Belarus women's national football team
| Association | Football Federation of Belarus (Беларуская фэдэрацыя па футболу) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Eduard Demenkovets | ||
| Captain | Oksana Shpak | ||
| Most caps | Anna Pilipenko (41) | ||
| Top scorer | Anna Pilipenko (10) | ||
| FIFA code | BLR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 53 1 (12 June 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 2011; August 2012) | ||
| Lowest | 57 (March 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
| 0–0 Latvia (Minsk, Belarus; 14 August 1992)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Estonia 0–7 (Valga, Estonia; 17 May 2000) 8–1 Kazakhstan (Minsk, Belarus; 25 August 2004) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Ukraine 8–0 (Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014) Netherlands 8–0 (18 September 2015) | |||
The Belarus women's national football team represents Belarus in international women's football. The team is governed by the Football Federation of Belarus (Беларуская фэдэрацыя па футболу).
After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA, the European governing body for football, banned Belarusian national and club teams from hosting international competitions.[3][4]
History
Belarus first appeared in a FIFA/UEFA qualification stage in the 1997 European Championship, where it was paired with the Czech Republic, Poland and Estonia. In its first official match they lost 0–1 to the Czech Republic on 7 October 1995. In May 1996 they attained their first official win by beating 3–0 Poland, which had defeated them 2–0 in the first match. In the 1999 World Cup qualifying Belarus was ranked in Class B, with no qualifying options.
In the 2001 European Championship qualifying, again in Class B, Belarus beat Estonia 4–1 and 0–7, Israel 0–5 and 1–0 and Slovakia 1–0, and tied 1–1 in Romania, but the Romanians earned the spot in the promotion play-offs after beating Belarus 0–1. Belarus lost 6–1 to Slovakia in the last match.
In the 2003 World Cup qualifying, Class B, Belarus was 3rd, tied with Slovakia.
In the 2005 European Championship qualification, Class B, Belarus beat Estonia 5–0 and 1–3, Kazakhstan 0–2 and 8–1, and Israel 0–2. They just conceded two points, from a home 1–1 tie against Israel. Belarus topped the group for the first time, but there were no promotion play-offs as the qualifying system was unified for 2009.
In the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Belarus was promoted for the First Category, and ended second to last with 7 points. In the 2009 European Championship qualifying Belarus ended second to last. In the 2011 World Cup qualifying Belarus was 3rd. In the 2013 European Championship qualifying Belarus was grouped with Finland, Ukraine, Slovakia and Estonia.
Results and fixtures
- The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2024
| 12 July Euro 2025 qualifying | Georgia | 0–2 | Tbilisi, Georgia[a] | |
| TBC | Report | Stadium: M. Meskhi II Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 16 July Euro 2025 qualifying | 5–0 | Cyprus | Tbilisi, Georgia[a] | |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| 25 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | 1–8 | Czech Republic | Velika Gorica, Croatia | |
| 20:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Attendance: 10[6] Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
| 29 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs | Czech Republic | 0–0 (8–1 agg.) | Velika Gorica, Croatia | |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Gradski stadion Velika Gorica Attendance: 18[7] Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania) |
| 30 November Friendly | Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 15:00 UTC+5 | Kozyupa 47' | Stadium: UFA Football Pitch |
| 3 December Friendly | Uzbekistan | 0–3 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 15:00 UTC+5 | Kozyupa 47' | Stadium: UFA Football Pitch |
2025
| 21 February 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B | 0–2 | Hungary | Loznica, Serbia[a] | |
| Report | Stadium: Lagator Stadium Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal) |
| 25 February 2025 Nations League | Serbia | 0–0 | Stara Pazova, Serbia | |
| 18:00 | Report | Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Attendance: 215 Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria) |
| 4 April 2025 Nations League | Finland | 0–0 | Novara, (Italy) | |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola [note 1] Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania) |
| 8 April 2025 Nations League | 0–3 | Serbia | Novara,Italy | |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Germany) |
| 30 May 2025 Nations League | 0–3 | Finland | Szeged, (Hungary) | |
| Stadium: Szent Gellért Fórum Attendance: 0 Referee: Merima Čelik Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 3 June 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B | Hungary | 0-0 | Szeged, | |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Szent Gellért Fórum Attendance: 1,613 Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania) |
| 28 June Friendly | 3-0 | Azerbaijan | Zhodzina, Belarus | |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Shuppo (37), Shlapakova (55), Valyuk (86). | Report | Stadium: Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) Attendance: 200 |
| 1 July Friendly | 2–0 | Azerbaijan | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Match report | Stadium: Traktar Stadium |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 21 March 2021
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Players
Current squad
- The following players were named to the squad for the UEFA Women's Nations League matches against Finland and Hungary on 30 May and 3 June 2025, respectively.[10]
Caps and goals are correct as of 8 April 2025, after the game against Serbia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nataliya Voskobovich | 25 October 1993 | 44 | 0 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 22 | GK | Ekaterina Miklashevich | 25 January 1992 | 5 | 0 | ALG Spor |
| GK | Maria Svidunovich | Ryazan-VDV | ||||
