Belarus women's national football team
| Association | Football Federation of Belarus (Беларуская фэдэрацыя па футболу) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Eduard Demenkovets | ||
| Captain | Oksana Shpak | ||
| Most caps | Anna Pilipenko (51) | ||
| Top scorer | Anna Pilipenko (16) | ||
| FIFA code | BLR | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 48 2 (11 December 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 37 (December 2011; August 2012) | ||
| Lowest | 57 (March 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
| Unofficial : Belarus 0–0 Latvia (Minsk, Belarus; 14 August 1992)[2] Official : 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) 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
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
2024
| 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
| 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 | Report | Stadium: Serbian FA Sports Center Attendance: 215 Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria) |
| 4 April 2025 Nations League | Finland | 0–0 | Belarus | Novara, (Italy) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola [note 1] Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania) |
| 8 April 2025 Nations League | Belarus | 0–3 | Serbia | Novara,Italy |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Stadio Silvio Piola Attendance: 0[note 2] Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Germany) |
| 30 May 2025 Nations League | Belarus | 0–3 | Finland | Szeged, (Hungary) |
| Stadium: Szent Gellért Fórum Attendance: 0 Referee: Merima Čelik Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 3 June 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League B | Hungary | 0-0 | Belarus | Szeged, |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Szent Gellért Fórum Attendance: 1,613 Referee: Ana Maria Terteleac (Romania) |
| 28 June Friendly | Belarus | 3-0 | Azerbaijan | Zhodzina, Belarus |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Shuppo (37), Shlapakova (55), Valyuk (86). | Report | Stadium: Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) Attendance: 200 |
| 1 July Friendly | Belarus | 2–0 | Azerbaijan | Minsk, Belarus |
| 16:00 UTC+3 |
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Match report | Stadium: Traktar Stadium |
| 25 October Friendly | Malta | 0-2 | Belarus | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium, Ta' Qali |
| 28 October Friendly | Malta | 0-1 | Belarus | Ta' Qali, Malta |
| 21:00 | Report | Olkhovik 39' | Stadium: National Stadium, Ta' Qali Referee: Joanna Vassalo (Malta). |
| 26 November Friendly | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1-2 | Belarus | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 18:00 | Nikolic 82' |
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Stadium: FF BiH Training Center |
| 29 November Friendly | Belarus | 0–2 | Greece | Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 16:00 EET | Report |
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Stadium: Bosnia and Herzegovina FA Training Centre Referee: Aida Jusufović (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Eduard Demenkovets | Manager |
Manager history
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Maleev | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% | |
| Eduard Demenkovets | ????– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00.0% |
Players
Current squad
The following players were named to the squad for the friendly matches against the Bosnia and Herzegovina on 26 November 2025 and Greece on 29 November 2025. [8]
Caps and goals are correct as of 3 June 2025, after the game against Hungary.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ekaterina Miklashevich | 25 January 1992 | 5 | 0 | FC Minsk | |
| GK | Natalya Voskobovich | 17 June 1995 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | |||
| GK | Maria Svidunovich | 11 January 2003 | Ryazan-VDV | |||
| DF | Darya Gorshkova | 28 November 1998 | Dinamo-BGUFK | |||
| DF | Zarina Kapustina | 15 November 1998 | 11 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK | |
| DF | Olga Kapysha | 25 March 2003 | 6 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK | |
| DF | Arina Sitnikava | 6 November 2001 | 11 | 0 | Lusso | |
| DF | Yulia Slesarchik | 25 August 1994 | 58 | 4 | Lusso | |
