FC Naftan Novopolotsk

FC Naftan Novopolotsk (Belarusian: ФК Нафтан Наваполацк, FK Naftan Navapolatsk) is a Belarusian football club based in Novopolotsk. They play in the Belarusian First League, the second division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Atlant Stadium.

Naftan Novopolotsk

Full name	Football Club Naftan Novopolotsk
Founded	1963 (1963)
Ground	Atlant Stadium Novopolotsk, Belarus
Capacity	5,300
Manager	Albert Rybak
League	Belarusian Premier League
2023	Belarusian Premier League, 12th of 15
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

Name changes

• 1963: Formed as Neftyanik Novopolotsk
• 1981: Renamed Dvina Novopolotsk
• 1989: Renamed Kommunalnik Novopolotsk
• 1992: Renamed Naftan Novopolotsk
• 1995: Renamed Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk
• 2001: Renamed Naftan Novopolotsk

Achievements

• Belarusian Cup
  • Winners (2): 2009, 2012

Current squad

As of April 2024

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
4	DF	BLR	Aleksandr Kuchinskiy
5	DF	BLR	Andrey Lebedzew
6	MF	GRE	Georgios Ermidis
7	DF	BLR	Mikhail Kolyadko
9	FW	BLR	Mikita Nyakrasaw
10	FW	UKR	Roman Paparyha
11	MF	BLR	Ignat Pranovich
13	GK	BLR	Aleksey Kharitonovich
14	FW	BLR	Yegor Shedko
16	GK	BLR	Dmitry Say
17	FW	BLR	Anton Suchkow
20	MF	RUS	Vladimir Marukhin
21	DF	BLR	Ignatiy Sidor
22	DF	COD	Mydo Kingu Yallet

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	BLR	Ivan Tsikhanaw
31	FW	RUS	Arsen Dzhioyev
44	DF	BLR	Anatoliy Sannikov
52	MF	BLR	Yegor Kress
71	GK	BLR	Aleksandr Naumovich
77	DF	BLR	Artemiy Litvinov
79	MF	RUS	Khetag Badoyev
88	MF	BLR	Artem Drabatovich
92	MF	RUS	Artyom Shchadin
99	FW	BLR	Marat Kalinchenko
—	MF	BLR	Daniil Baran
—	MF	BLR	Ilya Chmut
—	DF	BLR	Vladimir Bashun

League and Cup history

Season	Level	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	Goals	Points	Domestic Cup	Notes
1992	3rd	10	15	5	5	5	24–20	15	Round of 64
1992–93	3rd	2	30	19	8	3	71–20	46	Round of 16
1993–94	3rd	3	34	22	5	7	88–31	49
1994–95	3rd	1	22	20	1	1	65–15	41	Round of 16	Promoted
1995	2nd	1	14	10	2	2	29–14	32	Round of 32	Promoted
1996	1st	7	30	13	4	13	43–52	43
1997	1st	9	30	10	9	11	40–33	39	Round of 32
1998	1st	13	28	7	4	17	30–40	29	Round of 16
1999	1st	12	30	8	4	18	39–63	28	Round of 16
2000	1st	13	30	5	7	18	25–69	22	Round of 16
2001	1st	13	26	4	2	20	18–51	14	Round of 32	Relegated
2002	2nd	2	30	21	5	4	56–23	68	Round of 16	Promoted
2003	1st	8	30	10	5	15	39–49	35	Round of 32
2004	1st	10	30	10	5	15	45–50	35	Semi-finals
2005	1st	9	26	10	3	13	43–44	33	Round of 16
2006	1st	7	26	11	4	11	45–42	37	Round of 16
2007	1st	7	26	9	9	8	28–30	36	Round of 32
2008	1st	7	30	13	7	10	41–35	46	Round of 32
2009	1st	4	26	12	2	12	29–39	38	Winners
2010	1st	7	33	11	11	11	41–34	44	Quarter-finals
2011	1st	7	33	10	7	16	35–45	37	Quarter-finals
2012	1st	9	30	7	8	15	23–40	29	Winners
2013	1st	10	32	9	10	13	29–41	37	Round of 32
2014	1st	5	32	11	10	11	40–43	43	Round of 32
2015	1st	9	26	8	6	12	34-35	30	Round of 16
2016	1st	13	30	7	8	15	25-46	29	Round of 8

Naftan in European Cups

Season	Competition	Round		Club	1st Leg	2nd Leg
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	2Q		Gent	2–1 (H)	0–1 (A)
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	2Q		Red Star Belgrade	3–4 (H)	3–3 (A)

Managers

• Vasily Zaitsev (Jan 1, 2004 – May 27, 2004)
• Vyacheslav Akshaev (May 27, 2004 – May 13, 2007)
• Igor Kovalevich (May 14, 2007 – Dec 12, 2012)
• Pavel Kucherov (Dec 27, 2012 – June 20, 2013)
• Valery Strypeykis (June 21, 2013 – Aug 23, 2016)
• Oleg Sidorenkov (Aug 24, 2016–)

See also

• Naftan Oil Refinery

External links

• Official website