Maxline Rogachev
Wikipedia - FC Maxline Vitebsk
FC Maxline Vitebsk is a Belarusian football club based in Vitebsk.
History
The team was founded in 1983 as Avtomobilist Rogachev and was renamed to KSM Rogachev next year. Since its foundation and until the dissolution of Soviet Union the team was playing in Belarusian SSR league. In 1988, they were renamed to Dnepr Rogachev.
In 1992, the team joined newly created Belarusian Second League, where they spent next six seasons. After successful 1996 season Dnepr was promoted to the First League. In 1998, they were renamed to FC Rogachev, in 2001, after partnering with local football academy, to Rogachev-DUSSh-1 and finally to Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev in 2002.
The team spent nine seasons in First League until they finished at the last (16th) place in 2005 and were to be relegated back to the Second League. However, due to financial troubles, the team disbanded in early 2006.
Between 2007 and 2013 the amateur team representing Rogachev played in Gomel Oblast league. In 2014, the team reformed as MKK-Dnepr Rogachev and rejoined Second League, before reverting to classic name Dnepr Rogachev in 2015.
Maxline takeover
In 2021 the team was re-branded into Maxline Rogachev, after being taken over by the eponymous betting company. In the fall of 2022 Maxline defeated Arsenal Dzerzhinsk in the promotion/relegation play-off and won the right to be promoted to Belarusian Premier League for the 2023 season. During the off-season, Maxline were denied Premier League license and stayed in the First League as the result. In early 2023 the club cut ties with Rogachev and relocated to Vitebsk with the intention of having better chances for promotion in the bigger city with better infrastructure.
O clube foi fundado por um grupo de empresários locais, tendo participado inicialmente das divisões inferiores do futebol bielorrusso. Em 2012, conquistou o acesso à Primeira Liga, onde se mantém desde então.
O Maxline Rogachev nunca conquistou grandes títulos, mas tem se destacado nos últimos anos por suas campanhas na Copa da Bielorrússia. Em 2018, chegou às semifinais da competição, sendo eliminado pelo atual campeão, o BATE Borisov.
O clube também tem se destacado na formação de jogadores, tendo revelado diversos atletas que atualmente atuam em grandes clubes da Europa. Entre os jogadores mais famosos formados no Maxline Rogachev estão o meio-campista Sergei Kislyak, que atualmente joga no Rubin Kazan, e o atacante Igor Stasevich, que atua no Spartak Moscou.
O Maxline Rogachev manda seus jogos no Estádio Central de Rogachev, que tem capacidade para 5 mil espectadores. O clube é conhecido por seu estilo de jogo ofensivo e pela grande torcida que o acompanha nos jogos.