Full name Football Club BATE Chairman Anatoli Kapski | Ground Capacity 13,126 2016 1st Manager Aleksandr Yermakovich Founded 1973 | |
Ground Borisov ArenaBarysaw, Belarus Profiles | ||
FC BATE Borisov (Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, [baˈtɛ]; Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov [bɐˈtɛ bɐˈrʲisəf]) is a Belarusian football team from the city of Barysaw. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League, of which they are the reigning champions, and are the league's most successful club with 13 titles, 11 consecutively. They have also won 3 Belarusian Cups and 4 Belarusian Super Cups.
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- Fc vardar vs fc bate borisov
- History
- Supporters
- Current squad
- Honours
- League and Cup history
- Notable players
- Managers
- References
BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 and 2015–16) and one of two to qualify for the group stage of the UEFA Europa League (2009–10 and 2010–11) along with Dinamo Minsk.
Their home stadium is Borisov Arena, which was opened in 2014.
Fc vardar vs fc bate borisov
History
BATE is an acronym of Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electronics. The team was founded in 1973 and managed to win Belarusian SSR league three times (1974, 1976 and 1979) before being disbanded in 1984. The club was re-established in 1996. Since then, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League eleven times and competed in UEFA competitions.
In 2001, BATE reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, their first appearance in the competition beyond the qualifying rounds. 2008 saw BATE becoming the first Belarusian team to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. As of 2015, BATE have played five times in UEFA Champions League group stage, as well as twice in UEFA Europa League group stage, also reaching the knock-out phase of the latter competition in 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons.
Notable former players of BATE include Alexander Hleb (Stuttgart, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Birmingham City) he has since returned to the club and currently plays for them, Vitali Kutuzov (Milan, Sporting CP, Avellino, Sampdoria, Parma, Pisa, and Bari) and Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moscow, and Zenit St. Petersburg). Having started their professional careers with BATE, all are also now members of the Belarus national team.
BATE won their tenth consecutive league title in 2015, with four games remaining.
Supporters
BATE Borisov is one of the most popular football teams in Belarus. BATE Borisov fans developed a rivalry with the fans of Dinamo Minsk and a friendship with fans of Polish club Piast Gliwice since 2011.
Current squad
As of March 2017Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Honours
League and Cup history
Notable players
Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for BATE.