The Belarus women's national football team represents Belarus in international women's football. The team is governed by the Football Federation of Belarus (Беларуская фэдэрацыя па футболу).
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| Association | Football Federation of Belarus (Беларуская фэдэрацыя па футболу) | ||
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| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Eduard Demenkovets | ||
| Captain | Oksana Shpak | ||
| Most caps | Anna Pilipenko (41) | ||
| Top scorer | Anna Pilipenko (10) | ||
| FIFA code | BLR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 57  (15 March 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 2011; August 2012) | ||
| Lowest | 57 (March 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 Poland 3–0 Belarus  (Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland; 4 November 1995) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Estonia 0–7 Belarus (Valga, Estonia; 17 May 2000) Belarus 8–1 Kazakhstan  (Minsk, Belarus; 25 August 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Ukraine 8–0 Belarus (Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014)  Netherlands 8–0 Belarus (18 September 2015) | |||
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA, the European governing body for football, banned Belarusian national and club teams from hosting international competitions.[2][3]
History edit
Belarus first appeared in a FIFA/UEFA qualification stage in the 1997 European Championship, where it was paired with the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia. In its first official match they lost 0–1 to the Czech Republic on 7 October 1995. In May 1996 they attained their first official win by beating 3–0 Poland, which had defeated them 2–0 in the first match. In the 1999 World Cup qualifying Belarus was ranked in Class B, with no qualifying options.
In the 2001 European Championship qualifying, again in Class B, Belarus beat Estonia 4–1 and 0–7, Israel 0–5 and 1–0 and Slovakia 1–0, and tied 1–1 in Romania, but the Romanians earned the spot in the promotion play-offs after beating Belarus 0–1. Belarus lost 6–1 to Slovakia in the last match.
In the 2003 World Cup qualifying, Class B, Belarus was 3rd, tied with Slovakia.
In the 2005 European Championship qualification, Class B, Belarus beat Estonia 5–0 and 1–3, Kazakhstan 0–2 and 8–1, and Israel 0–2. They just conceded two points, from a home 1–1 tie against Israel. Belarus topped the group for the first time, but there were no promotion play-offs as the qualifying system was unified for 2009.
In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Belarus was promoted for the First Category, and ended second to last with 7 points. In the 2009 European Championship qualifying Belarus ended second to last. In the 2011 World Cup qualifying Belarus was 3rd. In the 2013 European Championship qualifying Belarus was grouped with Finland, Ukraine, Slovakia and Estonia.
Results and fixtures edit
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023 edit
Bosnia and Herzegovina| 22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Belarus | 1–2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Győr (Hungary) |
| 21:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion, Referee: Abigail Byrne (England) |
Belarus| 26 September 2023 2023–24 Nations League | Czech Republic  | 2–1 | Belarus | Velika Gorica, Croatia |
| 17:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 23 Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia) |
Slovenia| 27 October 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Belarus | 1–1 | Slovenia | Budapest (Hungary) |
| 20:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan) |
Belarus| 31 October 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Slovenia | 0–0 | Belarus | Murska Sobota |
| 17:30 | Report | Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 342 Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England) |
Czech Republic| 2 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Belarus | 0–1 | Czech Republic | Győr (Hungary)[a] |
| 11:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jelena Medjedovic (Serbia) |
Belarus| 5 December 2023 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | Belarus | Zenica |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland) |
2024 edit
Belarus| 22 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 | Albania  | 0–3 | Belarus | Paola, Malta |
| Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium |
Belarus| 25 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 | Malta  | 1–1 | Belarus | Paola, Malta |
Borg  58' | Report | Arcišeŭskaja 90+2' | Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium |
Belarus| 5 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Cyprus  | 0–3 | Belarus | Dasaki Achnas |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dasaki Stadium Referee: Stacey Pearson (England) |
Georgia| 9 April Euro 2025 qualifying | Belarus | 3–0 | Georgia | Dasaki Achnas (Cyprus)[b] |
| Report | Stadium: Dasaki Stadium Attendance: 0[b] Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain) |
Coaching staff edit
Current coaching staff edit
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- As of 21 March 2021
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Players edit
Current squad edit
- The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Cyprus and Georgia, on 5 and 9 April 2024.[5]
