FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk explained

Clubname:Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Fullname:Football Club Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Nickname:The Miners, The Moles
Ground:Stroitel Stadium
Soligorsk, Belarus
Capacity:4,200
Chrtitle:Director
Chairman:Aleksandr Marchenko
Manager:Stanislav Suvorov
League:Belarusian Premier League
Season:2023
Position:Belarusian Premier League, 13th of 15
Website:https://www.fcshakhter.by/
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FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (Belarusian: ФК Шахцёр Салігорск|FK Shakhtsyor Salihorsk, Russian: ФК Шахтёр Солигорск) is a Belarusian Premier League football club, playing in the city of Salihorsk (Soligorsk).

History

The club was founded in 1961. During Soviet era, Shakhtyor Soligorsk played in the top or second division of the Belarusian SSR league, occasionally dropping to lower tiers (Minsk Oblast league) for a short time. In 1971, Shakhtyor absorbed two other local Soligorsk teams (Khimik and Gornyak). Their best results came toward the end of Soviet days, when the team finished as league runners-up twice (1988, 1990) and won the Belarusian SSR Cup three times (1985, 1986, 1988).[1]

Since 1992, Shakhtyor has been playing in Belarusian Premier League. The team struggled through the 1990s, usually fighting against relegation. In 1997, they finished at the last place in the league, but were saved from relegation after two other Premier League clubs withdrew.

After a transitory 1998 season, since 1999, they have never finished below 6th place and became a staple European Cups participant. Shakhtyor Soligorsk became the champions of Belarus in 2005, 2020 and 2021, and were league runners-up six times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018). They also won the Belarusian Cup three times (2004, 2014, and 2019).[2]

On May 11, 2023, following a match-fixing scandal, the club was stripped of the 2022 league title and received a 30-point deduction for the following campaign,[3] as well as an additional 20-point deduction the campaign afterwards.

Honours

Current squad

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League and Cup history

SeasonLeagueBelarusian CupTop goalscorerManager
Div.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAPNameLeague
19921st11th15537151713Round of 16 Vladimir Kavalenya6 Nikolai Kostyukevich
1992–931st11th3281014193426Round of 32 Nikolai Kostyukevich
1993–941st13th3051114213921Quarterfinal Nikolai Kostyukevich
Nikolay Gurchenkov
Ivan Tupolskiy
1994–951st14th3051015224120Round of 32 Ivan Tupolskiy
Nikolai Kostyukevich
19951st13th15447122016Quarterfinal Nikolai Kostyukevich
Gennadiy Plotnikov
19961st11th308517295029 Konstantin Afanasjev
19971st16th1306618225324Round of 32 Konstantin Afanasjev
Ivan Schyokin
19981st11th288614335430Round of 32 Ivan Schyokin
19991st5th301857583059Round of 16 Dmitry Podrez13 Ivan Schyokin
20001st5th301596472954Round of 32 Nikolai Kostyukevich
20011st5th261376432446Quarterfinal Syarhey Nikifarenka11 Nikolai Kostyukevich
20021st3rd261565412351Semifinal Syarhey Nikifarenka12 Nikolai Kostyukevich
Yury Vyarheychyk
20031st5th301974602364Round of 16 Anatoly Tikhonchik17 Nikolai Kostyukevich
Yury Vyarheychyk
20041st3rd301983552165Winners Artsyom Hancharyk14 Yury Vyarheychyk
20051st1st261961591463Round of 16 Alyaksandr Klimenka14 Yury Vyarheychyk
20061st3rd261637503151Runners Up Alyaksandr Klimenka17 Yury Vyarheychyk
20071st3rd261286412744Quarterfinal Syarhey Nikifarenka9 Yury Vyarheychyk
20081st4th301569503551Runners Up Yury Vyarheychyk
20091st6th261088332838Runners Up Yury Vyarheychyk
Anatoly Bogovik
Aleksey Vergeyenko
20101st2nd331995512366Semifinal Pavel Sitko9 Eduard Malofeyev
Uladzimir Zhuravel
20111st2nd3317106462461Semifinal Aleksandr Alumona9 Uladzimir Zhuravel
20121st2nd301875592461Round of 16 Dzmitry Asipenka14 Uladzimir Zhuravel
20131st2nd321778442658Quarterfinal Dzmitry Asipenka11 Uladzimir Zhuravel
20141st3rd3214810352850Winners Mikalay Yanush15 Sergei Borovsky
20151st3rd261475472749Runners Up Mikalay Yanush15 Sergei Borovsky
Syarhey Nikifarenka
20161st2nd301785462059Quarterfinal Mikalay Yanush12 Syarhey Nikifarenka
20171st3rd302055522265Runners Up Denis Laptev10 Oleg Kubarev
Marek Zub
20181st2nd301974451464Quarterfinal Denis Laptev12 Marek Zub
Sergei Tashuyev
20191st3rd302055592165Winners Mikalay Yanush11 Sergei Tashuyev
Syarhey Nikifarenka
20201st1st301785572159Semifinal Vitaly Lisakovich9 Yuriy Vernydub
Roman Hryhorchuk
20211st1st302433621875Semifinal Dembo Darboe19 Roman Hryhorchuk
Sergei Gurenko
Aleksey Baga
20221st1st302055551765Round of 16 Maksim Skavysh9 Ivan Bionchik
Sergei Tashuyev
Milic Curcic

