FC Maxline Vitebsk is a

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...

ian football club based in

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest ci ...

History

The team was founded in 1983 as ''Avtomobilist Rogachev'' and was renamed to ''KSM Rogachev'' next year. Since its foundation and until the dissolution of Soviet Union the team was playing in

Belarusian SSR The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор� ...

league. In 1988, they were renamed to ''Dnepr Rogachev''. In 1992, the team joined newly created

Belarusian Second League Belarusian Second League is the third tier of professional football in Belarus. It was established in 1992. History and format A strict number of teams and competition format are not defined for the league. Before the start of each season the for ...

, where they spent next six seasons. After successful 1996 season Dnepr was promoted to the First League. In 1998, they were renamed to ''FC Rogachev'', in 2001, after partnering with local football academy, to ''Rogachev-DUSSh-1'' and finally to ''Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev'' in 2002. The team spent nine seasons in First League until they finished at the last (16th) place in 2005 and were to be relegated back to the Second League. However, due to financial troubles, the team disbanded in early 2006. Between 2007 and 2013 the amateur team representing

Rogachev Rahachow or Rahačoŭ ( be, Рагачо́ў, ; russian: Рогачёв, Rogachyov, also transliterated Rogachev; pl, Rohaczów; yi, ראגאטשאוו, ''Rogatshov'', ) is a town in the Gomel Region of Belarus. It is center of Rahachow Distric ...

played in

Gomel Oblast Gomel Region or Gomel Oblast or Homiel Voblasts ( be, Го́мельская во́бласць, Homielskaja vobłasć, russian: Гомельская область, Gomelskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative center ...

league. In 2014, the team reformed as ''MKK-Dnepr Rogachev'' and rejoined Second League, before reverting to classic name ''Dnepr Rogachev'' in 2015.

Maxline takeover

In 2021 the team was re-branded into ''Maxline Rogachev'', after being taken over by the eponymous betting company. In the fall of 2022 Maxline defeated

Arsenal Dzerzhinsk FC Arsenal Dzerzhinsk ( be, ФК Арсенал Дзяржынск, russian: ФК Арсенал Дзержинск) is a football team from Dzerzhinsk, Minsk Oblast, Belarus, currently playing in the Belarusian Premier League. History The club ...

in the promotion/relegation play-off and won the right to be promoted to

Belarusian Premier League The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belaru ...

for the 2023 season. During the off-season, Maxline were denied Premier League license and stayed in the First League as the result. In early 2023 the club cut ties with

and relocated to

with the intention of having better chances for promotion in the bigger city with better infrastructure.FC Maxline relocates to Vitebsk
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Current squad

''As of September 2023''

References

External links

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