FC ML Vitebsk () is a Belarusian football club based in

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk (, ; , ; ) is a city in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it has 358,927 inhabitants, m ...

. Until 2023, the club represented

Rahachow Rahachow or Rogachev (, ; ; ; , ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Rahachow District. Rahachow is located between the Drut (river), Drut and Dnieper rivers. As of 2025, it has a population of 31,490. H ...

. The club competes in the

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, the top tier of Belarus football, following promotion from the

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Previous names

* 1983: Avtomobilist * 1984–1987: KSM * 1988–1997: Dnepr * 1998–2000: Rogachev * 2001: Rogachev-DYUSSh-1 * 2002–2006: Dnepr-DYUSSh-1 * 2007–2013: RMKK * 2014–2016: Rogachev-MK * 2017–2020: Dnepr * 2021–2024: Maxline * from 2025: ML Vitebsk

History

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

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

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, 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 Rogachev (, ; ; ; , ) is a town in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Rahachow District. Rahachow is located between the Drut and Dnieper rivers. As of 2025, it has a population of 31,490. History The ...

played in Gomel Oblast league. In 2014, the team reformed as ''MKK-Dnepr Rogachev'' (''MKK-Dnyapro Rahachow'', )and rejoined Second League, before reverting to classic name ''Dnepr Rogachev'' (''Dnyapro'') 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 in the promotion/relegation play-off and won the right to be promoted to

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. Maxline took second place in the 2024 Belarusian First League and won the right to play in the elite division. On 29 December 2024, Maxline changed the name of the club to ML Vitebsk. The change is related to the licensing conditions for the Belarus teams in connection with their transition to the 2025

. According to the rules of the Belarusian Football Federation, clubs cannot be called by the name of bookmakers before being promoted. Thus, Maxline had to shorten itself to two capital letters ML. To them they added Vitebsk, the name of the city where the team is based.

Current squad

Honours

League

League *

**Runners-up:

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References

External links

Official website

ML Vitebsk profile
at

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