- Caps and goals accurate up to and including 20 June 2021.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nataliya Voskobovich | 25 October 1993 | 15 | 0 |  Zenit, St. Petersburg |
| GK | Darja Vinahrad | 15 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | ŽFK Dynama | |
| GK | Polina Malaeva | 0 | 0 | Yenisei | ||
| 2 | DF | Hanna Kaziupa | ZHFK Lokomotiv Moskva | |||
| 2 | DF | Ksienija Kubičnaja | ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk | |||
| 21 | DF | Valeryia Bohdan | 12 June 2000 | 1 | 0 | Minsk |
| 2 | DF | Arina Sitnikova | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | |||
| DF | Anna Sas | 6 October 2003 | 2 | 0 |  Karagumryuk | |
| 2 | DF | Viktoryja Kazakievič |  Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne | |||
| 2 | DF | Aryna Sitnikava | ŽFK Minsk | |||
| 2 | DF | Kryścina Kijanka | ŽFK Minsk | |||
| 2 | MF | Julija Slasarčyk | ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk | |||
| 15 | FW | Anastasia Shuppo | both Dynamo-BGUFK | |||
| 23 | MF | Anna Pilipenko (C) | 25 December 1988 | 24 | 5 | all - Dynamo-BGUFK |
| MF | Anastasija Lińnik |  Al Hilal Saudi Club | ||||
| MF | Anastasija Šłapakova | ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk | ||||
| 2 | MF | Valeryja Biełaja | Zvezda-2005 | |||
| 2 | MF | Voĺha Kapyša | ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk | |||
| 2 | MF | Jana Arcišeŭskaja | ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk | |||
| 2 | MF | Darya Manyukova | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | |||
| 14 | FW | Karina Olkhovik | 17 June 2000 | 26 | 9 | ALG Spor |
| 2 | FW | Miełana Suraŭcava |  Puskás Akadémia FC | |||
Recent call-ups edit
- The following players have been called up to a Belarus squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ekaterina Miklashevich | 25 January 1992 | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 |
| GK | Maria Svidunovich | 0 | 0 | | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 | |
| DF | Zarina Kapustina | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | v. Slovenia, 31 October 2023 | |||
| DF | Nadezhda Voskobovich | v. Czech Republic, 26 September 2023 | ||||
| DF | Kseniya Kubichnaya | 6 March 1999 | 10 | 0 | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Yulia Slesarchyk | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 | |||
| DF | Anastasiya Novikova | 10 December 1998 | 8 | 0 | Minsk | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 |
| DF | Victoria Kazakevich | Saint-Etienne | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 | |||
| MF | Tatyana Krasnova | Rostov | v. Slovenia, 31 October 2023 | |||
| MF | Anastasia Pobegailo | v. Czech Republic, 26 September 2023 | ||||
| MF | Daria Gorshkova | ABFF WU-19 | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 | |||
| MF | Anastasiya Linnik (captain) | 11 July 1993 | 29 | 1 | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 |
| MF | Anastasiya Shlapakova | 6 March 2000 | 8 | 2 | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 |
| MF | Anna Kozyupa | 7 March 1995 | 21 | 1 | Lokomotiv Moscow | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 |
| MF | Melana Surovtseva | Minsk | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 | |||
| MF | Olga Kapysha | Zorka-BSU | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 | |||
| MF | Anastasija Mahier | ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk | v. Malta, 25 February 2024 | |||
| FW | Melana Surovtseva | Minsk | v. Slovenia, 31 October 2023 | |||
| FW | Victoria Valyuk | both Dynamo-BGUFK | v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023 | |||
| FW | Anastasia Kovaleva | all - Dynamo-BGUFK | v. Malta, 25 February 2024 | |||
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Competitive record edit
FIFA Women's World Cup edit
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1991 | Did not exist | UEFA Euro 1991 | ||||||||||||||
 1995 | Did not enter | UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
 1999 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | -17 | |||||||||
 2011 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | |||||||||
 2015 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -19 | |||||||||
 2019 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | |||||||||
  2023 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 26 | -19 | |||||||||
 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 82 | 140 | -68 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship edit
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
   1984 to  1991 | Did not exist | Did not exist | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||
| 2001 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | ||||||||
 2009 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||
 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 53 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 94 | 100 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus is required to play its home matches at neutral venues behind closed doors until further notice.[4]
- ^ a b Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus is required to play its home matches at neutral venues behind closed doors until further notice.[4]
References edit
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
- ^ a b "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ match note