FC Sputnik Rechitsa was a Belarusian football club based in Rechytsa.

Sputnik Rechitsa
Full nameFootball Club Sputnik Rechitsa
Founded2017
Dissolved2021
GroundCentral Stadium, Rechitsa
Capacity3,550
LeagueBelarusian Premier League
202116th (withdrew)

The club was founded in 2017 after a relocation of FC DYuSSh-DSK Gomel to Rechytsa.[1] The club finished third in the 2018 Belarusian Second League season and in early 2019, they were offered a promotion to the First League, after a vacancy opened. Sputnik took the offer and made its First League debut in 2019.

On July 14, 2021, it became known that the club was dissolved after not being able to carry on being funded, resulting in withdrawal from the league and 3-0 wins being given to opponents for the rest of the season.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Речицкий "Спутник" заменит "Монтажник" во второй лиге - Новости : Football.By : Белорусский и мировой футбол". www.football.by.
  2. ^ "Sputnik dissolved".
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