FC BATE Borisov (, FK BATE Borisov ; , BATE Barysaw, ), commonly referred to as BATE or BATE Borisov, 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.

History BATE is an acronym of Borisov Automobile and Tractor Electronics. The team was founded in 1973 and managed to win Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic league three times (1974, 1976 and 1979) before being disbanded in 1984. The club was re-established by Anatoli Kapski in 1996. Since then, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League 15 times and competed in UEFA competitions.

In 2001, BATE reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, their first appearance in the competition beyond the qualifying rounds. 2008 saw BATE becoming the first Belarusian team to qualify for the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. As of 2015, BATE have played five times in the Champions League group stage, as well as twice in UEFA Europa League group stage, also reaching the knockout phase of the latter competition in 2010–11 and 2012–13.

Notable former players of BATE include Alexander Hleb (VfB Stuttgart, Arsenal, Barcelona and Birmingham City); Vitali Kutuzov (Milan, Sporting CP, Avellino, Sampdoria, Parma, Pisa and Bari) and Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moscow, and Zenit Saint Petersburg). Having started their professional careers with BATE, all are also former or present members of the Belarus national team.

BATE won their tenth consecutive league title in 2015, with four matches to spare. In the 2017 season, BATE drew an average home league attendance of 5,633, the second-highest in the league.

Supporters BATE Borisov is one of the most popular football teams in Belarus. BATE fans have developed a rivalry with the fans of Dinamo Minsk and a friendship with fans of Polish club Piast Gliwice since 2011.

Current squad

Out on loan

Honours Belarusian Premier League Winners (15): 1999, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Runners-up (7): 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2019, 2020, 2021 Belarusian Cup Winners (6): 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2025–26 Runners-up (7): 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23 Belarusian Super Cup Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022 Runners-up (4): 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021 Belarusian Second League Winners: 1996 Football Championship of the Belarusian SSR Winners (3): 1974, 1976, 1979

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor1996–98Adidas Stalker1999Beltona2000–01DiadoraZhuravinka2002–05AdidasXerox2005–13 Belgosstrah2014–16Joma2017Adidas2018–21Minsk Tractor Works2022–23Fonbet2023–Puma

League and Cup history SeasonPointsDomestic CupNotes 1996 3rd 1st 28 25 2 1 79 10 77 Promoted 1997 2nd 2nd 30 25 3 2 92 15 78 Round of 32 Promoted 1998 1st 2nd 28 18 4 6 50 25 58 Quarter-finals 1999 1st 1st 30 24 5 1 80 22 77 Semi-finals 2000 1st 2nd 30 20 4 6 68 26 64 Round of 16 2001 1st 3rd 26 16 3 7 54 31 51 Quarter-finals 2002 1st 1st 271 19 2 6 52 20 59 Runners-up 2003 1st 2nd 30 20 6 4 70 21 66 Quarter-finals 2004 1st 2nd 30 22 4 4 59 25 70 Semi-finals 2005 1st 5th 26 12 11 3 42 27 47 Runners-up 2006 1st 1st 26 16 6 4 47 27 54 Winners 2007 1st 1st 26 18 2 6 50 25 56 Runners-up 2008 1st 1st 30 19 10 1 54 20 67 Semi-finals 2009 1st 1st 26 19 5 2 55 16 62 Semi-finals 2010 1st 1st 33 21 9 3 64 18 72 Winners 2011 1st 1st 33 18 12 3 53 20 66 Round of 16 2012 1st 1st 30 21 5 4 51 16 68 Round of 16 2013 1st 1st 32 21 4 7 61 25 67 Round of 16 2014 1st 1st 32 20 11 1 68 21 71 Quarter-finals 2015 1st 1st 26 20 5 1 44 11 65 Winners 2016 1st 1st 30 22 4 4 73 25 70 Runners-up 2017 1st 1st 30 21 5 4 61 19 68 Semi-finals 2018 1st 1st 30 23 4 3 55 24 73 Runners-up 2019 1st 2nd 30 22 4 4 61 21 70 Quarter-finals 2020 1st 2nd 30 17 7 6 65 32 58 Winners 2021 1st 2nd 30 19 8 3 61 27 65 Winners 2022 1st 3rd 30 16 11 3 51 21 59 Runners-up 2023 1st 5th 28 14 5 9 49 32 47 Quarter-finals 2024 1st 8th 30 11 7 12 38 38 40 Round of 16 2025 1st 10th 30 11 7 12 38 43 40 1 Including play-off (1–0 win) for the first place against Neman Grodno, as both teams finished with equal points.

