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FC Dinamo Minsk

Association football club in Minsk, Belarus

Association football club in Minsk, Belarus

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fullnameФутбольны клуб „Дынама-Мінск“
Футбольный клуб «Динамо-Минск»
Football Club Dinamo Minsk
founded
groundDinamo Stadium, Minsk
capacity22,000
chairmanAndrey Tolmach
managerVadim Skripchenko
leagueBelarusian Premier League
season2025
positionBelarusian Premier League, 2nd of 16
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Футбольный клуб «Динамо-Минск» Football Club Dinamo Minsk

FC Dinamo Minsk or FK Dynama Minsk (; ) 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 9 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 were relegated immediately in 1976. They returned to the top level after 2 years. In November 1973, the team toured Bangladesh and played numerous exhibition matches against the regional selections.

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

  • 1927, club founded as Dinamo Minsk as part of Dynamo sports society
  • 1954, renamed to Spartak Minsk being transferred to Spartak volunteer sports society
  • 1959, renamed to Belarus Minsk
  • 1962, renamed to Dinamo Minsk being transferred back to Dynamo sports society

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. Dinamo Minsk also has a big rivalry with BATE Borisov from the city of Barysaw.

Honours

Belarus Belarus

Current squad

As of 16 August 2025

Out on loan

Coaching staff

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

Reserves

Main article: FC Dinamo-93 Minsk, FC Dinamo-Juni Minsk, FC Dinamo-2 Minsk, FC Bereza-2010

There has been several teams that served as Dinamo Minsk official reserve or farm clubs.

  • Dinamo-d Minsk was the club's reserve team which competed in the Soviet Top League (or First League) Reserves championship. In 1992 this reserve team was transformed into Dinamo-2 Minsk, which eventually got promoted to Belarusian Premier League and split into new club Belarus Minsk (later renamed to more commonly known Dinamo-93 Minsk). This club disbanded in 1998.
  • Dinamo-Juni Minsk was formed as an outfit for young Dinamo players in 1993 and played in Second League and First League from the 1993–94 season until the end of 2004.
  • New Dinamo-2 Minsk was formed 2000. They were active in the Second League during 2000–2002 and again in 2011–2012.
  • Bereza-2010 was originally an independent club, which since 2010 formed a partnership with Dinamo, serving as their farm club until the dissolution in late 2015.
  • Since 2001 Dinamo is represented by a reserve team in Belarusian Premier League Reserves Championship.

Notable managers

  • USSR Eduard Malofeyev (1978–83): USSR Championship 1982
  • BLR Mikhail Vergeyenko (1991–94): Belarusian Championship 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94
  • BLR/BLR Ivan Schyokin: (1994–1997): Belarusian Championship 1994–95, 1995
  • RUS Anatoly Baidachny (1997): Belarusian Championship 1997
  • BLR Yuri Shukanov (2004–05): Belarusian Championship 2004
  • BLR Vadim Skripchenko (2022–2025): Belarusian Championship 2023, 2024

League history

BLR Belarus

SeasonLevelPldWDLGoalsPointsPosDomestic Cup
19921st15113138–7251 (16)Winner
1992–931st32265190–25571 (17)Semi-finals
1993–941st30244276–20521 (16)Winner
1994–951st30208283–24481 (16)Round of 16
1995 (autumn)1st15122142–13381 (16)Round of 16
19961st30236183–20752 (16)Finals
19971st30217274–24701 (16)Semi-finals
19981st281161139–38398 (15)Finals
19991st30149751–30516 (16)Round of 16
20001st30195649–21623 (16)Round of 16
20011st26165552–21532 (14)Semi-finals
20021st26126844–28427 (14)Quarter-finals
20031st30204662–24643 (16)Winner
20041st30243364–18751 (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)Finals
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
20231st28223372-21691 (15)Round of 16
20241st30208250-13681 (16)Semi-finals
20251st30196552-27632 (16)Round of 16
20261st30

