[4] The team was founded in 1973 and managed to win Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic league three times (1974, 1976 and 1979) before being disbanded in 1984.

Since then, BATE have won the Belarusian Premier League 15 times and competed in UEFA competitions.

Notable former players of BATE include Alexander Hleb (VfB Stuttgart, Arsenal, Barcelona and Birmingham City); Vitali Kutuzov (Milan, Sporting CP, Avellino, Sampdoria, Parma, Pisa and Bari) and Yuri Zhevnov (FC Moscow, and Zenit Saint Petersburg).

Having started their professional careers with BATE, all are also former or present members of the Belarus national team.

[10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.