Overview
FC Neman Grodno (, FK Nioman Hrodna; ) is a Belarusian football club based in the city of Grodno, named after the Neman River and was founded in 1964. Since 1992, the team has participated in the highest division of Belarusian football league system.
History
Since 1964, the team was playing in the third tier of the Soviet football system almost constantly, excluding two seasons (1968 and 1969) spent in the second tier. Since 1992, Neman plays in the Belarusian Premier League. In 1993, they won the Belarusian Cup. The most successful years for the team were in the early 2000s, when they finished fourth twice in a row before finishing second in 2002 after losing the first place play-off against BATE Borisov.
Name changes
1964: founded as Neman Grodno
1973: renamed to Khimik Grodno
1993: renamed to Neman Grodno
1999: renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno
2002: renamed to Neman Grodno
Honours
Belarusian Premier League
Runners-up (1): 2002
Belarusian Cup
Winners (1): 1993
Runners-up (2): 2011, 2014
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