FC Dynamo Brest


FC Dynamo Brest is a Belarusian football club based in Brest. The club plays in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football.
In 2019, Dynamo won its first ever Belarusian Premier League title. The club has also won the Belarusian Cup on three occasions, in 2007, 2017, and 2018.

History

Origins

The club was founded in 1960 as Spartak Brest and joined Soviet Class B the same year. After the 1962 season, they were relegated as a result of league reorganization. They came close to promotion twice in 1964 and 1967 but lost the final round both times. They were finally promoted on their third attempt in 1969, but the following year they again dropped to the third tier due to league reorganization. In 1972, the team was renamed to Bug Brest and finally, in 1976 to Dуnamo Brest. From 1970 till the end of the Soviet era, the club was playing in the Soviet third-tier league. Dynamo Brest had a strong connection with Dinamo Minsk during these years and often accepted young Minsk team players on loan.

Belarusian Premier League

In 1992, Dynamo Brest joined the Belarusian Premier League and have been playing there ever since. Their best result was a third place in the inaugural 1992 season, and they were finishing in the middle and bottom parts of the table ever since. In 2007, Dynamo Brest won the Belarusian Cup, also securing their only UEFA Cup participation. During the 2012 season, they were using the name FC Brest due to legal issues with using a Dynamo brand name the rights to which were claimed by Belarusian Dynamo Sport Society. This issue was resolved only by the end of the year. In the 2017 season, Dinamo Brest drew an average home league attendance of 5,689, the highest in the league.

Name changes

The first organised fan group was created on 1 August 1998, and the fan-dedicated stand can hold around 200–500 fans. An ultras group was created in 2008. The fans call themselves the Blue White Devils. They are politically right-wing.
The club have two fan-clubs: in Pinsk and Kobrin. The one official friendship, with fans of Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski, and good contacts with fans Dinamo Minsk and BATE Borisov. Their rivals are all left-wing fans, FC Gomel, Dnepr Mogilev, Shakhtyor Soligorsk, Slavia Mozyr, Belshina Bobruisk, Torpedo Minsk and Neman Grodno.

Honours

As of July 2020

League and Cup history

Soviet Union

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAgg.
2007–08UEFA Cup1QLiepājas Metalurgs1–21–12–3
2017–18UEFA Europa League2QRheindorf Altach0–31–11–4
2018–19UEFA Europa League2QAtromitos4–31–15–4
2018–19UEFA Europa League3QApollon Limassol1–00–41–4
2020–21UEFA Champions League1Q

Managers