The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs of Belarus, organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.
Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies for the UEFA Europa League.
History and format
The cup is a traditional single-elimination tournament. Usually, the cup involves all clubs participating in Belarusian Premier League, First League and Second League, as well a small number of amateur clubs that can qualify through local amateur Cup competitions. Unlike the league season, Belarusian Cup is still played using a fall/spring schedule (while the League has switched to spring/fall schedule in 1995).
The most frequently used format of the cup included six rounds. Typically, the quarterfinals and semifinals are played after the winter break and consist of two-legged ties. However, both the schedule and the number of matches in each round can be adjusted depending on the availability of domestic match dates. The final match is traditionally played in May. Since 2013, the final is played at various venues across the country.
Finals
Soviet time winners
Finals before independence were:
- 1936 Dinamo (Minsk) 3âÂÂ1 Spartak (Minsk)
- 1939 Minsk 6âÂÂ1 Spartak (Bobruysk)
- 1940 Dinamo (Minsk) 1âÂÂ0 (Minsk)
- 1945 (Minsk) 1âÂÂ0 Dinamo II (Minsk)
- 1946 (Minsk) 4âÂÂ0 KVT Brest
- 1947 Torpedo (Minsk) 8âÂÂ0 Dinamo (Beranovichi)
- 1948 Sbornoya Borisova (Borisov) 3âÂÂ0 Dinamo (Brest)
- 1949 (Bobruysk) 2âÂÂ0 Torpedo (Minsk)
- 1950 (Minsk) 2âÂÂ1 Torpedo (Minsk)
- 1951 (Minsk) 9âÂÂ1 Spartak (Bobruysk)
- 1952 Spartak (Minsk) 3âÂÂ0 (Minsk)
- 1953 Spartak (Minsk) 10âÂÂ0 Stroitel (Mozyr)
- 1954 Torpedo (Vitebsk) 4âÂÂ1 KMO Minsk
- 1955 Burevestnik (Minsk) 4âÂÂ1 KMO Minsk
- 1956 Minsk Rayona 3âÂÂ0 Mogilev Rayona
- 1957 Sputnik (Minsk) 4âÂÂ1 Komanda Molototskogo Rayona
- 1958 Minsk 1âÂÂ1 (1âÂÂ0 replay) Sbornaya Borisova
- 1959 Plant Voroshilova (Minsk) 6âÂÂ2 Borisov Rayona
- 1960 Sputnik (Minsk) 0âÂÂ0 (3âÂÂ2 replay) Traktor (Minsk)
- 1961 Sputnik (Minsk) 3âÂÂ2 Traktor (Minsk)
- 1962 Torpedo (Minsk) 1âÂÂ0 Sputnik (Minsk)
- 1963 Sputnik (Minsk) 1âÂÂ0 Spartak (Minsk)
- 1964 Gvardeyets (Minsk) 3âÂÂ1 Narocha (Molodechno)
- 1965 Neftianik (Novopolotsk) 1âÂÂ0 Lokomotiv (Brest)
- 1966 Sputnik (Minsk) 2âÂÂ0 Mebelschik (Bobruysk)
- 1967 Sputnik (Minsk) 1âÂÂ0 Torpedo (Minsk)
- 1968 Torpedo (Minsk) 2âÂÂ1 Spartak (Minsk)
- 1969 Torpedo (Zhodino) 3âÂÂ1 Universitet (Gomel)
- 1970 Sputnik (Minsk) 1âÂÂ1 (2âÂÂ0 replay) Torpedo (Zhodino)
- 1971 Torpedo (Zhodino) 4âÂÂ0 2âÂÂ1 Start (Orsha)
- 1972 Torpedo (Zhodino) 2âÂÂ0 Obuvschik (Lida)
- 1973 Orbita (Minsk) 2âÂÂ0 Stroitel (Bobruysk)
- 1974 Stroitel (Bobruysk) 1âÂÂ0 Orbita (Minsk)
- 1975 Stroitel (Bobruysk) 1âÂÂ0 Temp (Orsha)
- 1976 Bate (Borisov) 2âÂÂ0 Burevestnik (Minsk)
- 1977 Torpedo (Zhodino) 3âÂÂ1 Shinnik (Bobruysk)
- 1978 Torpedo (Zhodino) 2âÂÂ1 Burevestnik (Minsk)
- 1979 Shinnik (Bobruysk) 3âÂÂ1 Pedinstitut (Brest)
- 1980 Burevestnik (Minsk) 3âÂÂ1 Shinnik (Bobruysk)
- 1981 Torpedo (Zhodino) 4âÂÂ4 Impuls (Grodno) a.e.t., 5âÂÂ4 pen.]
- 1982 Torpedo (Zhodino) 3âÂÂ0 Obuvschik (Lida)
- 1983 Torpedo (Zhodino) 1âÂÂ0 Impuls (Gomel)
- 1984 Orbita (Minsk) 2âÂÂ0 Torpedo (Zhodino)
- 1985 Shakhtyor (Soligorsk) 3âÂÂ1 Olimp (Grodno)
- 1986 Shakhtyor (Soligorsk) 3âÂÂ0 Sputnik (Minsk)
- 1987 SKIF Minsk 1âÂÂ1 Temp (Orsha) a.e.t., 4âÂÂ2 pen.]
- 1988 Shakhtyor (Soligorsk) 0âÂÂ0 Sputnik (Minsk) a.e.t., 4âÂÂ3 pen.]
- 1989 Sputnik (Minsk) 8âÂÂ2 Pedinstitut (Brest)
- 1990 Metallurg (Molodechno) 2âÂÂ1 SKIF- Minsk a.e.t.]
- 1991 Metallurg (Molodechno) 2âÂÂ0 Shinnik (Bobruysk)
Performance by club
Performance since independence.
References
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