FC Vedrich-97 Rechytsa is a 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 Rechytsa

Rechytsa

Rechytsa is a town in the Homiel Province of Belarus. It is center of Rechytsa Raion. The city is situated at the mouth of Rechitsa river, flowing into Dnieper. The population is 65,532 as of 2005.-History:...

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History

The team was founded in 1952 and spent Soviet years playing in Belarusian SSR league or in lower regional leagues. In 1991 Vedrich won the First Belarusian SSR league (2nd level).

Vedrich spent 6 seasons 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...

 until 1996, when they finished last and relegated. After three years in the First League

Belarusian First League

The Belarusian First League is the second division of professional football in Belarus. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season the winner gets promoted to Belarusian Premier League and runner-up advances to the promotion play-offs, while two lowest-placed teams get...

 the team returned to the top level and played two more seasons (2000, 2001) and then relegated again. Since 2002 they in the First League again.

In 2004 Vedrich-97 finished second and was supposed to be promoted to Premier League. However, the club couldn't obtain the licence due to low infrastructure and had to stay in the First League.

Current squad

As of May 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	1st	8	15	6	3	6	17–19	15	Round of 32
1992–93	1st	15	32	7	7	18	30–61	21	Runners-up
1993–94	1st	12	30	7	7	16	20–41	21	Round of 16
1994–95	1st	9	30	10	8	12	24–33	28	Quarterfinals
1995	1st	14	15	4	3	8	22–20	15	Round of 32
1996	1st	16	30	4	3	23	14–57	15		Relegated
1997	2nd	6	30	13	7	10	44–34	46	Round of 16
1998	2nd	6	30	13	6	11	42–37	45	Round of 32
1999	2nd	2	30	16	10	4	56–30	58	Round of 32	Promoted
2000	1st	12	30	6	11	13	23–36	29	Round of 32
2001	1st	14	26	2	2	22	17–60	8	Semifinals	Relegated
2002	2nd	4	30	19	4	7	55–25	61	Round of 16
2003	2nd	4	30	16	5	9	52–29	53	Round of 32
2004	2nd	21	30	18	8	4	46–21	62	Round of 32
2005	2nd	8	30	11	6	13	37–41	39	Round of 32
2006	2nd	7	26	10	6	10	31–32	36	Round of 32
2007	2nd	10	26	9	6	11	29–26	33	Round of 16
2008	2nd	6	26	12	3	11	39–34	39	Round of 32
2009	2nd	8	26	10	5	11	40–47	35	Round of 32
2010	2nd	14	30	8	6	16	29–46	30	Round of 32

• ¹ Was unable to obtain Premier League license and had to stay in the First League.

External links

• Fansite
• Profile at KLISF.info