FC Orsha

Orsha
Full name Football Club Orsha
Founded 1951
Ground Central Sport Complex
Ground Capacity 2,852
Head Coach Aliaksandar Ladziany
League Belarusian First League
2015 14th

FC Orsha is a football club based in Orsha, Vitebsk Voblast. Was founded in 1951. Colours — blue-white. During USSR time played in local championship of Belarus (BSSR). In an independent Belarus FC Orsha played in D2 and D3, last time mostly in D3. In 2014th promoted to D2.

History

The team was founded in 1951 as Trud Orsha. The club renamed to ZShM in 1959 and then to FC Mashinostroitel Orsha in 1960 and renamed to FC Start Orsha in 1965. Since its foundation and until the dissolution of Soviet Union the team was playing in Belarusian SSR league. In 1992 the team was renamed to Legmash Orsha and joined newly created Belarusian Second League. In 1994 the team was renamed to Maxim-Legmash Orsha due to sponsorship. After successful 1995 season Maxim-Legmash was promoted the First League. Before the start of 1996 season the 'Legmash' part of the name was dropped due Legmash plant withdwal from team support and the team spent one season as Maxim-Orsha before being renamed again into FC Orsha in 1997. At the end of 2001 Orsha withdrew to the amateur level (Vitebsk Voblast championship) due to financial troubles.

The team returned in 2004, once again joining the Second League. The first post-return season was quite successful and Orsha was promoted to the First League for 2005 season, but they quickly relegated back and since 2006 onwards they've been playing in the Second League. In 2006 the team was known as Orsha-BelAutoService. In an independent Belarus FC Orsha played in D2 and D3, last time mostly in D3. In 2014th promoted to D2.

Name changes

Honours

Runner-Up: 1971 Belarusian Cup|Belarusian SSR Cup (1971),[1]

4-times Champion of Vitebsk Region (1968, 1970, 1972, 1977). 4-times Winner Cup of Vitebsk Region (1961, 1971, 1972, 1976).

Current squad

As of September 2015

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

No. Position Player
1 Belarus GK Anton Novichkov
2 Belarus MF Dmitry Borovik
3 Belarus MF Andrey Ramanaw
4 Belarus MF Ilya Sharipo
5 Belarus MF Maksim Razumaw
6 Guinea MF Nuhu Sow
7 Belarus MF Vitaliy Danilkov
8 Belarus FW Dmitry Sokolko
9 Belarus FW Vitaliy Ganich
10 Belarus FW Nikolay Kitayev
11 Belarus DF Yuriy Pivorovich
13 Belarus DF Roman Malofeyev
14 Belarus MF Vladislav Znak
15 Belarus DF Dmitry Suzdaltsev
No. Position Player
17 Belarus FW Anton Smirnow
18 Belarus MF Ivan Danilkovich
19 Belarus DF Aleksey Kazarin
20 Belarus MF Kirill Osipenko
23 Belarus DF Dmitry Usachev
30 Belarus GK Yevgeny Gudzenko
Belarus MF Artem German
Belarus MF Sergey Chevidayev
Belarus FW Alyaksandr Prakapenka
Belarus DF Sergey Ankinovich
Belarus MF Pavel Dudarev
Belarus DF Vladislav Pogodin

References

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