# FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk

FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk (Belarusian: ФК Шахцёр Салігорск, romanized: FK Shakhtsyor Salihorsk, Russian: ФК Шахтёр Солигорск) is a Belarusian Premier League football club, playing in the city of Salihorsk (Soligorsk).

## History

The club was founded in 1961. During Soviet era, Shakhtyor Soligorsk played in the top or second division of the Belarusian SSR league, occasionally dropping to lower tiers (Minsk Oblast league) for a short time. In 1971, Shakhtyor absorbed two other local Soligorsk teams (Khimik and Gornyak). Their best results came toward the end of Soviet days, when the team finished as league runners-up twice (1988, 1990) and won the Belarusian SSR Cup three times (1985, 1986, 1988).
Since 1992, Shakhtyor has been playing in Belarusian Premier League. The team struggled through the 1990s, usually fighting against relegation. In 1997, they finished at the last place in the league, but were saved from relegation after two other Premier League clubs withdrew.
After a transitory 1998 season, since 1999, they have never finished below 6th place and became a staple European Cups participant. Shakhtyor Soligorsk became the champions of Belarus in 2005, 2020 and 2021, and were league runners-up six times (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018). They also won the Belarusian Cup three times (2004, 2014, and 2019).
On May 11, 2023, following a match-fixing scandal, the club was stripped of the 2022 league title and received a 30-point deduction for the following campaign, as well as an additional 20-point deduction the campaign afterwards.

## Honours

* Belarusian Premier League
** Winners (3): 2005, 2020, 2021
** Runners-up (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018
* Belarusian Cup
** Winners (3): 2003–04, 2013–14, 2018–19
** Runners-up (5): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2016–17
* Belarusian Super Cup
** Winners (2): 2021, 2023
** Runners-up (4): 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022

## Current squad

    As of February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | BLR | Nikita Shaula |
| 30 | MF | BLR | Anatoliy Yarmolich |
| 91 | FW | BLR | Mark Bulanov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 94 | DF | BLR | Nikita Korshun |
| — | GK | BLR | Rustam Gurinovich |
| — | MF | BLR | Bogdan Kutsiy |

## League and Cup history

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Belarusian Cup | Top goalscorer | Top goalscorer | Manager |
| Season | Div. | Pos. | Pl. | W | D | L | GS | GA | P | Belarusian Cup | Name | League | Manager |
| 1992 | 1st | 11th | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | Round of 16 | Vladimir Kavalenya | 6 | Nikolai Kostyukevich |
| 1992–93 | 1st | 11th | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 26 | Round of 32 | | | Nikolai Kostyukevich |
| 1993–94 | 1st | 13th | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 39 | 21 | Quarter-finals | | | Nikolai Kostyukevich Nikolay Gurchenkov Ivan Tupolskiy |
| 1994–95 | 1st | 14th | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 20 | Round of 32 | | | Ivan Tupolskiy Nikolai Kostyukevich |
| 1995 | 1st | 13th | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 16 | Quarter-finals | | | Nikolai Kostyukevich Gennadiy Plotnikov |
| 1996 | 1st | 11th | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 50 | 29 | Quarter-finals | | | Konstantin Afanasjev |
| 1997 | 1st | 16th$^1$ | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 53 | 24 | Round of 32 | | | Konstantin Afanasjev Ivan Schyokin |
| 1998 | 1st | 11th | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 54 | 30 | Round of 32 | | | Ivan Schyokin |
| 1999 | 1st | 5th | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 30 | 59 | Round of 16 | Dmitry Podrez | 13 | Ivan Schyokin |
| 2000 | 1st | 5th | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 29 | 54 | Round of 32 | | | Nikolai Kostyukevich |
| 2001 | 1st | 5th | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 46 | Quarter-finals | Syarhey Nikifarenka | 11 | Nikolai Kostyukevich |
| 2002 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 51 | Semifinal | Syarhey Nikifarenka | 12 | Nikolai Kostyukevich Yury Vyarheychyk |
| 2003 | 1st | 5th | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 64 | Round of 16 | Anatoly Tikhonchik | 17 | Nikolai Kostyukevich Yury Vyarheychyk |
| 2004 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 65 | Winners | Artsyom Hancharyk | 14 | Yury Vyarheychyk |
| 2005 | 1st | 1st | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 14 | 63 | Round of 16 | Alyaksandr Klimenka | 14 | Yury Vyarheychyk |
| 2006 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 51 | Runners Up | Alyaksandr Klimenka | 17 | Yury Vyarheychyk |
| 2007 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 44 | Quarter-finals | Syarhey Nikifarenka | 9 | Yury Vyarheychyk |
| 2008 | 1st | 4th | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 51 | Runners Up | | | Yury Vyarheychyk |
| 2009 | 1st | 6th | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 38 | Runners Up | | | Yury Vyarheychyk Anatoly Bogovik Aleksey Vergeyenko |
| 2010 | 1st | 2nd | 33 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 51 | 23 | 66 | Semifinal | Pavel Sitko | 9 | Eduard Malofeyev Uladzimir Zhuravel |
| 2011 | 1st | 2nd | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 24 | 61 | Semifinal | Aleksandr Alumona | 9 | Uladzimir Zhuravel |
| 2012 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 24 | 61 | Round of 16 | Dzmitry Asipenka | 14 | Uladzimir Zhuravel |
| 2013 | 1st | 2nd | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 26 | 58 | Quarter-finals | Dzmitry Asipenka | 11 | Uladzimir Zhuravel |
| 2014 | 1st | 3rd | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 28 | 50 | Winners | Mikalay Yanush | 15 | Sergei Borovsky |
| 2015 | 1st | 3rd | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 47 | 27 | 49 | Runners Up | Mikalay Yanush | 15 | Sergei Borovsky Syarhey Nikifarenka |
| 2016 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 59 | Quarter-finals | Mikalay Yanush | 12 | Syarhey Nikifarenka |
| 2017 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 65 | Runners Up | Denis Laptev | 10 | Oleg Kubarev Marek Zub |
| 2018 | 1st | 2nd | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 64 | Quarter-finals | Denis Laptev | 12 | Marek Zub Sergei Tashuyev |
| 2019 | 1st | 3rd | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 21 | 65 | Winners | Mikalay Yanush | 11 | Sergei Tashuyev Syarhey Nikifarenka |
| 2020 | 1st | 1st | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 21 | 59 | Semifinal | Vitaly Lisakovich | 9 | Yuriy Vernydub Roman Hryhorchuk |
| 2021 | 1st | 1st | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 18 | 75 | Semifinal | Dembo Darboe | 19 | Roman Hryhorchuk Sergei Gurenko Aleksey Baga |
| 2022 | 1st | 1st$^2$ | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 17 | 65 | Round of 16 | Maksim Skavysh | 9 | Ivan Bionchik Sergei Tashuyev Milic Curcic |
| 2023 | 1st | 13th | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 40 | 9$^3$ | Quarter-finals | Egor Karpitskiy | 12 | Stanislav Suvorov |
| 2024 | 1st | 16th | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 45 | 2$^4$ | Round of 32 | Denis Kovalevich | 5 | Sergei Podpaly |
* $^1$ Finished last but saved from relegation due to withdrawal of two higher-placed teams.
* $^2$ The title was stripped to Shakhtyor Soligorsk following a match-fixing scandal.
* $^3$ Shakhtyor Soligorsk were deducted 35 points for match-fixing.
* $^4$ Shakhtyor Soligorsk were deducted 20 points for match-fixing.