| 17 | DF | Arina Sitnikava | 6 November 2001 | 11 | 0 | Lusso |
| 11 | DF | Yuliya Slesarchik | 25 August 1994 | 58 | 4 | Lusso |
| 8 | DF | Zarina Kapustina | 15 November 1998 | 11 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK |
| 13 | DF | Darya Maniukova | 1 November 1998 | 8 | 1 | Dinamo-BGUFK |
| 13 | DF | Darya Gorshkova | {{{goals}}} | Dinamo-BGUFK | ||
| 9 | DF | Anna Kozyupa | 7 March 1995 | 58 | 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 4 | MF | Anastasia Shlapakova | 6 March 2000 | 41 | 9 | Dynamo Moscow |
| 5 | MF | Anna Sas | 6 October 2003 | 31 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow |
| MF | Anastasiya Kavaliova | 15 January 2007 | 5 | 0 | Dinamo-BSUPC | |
| 15 | MF | Anastasiya Shuppo | 15 November 1997 | 49 | 7 | Győr |
| 7 | MF | Valeriya Belaya | 4 July 1998 | 22 | 3 | Pécsi MFC |
| 3 | MF | Anastasiya Linnik (Captain) | 11 July 1993 | 51 | 6 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 10 | MF | Anastasiya Maher | 31 January 2006 | 6 | 0 | Zvezda-2005 Perm |
| 19 | MF | Alina Kharashchak | 16 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK |
| 14 | FW | Karyna Alkhovik | 17 June 2000 | 48 | 11 | Fenerbahçe |
| 16 | FW | Milana Surovtseva | 13 January 2003 | 29 | 0 | Puskás Akadémia |
| – | FW | Hanna Siniauskaya | 15 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo-BSUPC |
| 18 | FW | Viktoryia Valiuk | 30 June 2002 | 25 | 4 | FC Minsk |
| 23 | FW | Karolina Zhitko | 22 November 1999 | 3 | 1 | Rubin Kazan |
Recent call-ups
- The following players have been called up to a Belarus squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Palina Malayeva | 12 November 2002 | 0 | 0 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | v. Czech Republic, 29 October 2024 |
| DF | Kseniya Kubichnaya | 6 March 1999 | 19 | 1 | Dinamo-BSUPC | v. Georgia, 9 April 2024 |
| DF | Kristina Kiyanka | 10 November 1999 | 1 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Georgia, 9 April 2024 |
| GK | Darya Vinograd | 15 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Brest | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Alina Charlionak | 20 November 2005 | 1 | 0 | Dinamo-BSUPC | v. Cyprus, 16 July 2024 |
| DF | Kristina Kiyanka | 10 November 1999 | 1 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Uzbekistan, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Viktoriya Kazakevich | 12 May 1998 | 40 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Uzbekistan, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Viktoryia Marchyk | 28 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Krylia Sovetov | v. Serbia, 25 February 2025 |
| DF | Hanna Krasikava | 3 October 2002 | 1 | 0 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Olga Kapysha | 25 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Valeryia Bohdan | 12 June 2000 | 24 | 0 | Spartak Moscow | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
| MF | Yana Artishevskaya | 16 August 2001 | 3 | 1 | Dinamo-BSUPC | v. Georgia, 9 April 2024 |
| MF | Anna Pilipenko | 25 December 1988 | 44 | 9 | Dinamo-BSUPC | v. Czech Republic,29 October 2024 |
| MF | Darya Pratasiuk | 10 April 2007 | 0 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Czechia, 29 October 2024 |
| MF | Elizaveta Sergeychik | 19 March 1997 | 4 | 0 | Zvezda-2005 Perm | v. Uzbekistan, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Ulyana Asaula | 12 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1991 | Did not exist | UEFA Euro 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Did not enter | UEFA Euro 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | ||||||||
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 16 | +11 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | -17 | |||||||||
| 2011 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | +3 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -19 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 26 | -19 | |||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| 2035 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 82 | 140 | -68 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Championship
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
| 1984 to 1991 | Did not exist | Did not exist | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | – | ||||||||
| 2001 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 2025 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | [b] | 35th | ||||||||
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 61 | 29 | 5 | 27 | 114 | 108 | 35th | ||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA Women's Nations League
| UEFA Women's Nations League record | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | League | Group | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
| 2023–24 | B | 4 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30th | ||
| 2025 | B | 3 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30th | |||||
| Promoted at end of season | |
| No movement at end of season | |
| Relegated at end of season | |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus is required to play its home matches at neutral venues behind closed doors until further notice.[5]
- ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "У женского футбола Беларуси юбилей" (in Russian). 14 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
- ^ "Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
- ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Belarus v Czech Republic" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Belarus" (JSON). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Yle ei näytä Suomen maaotteluita Valko-Venäjää vastaan – Ottelut pyritään näyttämään Palloliiton Youtube-kanavalla" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Вызов в женскую сборной Беларуси на матчи Лиги наций УЕФА" [Call-up for matches against Finland and Serbia] (in Russian). team.abff.by. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ a b Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Finland will not host Belarus. The match is played at neutral venue behind closed doors.[8]
- ^ Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[9]