FC Dinamo Minsk explained

Clubname:Dinamo Minsk
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Fullname:Футбольны клуб „Дынама-Мінск“
Футбольный клуб «Динамо-Минск»
Football Club Dinamo Minsk
Ground:Dinamo Stadium, Minsk
Capacity:22,000
Chairman:Andrey Tolmach
Manager:Vadim Skripchenko
League:Belarusian Premier League
Season:2023
Position:Belarusian Premier League, 1st of 15 (champions)
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Website:https://dinamo-minsk.by/

FC Dinamo Minsk or FK Dynama Minsk (Belarusian: ФК Дынама Мінск; Russian: link=no|ФК Динамо Минск) is a Belarusian professional football club based in the capital city of Minsk.

It was founded in 1927 as part of the Soviet Dinamo Sports Society, and was the only club from the Byelorussian SSR that competed in the Soviet Top League, playing 39 of the 54 seasons, and winning the title in 1982. Since the independence of Belarus, the club participates in the Belarusian Premier League, having won 7 league titles and 3 Belarusian Cups.

Dinamo plays its home games in the 22,246-capacity Dinamo Stadium in Minsk. Dinamo is the second Belarusian team, after BATE Borisov, to reach UEFA Europa League group stages (2014–15 and 2015–16).

History

Soviet Union

Dinamo Minsk was founded in 1927 as a part of the Soviet Dinamo Sports Society. They spent some of their history in the lower leagues of the Soviet Union, but in 1940, they were promoted to the Soviet Top League, becoming the first and only Belarusian team to compete in the Soviet top division. They were relegated to the second level in 1952, but returned to the top level the next year. In 1954, they finished in the third place, their best performance in the top flight to date, and were dissolved, being re-founded as Spartak Minsk, only to be renamed as Belarus Minsk in 1959, in honor of the Soviet republic in the national championship. However, in 1962, they returned to the original name of Dinamo Minsk. They were relegated again from the top level in 1955 and in 1957. They played in the top level again in the 1960 season. They were relegated again in 1973 and returned to the top level in the 1975 season. But they relegated immediately in 1976. They returned to the top level after 2 years.

In 1982, Dinamo Minsk won the Soviet championship for the first and only time in their history. The following year saw them debuting in the European Cup against Grasshopper of Switzerland. They reached the quarter-finals of the European Cup after eliminating Grasshoppers and Győri ETO of Hungary, only to be eliminated by Dinamo București. In the 1984–85 season, Dinamo Minsk reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup after beating HJK Helsinki, Sporting CP and Widzew Łódź, but were eventually stopped by Željezničar Sarajevo. 1988 saw Dinamo Minsk up to a new European performance, the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, passing through Gençlerbirliği and Real Sociedad, but being eliminated by Mechelen.

Dinamo Minsk also participated in Belarusian SSR league. Since the mid-50s, their appearances were only sporadic and they were represented by youth teams in later seasons. They have won the championship 7 times.

Belarus

Dinamo Minsk won the inaugural season of the Belarusian Premier League in 1992. They won 5 league titles until 1995, making only one appearance in the UEFA Champions League, in 1993. However, after a title in 1997, Dinamo Minsk last won the championship in 2004. The 2000s saw Dinamo Minsk failing to secure any league title in the battle against BATE Borisov, thus finishing in lower places.

In 2014, Dinamo Minsk beat MYPA, CFR Cluj and Nacional to be drawn in Group K of UEFA Europa League, along with Italian side Fiorentina, French team Guingamp and Greek side PAOK, becoming the second team, after BATE Borisov, to reach group stages of Europa League. Dinamo finished at the bottom with four points, after a draw with Guingamp and a historical 2–1 victory over Fiorentina.

Name history

Supporters and Rivalries

The ultras of Dinamo Minsk are famous for their right-wing political orientation and there have been several riots, clashes with the police forces and chants against the Belarusian authoritarian regime, led by long-time President Alexander Lukashenko.