## Shakhtyor in Europe

    As of 11 August 2022
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| 2001–02 | UEFA Cup | QR | CSKA Sofia | 1–2 (H) | 1–3 (A) |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Omagh Town | 1–0 (H) | 7–1 (A) |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Cibalia | 1–1 (H) | 2–4 (A) |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Nistru Otaci | 1–1 (A) | 1–2 (H) |
| 2006–07 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Široki Brijeg | 0–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Ararat Yerevan | 4–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) |
| 2007 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Chornomorets Odesa | 2–4 (A) | 0–2 (H) |
| 2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1R | Cracovia | 2–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
| 2008 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2R | Sturm Graz | 0–2 (A) | 0–0 (H) |
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Ventspils | 0–1 (H) | 2–3 (A) |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Ried | 1–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Milsami Orhei | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 (p. 2–4) (A) |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Derry City | 1–0 (A) | 5–1 (H) |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Zulte Waregem | 5–2 (A) | 2–2 (H) |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | PO | PSV Eindhoven | 0–1 (A) | 0–2 (H) |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Glenavon | 2–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Wolfsberger AC | 0–1 (H) | 0–2 (A) |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | NSÍ Runavík | 2–0 (A) | 5–0 (H) |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Domžale | 1–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
| 2017–18 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Sūduva Marijampolė | 0–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Connah's Quay Nomads | 3–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Lech Poznań | 1–1 (H) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) (A) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Hibernians | 1–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Esbjerg | 2–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 3Q | Torino | 0–5 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 1Q | Sfântul Gheorghe | 0–0 (p. 1–4) (H) | — |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Ludogorets Razgrad | 0–1 (A) | 0–1 (H) |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 2Q | Fola Esch | 1–2 (H) | 0−1 (A) |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Champions League | 1Q | Maribor | 0–0 (A) | 0–2 (H) |
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 3Q | CFR Cluj | 0–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |

## Managers

* Ivan Schyokin (July 1, 1997 – Dec 31, 1999)
* Yury Vyarheychyk (July 1, 2002 – May 11, 2009)
* Aleksey Vergeyenko (June 26, 2009 – Nov 23, 2009)
* Eduard Malofeyev (Nov 24, 2009 – May 13, 2010)
* Uladzimir Zhuravel (May 14, 2010 – Dec 2, 2013)
* Sergei Borovsky (Jan 9, 2014–)