| DF | Kseniya Kubichnaya | 6 March 1999 | FC Minsk | |||
| DF | Anna Kozyupa | 7 March 1995 | 58 | 2 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| MF | Anastasiya Shlapakova | 6 March 2000 | 41 | 9 | Dynamo Moscow | |
| MF | Valeriya Belaya | 4 July 1998 | 22 | 3 | FC Minsk | |
| MF | Anastasiya Linnik (Captain) | 11 July 1993 | 51 | 6 | Lokomotiv Moscow | |
| MF | Karina Olkhovik | 17 June 2000 | 48 | 11 | Fenerbahçe | |
| MF | Melana Surovtseva | 13 January 2003 | 29 | 0 | Puskás Akadémia | |
| MF | Alina Cherlenok | 21 September 1999 | Dinamo-BGUFK | |||
| MF | Anastasiya Mager | 31 January 2006 | 6 | 0 | Zvezda-2005 Perm | |
| MF | Elizaveta Pinchuk | 12 December 2004 | Dnepr-Mogilev | |||
| FW | Viktoriya Valyuk | 30 June 2002 | 25 | 4 | FC Minsk | |
| FW | Anastasiya Shuppo | 15 November 1997 | 49 | 7 | FC Minsk | |
| FW | Anna Sinyavskaya | 15 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK | |
| FW | Karolina Zhitko | 22 November 1999 | 3 | 1 | Rubin Kazan | |
| FW | Nadezhda Voskobovich | 14 February 1999 | Krylya Sovetov Samara | |||
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Darya Vinograd | 15 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | Dynamo Brest | v. Malta, 28 October 2025 |
| DF | Valeryia Bohdan | 12 June 2000 | 24 | 0 | Spartak Moscow | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Hanna Krasikava | 3 October 2002 | 1 | 0 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
| DF | Kristina Kiyanka | 10 November 1999 | 1 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Uzbekistan, 3 December 2024 |
| DF | Viktoriya Kazakevich | 12 May 1998 | 40 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Malta, 28 October 2025 |
| DF | Viktoryia Marchyk | 28 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Krylia Sovetov | v. Serbia, 25 February 2025 |
| DF | Darya Maniukova | 1 November 1998 | 8 | 1 | Dinamo-BGUFK | v. Azerbaijan, 1 July 2025 |
| MF | Ulyana Asaula | 12 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Serbia, 8 April 2025 |
| MF | Anastasiya Kavaliova | 15 January 2007 | 5 | 0 | Dinamo-BSUPC | v. Malta, 28 October 2025 |
| MF | Anna Sas | 6 October 2003 | 31 | 0 | Dynamo Moscow | v. Malta, 28 October 2025 |
| MF | Alina Kharashchak | 16 April 2005 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK | v. Azerbaijan, 1 July 2025 |
| MF | Darya Pratasiuk | 10 April 2007 | 0 | 0 | FC Minsk | v. Malta, 28 October 2025 |
| MF | Elizaveta Sergeychik | 19 March 1997 | 4 | 0 | Zvezda-2005 Perm | v. Uzbekistan, 3 December 2024 |
| MF | Liya Tikhomirova | 28 November 2000 | Dinamo-BGUFK | v. Malta, 28 October 2025 | ||
| FW | Anna Siniauskaya | 15 January 2006 | 0 | 0 | Dinamo-BGUFK | v. Malta, 28 October 2025 |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| 2035 | 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
| UEFA Women's Championship record | Qualifying record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rnk | |
| 1984 to 1991 | Did not exist | Did not exist | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | [b] | 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
| 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 | 30th | ||
| 2025 | B | 3 | To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 30th | |||||
| Promoted at end of season | |
| No movement at end of season | |
| Relegated at end of season | |
| * | Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs |
See also
Notes
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ^ "У женского футбола Беларуси юбилей" (in Russian). 14 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ^ 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. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Yle ei näytä Suomen maaotteluita Valko-Venäjää vastaan – Ottelut pyritään näyttämään Palloliiton Youtube-kanavalla" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Вызов в женскую сборную Беларуси" (in Russian). team.abff.by. 11 November 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ a b Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine Finland will not host Belarus. The match is played at neutral venue behind closed doors.[6]
- ^ Due to the Belarusian involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarus are required to play their home matches at neutral venues, and behind closed doors, until further notice.[7]