FC Energetik-BGU Minsk (also FK Enerhetyk-BDU Minsk, ) is a

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ian

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club based in

Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...

History

The team was founded in 1996 as Zvezda Minsk (Zorka Minsk). BGU is a Russian abbreviation and stands for the

Belarusian State University The Belarusian State University (BSU) (, ; ) is a university in Minsk, Belarus. It was founded on October 30, 1921. The university was ranked 387th in the world in the 2023 QS World University Rankings. History 1919–1949 On February 25, 1919, ...

. Zvezda-VA-BGU (Zorka-VA-BDU) made its debut in

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in 2002 and played there until 2005. Since 2006, the team plays in lower leagues. In 2006, Zvezda-BGU reached the semi-final of the

Belarusian Cup The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs of Belarus, organized by the Football Federation of Belarus. Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies f ...

. In 2010, the women's team of (then-) Zorka-BDU Minsk reached the Round of 32 of the Women's Champions League.

Name changes

*1996: founded as Zvezda Minsk (Zorka Minsk, ) *1998: renamed to Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk *2005: renamed to Zvezda-BGU Minsk *2017: renamed to Energetik-BGU Minsk (Enerhyetyk-BDU Minsk)

Current squad

Domestic history

References

External links

RCOP-BGU website
Football clubs in Belarus Football clubs in Minsk 1996 establishments in Belarus Association football clubs established in 1996 Long stubs with short prose {{Belarus-footyclub-stub