passing through Gençlerbirliği and Real Sociedad, but being eliminated by Mechelen. Dinamo Minsk also participated in Belarusian SSR league. Since the mid-50s, their appearances were only sporadic and they were represented by youth teams in later seasons. They have won the championship 7 times. Belarus Dinamo Minsk won the inaugural season of the Belarusian Premier League in 1992. They won 5 league titles until 1995, making only one appearance in the UEFA Champions League, in 1993. However, after a title in 1997, Dinamo Minsk last won the championship in 2004. The 2000s saw Dinamo Minsk failing to secure any league title in the battle against BATE Borisov, thus finishing in lower places. In 2014, Dinamo Minsk beat MYPA, CFR Cluj and Nacional to be drawn in Group K of UEFA Europa League, along with Italian side Fiorentina, French team Guingamp and Greek side PAOK, becoming the second team, after BATE Borisov, to reach group stages of Europa League. Dinamo finished at the bottom with four points, after a draw with Guingamp and a historical 2–1 victory over Fiorentina. Name history 1927, club founded as Dinamo Minsk as part of Dynamo sports society 1954, re-branded as Spartak Minsk being transferred to Spartak volunteer sports society 1959, formed to Belarus Minsk based on better teams of the 1959 Class B Spartak Minsk and Urozhai Minsk 1962, renamed to Dinamo Minsk being transferred back to Dynamo sports society Supporters and Rivalries The ultras of Dinamo Minsk are famous for their right-wing political orientation and there have been several riots, clashes with the police forces and chants against the Belarusian authoritarian regime, led by long-time President Alexander Lukashenko. Their political views as well as geographic proximity and contest for dominance of the city make them rivals with neighbours Partizan Minsk, whose fans tend to be strongly left-wing. Dinamo Minsk also has a big rivalry with BATE Borisov from the city of Barysaw. Honours Belarus Belarusian Premier League Winners (7): 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995, 1997, 2004 Runners-up: 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 3rd place: 2000, 2003, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021 Belarusian Cup Winners (3): 1992, 1993–94, 2002–03 Runners-up: 1995–96, 1997–98, 2012–13 Season Cup Winners: 1994 Soviet Union Soviet Top League Winners: 1982 3rd place: 1954, 1963, 1983 Soviet Cup Runners-up: 1965, 1987 Federation Cup Runners-up: 1989 Soviet First League: Winners: 1953, 1956 Runners-up: 1951, 1975 3rd place: 1974, 1978