FC Neman Grodno
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FC Neman Grodno is a Belarus
ian football club from the city of Grodno, founded in 1964. Since 1992 participates in the top league of Belarus.
Since 1992 Neman plays in Belarusian Premier League
. In 1993 they won Belarusian Cup
. The most successful years for the team were early 2000s, when they finished 4th twice in a row before finishing 2nd in 2002 after losing 1st place play-off against BATE Borisov.
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 club from the city of Grodno, founded in 1964. Since 1992 participates in the top league of Belarus.
History
Since 1964 the team was playing at the 3rd level of Soviet fooball system almost constantly, excluding two seasons (1968 and 1969) spent on 2nd level. They were close to get the promotion in 1966 and 1980, but lost the final tournament between 3rd level zone winners on both occasions.Since 1992 Neman plays in 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...
. In 1993 they won Belarusian 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:...
. The most successful years for the team were early 2000s, when they finished 4th twice in a row before finishing 2nd in 2002 after losing 1st place play-off against BATE Borisov.
Name changes
- 1964: founded as Neman Grodno
- 1973: renamed to Khimik Grodno
- 1993: renamed to Neman Grodno
- 1999: renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno
- 2002: renamed to Neman Grodno
Achievements
- Belarusian Premier LeagueBelarusian Premier League-Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...
:- 2002: Runners-up
- Belarusian CupBelarusian CupThe 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:...
:- 1993: Winners
- 2011: Runners-up
Current squad
As of August 2011
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| 1964 | 3rd | 16 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 16–60 | 18 | Round of 2048 | |
| 1965 | 3rd | 11 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 27–34 | 25 | Round of 1024 | |
| 1966 | 3rd | 4 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 38–15 | 40 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3–3 | 3 | Final round1 | |||
| 1967 | 3rd | 2 | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 32–20 | 42 | Round of 4096 | |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9–0 | 6 | Semifinal round2 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3–0 | 2 | Final round; Promoted | |||
| 1968 | 2nd | 19 | 40 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 20–53 | 29 | Round of 256 | |
| 1969 | 2nd | 14 | 40 | 7 | 23 | 10 | 27–27 | 37 | Round of 256 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2–2 | 2 | Promotion/relegation play-off3 | |||
| 1970 | 3rd | 18 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 27–48 | 35 | Round of 256 | |
| 1971 | 3rd | 12 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 28–36 | 45 | ||
| 1972 | 3rd | 18 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 24–45 | 40 | ||
| 1973 | 3rd | 14 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 24–42 | 194 | ||
| 1974 | 3rd | 21 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 21–71 | 15 | ||
| 1975 | 3rd | 18 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22–48 | 16 | ||
| 1976 | 3rd | 9 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 49–60 | 38 | ||
| 1977 | 3rd | 6 | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 45–36 | 46 | ||
| 1978 | 3rd | 13 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 42–54 | 44 | ||
| 1979 | 3rd | 7 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 56–33 | 57 | ||
| 1980 | 3rd | 1 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 42–23 | 44 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5–4 | 5 | Final round5 | |||
| 1981 | 3rd | 4 | 38 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 48–44 | 41 | Group stage | |
| 1982 | 3rd | 2 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 43–23 | 40 | ||
| 1983 | 3rd | 3 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 35–19 | 41 | ||
| 1984 | 3rd | 5 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 51–42 | 39 | ||
| 1985 | 3rd | 4 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43–27 | 36 | ||
| 1986 | 3rd | 6 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 37–30 | 35 | ||
| 1987 | 3rd | 10 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 33–39 | 30 | Round of 16 | |
| 1988 | 3rd | 5 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 48–31 | 46 | ||
| 1989 | 3rd | 10 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 46–41 | 44 | ||
| 1990 | 3rd | 15 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 46–52 | 38 | Round of 64 | |
| 1991 | 3rd | 22 | 42 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 32–55 | 23 | ||
| 1992 | Round of 64 | |||||||||
- 1 Advanced to the final round for one promotion spot as the best-placed team from Belarusian SSR.
- 2 Advanced to the semifinal round of promotion tournament (for one spot) as one of top 8 teams not from Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh or Central Asian SSR.
- 3 As the worst-placed team from Belarusian SSR, Neman had to play promotion/relegation play-off against the best-placed Belarusian team from the 3rd level.
- 4 In 1973 every draw was followed by a penalty shoot-out, with a winner gaining 1 point and loser gaining 0.
- 5 Advanced to the final round for one promotion spot as winners of their zone.
BelarusBelarusBelarus , 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 ,...
| 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:... |
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| 1992 | 1st | 5 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21–17 | 18 | Round of 16 | |
| 1992–93 | 1st | 4 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 39–27 | 45 | Winners | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1993-94 The season 1993-94 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Arsenal in the final against defending champions Parma FC.- Qualifying round :-First leg:-----------------------------------------Second leg:... |
| 1993–94 | 1st | 11 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 29–41 | 24 | Round of 32 | |
| 1994–95 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26–27 | 31 | Round of 16 | |
| 1995 | 1st | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 20–35 | 19 | Round of 32 | |
| 1996 | 1st | 13 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25–48 | 29 | ||
| 1997 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32–41 | 38 | Round of 16 | |
| 1998 | 1st | 10 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 27–44 | 31 | Quarterfinals | |
| 1999 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 36–43 | 37 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2000 | 1st | 4 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 56–29 | 57 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2001 | 1st | 4 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44–20 | 50 | Round of 16 | |
| 2002 | 1st | 2 | 271 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 47–21 | 56 | Round of 16 | UEFA Cup |
| 2003 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 24–35 | 39 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2004 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37–33 | 40 | Quarterfinals | Intertoto Cup |
| 2005 | 1st | 12 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 20–50 | 24 | Semifinals | |
| 2006 | 1st | 10 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24–30 | 30 | Round of 16 | |
| 2007 | 1st | 6 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 23–22 | 36 | Semifinals | |
| 2008 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 36–40 | 33 | Round of 16 | |
| 2009 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 23–31 | 37 | Semifinals | |
| 2010 | 1st | 10 | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 27–42 | 31 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2011 | 1st | Runners-up | ||||||||
| 2012 | 1st | Quarterfinals |
- 1 Including additional game (0–1 loss) against BATE for the first place.
Neman in Europe
As of August, 2010.| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993/94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1993-94 The season 1993-94 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Arsenal in the final against defending champions Parma FC.- Qualifying round :-First leg:-----------------------------------------Second leg:... |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but... |
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FC Lugano | 2-1 | 0-5 |
| 2003/04 | UEFA Cup 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... |
Q |  |
Steaua Bucharest | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2005 | UEFA Intertoto Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued... |
1R |  |
Tescoma Zlin | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Former players
- Aleksandr ProkhorovAleksandr Prokhorov (footballer)Aleksandr Vladimirovich Prokhorov was a Soviet football player and coach.-International career:...
- Sergei GurenkoSergei GurenkoSergei Gurenko or Syarhey Hurenka is a retired Belarusian football player and currently works as Head Coach for FC Torpedo Zhodino.-Clubs:...
- Dzmitry Rawneyka
- Alyaksandr Sulima