Universitet Vitebsk
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Universitet Vitebsk is a Belarussian
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 ,...

 football club from Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...

 (Vitsyebsk). The holder of the Club is, like the Name suggests, the local University
Vitebsk State University
Vitebsk State University is a tertiary institute in Vitebsk, Belarus....

. The club is most known for its women's team, that won the Belarusian Premier League
Belarusian Premier League (women)
The Belarusian Premier League is the top level women's football league of Belarus.The champion of the league qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.-Format:...

 several times.

History

the Club was founded in 1995. In a span of 8 years the women's team worked its way up into the Belarusian Premier League, where it won the title instantly and ended the year long dominance of Babruichanka Babruisk. In 2006-07 and 2007-08 the team reached the 2nd qualifying round of the UEFA Women's Cup
UEFA Women's Cup
The UEFA Women's Champions League is the first international women's association football club competition for teams that play in UEFA nations. Initially known as the UEFA Women's Cup, the competition has been re-branded since the 2009-2010 edition as the UEFA Women's Champions League...

.

In the 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
The UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10 was the first edition of the newly branded tournament, and the ninth edition of a UEFA tournament for women's champion football clubs....

 one started in the round of 32 but lost to FCR Duisburg.

Titles

  • Belarusian women's championships: 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
  • Belarusian Women's Cup
    Belarusian Women's Cup
    The Belarusian Women's Cup is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Belarus. It was first contested in 1992.-List of finals:The list of finals:-External links:*, Belarusian Football Federation*...

     winners: 2005, 2006, 2007

Current squad

As of 8 October 2011


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