# FC Naftan Novopolotsk

FC Naftan Novopolotsk (Belarusian: ФК Нафтан Наваполацк, FK Naftan Navapolatsk) is a Belarusian football club based in Novopolotsk. They play in the Belarusian First League, the second division in Belarusian football. Their home stadium is Atlant Stadium.

## History
### Name changes

* 1963: Formed as Neftyanik Novopolotsk
* 1981: Renamed Dvina Novopolotsk
* 1989: Renamed Kommunalnik Novopolotsk
* 1992: Renamed Naftan Novopolotsk
* 1995: Renamed Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk
* 2001: Renamed Naftan Novopolotsk

## Achievements

* Belarusian Cup
** Winners (2): 2009, 2012

## Current squad

As of March 2025
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 |
| 1 | GK | BLR | Artyom Denisenko |
| 3 | DF | BLR | Nikita Kostomarov |
| 5 | DF | BLR | Andrey Lebedzew |
| 7 | DF | BLR | Mikhail Kolyadko |
| 8 | MF | BLR | Kirill Yermakovich |
| 9 | MF | BLR | Artem Kuratnik |
| 10 | MF | UKR | Yevhen Protasov |
| 11 | MF | BLR | Ignat Pranovich |
| 12 | MF | BLR | Artem Zhvirblya |
| 13 | GK | BLR | Aleksey Kharitonovich |
| 14 | FW | BLR | Yegor Shedko |
| 17 | FW | BLR | Albert Kopytich |
| 19 | MF | BLR | Vladislav Kabyshev |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | BLR | Anton Susha |
| 23 | DF | COD | Mydo Kingu Yallet |
| 33 | MF | GRE | Georgios Ermidis |
| 44 | DF | BLR | Anatoliy Sannikov |
| 52 | MF | BLR | Yegor Kress |
| 66 | MF | GUI | Yamoussa Camara |
| 71 | GK | BLR | Aleksandr Naumovich |
| 77 | DF | BLR | Artemiy Litvinov |
| 88 | MF | BLR | Artem Drabatovich |
| 92 | MF | RUS | Artyom Shchadin |
| 99 | FW | BLR | Ivan Grudko |
| — | DF | BLR | Ignatiy Sidor |
| — | MF | UZB | Ruslan Roziyev |

## League and Cup history

| Season | Level | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup | Notes |
| 1992 | 3rd | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24–20 | 15 | Round of 64 | |
| 1992–93 | 3rd | 2 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 71–20 | 46 | Round of 16 | |
| 1993–94 | 3rd | 3 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 88–31 | 49 | | |
| 1994–95 | 3rd | 1 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 65–15 | 41 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
| 1995 | 2nd | 1 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 29–14 | 32 | Round of 32 | Promoted |
| 1996 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 43–52 | 43 | Round of 32 | |
| 1997 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40–33 | 39 | Round of 32 | |
| 1998 | 1st | 13 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 30–40 | 29 | Round of 16 | |
| 1999 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 39–63 | 28 | Round of 16 | |
| 2000 | 1st | 13 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25–69 | 22 | Round of 16 | |
| 2001 | 1st | 13 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18–51 | 14 | Round of 32 | Relegated |
| 2002 | 2nd | 2 | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 56–23 | 68 | Round of 16 | Promoted |
| 2003 | 1st | 8 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 39–49 | 35 | Round of 32 | |
| 2004 | 1st | 10 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45–50 | 35 | Semi-finals | |
| 2005 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 43–44 | 33 | Round of 16 | |
| 2006 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45–42 | 37 | Round of 16 | |
| 2007 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28–30 | 36 | Round of 32 | |
| 2008 | 1st | 7 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41–35 | 46 | Round of 32 | |
| 2009 | 1st | 4 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 29–39 | 38 | Winners | |
| 2010 | 1st | 7 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41–34 | 44 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2011 | 1st | 7 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 35–45 | 37 | Quarter-finals | |
| 2012 | 1st | 9 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23–40 | 29 | Winners | |
| 2013 | 1st | 10 | 32 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 29–41 | 37 | Round of 32 | |
| 2014 | 1st | 5 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 40–43 | 43 | Round of 32 | |
| 2015 | 1st | 9 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34-35 | 30 | Round of 16 | |
| 2016 | 1st | 13 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25-46 | 29 | Round of 8 | |

## Naftan in European Cups

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Gent | 2–1 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| 2012–13 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | Red Star Belgrade | 3–4 (H) | 3–3 (A) |

## Managers

* Vasily Zaitsev (Jan 1, 2004 – May 27, 2004)
* Vyacheslav Akshayev (May 27, 2004 – May 13, 2007)
* Igor Kovalevich (May 14, 2007 – Dec 12, 2012)
* Pavel Kucherov (Dec 27, 2012 – June 20, 2013)
* Valery Strypeykis (June 21, 2013 – Aug 23, 2016)
* Oleg Sidorenkov (Aug 24, 2016–)