Their political views as well as geographic proximity and contest for dominance of the city make them rivals with neighbours Partizan Minsk, whose fans tend to be strongly left-wing.[1] Dinamo Minsk also has a big rivalry with BATE Borisov from the city of Barysaw.[2]

Honours

Belarus

Soviet Union

Current squad

As of August 2024[3]

Coaching staff

NameRole
Vadim SkripchenkoHead Coach
Alyaksandr BylinaAssistant Coach
Denis ZubkovskiyAssistant Coach
Andrey DrozdGoalkeeping Coach

Reserves

See main article: FC Dinamo-93 Minsk, FC Dinamo-Juni Minsk, FC Dinamo-2 Minsk and FC Bereza-2010. There has been several teams that served as Dinamo Minsk official reserve or farm clubs.

Notable managers

League history

Belarus

width=65Seasonwidth=50width=30width=30width=30width=30width=60Goalswidth=45Pointswidth=50Domestic Cup
19921st15113138–725align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (16)align=center style="background:#FFE993;"
1992–931st32265190–2557align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (17)Semi-finals
1993–941st30244276–2052align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (16)align=center style="background:#FFE993;"
1994–951st30208283–2448align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (16)Round of 16
1995 (autumn)1st15122142–1338align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (16)Round of 16
19961st30236183–20752 (16)align=center style="background:#d8d8d8;"
19971st30217274–2470align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (16)Semi-finals
19981st281161139–38398 (15)align=center style="background:#d8d8d8;"
19991st30149751–30516 (16)Round of 16
20001st30195649–21623 (16)Round of 16
20011st26165552–21532 (14)align=center style="background:#d8d8d8;"
20021st26126844–28427 (14)Quarter-finals
20031st30204662–24643 (16)align=center style="background:#FFE993;"
20041st30243364–1875align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (16)Quarter-finals
20051st26155650–26502 (14)Round of 16
20061st26157444–22522 (14)Quarter-finals
20071st26811727–28359 (14)Quarter-finals
20081st30195649–29622 (16)Semi-finals
20091st26148438–18502 (14)Round of 16
20101st331751149–34564 (12)Quarter-finals
20111st331471250–43494 (12)Round of 16
20121st30168637–19563 (11)Round of 16
20131st32159844–33543 (12)align=center style="background:#d8d8d8;"
20141st32187744–21612 (12)Round of 16
20151st26158336–13532 (14)Semi-finals
20161st301510546–28553 (16)Quarter-finals
20171st30222646–15682 (16)Quarter-finals
20181st30189341–17633 (16)Round of 16
20191st301551043–39504 (16)Semi-finals
20201st301641038–25526 (16)Quarter-finals
20211st30195655–20623 (16)Quarter-finals
20221st301611350–25594 (16)Quarter-finals
20231st28213372-2169align=center style="background:#FFE993;" (15)Round of 16
20241stSemi-finals

