FC Neman Grodno

FC Neman Grodno (Belarusian: ФК Нёман Гродна, FK Nioman Hrodna; Russian: ФК Неман Гродно) is a Belarusian football club based in the city of Grodno, named after the Neman River and was founded in 1964. Since 1992, the team has participated in the highest division of Belarusian football league system.

Neman Grodno
Full nameFootball Club Neman Grodno[1]
Founded1964 (1964)
GroundNeman Stadium, Grodno
Capacity8,479
ChairmanIvan Vorsovich
ManagerIgor Kovalevich
LeagueBelarusian Premier League
2023Belarusian Premier League, 2nd of 15
WebsiteClub website

History

Since 1964, the team was playing in the third tier of the Soviet football system almost constantly, excluding two seasons (1968 and 1969) spent in the second tier. Since 1992, Neman plays in the Belarusian Premier League. In 1993, they won the Belarusian Cup. The most successful years for the team were in the early 2000s, when they finished fourth twice in a row before finishing second in 2002 after losing the first 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

Honours

Current squad

As of March 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Belarus BLR Artur Maliyevsky
4 DF Russia RUS Andrei Vasilyev
5 DF Belarus BLR Yegor Parkhomenko
7 FW Cameroon CMR Leonard Gweth
8 DF Ukraine UKR Yuriy Pantya
9 MF Moldova MDA Igor Costrov
10 MF Kyrgyzstan KGZ Gulzhigit Alykulov
11 MF Belarus BLR Ilya Kukharchik
12 GK Belarus BLR Maksim Belov
13 MF Belarus BLR Aleksey Dayneko
14 DF Belarus BLR Alyaksandr Anyukevich
15 MF Belarus BLR Oleg Yevdokimov
17 FW Belarus BLR Yahor Zubovich
18 FW Belarus BLR Maksim Kravtsov
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Belarus BLR Ivan Sadownichy
21 MF Belarus BLR Sergey Guzarevich
23 MF Belarus BLR Ruslan Lisakovich
24 MF Belarus BLR Andrey Yakimov
32 MF Belarus BLR Yury Pavlyukovets
33 DF Belarus BLR Sergey Karpovich
35 GK Belarus BLR Kirill Veydyger
46 MF Belarus BLR Aleksey Legchilin
47 MF Belarus BLR Mikhail Kazlow
55 DF Belarus BLR Aleksey Lavrik
88 MF Belarus BLR Pavel Savitsky
90 DF Belarus BLR Uladzislaw Kasmynin
99 MF Belarus BLR Vladislav Varaksa

League and Cup history

Soviet Union
Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19643rd1630661816–6018Round of 2048
19653rd1130971427–3425Round of 1024
19663rd4321510738–1540
331113–33Final round1
19673rd2341512732–2042Round of 4096
133009–06Semi-final round2
111003–02Final round; Promoted
19682nd19406171720–5329Round of 256
19692nd14407231027–2737Round of 256
220202–22Promotion/relegation play-off3
19703rd184211131827–4835Round of 256
19713rd123811121528–3645
19723rd183810101824–4540
19733rd14326111524–42194
19743rd2140392821–7115
19753rd1834562322–4816
19763rd9381581549–6038
19773rd64017121145–3646
19783rd134614161642–5444
19793rd74622131156–3357
19803rd132188642–2344
241305–45Final round5
19813rd43814131148–4441Group stage
19823rd230176743–2340
19833rd3321511635–1941
19843rd5341671151–4239
19853rd430156943–2736
19863rd630147937–3035
19873rd10341261633–3930Round of 16
19883rd5341810648–3146
19893rd10421881646–4144
19903rd15421662046–5238Round of 64
19913rd2242792632–5523
1992Round of 64
  • 1 Advanced to the final round for one promotion spot as the best-placed team from Belarusian SSR.
  • 2 Advanced to the semi-final 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 the 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.

Belarus
Season Level Pos Pld W D L Goals Points Domestic Cup Notes
19921st51590621–1718Round of 16
1992–931st432189539–2745WinnersUEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1993–941st1130881629–4124Round of 32
1994–951st7301011926–2731Round of 16
19951st81561820–3519Round of 32
19961st1330781525–4829
19971st10301081232–4138Round of 16
19981st1028871327–4431Quarter-finals
19991st9301071336–4337Quarter-finals
20001st430176756–2957Quarter-finals
20011st426148444–2050Round of 16
20021st2271175547–2156Round of 16UEFA Cup
20031st7301091124–3539Quarter-finals
20041st7301171237–3340Quarter-finalsUEFA Intertoto Cup
20051st1226731620–5024Semi-finals
20061st1026861224–3030Round of 16
20071st62699823–2236Semi-finals
20081st1230891336–4033Round of 16
20091st7261141123–3137Semi-finals
20101st10337101627–4231Quarter-finals
20111st8338131233–4537Runners-up
20121st5301011943–3641Semi-finals
20131st4321381134–3047Round of 16
20141st8321191241–3642Runners-upUEFA Europa League
20151st826881021–3232Quarter-finals
20161st1430781521–3629Round of 16
20171st630147942–3249Round of 16
20181st7301271131–3243Semi-finals
20191st10301061428–3736Round of 32
20201st530165941–2953Round of 32
20211st1130971436–3634Quarter-finals
20221st930913839–3640Semi-finalsUEFA Europa Conference League
20231st228195460–2262Semi-finalsUEFA Europa Conference League
  • 1 Including additional game (0–1 loss) against BATE for the first place.

Neman in Europe

As of match played 17 August 2023

Competition GP W D L GF GA +/-
UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup403124–2
UEFA Europa Conference League622267–1
UEFA Cup Winners Cup210126–4
UEFA Intertoto Cup201101–1
Total143651018–8
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Switzerland Lugano 2–1 0–5 2–6
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Romania Steaua București 1–1 0–0 1–1
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Czech Republic Tescoma Zlín 0–1 0–0 0–1
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Iceland FH Hafnarfjörður 1–1 0–2 1–3
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Liechtenstein Vaduz 1–1 2–1 3–2
2Q Malta Balzan 2–0 0−0 2−0
3Q Slovenia Celje 1–4 0–1 1–5
2024–25 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q

Managers
  • Belarus Vyacheslav Sivakov
  • Belarus Valery Yanochkin (Sept 1, 1993 – April 1, 1995)
  • Belarus Sergey Solodovnikov (Sept 1, 1997 – Feb 1, 1998), (May 1, 1998 – June 30, 2005)
  • Belarus Vladimir Kurnev (Jan 1, 2006 – Dec 31, 2006)
  • Belarus Liudas Rumbutis (Jan 1, 2007 – Dec 31, 2007)
  • Belarus Vyacheslav Akshayev (Jan 4, 2008 – July 20, 2008)
  • Belarus Oleg Radushko (July 21, 2008 – July 19, 2010)
  • Russia Aleksandr Koreshkov (June 25, 2010 – Aug 11, 2011)
  • Belarus Pyotr Kachura (caretaker) (Aug 13, 2011 – Aug 15, 2011)
  • Belarus Sergey Solodovnikov (Aug 16, 2011 – Apr 26, 2016)
  • Belarus Oleg Kirenya (caretaker) (Apr 26, 2016 – Jun 16, 2016)
  • Belarus Igor Kovalevich (Jun 17, 2016 –)

References
  1. "ОБЩАЯ ИНФОРМАЦИЯ". Fcneman.by. ФК "НЕМАН". Archived from the original on 15 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "Основа". Официальный сайт ФК "Неман". Archived from the original on 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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