1997 Belarusian Premier League

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Belarusian Premier League
Season1997
Champions Dinamo Minsk
(6th title)
Relegated Ataka Minsk
Transmash Mogilev
Champions League Dinamo Minsk
Cup Winners' Cup Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk
UEFA Cup Belshina Bobruisk
Intertoto Cup Dnepr Mogilev
Matches played240
Goals scored658 (2.74 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Khlebosolov
(19 goals)
Biggest home win Dinamo Mn 7–0 Torpedo-Kadino
(8 August 1997)
Biggest away win Torpedo-Kadino 1–7 Ataka
(13 June 1997);
Kommunalnik 1–7 Dnepr
(2 July 1997)
Highest scoring Dinamo-93 6–3 Transmash
(8 July 1997)
← 1996
1998 →

The 1997 Belarusian Premier League was the seventh season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on November 11, 1997. MPKC Mozyr were the defending champions.

Contents

Team changes from 1996 season

Obuvshchik Lida and Vedrich Rechytsa, placed 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to the First League. They were replaced by two newcomers: 1996 First League winners Transmash Mogilev and runners-up Kommunalnik Slonim. Ataka-Aura Minsk shortened their name to Ataka Minsk

Overview

Dinamo Minsk won their 6th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Belshina Bobruisk qualified for UEFA Cup. Bronze medalists and 1997–98 Cup winners Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. Originally Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and Shakhtyor Soligorsk, placed 15th and 16th respectively, were supposed to be relegated to the First League. However, after Ataka Minsk withdrew from Premier League due to bad financial state and two Mogilev teams Dnepr and Transmash merged to form FC Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev, both Shakhtyor and Torpedo-Kadino were allowed to stay in the Premier League.

Teams and venues

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Location of teams in 1997 Belarusian Premier League
TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 1996
MPKC Mozyr Mozyr Yunost Stadium (Mozyr) 6,5001
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium [1] 25,0002
Belshina Bobruisk Bobruisk Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) 2,5003
Dinamo-93 Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium [2] 25,0004
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk Vitebsk Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk) 5,5005
Ataka Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium [3] 25,0006
Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk Novopolotsk Atlant Stadium 6,5007
Molodechno Molodechno City Stadium (Molodechno) 5,5008
Dnepr Mogilev Mogilev Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) [4] 11,2009
Dinamo Brest Brest Dinamo Stadium (Brest) 2,40010
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Soligorsk Stroitel Stadium [5] 5,00011
Torpedo Minsk Minsk Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) [6] 5,00012
Neman Grodno Grodno Neman Stadium 15,00013
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev Mogilev Torpedo Stadium (Mogilev) 3,50014
Transmash Mogilev Mogilev Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) [7] 11,200 First league, 1
Kommunalnik Slonim Slonim Yunost Stadium (Slonim) 1,200 First league, 2
  1. ^
    Club's regular home ground Dinamo Stadium was reserved for Cup final and international matches during the whole season due to poor pitch conditions. Dinamo had to play all games of the season at different venus (eight games at Traktor Stadium, two at Central Stadium in Smolevichi, one at City Stadium in Lyuban, one at Stroitel Stadium in Soligorsk, one at City Stadium in Molodechno, two at Olympic Center in Stayki)
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    Due to renovation works at Traktor Stadium and clashes with other clubs, one home game was played at Kamvolschik Stadium, four at City Stadium in Molodechno, one at Central Stadium in Smolevichi, one at Urozhay Stadium in Nesvizh, three at Olympic Center in Stayki.
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    Due to renovation works at Traktor Stadium and clashes with other clubs, three home games were played at Kamvolschik Stadium, one at Orbita Stadium, three at City Stadium in Lyuban, one at KFP Drozdy, one at Olympic Center in Stayki.
  4. ^
    Four games played at Khimvolokno Stadium.
  5. ^
    Two games played at Shakhtyor Stadium.
  6. ^
    Due to renovation works at Torpedo Stadium, one home game was played at City Stadium in Lyuban, two games at Torpedo Stadium in Zhodino, three at Kamvolschik Stadium, two at Olympic Center in Stayki.
  7. ^
    Three games played at Lokomotiv Stadium, two at Khimvolokno Stadium and ten games at Spartak Stadium as club's own Transmash Stadium was not licensed for Premier League.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Minsk (C)3021727424+5070Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Belshina Bobruisk 3021366730+3766Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 3018574630+1659Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round
4 Dnepr Mogilev 3015784832+1652Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
5 Dinamo-93 Minsk 3014795330+2349
6 MPKC Mozyr 30127113930+943
7 Dinamo Brest 30126124452−842
8 Torpedo Minsk 30126124543+242
9 Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 30109114033+739
10 Neman Grodno 30108123241−938
11 Kommunalnik Slonim 3093183261−2930
12 Ataka Minsk (R)3086162944−1530Dissolved after the season
13 Molodechno 3079142844−1630
14 Transmash Mogilev (R)3084183052−2228Merged with Dnepr Mogilev
15 Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev 3077162959−3028
16 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3066182253−3124
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ATA BSH DBR DMI D93 DNE KOM LVI MOL MPK NAF NEM SHA TMI TMO TRA
Ataka Minsk 0–30–20–20–10–12–04–03–10–01–12–00–01–20–01–0
Belshina Bobruisk 3–03–11–22–13–14–11–23–11–04–13–21–12–15–11–0
Dinamo Brest 2–22–12–10–20–15–33–11–22–12–02–03–21–11–12–2
Dinamo Minsk 3–10–03–03–13–14–06–11–12–01–12–13–02–17–03–1
Dinamo-93 Minsk 1–20–21–10–03–05–21–24–10–10–00–04–02–10–06–3
Dnepr Mogilev 2–03–02–01–32–11–00–03–11–22–11–10–01–13–02–0
Kommunalnik Slonim 2–11–03–12–42–01–70–52–01–00–11–13–11–21–13–1
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 1–00–44–01–20–01–00–01–01–10–24–03–02–15–13–0
Molodechno 0–11–11–31–11–11–40–13–10–23–21–13–20–01–02–0
MPKC Mozyr 4–00–21–10–01–50–13–00–11–10–14–01–06–12–02–0
Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 6–01–22–12–31–03–01–00–11–10–11–12–30–15–12–2
Neman Grodno 0–00–24–12–11–31–11–01–21–01–11–02–02–00–11–3
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–01–43–00–40–42–21–00–10–10–40–01–21–10–11–0
Torpedo Minsk 3–01–01–31–30–34–35–20–10–05–02–20–21–23–12–0
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev 1–73–40–11–42–30–02–00–02–03–10–04–01–00–20–1
Transmash Mogilev 2–12–54–11–10–10–22–00–21–00–00–10–32–00–23–2
Source: rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Belarusian clubs in European Cups

RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #11st leg2nd leg
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Group stage Dinamo-93 Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg 1–0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Heerenveen 1–0
Polonia Warsaw Flag of Poland.svg 1–4 Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo-93 Minsk 1–4
Dinamo-93 Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg 0–1 Flag of Germany.svg Duisburg 0–1
Aalborg Flag of Denmark.svg 2–1 Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo-93 Minsk 2–1
1997–98 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round Dinamo Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg (a) 2–2 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Kolkheti-1913 Poti 1–01–2
Second qualifying round Dinamo Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg 0–3 Flag of Norway.svg Lillestrøm 0–20–1
First round MPKC Mozyr Flag of Belarus.svg 1–2 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Dinamo Tbilisi 1–10–1
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Qualifying round Sadam Tallinn Flag of Estonia.svg 2–5 Flag of Belarus.svg Belshina Bobruisk 1–11–4
First round Belshina Bobruisk Flag of Belarus.svg 1–5 Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 1–20–3
1997–98 UEFA Champions League
First qualifying round Constructorul Chişinău Flag of Moldova.svg 3–4 Flag of Belarus.svg MPKC Mozyr 1–12–3
Second qualifying round Olympiacos Flag of Greece.svg 7–2 Flag of Belarus.svg MPKC Mozyr 5–02–2

Top scorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Khlebosolov Belshina Bobruisk 19
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Makowski Dinamo Minsk 16
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Balashow Belshina Bobruisk 15
Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Solodukhin Dnepr Mogilev 15
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Turchinovich Dinamo-93 Minsk 15
6 Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Podrez Dinamo Minsk 13
Flag of Belarus.svg Maksim Razumaw Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 13
8 Flag of Belarus.svg Raman Vasilyuk Dinamo Brest 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Vladimir Putrash Belshina Bobruisk 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Valery Strypeykis Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 12

See also

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