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Belarus women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Belarus national football team.

Belarus
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationFootball Federation of Belarus
(Беларуская фэдэрацыя па футболу)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachEduard Demenkovets
CaptainOksana Shpak
Most capsAnna Pilipenko (41)
Top scorerAnna Pilipenko (10)
FIFA codeBLR
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 52 Decrease 2 (6 March 2025)[1]
Highest37 (December 2011; August 2012)
Lowest57 (March 2023 – March 2024)
First international
 Belarus 0–0 Latvia 
(Minsk, Belarus; 14 August 1992)[2]
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)
 Netherlands 8–0 Belarus 
(18 September 2015)

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.[3][4]

History

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Belarus women's national team in the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA Group 6 match against Turkey on September 17, 2014.

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

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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

2024

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22 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 Albania  0–3  Belarus Paola, Malta
 Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium
25 February Visit Malta Women's Tournament 2024 Malta  1–1  Belarus Paola, Malta
Borg 58' Report Arcišeŭskaja 90+2' Stadium: Tony Bezzina Stadium
5 April Euro 2025 qualifying Cyprus  0–3  Belarus Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus
Report
Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)
9 April Euro 2025 qualifying Belarus  3–0  Georgia Dasaki Achnas, Cyprus[a]
Report Stadium: Dasaki Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: María Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)
30 May Friendly Iran  0–3  Belarus Tehran, Iran
16:30 UTC+3:30
Stadium: Ararat Stadium
31 May Euro 2025 qualifying Lithuania  0–3
Forfeited[b]		  Belarus
Report
2 June Friendly Iran  0–1  Belarus Tehran, Iran
16:30 UTC+3:30
Stadium: Ararat Stadium
25 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Belarus  1–8  Czech Republic Velika Gorica, Croatia
20:30
Report
Stadium: Gradski stadion Velika Gorica
Attendance: 10[9]
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
29 October 2024 Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Czech Republic  0–0
(8–1 agg.)		  Belarus Velika Gorica, Croatia
15:00 Report Stadium: Gradski stadion Velika Gorica
Attendance: 18[10]
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
30 November Friendly Uzbekistan  0–1  Belarus Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5 Kozyupa 47' Stadium: UFA Football Pitch
3 December Friendly Uzbekistan  0–3  Belarus Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UTC+5 Kozyupa 47' Stadium: UFA Football Pitch

2025

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21 February 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B Belarus  0-2  Hungary Loznica, Serbia[a]
Report
Stadium: Lagator Stadium
Referee: Sandra Bastos (Portugal)
25 February 2025 Nations League Serbia  0–0  Belarus Stara Pazova, Serbia
18:00 Damnjanović 43' (pen.) Report Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center
Attendance: 215
Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)

Coaching staff

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Current coaching staff

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As of 21 March 2021
Name Role
Yuri Maleev Manager


Players

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See also: Category:Belarus women's international footballers

Current squad

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Caps and goals accurate up to and including 20 June 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Nataliya Voskobovich (1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 31) 15 0 Russia Zenit, St. Petersburg
1GK Darja Vinahrad (1999-04-15) 15 April 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Belarus ŽFK Dynama
1GK Ekaterina Miklashevich (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 (age 33) 0 0 Turkey ALG Spor
2 2DF Arina Sitnikava (2001-11-06) 6 November 2001 (age 23) Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK
3MF Yulia Slesarchik (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk
2DF Zarina Kapustina Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK
2 3MF Darya Manyukova Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK
21 2DF Valeryia Bohdan (2000-06-12) 12 June 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Belarus Minsk
3MF Anna Kozyupa (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995 (age 30) 21 1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
2DF Anna Krasikova Russia Enisey, Krasnoyarsk
2DF Victoria Marchik Russia Krylia Sovetov
15 3MF Anastasia Shlapakova Russia Dynamo Moscow
4FW Anastasia Kovaleva Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK
3MF Anna Sas (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 21) 2 0 Turkey Fatih Karagümrük S.K.
15 3MF Anastasia Shuppo (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 27) Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK
2 3MF Valeriya Belaya (1998-07-04) 4 July 1998 (age 26) Belarus ŽFK Minsk
3MF Anastasija Lińnik (1993-07-11) 11 July 1993 (age 31) Saudi Arabia Al Hilal
3MF Anastasia Mager Russia Zvezda-2005
2 3MF Alina Khoroshchak Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK
15 4FW Victoria Valyuk Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK
2 4FW Milana Surovtseva (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 22) Hungary Puskás Academy
4FW Karina Alkhovik (2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 24) 26 9 Turkey Fenerbahçe
15 4FW Anna Sinyavskaya Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK

