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FC Naftan Novopolotsk is an Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

ian football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

club based in Navapolatsk

Navapolatsk

Navapolatsk is a city in Vitsebsk Province, Belarus, with a population of 107,458. Founded in 1958, it is located close to the city of Polatsk and the name literally means "New Polatsk".- History :...

. They play in the Belarusian Premier League

Belarusian Premier League

-Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...

, the top division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Atlant Stadium

Atlant Stadium

Atlant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Navapolatsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Naftan Novopolotsk. The stadium holds 4,522 people....

Name changes

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

Current squad

As of August 2011

League and Cup history

Season							Goals	Points	Domestic Cup Belarusian Cup The Belarusian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Belarusian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.-Finals:-Soviet time winners:Finals before independence were:...	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	Round of 32
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	Semifinals
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	Quarterfinals
2011	1st								Quarterfinals

European Record

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

Season	Round	Opponents	Home	Away	Aggregate
2009–10 UEFA Cup 2009–10 The 2009–10 UEFA Europa League was the first season of the UEFA Europa League, the competition previously known as UEFA Cup, which had been in existence for 38 years....	2	AA Gent	2–1	0–1	2-2 (a Away goals rule The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal... )

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