FC Slavia Mozyr
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FC Slavia-Mozyr is a Belarus
ian football
team, based in Mozyr, Belarus
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. They changed their name to MPKC Mozyr since 1994-95 season. MPKC stands for the Mozyr Industrial-Commercial Center. They won the First League the same year and made their debut in Belarusian Premier League
in fall 1995 season.
The first bunch of seasons were quite successful for the team. They finished 2nd in 1995 and won the championship in 1996, becoming the first team other from Dinamo Minsk to win. After changing the name to Slavia Mozyr in 1998, they again finished 2nd in 1999 and won the title in 2000. After that the results began to decrease and in 2005 they finished last and relegated.
After the relegation they had to merge with ZLiN Gomel in order for both teams to survive in any form due to financial problems. The new team plays in the First League since then. They also went through a number of name changes before staying with the cirrent name, FC Slavia-Mozyr.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team, based in Mozyr, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
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History
The team was founded in 1987 as Polesie Mozyr. Between 1987 and 1991 they played in Belarusian SSR league. From 1992 till 1995 they played in Belarusian First LeagueBelarusian First League
The Belarusian First League is the second division of professional football in Belarus. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season the winner gets promoted to Belarusian Premier League and runner-up advances to the promotion play-offs, while two lowest-placed teams get...
. They changed their name to MPKC Mozyr since 1994-95 season. MPKC stands for the Mozyr Industrial-Commercial Center. They won the First League the same year and made their debut in Belarusian Premier League
Belarusian Premier League
-Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...
in fall 1995 season.
The first bunch of seasons were quite successful for the team. They finished 2nd in 1995 and won the championship in 1996, becoming the first team other from Dinamo Minsk to win. After changing the name to Slavia Mozyr in 1998, they again finished 2nd in 1999 and won the title in 2000. After that the results began to decrease and in 2005 they finished last and relegated.
After the relegation they had to merge with ZLiN Gomel in order for both teams to survive in any form due to financial problems. The new team plays in the First League since then. They also went through a number of name changes before staying with the cirrent name, FC Slavia-Mozyr.
Name changes
- 1987: Founded as FC Polesye Mozyr
- 1994: Renamed to FC MPKC Mozyr
- 1998: Renamed to FC Slavia Mozyr
- 2006: Merged with ZLiN GomelZLiN GomelZavod Litya i Normalei Gomel was a Belarusian football club based in Gomel.The club merged with FC Slavia Mozyr to form FC Mozyr-ZLiN.-Recent seasons:...
and renamed to FC Mozyr-ZLiN - 2007: Renamed to FC Mozyr
- 2008: Renamed to FC Slavia-Mozyr
Achievements
- Belarusian Premier LeagueBelarusian Premier League-Soviet era champions:*1934 BVO *1935 BVO *1936 BVO *1937 Dinamo *1938 Dinamo *1939 Dinamo *1940 DKA *1941-44 unknown...
: 2
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- 1996, 2000
- Belarusian CupBelarusian CupThe Belarusian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Belarusian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.-Finals:-Soviet time winners:Finals before independence were:...
: 2
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- 1996, 2000
Current squad
As of May 2011League and Cup history
| Season | Goals | Points | Domestic Cup Belarusian Cup The Belarusian Cup is the main "knockout" cup competition in Belarusian football.The competition is a knockout tournament.-Finals:-Soviet time winners:Finals before independence were:... |
Notes | ||||||
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| 1992 | 2nd | 7 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18–22 | 16 | Round of 64 | |
| 1992–93 | 2nd | 2 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 54–14 | 49 | Round of 64 | |
| 1993–94 | 2nd | 2 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 48–18 | 43 | Round of 32 | |
| 1994–95 | 2nd | 1 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 106–17 | 51 | Quarterfinals | Promoted |
| 1995 | 1st | 2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 44–9 | 36 | Winners | |
| 1996 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 64–17 | 76 | ||
| 1997 | 1st | 6 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39–30 | 43 | Round of 16 | |
| 1998 | 1st | 6 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 41–36 | 45 | Quarterfinals | |
| 1999 | 1st | 2 | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 74–25 | 65 | Runners-up | |
| 2000 | 1st | 1 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 78–25 | 74 | Winners | |
| 2001 | 1st | 7 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49–27 | 44 | Runners-up | |
| 2002 | 1st | 11 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38–61 | 24 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2003 | 1st | 14 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29–64 | 25 | Round of 16 | |
| 2004 | 1st | 12 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 32–51 | 31 | Round of 32 | |
| 2005 | 1st | 14 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14–60 | 11 | Round of 16 | Relegated |
| 2006 | 2nd | 4 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 44–24 | 43 | Round of 16 | |
| 2007 | 2nd | 13 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 26–44 | 18 | Round of 32 | |
| 2008 | 2nd | 13 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33–62 | 23 | Round of 32 | |
| 2009 | 2nd | 13 | 271 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23–41 | 23 | Round of 32 | |
| 2010 | 2nd | 9 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33–44 | 37 | Round of 16 |
- 1 Including additional game (2–1 win) for the 13th place, which was necessary as Slavia-Mozyr gained the same amount of points as Spartak Shklov while only one team should be relegated.