Recent call-ups

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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 Polina Malaeva 12/11/2002 0 0 Russia Yenisey Krasnoyarsk v.  Czech Republic,29 October 2024
DF Ksienija Kubičnaja Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk v.  Georgia, 9 April 2024
DF Aryna Sitnikava Belarus ŽFK Minsk v.  Georgia, 9 April 2024
DF Kryścina Kijanka Belarus ŽFK Minsk v.  Georgia, 9 April 2024
DF Yulia Slesarchyk Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Iran,2 June 2024
DF Olga Kapysha Belarus Zorka-BSU v.  Iran,2 June 2024
DF Hanna Kaziupa 07/03/1995 Russia Lokomotiv Moskva v.  Cyprus,16 July 2024
DF Alina Cherlionak 20/11/2005 Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Cyprus,16 July 2024
DF Ulyana Asaula (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22) Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Uzbekistan,3 December 2024
DF Kristina Kiyanka Template:Country data BL Minsk v.  Uzbekistan,3 December 2024
DF Viktoriya Kazakevich (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26) France Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne v.  Uzbekistan,3 December 2024
MF Anastasija Šłapakova Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk v.  Georgia, 9 April 2024
MF Jana Arcišeŭskaja Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk v.  Georgia, 9 April 2024
MF Anastasija Mahier Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk v.  Malta, 25 February 2024
MF Valeryja Biełaja Belarus Zvezda-2005 v.  Iran,2 June 2024
MF Olga Kapysha 25/03/2003 Belarus ŽFK Dynama-BDUFK Minsk v.  Cyprus,16 July 2024
MF Anna Pilipenko (C) (1988-12-25) 25 December 1988 (age 36) 24 5 Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Czech Republic,29 October 2024
MF Daria Protasyuk Belarus ABFF WU-19 v.  Czech Republic,29 October 2024
MF Anastasiya Shlapakova (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000 (age 25) 8 2 Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Uzbekistan,3 December 2024
MF Elizaveta Sergeychik Russia Zvezda-2005 v.  Uzbekistan,3 December 2024
FW Miełana Suraŭcava Hungary Puskás Akadémia FC v.  Georgia, 9 April 2024
FW Yana Artishevskaya 16/08/2001 Belarus Dynamo-BGUFK v.  Cyprus,16 July 2024

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

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FIFA Women's World Cup

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FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not exist UEFA Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 Did not enter UEFA Euro 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify 6 1 2 3 8 9 -1
United States 2003 8 5 0 3 27 16 +11
China 2007 8 2 1 5 6 23 -17
Germany 2011 8 4 1 3 17 14 +3
Canada 2015 10 2 0 8 12 31 -19
France 2019 8 1 0 7 5 21 -16
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 8 2 1 5 7 26 -19
Brazil 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

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UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rnk
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984 to Denmark 1991 Did not exist Did not exist
Italy 1993 Did not enter Did not enter
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995
NorwaySweden 1997 Did not qualify 6 3 0 3 12 9 –
Germany 2001 8 5 1 2 20 9
England 2005 8 5 1 2 21 3
Finland 2009 8 1 1 6 10 27
Sweden 2013 8 4 1 3 10 17
Netherlands 2017 8 3 0 5 10 20
England 2022 7 2 0 5 11 15
Switzerland 2025 8 6 1 1 20 8 Fall[c] 35th
2029 To be determined To be determined
Total - - - - - - - 61 29 5 27 114 108 35th
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

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UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year League Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rnk
2023–24 B 4 4th 6 0 2 4 3 7 Fall 30th
2025 B 3 To be determined
Total 6 0 2 4 3 7 30th
Rise Promoted at end of season
Same position No movement at end of season
Fall Relegated at end of season
* Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus is required to play its home matches at neutral venues behind closed doors until further notice.[5]
  2. ^ a b Lithuania refused to play against Belarus in Euro qualifying, due to Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6] UEFA subsequently declared the matches as forfeited by Lithuania and they were deemed to have lost both matches 0–3. The Lithuanian Football Federation was also fined 5,000€.[7][8]
  3. ^ From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  2. ^ "У женского футбола Беларуси юбилей" (in Russian). 14 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  3. ^ Goldberg, Rob. "UEFA Bars Belarus from Hosting International Games After Invasion of Ukraine". Bleacher Report.
  4. ^ "Russia, Belarus Suspended From International Soccer, Hockey Over Ukraine Attacks". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
  5. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Lithuanian national team refuses to play in the qualification for the UEFA EURO against Belarus". dailysports.net. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ "UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body. Decisions of 15 May 2024" (PDF). UEFA. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Lithuania fined for refusing to play with Belarus - Ukrainian Komersant". Комерсант Український. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Belarus v Czech Republic" (JSON). UEFA. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Czech Republic v Belarus" (JSON). UEFA. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Вызов на матчи со сборными Венгрии и Сербии" [Call-up for matches against Hungary and Serbia] (in Russian). team.abff.by. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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