European record

:Accurate as of 14 July 2022

CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%

Legend: GF = Goals For. GA = Goals Against. GD = Goal Difference.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st Leg2nd Leg
1983–84European Cup1RSwitzerlandGrasshopper1–0 (H)
2RHungaryRaba ETO6–3 (A)3–1 (H)
QFROUDinamo București1–1 (H)0–1 (A)
1984–85UEFA Cup1RFinlandHJK Helsinki4–0 (H)
2RPortugalSporting CP0–2 (A)2–0 (p. 5–3) (H)
3RPolandWidzew Łódź2–0 (A)0–1 (H)
QFYugoslaviaŽeljezničar Sarajevo0–2 (A)1–1 (H)
1986–87UEFA Cup1RHungaryRaba ETO2–4 (H)
1987–88UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RTurkeyGençlerbirliği2–0 (H)
2RSpainReal Sociedad1–1 (A)0–0 (H)
QFBelgiumMechelen0–1 (A)1–1 (H)
1988–89UEFA Cup1RBulgariaTrakia Plovdiv2–1 (A)
2RROUVictoria București2–1 (H)0–1 (A)
1993–94UEFA Champions League1RGermanyWerder Bremen2–5 (A)
1994–95UEFA CupQRMaltaHibernians3–1 (H)
1RItalyLazio0–0 (H)1–4 (A)
1995–96UEFA CupQRRomaniaUniversitatea Craiova0–0 (A)
1RAustriaAustria Wien2–1 (A)1–0 (H)
2RGermanyWerder Bremen0–5 (A)2–1 (H)
1996–97UEFA Cup1QIrelandBohemian1–1 (A)
2QTurkeyBeşiktaş2–1 (H)0–2 (A)
1997–98UEFA Cup1QGeorgiaKolkheti-1913 Poti1–0 (H)
2QNorwayLillestrøm0–2 (H)0–1 (A)
1998–99UEFA Champions League1QLatviaSkonto Riga0–0 (A)
2001UEFA Intertoto Cup1RLuxembourgHobscheid6–0 (H)
2RIsraelHapoel Haifa2–0 (H)1–0 (A)
3RGermanyWolfsburg3–4 (A)0–0 (H)
2002–03UEFA CupQRBulgariaCSKA Sofia1–4 (H)
2003–04UEFA CupQRDenmarkBrøndby0–3 (A)
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup1RPolandOdra Wodzisław0–1 (A)
2RSCGSartid Smederevo1–2 (H)3–1 (a.e.t.) (A)
3RFranceLille1–2 (A)2–2 (H)
2005–06UEFA Champions League1QCyprusAnorthosis1–1 (H)
2006–07UEFA Cup1QPolandZagłębie Lubin1–1 (A)
2QSlovakiaArtmedia Petržalka1–2 (A)2–3 (H)
2007–08UEFA Cup1QLatviaSkonto Riga1–1 (A)
2QDenmarkOdense1–1 (H)0–4 (A)
2009–10UEFA Europa League1QRepublic of MacedoniaRenova2–1 (H)
2QNorwayTromsø0–0 (H)1–4 (A)
2010–11UEFA Europa League2QEstoniaSillamäe Kalev5–1 (H)
3QIsraelMaccabi Haifa0–1 (A)3–1 (H)
POBelgiumClub Brugge1–2 (A)2–3 (H)
2013–14UEFA Europa League1QLithuaniaKruoja Pakruojis3–0 (A)
2QCroatiaLokomotiva Zagreb1–2 (H)3–2 (A)
3QTurkeyTrabzonspor0–1 (H)0–0 (A)
2014–15UEFA Europa League2QFinlandMyPa3–0 (H)
3QRomaniaCFR Cluj1–0 (H)2–0 (A)
POPortugalNacional2–0 (H)3–2 (A)
Group KGreecePAOK1–6 (A)0–2 (H)
ItalyFiorentina0–3 (H)2–1 (A)
FranceGuingamp0–0 (H)0–2 (A)
2015–16UEFA Europa League2QBulgariaCherno More1–1 (A)
3QSwitzerlandZürich1–0 (A)1–1 (a.e.t.) (H)
POAustriaRed Bull Salzburg2–0 (H)0–2 (p. 3–2) (A)
Group ECzech RepublicViktoria Plzeň0–2 (A)1–0 (H)
AustriaRapid Wien0–1 (H)1–2 (A)
SpainVillarreal0–4 (A)1–2 (H)
2016–17UEFA Europa League1QLatviaSpartaks Jūrmala2–1 (H)
2QRepublic of IrelandSt Patrick's Athletic1–1 (H)1–0 (A)
3QSerbiaVojvodina1–1 (A)0–2 (H)
2017–18UEFA Europa League1QFaroe IslandsNSÍ Runavík2–1 (H)
2QMacedoniaRabotnički1–1 (A)3–0 (H)
3QCYPAEK Larnaca0–2 (A)1–1 (H)
2018–19UEFA Europa League1QRepublic of IrelandDerry City2–0 (A)
2QSlovakiaDunajská Streda3–1 (A)4–1 (H)
3QRussiaZenit Saint Petersburg4–0 (H)1–8 (a.e.t) (A)
2019–20UEFA Europa League1QLatviaLiepāja1–1 (A)
2020–21UEFA Europa League1QPolandPiast Gliwice0–2 (H)
2022–23UEFA Europa Conference League1QMontenegroDečić1–1 (H)
2QIsraelHapoel Be'er Sheva1–2 (A)0–1 (H)
2023–24UEFA Europa Conference League1QBosnia & HerzegovinaŽeljezničar2–2 (A)
2024–25UEFA Champions League1QArmeniaPyunik0–0 (H)
2QBulgariaLudogorets Razgrad0−2 (A)1−0 (H)
UEFA Europa League3QGibraltarLincoln Red Imps2–0 (H)1–2 (A)
POBelgiumAnderlecht0–1 (H)0–1 (A)
UEFA Conference LeagueLeague PhaseHeart of Midlothian1–2 (H)
FinlandHJK Helsinki0–1 (A)
Legia Warsaw0–4 (A)
DENCopenhagen1–2 (H)
NIRLarne2–0 (H)
Panathinaikos0–4 (A)
2025–26UEFA Champions League1QBULLudogorets Razgrad0−1 (A)
UEFA Conference League2QALBEgnatia0–2 (H)0–1 (A)
2026–27UEFA Conference League1Q

References

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  2. (13 August 2013). "Partizan Minsk – the DIY Football Club from Belarus – Futbolgrad". futbolgrad.com.
  3. (31 March 2011). "Rivals look to knock BATE off their Belarus perch". UEFA.
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