FC Orsha
Full nameFootball Club Orsha
Founded1951 (1951)
GroundCity Stadium
Capacity2,852
Head CoachNikolay Kitayev
LeagueBelarusian First League
2023Belarusian First League, 14th of 17

FC Orsha is a football club based in Orsha, Vitebsk Oblast.

History

The team was founded in 1951 as Trud Orsha.[1] The club was renamed to ZShM in 1956 and then to Mashinostroitel Orsha in 1960.

In 1965 the club was renamed to Start Orsha. The 60s and the 70s were the most successful years for the club, as they won the Vitebsk Oblast league in 1968, 1970, 1972 and 1977 as well as the Vitebsk Oblast cup in 1961, 1971, 1972 and 1976. In 1971, they reached the final of the Belarusian SSR Cup.[2] They played in the Belarusian SSR top league from 1971 until 1985.

In 1992, the team was renamed to Legmash Orsha and joined the newly created Belarusian Second League. In 1994, the team was renamed to Maxim-Legmash Orsha due to sponsorship. After a successful 1995 season, Maxim-Legmash was promoted to the First League. Before the start of the 1996 season, the 'Legmash' part of the name was dropped due to Legmash plant withdrawal from team support and the team spent one season as Maxim-Orsha before being renamed again into FC Orsha in 1997. At the end of 2001, Orsha withdrew to the amateur level (Vitebsk Oblast championship) due to financial troubles.

The team returned in 2004, once again joining the Second League. The first post-return season was quite successful and Orsha was promoted to the First League for the 2005 season, but they quickly relegated back and since 2006 onwards, they've been playing in the Second League. In 2006, the team was known as Orsha-BelAutoService. Since 2014, they play in the First League.

Name changes

  • 1951: founded as FC Trud Orsha
  • 1956: renamed to FC ZShM Orsha
  • 1960: renamed to FC Mashinostroitel Orsha
  • 1965: renamed to FC Start Orsha
  • 1992: renamed to FC Legmash Orsha
  • 1995: renamed to FC Maxim-Orsha Orsha
  • 1996: renamed to FC Maxim-Legmash Orsha
  • 1997: renamed to FC Orsha
  • 2006: renamed to FC Orsha-BelAutoService Orsha
  • 2007: renamed to FC Orsha

Honours

Belarusian SSR cup

  • Runner-Up: 1971

Current squad

As of December 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belarus BLR Roman Kravchenko
4 MF Belarus BLR Artem Brutov
5 DF Russia RUS Murtaz Liyev
6 DF Belarus BLR German Kutkovich
7 FW Belarus BLR Nikita Bobchenok
8 MF Belarus BLR Vadim Balbukh
9 MF Russia RUS Rasul Lafishev
11 FW Belarus BLR Vladislav Fedosov
14 DF Belarus BLR Nikita Zakrevskiy
20 MF Nigeria NGA Abdulaziz Laval
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Belarus BLR Aleksey Chernodarov
22 MF Russia RUS Nikita Bzhania
27 GK Belarus BLR Artem Volodkov
33 MF Belarus BLR Ivan Berezun
34 DF Belarus BLR Ilya Udodov
41 DF Belarus BLR Ilyaz Safi
70 MF Belarus BLR Artem Antonov
76 DF Belarus BLR Nikita Volchenko
99 MF Russia RUS Arseniy Vayner

References

  1. ↑ "Государственное спортивное учреждение "ФК Орша"". www.goroo-orsha.by.
  2. ↑ "Belarus - Cup Tournaments before Independence". RSSSF.
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