FC BATE Borisov

BATE Borisov
Full nameФутбольны клуб БАТЭ
Футбольный клуб БАТЭ
Football Club BATE Borisov
Nickname(s)Zholto-Sinie (Yellow-Blues)
Founded1973 (51 years ago) (1973) (original)
April 12, 1996 (28 years ago) (1996-04-12) (re-established)[1]
Dissolved1984 (original)
GroundBorisov Arena
Capacity13,126
ChairmanAndrei Kapski
Head coachIvan Migal
LeagueBelarusian Premier League
2023Belarusian Premier League, 5th of 15
WebsiteClub website
Current season

FC BATE Borisov (Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov [bɐˈtɛ bɐˈrʲisəf]; Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, BATE Barysaw, IPA: [baˈtɛ]) is a Belarusian professional football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusian Premier League, of which they are the league's most successful club with 15 titles, including 13 won consecutively. The club has also won four Belarusian Cups and four Belarusian Super Cups.

BATE is 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, 2010–11, 2017–18 and 2018–19), along with Dinamo Minsk.

The club's home stadium is Borisov Arena, which was opened in 2014.[2]

  1. ^ "About us " General information " Club " Main " FC BATE". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Борисов-Арена " Стадион " Клуб " Официальный сайт " ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.