FC Zvezda-BGU Minsk

Energetik-BGU
Full nameFootball Club Energetik-BGU
Nickname(s)Students
Founded1996; 29 years ago (1996)
GroundRCOR-BGU Stadium, Minsk
Capacity1,500
ManagerAlyaksey Merkulaw
LeagueBelarusian First League
2023Belarusian Premier League, 14th of 15 (relegated via play-offs)

FC Energetik-BGU Minsk (also FK Enerhetyk-BDU Minsk, Belarusian: ФК Энергетык-БДУ) is a Belarusian football club based in Minsk.

History

The team was founded in 1996 as Zvezda Minsk (Zorka Minsk). BGU is a Russian abbreviation and stands for the Belarusian State University.

Zvezda-VA-BGU (Zorka-VA-BDU) made its debut in Premier League in 2002 and played there until 2005. Since 2006, the team plays in lower leagues.

In 2006, Zvezda-BGU reached the semi-final of the Belarusian Cup.

In 2010, the women's team of (then-) Zorka-BDU Minsk reached the Round of 32 of the Women's Champions League.

Name changes

  • 1996: founded as Zvezda Minsk (Zorka Minsk, Belarusian: Зорка Мінск)
  • 1998: renamed to Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk (VA stands for Vayennaya Akademiya or Voyennaya Akademiya, Belarusian/Russian for Military Academy)
  • 2005: renamed to Zvezda-BGU Minsk
  • 2017: renamed to Energetik-BGU Minsk (Enerhyetyk-BDU Minsk)

Current squad

As of January 2025[1]

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

Domestic history

Season League Belarusian Cup Top goalscorer Notes
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
1996 3rd 3rd 26 17 4 5 63 24 55
1997 3rd 4th 26 14 5 7 56 38 47
1998 3rd 1st 26 18 2 6 67 27 56 Promoted
1999 2nd 12th 30 8 9 13 38 57 33 Round of 16
2000 2nd 4th 30 15 7 8 47 35 52
2001 2nd 2nd 30 19 5 4 74 21 62 Round of 32 Belarus Maksim Sukhoveyev 28 Promoted
2002 1st 12th 26 4 6 16 28 48 18 Round of 32
2003 1st 12th 30 7 4 19 23 64 25 Round of 16
2004 1st 13th 30 7 8 15 31 56 29 Round of 16
2005 1st 13th 26 3 5 18 24 60 14 Round of 32 Relegated
2006 2nd 12th 26 5 10 11 32 39 25 Semi Final
2007 2nd 14th 26 2 4 20 17 58 10 Round of 32 Relegated
2008 3rd 4th 30 15 8 7 59 28 53 Round of 32
2009 3rd 7th 26 11 6 9 40 34 39 Round of 32
2010 3rd 5th 34 15 10 9 76 47 55 Round of 32
2011 3rd 8th 30 12 6 12 40 32 42 Round of 32
2012 3rd 7th 36 18 4 14 54 41 58 Round of 32
2013 3rd 3rd 24 14 7 3 45 16 49 Round of 32 Promoted
2014 2nd 9th 30 12 4 14 50 48 40 Second round
2015 2nd 10th 30 10 10 10 47 47 40 Round of 16
2016 2nd 10th 26 9 6 11 33 41 33 Second Round
2017 2nd 6th 30 12 8 10 39 30 44 Round of 32
2018 2nd 2nd 28 21 4 3 69 23 67 Second Round Belarus Vsevolod Sadovsky 21 Promoted
2019 1st 12th 30 8 9 13 52 66 33 Round of 32 Belarus Ilya Shkurin 19
2020 1st 10th 30 11 5 14 43 46 38 Round of 16 Uzbekistan Jasurbek Yakhshiboev 9
2021 1st 13th 30 8 9 13 35 42 33 Round of 16 Kazakhstan Vladislav Vasilyev 5
2022 1st 2nd 30 18 6 6 50 27 60 Round of 16 Uzbekistan Bobur Abdikholikov 26

References

  1. ^ "Основной состав – «РЦОР по футболу БГУ»" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-04-30. Retrieved 2020-09-30.