Belarusian Premier League
Season2016
Dates1 April – 27 November 2016
ChampionsBATE Borisov
RelegatedBelshina Bobruisk
Granit Mikashevichi
Champions LeagueBATE Borisov
Europa LeagueDinamo Brest
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Dinamo Minsk
Matches played240
Goals scored577 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorerMikhail Gordeichuk
Vitali Rodionov
(14 goals each)
Biggest home win
4 matches
Biggest away winGranit Mikashevichi 0–7 Minsk
(19 November 2016)[5]
Highest scoringSlavia Mozyr 6–2 Minsk
(12 May 2016)[6]
Minsk 6–2 Slavia Mozyr
(16 September 2016)[7]
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The 2016 Belarusian Premier League was the 26th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The season began on 1 April 2016 and concluded on 27 November 2016. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 12th league title last year; they successfully defended their title this season.

Teams

Map of Belarus and the 16 teams of the 2016 Premier League
Minsk
Minsk
BATE
Belshina
Dinamo Brest
Gorodeya
Naftan
Neman
Shakhtyor
Torpedo-BelAZ
Slutsk
Granit
Slavia
Vitebsk
Minsk clubs: Dinamo Minsk Isloch Krumkachy Minsk
Locations of teams in the 2016 Belarusian Premier League

Three best teams of 2015 First League (Isloch Minsk Raion, Gorodeya and Krumkachy Minsk) were promoted to the league, which was expanded from 14 to 16 clubs.

The last-placed team of 2015 Premier League, Gomel, were relegated.

Team Location Venue Capacity Position in 2015
BATE Borisov Borisov Arena 13,126 1
Belshina Bobruisk Spartak Stadium[1] 3,700 4
Dinamo Brest Brest OSK Brestskiy 10,162 12
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium 17,600 2
Gorodeya Gorodeya Gorodeya Stadium[2] 1,020 First League, 2
Granit Mikashevichi Polesye Stadium (Luninets) 3,090 5
Isloch Minsk Raion City Stadium (Molodechno)[3] 4,800 First League, 1
Krumkachy Minsk FC Minsk Stadium[4] 3,000 First League, 3
Minsk Minsk FC Minsk Stadium 3,000 6
Naftan Novopolotsk Atlant Stadium 4,500 9
Neman Grodno Neman Stadium 8,479 8
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel Stadium 4,200 3
Slavia Mozyr Yunost Stadium 5,133 10
Slutsk Slutsk City Stadium 1,896 11
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Torpedo Stadium 6,524 7
Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsky CSK 8,144 13
  1. ^
    Five games played at Aleksandr Prokopenko Stadium in Bobruisk.
  2. ^
    One game played at RCOP-BGU Stadium, one game at FC Minsk Stadium (both in Minsk) and three games Urozhay Stadium in Nesvizh due to renovation works at Gorodeya Stadium.
  3. ^
    Isloch spent the season at City Stadium in Molodechno, as their previous home venue RCOP-BGU Stadium in Minsk did not meet Premier League criteria. In addition, one game was played at KFP Minsk and one game at FC Minsk Stadium.
  4. ^
    Krumkachy spent the season at FC Minsk Stadium, as their previous home venue SOK Olimpiysky in Minsk did not meet Premier League criteria.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov (C) 30 22 4 4 73 25 +48 70 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 30 17 8 5 46 20 +26 59 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Dinamo Minsk 30 15 10 5 46 28 +18 55
4 Minsk 30 15 8 7 49 24 +25 53
5 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 30 13 9 8 47 33 +14 48
6 Vitebsk 30 12 6 12 30 26 +4 42
7 Isloch Minsk Raion 30 11 8 11 33 39 −6 41
8 Dinamo Brest 30 11 7 12 38 38 0 40 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
9 Gorodeya 30 8 14 8 36 39 −3 38
10 Slavia Mozyr 30 9 8 13 33 49 −16 35
11 Krumkachy Minsk 30 9 6 15 24 39 −15 33
12 Slutsk 30 6 12 12 22 34 −12 30
13 Naftan Novopolotsk 30 7 8 15 25 46 −21 29[b]
14 Neman Grodno 30 7 8 15 21 36 −15 29[b]
15 Belshina Bobruisk (R) 30 5 10 15 34 45 −11 25[c] Relegation to the Belarusian First League
16 Granit Mikashevichi (R) 30 5 10 15 20 56 −36 25[c]
Source: BFF (in Russian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored; 8) Play-off (only if deciding champion); 9) Draw.[8]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Dinamo Brest qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Belarusian Cup.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record; Naftan Novopolotsk–Neman Grodno 2–0, Neman Grodno–Naftan Novopolotsk 0–1.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head record; Granit Mikashevichi–Belshina Bobruisk 0–4, Belshina Bobruisk–Granit Mikashevichi 1–1.

