Belarus women's national football team

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).

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Belarus national football team.

Belarus
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
(Беларуская фэдэрацыя па футболу)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachEduard Demenkovets
CaptainOksana Shpak
Most capsAnna Pilipenko (41)
Top scorerAnna Pilipenko (10)
FIFA codeBLR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 57 Steady (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest37 (December 2011; August 2012)
Lowest57 (March 2023 – March 2024)
First international
 Poland 3–0 Belarus 
(Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Poland; 4 November 1995)
Biggest win
 Estonia 0–7 Belarus 
(Valga, Estonia; 17 May 2000)
 Belarus 8–1 Kazakhstan 
(Minsk, Belarus; 25 August 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Ukraine 8–0 Belarus 
(Kyiv, Ukraine; 2 August 2014)
 Netherlands 8–0 Belarus 
(18 September 2015)

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.[2][3]

History
Belarus women's national team in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Turkey on September 17, 2014.

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

2023
14 July Friendly Belarus  4–1  Uzbekistan
17 July Friendly Belarus  1–2  Uzbekistan
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Belarus  1–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Győr (Hungary)
21:00
  • Linnik 14'
 Report
  • Jelčić 6'
  • Gavrić 87'
 Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion,
Referee: Abigail Byrne (England)
26 September 2023 2023–24 Nations League Czech Republic  2–1  Belarus Velika Gorica, Croatia
17:00
  • Kotrčová 28'
  • Cahynová 33'
 Report
  • Valiuk 55'
 Stadium: Gradski stadion
Attendance: 23
Referee: Reelika Turi (Estonia)
27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Belarus  1–1  Slovenia Budapest (Hungary)
20:00
  • Linnik 90+3'
 Report
  • Kubichnaya 16' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Szusza Ferenc Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Elvira Nurmustafina (Kazakhstan)
31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Slovenia  0–0  Belarus Murska Sobota
17:30 Report Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium
Attendance: 342
Referee: Kirsty Dowle (England)
2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Belarus  0–1  Czech Republic Győr (Hungary)[lower-alpha 1]
11:30 Report
  • Dubcová 45'
 Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jelena Medjedovic (Serbia)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–0  Belarus Zenica
19:00 Report Stadium: Bilino Polje Stadium
Referee: Deborah Anex (Switzerland)

2024
22 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 Albania  0–3  Belarus Paola, Malta
  • Maliqi 35' (o.g)
  • Pilipienka 62', 85'
 Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium
25 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 Malta  1–1  Belarus Paola, Malta
Borg 58' Report Arcišeŭskaja 90+2' Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Cyprus  0–3  Belarus Dasaki Achnas
Report
  • Kubichnaya 2'
  • Shuppo 45+2' (pen.)
  • Shlapakova 90+5'
 Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Belarus  3–0  Georgia Dasaki Achnas (Cyprus)[lower-alpha 2]
Report Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 2]
Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff
As of 21 March 2021
Name Role
Yuri Maleev Manager


Players

Current squad
  • The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Cyprus and Georgia, on 5 and 9 April 2024.[5]
Caps and goals accurate up to and including 20 June 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nataliya Voskobovich (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 15 0 Russia Zenit, St. Petersburg
1GK Darja Vinahrad (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 0 0 Belarus ŽFK Dynama
1GK Polina Malaeva 0 0 Russia Yenisei
2 2DF Hanna Kaziupa Russia ZHFK Lokomotiv Moskva
2 2DF Ksienija Kubičnaja Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
21 2DF Valeryia Bohdan (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 1 0 Belarus Minsk
2 2DF Arina Sitnikova Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK
2DF Anna Sas (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 2 0 Turkey Karagumryuk
2 2DF Viktoryja Kazakievič France Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne
2 2DF Aryna Sitnikava Belarus ŽFK Minsk
2 2DF Kryścina Kijanka Belarus ŽFK Minsk
2 3MF Julija Slasarčyk Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
15 4FW Anastasia Shuppo Belarus both Dynamo-BGUFK
23 3MF Anna Pilipenko (C) (1988-12-25) 25 December 1988 24 5 Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK
3MF Anastasija Lińnik Saudi Arabia Al Hilal Saudi Club
3MF Anastasija Šłapakova Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
2 3MF Valeryja Biełaja Belarus Zvezda-2005
2 3MF Voĺha Kapyša Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
2 3MF Jana Arcišeŭskaja Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
2 3MF Darya Manyukova Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK
14 4FW Karina Olkhovik (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 26 9 Turkey ALG Spor
2 4FW Miełana Suraŭcava Hungary Puskás Akadémia FC

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 Ekaterina Miklashevich (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 0 0 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
GK Maria Svidunovich 0 0 Russia v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
DF Zarina Kapustina Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Slovenia, 31 October 2023
DF Nadezhda Voskobovich v.  Czech Republic, 26 September 2023
DF Kseniya Kubichnaya (1999-03-06) 6 March 1999 10 0 Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
DF Yulia Slesarchyk Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
DF Anastasiya Novikova (1998-12-10) 10 December 1998 8 0 Belarus Minsk v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
DF Victoria Kazakevich France Saint-Etienne v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF Tatyana Krasnova Russia Rostov v.  Slovenia, 31 October 2023
MF Anastasia Pobegailo v.  Czech Republic, 26 September 2023
MF Daria Gorshkova Belarus ABFF WU-19 v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF Anastasiya Linnik (captain) (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 29 1 Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF Anastasiya Shlapakova (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 8 2 Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF Anna Kozyupa (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 21 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF Melana Surovtseva Belarus Minsk v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF Olga Kapysha Belarus Zorka-BSU v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF Anastasija Mahier Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk v.  Malta, 25 February 2024
FW Melana Surovtseva Belarus Minsk v.  Slovenia, 31 October 2023
FW Victoria Valyuk Belarus both Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
FW Anastasia Kovaleva Belarus all - Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Malta, 25 February 2024

INJ Withdrew due to injury
PRE Preliminary squad / standby
RET Retired from the national team
SUS Serving suspension
WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991Did not exist UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995Did not enter UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999Did not qualify 612389-1
United States 2003 85032716+11
China 2007 8215623-17
Germany 2011 84131714+3
Canada 2015 102081231-19
France 2019 8107521-16
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 8215726-19
2027To be determined To be determined
Total-------- 561753482140-68
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship
UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984 to Denmark 1991Did not exist Did not exist
Italy 1993Did not enter Did not enter
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995
NorwaySweden 1997Did not qualify 6303129
Germany 2001 8512209
England 2005 8512213
Finland 2009 81161027
Sweden 2013 84131017
Netherlands 2017 83051020
England 2022 72051115
Switzerland 2025To be determined To be determined
Total------- 532342694100
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus is required to play its home matches at neutral venues behind closed doors until further notice.[4]
  2. 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.[4]

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
  3. "Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
  4. "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. match note
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