FC Kommunalnik Slonim is a 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 club based in Slonim

Slonim

Slonim is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus, capital of the Slonim District. It is located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa rivers, 143 km southeast of Hrodna. The population in 2008 was 50,800.-Etymology and historical names:...

, Hrodna Voblast

Hrodna Voblast

Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast is a voblast in northwestern Belarus.The capital - Grodno is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of...

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History

The team was founded in 1969 and until 1992 played in local championships of Hrodna Voblast

Hrodna Voblast

Hrodna Voblast or Grodno Oblast is a voblast in northwestern Belarus.The capital - Grodno is the biggest city of the province. It lies on the Neman River. Grodno's existence is attested to from 1127. Two castles dating from the 14th - 18th centuries are located here on the steep right bank of...

 or in Belarusian SSR labour collectives' championships. In 1992 the team participated in the Belarusian Second League championship and won the promotion to the First League

Belarusian First League

The Belarusian First League is the second division of professional football in Belarus. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season the winner gets promoted to Belarusian Premier League and runner-up advances to the promotion play-offs, while two lowest-placed teams get...

 after finishing 2nd. In 1997 Kommunalnik made its debut in 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...

, but was relegated after 1998. The team spent one more season in top league in 2000, and is playing in the First League constantly since 2001.

Name Changes

• 1967: formed as Start Slonim
• 1992: renamed to Albertin Slonim
• 1994: renamed to KPF Slonim
• 1996: renamed to Kommunalnik Slonim

Current squad

League and Cup history

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:...	Notes
1992	3rd	2	15	8	5	2	21–10	21	Round of 32	Promoted
1992–93	2nd	7	30	14	5	11	29–30	33	Round of 64
1993–94	2nd	11	28	5	12	11	32–33	22	Round of 16
1994–95	2nd	4	30	17	5	8	64–31	39	Round of 64
1995	2nd	5	14	7	5	2	25–15	26	Round of 16
1996	2nd	2	24	13	6	5	45–17	45		Promoted
1997	1st	11	30	9	3	18	32–61	30	Round of 32
1998	1st	15	28	3	5	20	14–63	14	Round of 16	Relegated
1999	2nd	1	30	18	5	7	57–29	59	Round of 32	Promoted
2000	1st	16	30	3	8	19	19–66	17	Round of 32	Relegated
2001	2nd	10	28	9	5	14	33–42	32	Round of 16
2002	2nd	8	30	9	8	13	27–41	35	Round of 32
2003	2nd	10	30	11	9	10	37–39	42	Round of 32
2004	2nd	11	30	9	7	14	33–47	34	Round of 64
2005	2nd	13	30	8	4	18	35–43	28	Round of 16
2006	2nd	11	26	7	5	14	32–44	26	Round of 32
2007	2nd	12	26	5	5	16	22–48	20	Round of 64
2008	2nd	10	26	6	7	13	21–36	25	Round of 32
2009	2nd	10	26	7	8	11	20–32	29	Round of 16
2010	2nd	15	30	5	13	12	23–48	28	Round of 32	Relegated

External links

Unofficial website (not updated since 2004)