Belarus women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing Belarus

Belarus

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

First colours

Second colours

FIFA ranking

Current

(15 March 2024)^[1]

Highest

37 (December 2011; August 2012)

Lowest

57 (March – December 2023)

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)

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.^[2]^[3]

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

2023

Belarus

Russia

7 April Friendly	Belarus	0–0	Russia	Minsk, Belarus
20:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium

Belarus

Russia

10 April Friendly	Belarus	0–2	Russia	TBC, Belarus
--:-- UTC+3

Belarus

Uzbekistan

14 July Friendly

Belarus

4–1

Uzbekistan

Belarus

Uzbekistan

17 July Friendly

Belarus

1–2

Uzbekistan

Belarus

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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)

Czech Republic

Belarus

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)

Belarus

Slovenia

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)

Slovenia

Belarus

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)

Belarus

Czech Republic

2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) 2023–24 UEFA Nations League	Belarus	0–1	Czech Republic	Győr (Hungary)^[a]
11:30		Report	Dubcová 45'	Stadium: Ménfői úti Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Jelena Medjedovic (Serbia)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Belarus

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

Albania

Belarus

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

Malta

Belarus

25 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024	Malta	1–1	Belarus	Paola, Malta
	Borg 58'	Report	Arcišeŭskaja 90+2'	Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium

Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 21 March 2021

Name	Role
Yuri Maleev	Manager

Players

Current squad

The following players were named for the Friendly matches against Albania and Malta on 22 and 25 February 2024.^[5]^[6]

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 (age 30)	15	0	Zenit, St. Petersburg
	1GK	Darja Vinahrad	(1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 24)	0	0	ŽFK Dynama

2	2DF	Hanna Kaziupa				ZHFK Lokomotiv Moskva
2	2DF	Arina Sitnikova				all - Dynamo-BGUFK
21	2DF	Valeryia Bohdan	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 23)	1	0	Minsk
	2DF	Anna Sas	(2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Karagumryuk
2	2DF	Viktoryja Kazakievič				Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne
2	2DF	Kryścina Kijanka				ŽFK Minsk
2	2DF	Ksienija Kubičnaja				ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk

2	3MF	Valeryja Biełaja				Zvezda-2005
15	4FW	Anastasia Shuppo				both Dynamo-BGUFK
23	3MF	Anna Pilipenko (C)	(1988-12-25) 25 December 1988 (age 35)	24	5	all - Dynamo-BGUFK
2	3MF	Julija Slasarčyk				ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
	3MF	Anastasija Mahier				ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
2	3MF	Darya Manyukova				all - Dynamo-BGUFK
2	3MF	Voĺha Kapyša				ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
2	3MF	Jana Arcišeŭskaja				ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk

14	4FW	Karina Olkhovik	(2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 23)	26	9	ALG Spor
2	4FW	Miełana Suraŭcava				Puskás Akadémia FC
2	3MF	Anastasia Kovaleva				all - Dynamo-BGUFK

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 (age 32)	0	0	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
GK	Maria Svidunovich		0	0		v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
GK	Polina Malaeva		0	0	Yenisei	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023

DF	Zarina Kapustina				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 (age 25)	10	0	all - Dynamo-BGUFK	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
DF	Yulia Slesarchyk				all - Dynamo-BGUFK	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
DF	Anastasiya Novikova	(1998-12-10) 10 December 1998 (age 25)	8	0	Minsk	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
DF	Victoria Kazakevich				Saint-Etienne	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023

MF	Tatyana Krasnova				Rostov	v. Slovenia, 31 October 2023
MF	Anastasia Pobegailo					v. Czech Republic, 26 September 2023
MF	Daria Gorshkova				ABFF WU-19	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF	Anastasiya Linnik (captain)	(1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 30)	29	1	all - Dynamo-BGUFK	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF	Anastasiya Shlapakova	(2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 24)	8	2	all - Dynamo-BGUFK	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF	Anna Kozyupa	(1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 29)	21	1	Lokomotiv Moscow	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF	Melana Surovtseva				Minsk	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
MF	Olga Kapysha				Zorka-BSU	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023

FW	Melana Surovtseva				Minsk	v. Slovenia, 31 October 2023
FW	Victoria Valyuk				both Dynamo-BGUFK	v. Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 December 2023
^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

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
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
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56	17	5	34	82	140	-68

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
UEFA Women's Championship record								Qualifying record
1984 to 1991	Did not exist							Did not exist
1993	Did not enter							Did not enter
1995	Did not enter							Did not enter
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	To be determined							To be determined
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	53	23	4	26	94	100

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Notes

^ 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]

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
^ 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.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Tovarishcheskiye matchi s Albaniyey i Mal'toy" Товарищеские матчи с Албанией и Мальтой [Friendly Matches with Albania and Matla] (in Russian). team.abff.by. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ match note

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