FC Gomel
FC Gomel, or FK Homel, is a Belarusian football club, playing in the city of Gomel. Their home stadium is Central Stadium.
History
Teams from Gomel played in the Belarusian SSR championships since the early 1920s. In 1946, Belorusian SSR league for one season becomes one of the zones of the USSR 3rd level league, and Lokomotiv Gomel became the first city team to play in the Soviet league.The modern Gomel team was founded in 1959 as Lokomotiv Gomel. They played at the 2nd level of Soviet football between 1959 and 1968. The results varied between seasons, as the team managed to finish 1st in their zone in 1962 as well as last in 1959 and 1963. However, because Soviet league system structure was changing almost every season in the 1950s and 1960s, Lokomotiv wasn't promoted or relegated until another league reorganisation in 1969.
Gomselmash played at the 3rd level of Soviet football between 1969 and 1989, until further league reorganisation in 1990, after which the team was relegated to the 4th level.
In 1992, Gomselmash joined the newly formed Belarusian Premier League. The first years were unsuccessful and the team relegated in 1995. They changed name to the current one, FC Gomel, the same year. In 1998, Gomel returned to Premier League and achieved much better results than before. The team also won the Belarusian Cup in 2002 and made it to the final in 2004.
In 2012, they played English club Liverpool in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds. In the first leg they lost 0–1 and lost again away at Anfield in the second leg 3–0.
Name changes
- 1959: Lokomotiv Gomel
- 1965: Spartak Gomel
- 1969: Gomselmash Gomel
- 1976: Mashinostroitel Gomel
- 1978: Gomselmash Gomel
- 1995: Gomel
Honours
- Belarusian Premier League
- * Winners : 2003
- * Runners-up : 2007
- * 3rd place : 1999, 2011
- Belarusian Cup
- * Winners : 2002, 2011
- * Runners-up : 2004
- Belarusian Super Cup
- * Winners : 2012
Current squad
League and Cup history
; Soviet UnionSeason | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup | Notes | ||||||
1959 | 2nd | 151 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 17–61 | 7 | - | |
1960 | 2nd | 9 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36–38 | 40 | Round of 128 | |
1961 | 2nd | 3 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 37–24 | 36 | Round of 256 | |
1962 | 2nd | 1 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 43–19 | 46 | Round of 32 | |
1962 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0–1 | 1 | Round of 32 | Promotion/relegation play-off2 |
1963 | 2nd | 183 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 13–46 | 20 | Round of 32 | |
1964 | 2nd | 25 | 38 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19–37 | 27 | - | |
1965 | 2nd | 24 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 34–43 | 43 | Round of 64 | |
1966 | 2nd | 15 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 16–29 | 26 | Round of 128 | |
1967 | 2nd | 7 | 38 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 27–24 | 41 | Round of 64 | |
1968 | 2nd | 21 | 40 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 21–50 | 24 | Round of 256 | |
1968 | 2nd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0–2 | 1 | Round of 256 | Promotion/relegation play-off4 |
1969 | 3rd | 2 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 44–18 | 41 | ||
1969 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3–3 | 2 | Promotion/relegation play-off5 | |
1970 | 3rd | 226 | 42 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 22–55 | 24 | Round of 256 | |
1971 | 3rd | 6 | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 47–28 | 61 | ||
1972 | 3rd | 10 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 39–45 | 54 | ||
1973 | 3rd | 12 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 32–49 | 197 | ||
1974 | 3rd | 11 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 53–57 | 39 | ||
1975 | 3rd | 13 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 28–47 | 28 | ||
1976 | 3rd | 11 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 37–41 | 37 | ||
1977 | 3rd | 16 | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 32–49 | 32 | ||
1978 | 3rd | 14 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 56–60 | 41 | ||
1979 | 3rd | 21 | 46 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 34–71 | 28 | ||
1980 | 3rd | 6 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 31–33 | 32 | ||
1981 | 3rd | 8 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 50–58 | 33 | ||
1982 | 3rd | 7 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 33–27 | 34 | ||
1983 | 3rd | 8 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 40–39 | 32 | ||
1984 | 3rd | 5 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 44–30 | 43 | ||
1985 | 3rd | 15 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 24–41 | 20 | ||
1986 | 3rd | 8 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 36–39 | 31 | ||
1987 | 3rd | 14 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29–47 | 27 | ||
1988 | 3rd | 14 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 26–44 | 26 | ||
1989 | 3rd | 14 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 39–46 | 41 | Relegated8 | |
1990 | 4th | 7 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 48–48 | 32 | ||
1991 | 4th | 16 | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 40–54 | 31 |
- 1 Finished last in its zone, but saved from relegation due to 2nd level expansion from 7 to 9 territorial zones in 1960.
