FC Minsk
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| Full name | Football Club Minsk |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Ground |
FC Minsk Stadium Minsk, Belarus |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Chairman | Igor Shloido |
| Manager | Georgi Kondratiev |
| League | Belarusian Premier League |
| 2015 | 6th |
FC Minsk (Belarusian: ФК Мінск) is a Belarusian football club based in Minsk. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the highest division in Belarusian football.
The club was established in 2006 and was based on the Belarusian First League club Smena Minsk. FC Minsk took over Smena's license and was able to start immediately operating in the Belarusian First League without having to first play in the Second League. In the club's inaugural season in the First League, they were able to finish in first place guaranteeing them promotion to the Belarusian Premier League.
FC Minsk's first run out in the top tier of Belarusian football contained mooted performances and ended in relegation at the end of 2007, but they managed to bounce straight back the following year with a dominant campaign in Belarusian First League netting 72 goals and failing to win in only 3 of 26 games. 2008 therefore saw them once again competing in the Belarusian Premier League where they have remained since.
A 3rd-placed finish in 2010 saw FC Minsk embark on their first ever European campaign in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League. In the first qualifying round, they were pitched against AZAL Baku of Azerbaijan and managed a 3–2 aggregate win over two legs. The second qualifying round saw them drawn against Gaziantepspor of Turkey, a tie in which they weren't as fortunate. After a creditable 1–1 draw at home, the away fixture in Gaziantep saw the Turkish side hit 4 goals as the tie finished 5–2 on aggregate in favour of the Gaziantepspor.
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