Belarusian Cup
Football tournament
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The Belarusian Cup (Belarusian: Кубак Беларусі, romanized: Kubak Belarusi) is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs of Belarus, organized by the Football Federation of Belarus.
| Founded | 1992 |
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| Teams | 52 |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Domestic cup | Belarusian Super Cup |
| Current champions | BATE Borisov (6th title) |
| Most championships | BATE Borisov (6 titles) |
| Website | abff.by |
Belarusian Cup was established in 1992. Each year the winning team qualifies for the UEFA Europa League.
History and format
The cup is a traditional single-elimination tournament. Usually, the cup involves all clubs participating in Belarusian Premier League, First League and Second League, as well a small number of amateur clubs that can qualify through local amateur Cup competitions. Unlike the league season, Belarusian Cup is still played using a fall/spring schedule (while the League has switched to spring/fall schedule in 1995).
The most frequently used format of the cup included six rounds. Typically, the quarterfinals and semifinals are played after the winter break and consist of two-legged ties. However, both the schedule and the number of matches in each round can be adjusted depending on the availability of domestic match dates. The final match is traditionally played in May. Since 2013, the final is played at various venues across the country.
Finals
Soviet time winners
Finals before independence were:[1]
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Performance by club
Performance since independence.
| Club | Wins | Winning years | Runners-up | Runners-up years |
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| BATE Borisov | 6 | 2006, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2026 | 7 | 2002, 2005, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3 | 2004, 2014, 2019 | 5 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 3 | 1992, 1994, 2003 | 4 | 1996, 1998, 2013, 2026 |
| Neman Grodno | 3 | 1993, 2024, 2025 | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
| Dynamo Brest | 3 | 2007, 2017, 2018 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gomel | 3 | 2002, 2011, 2022 | 1 | 2004 |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 3 | 1997, 1999, 2001 | 0 | |
| Slavia Mozyr | 2 | 1996, 2000 | 2 | 1999, 2001 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2 | 2016, 2023 | 2 | 2010, 2025 |
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 2 | 2005, 2008 | 0 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 2 | 2009, 2012 | 0 | |
| Dinamo-93 Minsk | 1 | 1995 | 1 | 1997 |
| Minsk | 1 | 2013 | 1 | 2012 |
| Vitebsk | 1 | 1998 | 1 | 2019 |
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 0 | 2 | 2021, 2024 | |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 0 | 1 | 1992 | |
| Vedrich Rechitsa | 0 | 1 | 1993 | |
| Fandok Bobruisk | 0 | 1 | 1994 | |
| Torpedo Mogilev | 0 | 1 | 1995 | |
| Torpedo-MAZ Minsk | 0 | 1 | 2000 | |
| Lokomotiv Minsk | 0 | 1 | 2003 |