FC BATE Borisov (Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, FK BATE Barysaw, pronounced [bʌˈtə]; Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov) is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Barysaw. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League and are the reigning champions. BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, having done so in 2008-09. Their home stadium is the Borisov City Stadium.
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FC BATE Borisov (Belarusian: ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, FK BATE Barysaw, pronounced [bʌˈtə]; Russian: ФК БАТЭ Борисов, FK BATE Borisov) is a Belarusian football team playing in the city of Barysaw. They compete in the Belarusian Premier League and are the reigning champions. BATE are the only Belarusian team to have qualified for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, having done so in 2008-09. Their home stadium is the Borisov City Stadium.
BATE, an acronym of Borisov Works of Automobile and Tractor Electric Equipment, was founded in 1973 when part of the Soviet Union, and competed in the SSR Belarusian League. The club was re-established in 1996 in independent Belarus. Since 1996, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League five times and competed in UEFA competitions. In 2001, BATE reached the first round of the UEFA Cup, their first appearance in the competition beyond the qualifying rounds. 2008 saw BATE beat Valur, R.S.C. Anderlecht and Levski Sofia to become the first Belarusian...
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