- 2 No promotion to the Top League in 1962 was awarded due to Top League reduction from 22 to 20 teams in 1963. Lokomotiv's play-off performance didn't affect its next season league allocation. Winning their zone allowed them to stay on the second level, which was reduced from 10 zones in 1962 to a single group of 18 teams in 1963.
- 3 Finished last, but saved from relegation due to 2nd level expansion from 18 to 27 teams in 1964.
- 4 Play-off with the best-placed Belarusian team from the 3rd level in 1968 for the right to play on the 2nd level in 1969.
- 5 Play-off with the lowest-placed Belarusian team from the 2nd level in 1969 for the right to play in Class A Second Group in 1970.
- 6 Finished last in its zone, but saved from relegation due to 3rd level expansion from 3 to 6 territorial zones in 1971.
- 7 In 1973, every draw was followed by a penalty shoot-out, with a winner gaining 1 point and loser gaining 0.
- 8 Though finished 14th from the 22 teams in 1989, Gomselmash relegated as the Second League was reduced from 9 zones to 3 zones and the Second Lower League with 9 zones was introduced as a 4th level.
Season | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup | Notes | ||||||
1992 | 1st | 16 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 5–32 | 5 | Round of 16 | |
1992–93 | 1st | 10 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 23–40 | 26 | Round of 16 | |
1993–94 | 1st | 15 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36–47 | 19 | Round of 16 | |
1994–95 | 1st | 15 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26–59 | 18 | Round of 32 | Relegated |
1995 | 2nd | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19–17 | 12 | Quarter-finals | |
1996 | 2nd | 4 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 42–19 | 42 | Quarter-finals | |
1997 | 2nd | 1 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 83–9 | 82 | Round of 32 | Promoted |
1998 | 1st | 5 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 36–30 | 45 | Round of 32 | |
1999 | 1st | 3 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 57–28 | 63 | Quarter-finals | |
2000 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 50–41 | 53 | Semi-finals | |
2001 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 36–24 | 44 | Quarter-finals | |
2002 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46–33 | 43 | Winners | |
2003 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 56–12 | 74 | Semi-finals | |
2004 | 1st | 5 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42–41 | 46 | Runners-up | |
2005 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34–32 | 39 | Quarter-finals | |
2006 | 1st | 5 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33–32 | 42 | Semi-finals | |
2007 | 1st | 2 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 49–28 | 44 | Round of 16 | |
2008 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35–47 | 33 | Quarter-finals | |
2009 | 1st | 12 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31–48 | 29 | Quarter-finals | Relegated |
2010 | 2nd | 1 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 80–16 | 82 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
2011 | 1st | 3 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 36–24 | 54 | Winners | |
2012 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39–24 | 50 | Semi-finals | |
2013 | 1st | 6 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 34–40 | 40 | Quarter-finals | |
2014 | 1st | 6 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 29–41 | 38 | Quarter-finals | |
2015 | 1st | 14 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 22–41 | 18 | Round of 16 | Relegated |
2016 | 2nd | 1 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 48–11 | 63 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
2017 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 24–25 | 35 | Round of 32 | |
2018 | 1st | Round of 16 |
FC Gomel in Europe
Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg | |
1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Hradec Králové | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
1999 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Hammarby | 0–4 | 2–2 | |
2000–01 | UEFA Cup | QR | AIK | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
2002–03 | UEFA Cup | QR | HJK Helsinki | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
2002–03 | UEFA Cup | 1R | Schalke 04 | 1–4 | 0–4 | |
2004–05 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Tirana | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Legia Warsaw | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Bursaspor | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Víkingur | 6–0 | 4–0 | |
2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Renova | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Liverpool | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Managers
- Pavel Baranov
- Gleb Rabikov
- Vadim Radzievski
- Sergei Korshunov
- Vasiliy Yermilov
- Alexander Sagreski
- Vladimir Eremeev
- Viktor Korotkevich
- Leonard Adamov
- Leonid Yerochovich
- Yevgeniy Glemboski
- Viktor Korotkevich
- Alexander Tschirimisin
- Kasimir Symanski
- Nikolay Kiselyov
- Viktor Korotkevich
- Valery Janotschkin
- Yuriy Golovey
- Alexander Pryazhnikov
- Kasimir Symanski
- Vladimir Astratenko
- Viktor Korotkevich
- Nikolai Gorjunov
- Yuriy Grunov
- Valery Janotschkin
- Vyacheslav Akshaev
- Alexandr Kuznetsov
- Valery Janotschkin
- Sergey Podpaly
- Alexandr Kuznetsov
- Nikolai Gorjunov
- Viktor Papaev
- Vladimir Golmak '
- Anatoly Yurevich
- Andrey Yusipets
- Leonid Borsuk '
- Oleg Kubarev
- Alyaksey Merkulaw