
FC Naftan Novopolotsk
    
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        FC Naftan Novopolotsk is an Belarus
ian football
club based in Navapolatsk
. They play in the Belarusian Premier League
, the top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Atlant Stadium
.
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)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Navapolatsk
Navapolatsk
Navapolatsk  is a city in Vitsebsk Province, Belarus, with a population  of 107,458. Founded in 1958, it is located close to the city of Polatsk and the name literally means "New Polatsk".- History :...
. They play in the 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 top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Atlant Stadium
Atlant Stadium
Atlant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Navapolatsk, Belarus.  It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Naftan Novopolotsk.  The stadium holds 4,522 people....
.
Name changes
- 1963: Formed as Neftyanik Novopolotsk
- 1981: Renamed to Dvina Novopolotsk
- 1989: Renamed to Kommunalnik Novopolotsk
- 1992: Renamed to Naftan Novopolotsk
- 1995: Renamed to Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk
- 2001: Renamed to Naftan Novopolotsk
Current squad
As of August 2011League 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 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24–20 | 15 | Round of 64 | |
| 1992–93 | 3rd | 2 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 71–20 | 46 | Round of 16 | |
| 1993–94 | 3rd | 3 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 88–31 | 49 | ||
| 1994–95 | 3rd | 1 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 65–15 | 41 | Round of 16 | Promoted | 
| 1995 | 2nd | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29–14 | 32 | Round of 32 | Promoted | 
| 1996 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 43–52 | 43 | ||
| 1997 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40–33 | 39 | Round of 32 | |
| 1998 | 1st | 13 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 30–40 | 29 | Round of 16 | |
| 1999 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39–63 | 28 | Round of 16 | |
| 2000 | 1st | 13 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25–69 | 22 | Round of 16 | |
| 2001 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18–51 | 14 | Round of 32 | Relegated | 
| 2002 | 2nd | 2 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 56–23 | 68 | Round of 16 | Promoted | 
| 2003 | 1st | 8 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39–49 | 35 | Round of 32 | |
| 2004 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45–50 | 35 | Semifinals | |
| 2005 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 43–44 | 33 | Round of 16 | |
| 2006 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45–42 | 37 | Round of 16 | |
| 2007 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28–30 | 36 | Round of 32 | |
| 2008 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41–35 | 46 | Round of 32 | |
| 2009 | 1st | 4 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 29–39 | 38 | Winners | |
| 2010 | 1st | 7 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41–34 | 44 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2011 | 1st | Quarterfinals | 
European Record
UEFA CupUEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League  is an annual association football cup competition  organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
| Season | Round | Opponents | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 UEFA Cup 2009–10 The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, the competition previously known as UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years.... | 2 |  AA Gent | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2-2 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground.  By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... ) | 


