rd 7 30 13 8 9 33–27 34
1983 3rd 8 32 12 8 12 40–39 32
1984 3rd 5 34 18 7 9 44–30 43
1985 3rd 15 30 7 6 17 24–41 20
1986 3rd 8 30 11 9 10 36–39 31
1987 3rd 14 34 8 11 15 29–47 27
1988 3rd 14 34 9 8 17 26–44 26
1989 3rd 14 42 17 7 18 39–46 41 Relegated8
1990 4th 7 32 14 4 14 48–48 32
1991 4th 16 42 13 5 24 40–54 31
Belarus Belarus
Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
1992 1st 16 15 1 3 11 5–32 5 Round of 16
1992–93 1st 10 32 9 8 15 23–40 26 Round of 16
1993–94 1st 15 30 7 5 18 36–47 19 Round of 16
1994–95 1st 15 30 6 6 18 26–59 18 Round of 32 Relegated
1995 2nd 9 14 5 2 7 19–17 12 Quarterfinals
1996 2nd 4 24 11 9 4 42–19 42
1997 2nd 1 30 27 1 2 83–9 82 Round of 32 Promoted
1998 1st 5 28 12 9 7 36–30 45 Round of 32
1999 1st 3 30 19 6 5 57–28 63 Quarterfinals
2000 1st 6 30 17 2 11 50–41 53 Semifinals
2001 1st 6 26 13 5 8 36–24 44 Quarterfinals
2002 1st 6 26 13 4 9 46–33 43 Winners
2003 1st 1 30 23 5 2 56–12 74 Semifinals
2004 1st 5 30 13 7 10 42–41 46 Runners-up
2005 1st 7 26 12 3 11 34–32 39 Quarterfinals
2006 1st 5 26 12 6 8 33–32 42 Semifinals
2007 1st 2 26 12 8 6 49–28 44 Round of 16
2008 1st 11 30 9 6 15 35–47 33 Quarterfinals
2009 1st 12 26 8 5 13 31–48 29 Quarterfinals Relegated
2010 2nd 1 30 27 1 2 80–16 82 Round of 16 Promoted
2011 1st 3 33 13 15 5 36–24 54 Winners
2012 1st 4 30 14 8 8 39–24 50 Semifinals
2013 1st 6 32 11 7 14 34-40 40 Quarterfinals
2014 1st 6 32 10 8 14 29-41 38 Quarterfinals
2015 1st Round of 16

FC Gomel in Europe

Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Czech Republic Hradec Králové 0–1 (A) 1–0 (p. 2–1) (H)
2R Sweden Hammarby 0–4 (A) 2–2 (H)
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Sweden AIK 0–1 (A) 0–2 (H)
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Finland HJK Helsinki 1–0 (H) 4–0 (A)
1R Germany Schalke 04 1–4 (H) 0–4 (A)
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 1Q Albania Tirana 0–2 (H) 1–0 (A)
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Poland Legia Warsaw 0–0 (A) 1–4 (H)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3Q Turkey Bursaspor 1–2 (A) 1–3 (H)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Faroe Islands Víkingur 6–0 (A) 4–0 (H)
2Q Republic of Macedonia Renova 2–0 (A) 0–1 (H)
3Q England Liverpool 0–1 (H) 0–3 (A)

Managers

  • Pavel Baranov (1959)
  • Gleb Rabikov (1960–61)
  • Vadim Radzievski (1962–July 63)
  • Sergey Korschunov (July 1963)
  • Vasiliy Yermilov (1964–65)
  • Alexander Sagreski (1966)
  • Vladimir Eremeev (1967–68)
  • Viktor Korotkevich (1969–70)
  • Soviet Union Leonard Adamov (1971–72)
  • Leonid Yerochovich (July 1973)
  • Yevgeniy Glemboski (July 1973–74)
  • Viktor Korotkevich (1975–July 77)
  • Alexander Tschirimisin (July 1977–80)
  • Kasimir Symanski (1981–83)
  • Soviet Union Nikolay Kiselyov (1984)
  • Viktor Korotkevich (1985–July 87)
  • Belarus Valery Janotschkin (July 1, 1987–Dec 31, 1987)
  • Yuriy Golovey (July 1988)
  • Alexander Pryazhnikov (July 1988–90)
  • Kasimir Symanski (1991)
  • Vladimir Astratenko (1992–93)
  • Viktor Korotkevich (1993–94)
  • Belarus Nikolai Gorjunov (1994–96)
  • Yuriy Grunov (1997)
  • Belarus Valery Janotschkin (Jan 1, 1998–May 15, 1999)
  • Belarus Vyacheslav Akschaev (Jan 1, 1999–June 30, 2000)
  • Belarus Alexandr Kuznetsov (August 2000–May 1)
  • Belarus Valery Janotschkin (May 15, 2001–Sept 1, 2001)
  • Russia Sergey Podpaly (Aug 1, 2001–June 26, 2004)
  • Russia Alexandr Kuznetsov (July 1, 2004–Aug 12, 2005)
  • Belarus Nikolai Gorjunov (Aug 15, 2005–July 1, 2006)
  • Russia Viktor Papaev (July 5, 2006–Oct 27, 2006)
  • Belarus Vladimir Golmak (interim) (Oct 28, 2006–Jan 8, 2007)
  • Belarus Anatoly Yuryevich (Jan 9, 2007–Aug 5, 2008)
  • Belarus Andrey Yusipets (Aug 15, 2008–Aug 30, 2009)
  • Belarus Leonid Borsuk (interim) (Sept 1, 2009–Dec 13, 2009)
  • Belarus Oleg Kubarev (Dec 14, 2009–Dec 9, 2012)
  • Belarus Alyaksey Merkulaw (Dec 10, 2012–)

References

  1. ↑ History of FC Gomel and Gomel football
  2. ↑ Gomel teams in Soviet leagues

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