Футбольны Клуб БАТЭ (English: Football Club BATE), is a Belarusian professional football club from Borisov playing in the Belarusian Premier League, the most successful Belarusian champion. The club is also a 5-time participant from Belarus in the Champions League and a 5-time participant from Belarus in the Europa League.
History[]
The club was founded in 1973. At that time, the club played in the regional championship. The team was doing quite well. Unfortunately, in 1984, due to financial reasons, the club ceased to exist. After the fall, the other football clubs started to represent the city. In 1996, the club was reactivated as a result of an assembly to strengthen Borisov socially or economically and support from the BATE, which owned the club. The reactivated club started playing in the third league. A year later, the club was promoted to the second division. The club became professional in 1998, when it was promoted to the premier league, from which it has never been relegated. The club won 15 national championships, 5 national cups and 8 super cups.
Content[]
On its channel, the club mainly publishes shots from matches, as well as various interviews and press conferences. Broadcasts or training sessions are also published. The official club station is FC BATE TV.
Trivia[]
- The club has won a total of 28 titles in its history.
- BATE is an acronym for Borisov Plant of Automotive and Tractor Electrical Equipment (Belarusian: Барысаўскі Завод АўтаТрактарнага Электраабсталявання)
- The club has been owned by BATE since its founding.
- The club has a well-known rivalry with Dynamo Minsk
- The club is the only team from Belarus that has played in the Champions League.