FC Gomel
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FC Gomel is a Belarus
ian football
club, playing in the city of Gomel. Their new home stadium is Central Stadion
.
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 changed nearly 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 archieved 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.
Gennadiy Bliznyuk Stanimir Georgiev
Eric Kamdem Kamdem
Sergey Gorlukovich Serhiy Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian football
Football (soccer)
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club, playing in the city of Gomel. Their new home stadium is Central Stadion
Central Stadion
Central Stadium Gomel football stadium in Gomel, Belarus. It is the home ground of FC Gomel. The stadium holds 14,500 people. It was built in 2005....
.
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. 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.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 changed nearly 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
Belarusian Premier League
-Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...
. 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 archieved much better results than before (champions title in 2003, 2nd place in 2007 and 3rd in 1999). The team also won Belarusian Cup
Belarusian Cup
The Belarusian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Belarusian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.-Finals:-Soviet time winners:Finals before independence were:...
in 2002 and made it to the final in 2004.
Name changes
- 1959: Lokomotiv Gomel
- 1965: Spartak Gomel
- 1969: Gomselmash Gomel
- 1976: Mashinostroitel Gomel
- 1978: Gomselmash Gomel
- 1995: Gomel
Honours
- Belarusian Premier LeagueBelarusian Premier League-Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...
- 2003Belarusian Premier League 2003-Table:-Belarusian clubs in Euporean Cups:-Top scorers:-See also:*2003 Belarusian First League*2002–03 Belarusian Cup*2003–04 Belarusian Cup-External links:*...
- 2003
- Belarusian CupBelarusian CupThe Belarusian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Belarusian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.-Finals:-Soviet time winners:Finals before independence were:...
- 2002, 2011
Current squad
As of September 2011Notable players
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Gennadiy Bliznyuk Stanimir Georgiev
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Eric Kamdem Kamdem
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Sergey Gorlukovich Serhiy Kuznetsov
Serhiy Kuznetsov (1982)
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League and Cup history
Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
| Season | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup Soviet Cup The Soviet Cup, or USSR Cup , was the premier football cup competition in the Soviet Union.-Finals:-Performance by club:-Performance by republic:-References:*, rsssf.com. Accessed on 16 May 2006.... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- 1 Finished last in its zone, but saved from relegation due to 2nd level (Class B) expansion from 7 to 9 territorial zones (from 101 to 142 teams) in 1960.
- 2 No promotion to the Top League in 1962 was awarded due to Top League (Class A) reduction from 22 to 20 teams in 1963. Lokomotiv's play-off performance didn't affect its next season league allocation. Winning their zone allowed them to stay on the second level (Class B), which was reduced from 10 zones (150 teams) in 1962 to a single group of 18 teams in 1963.
- 3 Finished last, but saved from relegation due to 2nd level (Class A Second Group) expansion from 18 to 27 teams in 1964.
- 4 Play-off with the best-placed Belarusian team from the 3rd level (Class B) in 1968 for the right to play on the 2nd level (Class A Second Group) in 1969.
- 5 Play-off with the lowest-placed Belarusian team from the 2nd level (Class A Second Group) in 1969 for the right to play in Class A Second Group (which becomes the 3rd level league next year due to introduction of Class A Top Group as the Top level) in 1970.
- 6 Finished last in its zone, but saved from relegation due to 3rd level (Class A Second Group, renamed to Second League since next season) expansion from 3 to 6 territorial zones (from 66 to 124 teams) in 1971.
- 7 In 1973 every draw was followed by a penalty shoot-out, with a winner gaining 1 point and loser gaining 0.
- 8 Though finished 14th from the 22 teams in 1989, Gomselmash relegated as the Second League (3rd level) was reduced from 9 zones (195 teams) to 3 zones (66 teams) and the Second Lower League with 9 zones was introduced as a 4th level.
BelarusBelarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
| Season | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup Belarusian Cup The Belarusian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Belarusian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.-Finals:-Soviet time winners:Finals before independence were:... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Winners |
FC Gomel in Europe
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| 1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
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| 2011/12 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 |  |
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