Results

Each team played twice against every other team for a total of 30 matches.

Home \ Away BAT BSH DBR DMI GRD GRA ISL KRU MIN NAF NEM SHA SLA SLU TZH VIT
BATE Borisov 2–1 2–0 3–3 5–0 4–0 4–1 5–0 3–1 4–1 4–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–0
Belshina Bobruisk 2–3 4–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 0–1
Dinamo Brest 1–4 2–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–0
Dinamo Minsk 1–1 3–1 2–1 2–0 5–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0
Gorodeya 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–2 2–0 3–3 0–2
Granit Mikashevichi 0–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–7 1–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–3
Isloch Minsk Raion 1–3 2–3 0–3[a] 3–1 2–0 3–2 0–0 0–4 2–0 0–0 1–3 0–1 2–0 3–2 0–0
Krumkachy Minsk 0–3 2–1 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–0
Minsk 2–3 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 6–2 5–2 0–0 1–0
Naftan Novopolotsk 3–2 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2
Neman Grodno 0–1 1–0 0–4 2–3 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 0–3 0–0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–2 3–0 3–1 0–0 2–2 4–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 5–1 0–0 3–0 1–0
Slavia Mozyr 2–1 0–2 1–4 1–0 3–3 1–3 2–1 1–0 6–2 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–4
Slutsk 0–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–1
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 1–2 2–2 0–1 0–2 1–3 5–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–2
Vitebsk 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–1
Source: BFF (in Russian), Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match Isloch v Dinamo Brest originally ended 2–4 and was later changed to 0–3 as a result of match fixing investigation.[9]

Top goalscorers

Rank Goalscorer Team Goals
1 Belarus Vitali Rodionov BATE Borisov 15
Belarus Mikhail Gordeichuk BATE Borisov 15
3 Belarus Vadzim Dzemidovich Torpedo Zhodino 12
Belarus Mikalay Yanush Shakhtyor Soligorsk 12
5 Ghana Joel Fameyeh Belshina Bobruisk 10
6 Belarus Dzyanis Laptsew Slavia Mozyr / Shakhtyor Soligorsk 9
Belarus Roman Volkov Vitebsk 9
8 Georgia (country) Valerian Gvilia Minsk / BATE Borisov 8
Belarus Dzmitry Lebedzew Gorodeya 8
Belarus Anton Saroka Gorodeya 8
Belarus Uladzimir Khvashchynski Dinamo Minsk 8
Serbia Nemanja Čović Minsk 8
Belarus Artsyom Salavey Vitebsk 8
Belarus Terentiy Lutsevich Granit Mikashevichi / Torpedo Zhodino 8

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016
Source: football.by

See also

References

  1. ^ "BATE VS. KRUMKACHY 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "TORPEDO BELAZ VS. GRANIT 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "DINAMO MINSK VS. GRANIT 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  4. ^ "BATE VS. GORODEYA 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ^ "GRANIT VS. MINSK 0 - 7". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  6. ^ "SLAVIA VS. MINSK 6 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  7. ^ "MINSK VS. SLAVIA 6 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Регламенты соревнований - Регламентирующие документы АБФФ на сезон 2016 года" [The regulations of the competition - Regulatory documents ABFF for season 2016] (in Russian). Football Federation of Belarus. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  9. ^ ABFF Disciplinary Committee decisions

External links

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