European record

Accurate as of 14 July 2022

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.
width=70Seasonwidth=190Competitionwidth=65Roundwidth=160Clubwidth=801st Legwidth=1052nd Leg
1983–84European Cup1RGrasshopper1–0 (H)2–2 (A)
2RRaba ETO6–3 (A)3–1 (H)
QFDinamo București1–1 (H)0–1 (A)
1984–85UEFA Cup1RHJK Helsinki4–0 (H)6–0 (A)
2RSporting CP0–2 (A)2–0 (p. 5–3) (H)
3RWidzew Łódź2–0 (A)0–1 (H)
QFŽeljezničar Sarajevo0–2 (A)1–1 (H)
1986–87UEFA Cup1RRaba ETO2–4 (H)1–0 (A)
1987–88UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RGençlerbirliği2–0 (H)2–1 (A)
2RReal Sociedad1–1 (A)0–0 (H)
QFMechelen0–1 (A)1–1 (H)
1988–89UEFA Cup1RTrakia Plovdiv2–1 (A)0–0 (H)
2RVictoria București2–1 (H)0–1 (A)
1993–94UEFA Champions League1RWerder Bremen2–5 (A)1–1 (H)
1994–95UEFA CupQRHibernians3–1 (H)3–4 (a.e.t.) (A)
1RLazio0–0 (H)1–4 (A)
1995–96UEFA CupQRUniversitatea Craiova0–0 (A)0–0 (p. 3–1) (H)
1RAustria Wien2–1 (A)1–0 (H)
2RWerder Bremen0–5 (A)2–1 (H)
1996–97UEFA Cup1QBohemian1–1 (A)0–0 (H)
2QBeşiktaş2–1 (H)0–2 (A)
1997–98UEFA Cup1QKolkheti-1913 Poti1–0 (H)1–2 (A)
2QLillestrøm0–2 (H)0–1 (A)
1998–99UEFA Champions League1QSkonto Riga0–0 (A)1–2 (H)
2001UEFA Intertoto Cup1RHobscheid6–0 (H)1–1 (A)
2RHapoel Haifa2–0 (H)1–0 (A)
3RWolfsburg3–4 (A)0–0 (H)
2002–03UEFA CupQRCSKA Sofia1–4 (H)0–1 (A)
2003–04UEFA CupQRBrøndby0–3 (A)0–2 (H)
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup1ROdra Wodzisław0–1 (A)2–0 (H)
2RSartid Smederevo1–2 (H)3–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
3RLille1–2 (A)2–2 (H)
2005–06UEFA Champions League1QAnorthosis1–1 (H)0–1 (A)
2006–07UEFA Cup1QZagłębie Lubin1–1 (A)0–0 (H)
2QArtmedia Petržalka1–2 (A)2–3 (H)
2007–08UEFA Cup1QSkonto Riga1–1 (A)2–0 (H)
2QOdense1–1 (H)0–4 (A)
2009–10UEFA Europa League1QRenova2–1 (H)1–1 (A)
2QTromsø0–0 (H)1–4 (A)
2010–11UEFA Europa League2QSillamäe Kalev5–1 (H)5–0 (A)
3QMaccabi Haifa0–1 (A)3–1 (H)
POClub Brugge1–2 (A)2–3 (H)
2013–14UEFA Europa League1QKruoja Pakruojis3–0 (A)5–0 (H)
2QLokomotiva Zagreb1–2 (H)3–2 (A)
3QTrabzonspor0–1 (H)0–0 (A)
2014–15UEFA Europa League2QMyPa3–0 (H)0–0 (A)
3QCFR Cluj1–0 (H)2–0 (A)
PONacional2–0 (H)3–2 (A)
Group KPAOK1–6 (A)0–2 (H)
Fiorentina0–3 (H)2–1 (A)
Guingamp0–0 (H)0–2 (A)
2015–16UEFA Europa League2QCherno More1–1 (A)4–0 (H)
3QZürich1–0 (A)1–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
PORed Bull Salzburg2–0 (H)0–2 (A) (p. 3–2)
Group EViktoria Plzeň0–2 (A)1–0 (H)
Rapid Wien0–1 (H)1–2 (A)
Villarreal0–4 (A)1–2 (H)
2016–17UEFA Europa League1QSpartaks Jūrmala2–1 (H)2–0 (A)
2QSt Patrick's Athletic1–1 (H)1–0 (A)
3QVojvodina1–1 (A)0–2 (H)
2017–18UEFA Europa League1QNSÍ Runavík2–1 (H)2–0 (A)
2QRabotnički1–1 (A)3–0 (H)
3QAEK Larnaca0–2 (A)1–1 (H)
2018–19UEFA Europa League1QDerry City2–0 (A)1–2 (H)
2QDunajská Streda3–1 (A)4–1 (H)
3QZenit Saint Petersburg4–0 (H)1–8 (a.e.t) (A)
2019–20UEFA Europa League1QLiepāja1–1 (A)1–2 (H)
2020–21UEFA Europa League1QPiast Gliwice0–2 (H)
2022–23UEFA Europa Conference League1QDečić1–1 (H)2–1 (A)
2QHapoel Be'er Sheva1–2 (A)0–1 (H)
2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1QŽeljezničar2–2 (A)1–2 (H)
2024–25UEFA Champions League1QPyunik0–0 (H)1–0 (A)
2QLudogorets Razgrad0−2 (A)1−0 (H)
UEFA Europa League3QLincoln Red Imps2–0 (H)1–2 (A)
POAnderlecht

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Partizan Minsk – the DIY Football Club from Belarus – Futbolgrad. 13 August 2013. futbolgrad.com. 8 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Rivals look to knock BATE off their Belarus perch. UEFA. 31 March 2011.
  3. Web site: FC Dinamo-Minsk first team. dinamo-minsk.by. 8 February 2017. 5 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140105175451/http://dinamo-minsk.by/ru/komanda. dead.