FC Luninets is a

Belarus Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...

ian

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club based in

Luninets Luninyets or Luninets is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Luninyets District. As of 2025, it has a population of 23,469. It is home to Luninets air base. History Luninyets is said to be mentioned in ...

, Brest Region.

History

FC Luninets was founded in 1999 and joined

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the same year. The team quickly overshadowed local rivals Polesye Luninets (who were already playing in Second League for several seasons) and earned a promotion to the First League from the first attempt. Luninets fought for the promotion in their debut First League season, but ultimately finished second, losing the race to

Molodechno Maladzyechna, or Molodechno, is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Maladzyechna District (and formerly of Molodechno Region from 1944 to 1960). Maladzyechna is located northwest of Minsk. In 2006, it had an ...

. At the end of the year the team folded due to lack of financing. During their short history the team was led by coach Yakov Shapiro. At some point after their withdrawal from the First League they started playing in Brest Oblast league as an amateur team. In 2021 they rejoined

Current squad

''As of February 2024''

References

Luninyets Football clubs in Belarus Association football clubs established in 1999 Association football clubs disestablished in 2000 1999 establishments in Belarus 2000 disestablishments in Belarus {{Belarus-footyclub-stub