Shakhtyor in Europe

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st Leg2nd Leg
2001–02UEFA CupQRCSKA Sofia1–2 (H)1–3 (A)
2003UEFA Intertoto Cup1ROmagh Town1–0 (H)7–1 (A)
2RCibalia1–1 (H)2–4 (A)
2004–05UEFA Cup1QNistru Otaci1–1 (A)1–2 (H)
2006–07UEFA Champions League1QŠiroki Brijeg0–1 (H)0–1 (A)
2007UEFA Intertoto Cup1RArarat Yerevan4–1 (H)0–2 (A)
2RChornomorets Odesa2–4 (A)0–2 (H)
2008UEFA Intertoto Cup1RCracovia2–1 (A)3–0 (H)
2RSturm Graz0–2 (A)0–0 (H)
2011–12UEFA Europa League2QVentspils0–1 (H)2–3 (A)
2012–13UEFA Europa League2QRied1–1 (H)0–0 (A)
2013–14UEFA Europa League2QMilsami Orhei1–1 (H)1–1 (p. 2–4) (A)
2014–15UEFA Europa League2QDerry City1–0 (A)5–1 (H)
3QZulte Waregem5–2 (A)2–2 (H)
POPSV Eindhoven0–1 (A)0–2 (H)
2015–16UEFA Europa League1QGlenavon2–1 (A)3–0 (H)
2QWolfsberger AC0–1 (H)0–2 (A)
2016–17UEFA Europa League1QNSÍ Runavík2–0 (A)5–0 (H)
2QDomžale1–1 (H)1–2 (A)
2017–18UEFA Europa League1QSūduva Marijampolė0–0 (H)1–2 (A)
2018–19UEFA Europa League1QConnah's Quay Nomads3–1 (A)2–0 (H)
2QLech Poznań1–1 (H)1–3 (A)
2019–20UEFA Europa League1QHibernians1–0 (H)1–0 (A)
2QEsbjerg2–0 (H)0–0 (A)
3QTorino0–5 (A)1–1 (H)
2020–21UEFA Europa League1QSfântul Gheorghe0–0 (p. 1–4) (H)
2021–22UEFA Champions League1QLudogorets Razgrad0–1 (A)0–1 (H)
UEFA Europa Conference League2QFola Esch1–2 (H)0−1 (A)
2022–23UEFA Champions League1QMaribor0–0 (A)0–2 (H)
UEFA Europa Conference League3QCFR Cluj0–0 (H)0–1 (A)

Managers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of Shakhter Soligorsk. The 80s.. 2015-09-14. 2017-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20171016063836/http://www.fcshakhter.by/klub/istoriya/chast-iii-vos-midesyatye.html. dead.
  2. Web site: History of Shakhter Soligorsk. Modern era.. 2015-09-14. 2017-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20171020012101/http://fcshakhter.by/klub/istoriya/chast-iv-1992-2006.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Федэрацыя футбола пазбавіла салігорскі "Шахцёр" чэмпіёнства 2022 года. euradio.fm. 11 May 2023. 11 May 2023. 11 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230511124441/https://euroradio.fm/federacyya-futbola-pazbavila-saligorski-shakhcyor-chempiyonstva-2022-goda. live.
  4. Web site: ФК Шахтер Солигорск | Состав | Состав2019/20. www.fcshakhter.by. 2019-03-04. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426084533/http://www.fcshakhter.by/roster.asp. live.