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st Leg 2nd Leg1999–2000UEFA CupQRLokomotiv Moscow1–7 (H)0–5 (A) 2000–01 UEFA Champions League1QShirak1–1 (A)2–1 (H)2QHelsingborgs IF0–0 (A)0–3 (H)2001–02UEFA CupQDinamo Tbilisi1–2 (A)4–0 (H)1RMilan0–2 (H)0–4 (A)2002UEFA Intertoto Cup1RAB1–0 (H)2–0 (A)2R1860 Munich1–0 (A)4–0 (H)3RBologna0–2 (A)0–0 (H)2003–04UEFA Champions League1QBohemians1–0 (H)0–3 (A)2004–05UEFA Cup1QDinamo Tbilisi2–3 (H)0–1 (A)2005–06UEFA Cup1QTorpedo Kutaisi1–0 (A)5–0 (H)2QKrylia Sovetov Samara0–2 (A)0–2 (H)2006–07UEFA Cup1QNistru Otaci2–0 (H)1–0 (A)2QRubin Kazan0–3 (A)0–2 (H)2007–08UEFA Champions League1QAPOEL0–2 (A)3–0 (H)2QFH Hafnarfjördur3–1 (A)1–1 (H)3QSteaua București2–2 (H)0–2 (A)UEFA Cup1RVillarreal1–4 (A)2–0 (H)2008–09UEFA Champions League1QValur2–0 (H)1–0 (A)2QAnderlecht2–1 (A)2–2 (H)3QLevski Sofia1–0 (A)1–1 (H)Group HReal Madrid0–2 (A)0–1 (H)Juventus2–2 (H)0–0 (A)Zenit Saint Petersburg1–1 (A)0–2 (H)2009–10UEFA Champions League2QMakedonija Gjorče Petrov2–0 (A)2–0 (H)3QVentspils0–1 (A)2–1 (H)UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-offLitex Lovech0–1 (H)4–0 (A)Group IBenfica0–2 (A)1–2 (H)Everton1–2 (H)1–0 (A)AEK Athens2–1 (H)2–2 (A)2010–11UEFA Champions League2QFH Hafnarfjörður5–1 (H)1–0 (A)3QCopenhagen0–0 (H)2–3 (A)UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-offMarítimo3–0 (H)2–1 (A)Group EDynamo Kyiv2–2 (A)1–4 (H)AZ4–1 (H)0–3 (A)Sheriff Tiraspol1–0 (A)3–1 (H)R32Paris Saint-Germain2–2 (H)0–0 (A)2011–12UEFA Champions League2QLinfield1–1 (A)2–0 (H)3QEkranas0–0 (A)3–1 (H)Play-offSturm Graz1–1 (H)2–0 (A)Group HViktoria Plzeň1–1 (A)0–1 (H)Barcelona0–5 (H)0–4 (A)Milan0–2 (A)1–1 (H)2012–13UEFA Champions League2QVardar3–2 (H)0–0 (A)3QDebrecen1–1 (H)2–0 (A)Play-offIroni Kiryat Shmona2–0 (H)1–1 (A)Group FLille3–1 (A)0–2 (H)Bayern Munich3–1 (H)1–4 (A)Valencia0–3 (H)2–4 (A)UEFA Europa LeagueR32Fenerbahçe0–0 (H)0–1 (A)2013–14UEFA Champions League2QShakhter Karagandy0–1 (H)0–1 (A)2014–15UEFA Champions League2QSkënderbeu0–0 (H)1–1 (A)3QDebrecen0–1 (A)3–1 (H)Play-offSlovan Bratislava1–1 (A)3–0 (H)Group HPorto0–6 (A)0–3 (H)Athletic Bilbao2–1 (H)0–2 (A)Shakhtar Donetsk0–7 (H)0–5 (A)2015–16UEFA Champions League2QDundalk2–1 (H)0–0 (A)3QVideoton1–1 (A)1–0 (H)Play-offPartizan1–0 (H)1–2 (A)Group EBayer Leverkusen1–4 (A)1–1 (H)Roma3–2 (H)0–0 (A)Barcelona0–2 (H)0–3 (A)2016–17UEFA Champions League2QSJK2–0 (H)2–2 (A)3QDundalk1–0 (H)0–3 (A)UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-offAstana0–2 (A)2–2 (H)2017–18UEFA Champions League2QAlashkert1–1 (H)3–1 (A)3QSlavia Prague0–1 (A)2–1 (H)UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-offOleksandriya1–1 (H)2–1 (A)Group HRed Star Belgrade1–1 (A)0–0 (H)Arsenal2–4 (H)0–6 (A)Köln1–0 (H)2–5 (A)2018–19UEFA Champions League2QHJK0–0 (H)2–1 (A)3QQarabağ1–0 (A)1–1 (H)Play-offPSV Eindhoven2–3 (H)0–3 (A)UEFA Europa LeagueGroup LMOL Vidi2–0 (A)2–0 (H)PAOK1–4 (H)3–1 (A)Chelsea1–3 (A)0–1 (H)R32Arsenal1–0 (H)0–3 (A)2019–20UEFA Champions League1QPiast Gliwice1−1 (H)2−1 (A)2QRosenborg2−1 (H)0−2 (A)UEFA Europa League3QSarajevo2−1 (A)0−0 (H)Play-offAstana0−3 (A)2−0 (H)2020–21UEFA Europa League2QCSKA Sofia0−2 (A)2021–22UEFA Europa Conference League2QDinamo Batumi1–0 (A)1–4 (H)2022–23UEFA Europa Conference League2QKonyaspor0–3 (H)0–2 (A)2023–24UEFA Champions League1QPartizani1–1 (A)2−0 (H)2QAris Limassol2–6 (A)3−5 (H)UEFA Europa League3Q Sheriff Tiraspol1–5 (A)2−2 (H)UEFA Europa Conference LeaguePlay-off Ballkani1–4 (A)1−0 (H)2026–27UEFA Conference League1QElbasani 1–1 (A) 0–0 (a.e.t),(4–5p) (H)2QSion

Managers Leu Mazurkevich (1973–1981) Yury Puntus (1 March 1996 – 30 November 2004) Igor Kriushenko (1 January 2005 – 12 November 2007) Viktor Goncharenko (13 November 2007 – 12 October 2013) Alyaksandr Yermakovich (12 October 2013 – 31 December 2017) Oleg Dulub (5 January 2018 – 3 June 2018) Aleksey Baga (4 June 2018 – 19 December 2019) Kirill Alshevsky (1 January 2020 – 22 September 2020) Aleksandr Lisovsky (22 September 2020 – 31 December 2020) Vitaly Zhukovsky (1 January 2021 – 30 December 2021) Aleksandr Mikhailov (10 January 2022 – 16 August 2022) Sergey Zenevich (17 August 2022 – 9 October 2022) Kirill Alshevsky (10 October 2022 – 2023)

References

External links

FC BATE Borisov at UEFA.com