1999 Belarusian Premier League

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Belarusian Premier League
Season1999
Champions BATE
Relegated Svisloch-Krovlya
Molodechno
Champions League BATE
UEFA Cup Slavia
Gomel
Intertoto Cup Dnepr-Transmash
Matches played240
Goals scored732 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Belarus.svg Valery Strypeykis (21)
Biggest home win Dinamo Minsk 7–0 Svisloch-Krovlya;
Dinamo Brest 7–0 Molodechno;
Shakhtyor 8–1 Svisloch-Krovlya
Biggest away win Lida 0–7 Slavia
Highest scoring Shakhtyor 8–1 Svisloch-Krovlya;
Dinamo Brest 2–7 Slavia
1998
2000

The 1999 Belarusian Premier League was the ninth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on October 30, 1999. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev were the defending champions.

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Team changes from 1998 season

Dinamo-93 Minsk dissolved midway through 1998 season and FC Kommunalnik Slonim relegated to the First League after finishing in the last place. They were replaced by 1998 First League winners Lida, who previously played in Premier League as Obuvshchik Lida, and the newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi, First League runners-up. Torpedo Minsk changed their name to Torpedo-MAZ Minsk and Neman Grodno were renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno.

Overview

BATE Borisov won their 1st champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up and 1999–2000 Cup winners Slavia Mozyr as well as bronze medalists Gomel qualified for UEFA Cup. Newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi finished their first and the only season in top league in 15th place and relegated, as did 16th team Molodechno.

Teams and venues

TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 1998
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) 11,2001
BATE Borisov City Stadium (Borisov) 3,5002
Belshina Bobruisk Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) 2,5003
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk City Stadium (Orsha) [1] 2,1004
Gomel Gomel Central Stadium (Gomel) 10,0005
Slavia Mozyr Yunost Stadium (Mozyr) 6,5006
Torpedo-MAZ Minsk Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) 6,2007
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) [2] 41,0408
Dinamo Brest Brest OSK Brestsky 3,0009
Neman-Belcard Grodno Neman Stadium 14,00010
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel Stadium 5,00011
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev Torpedo Stadium (Mogilev) 7,00012
Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk Atlant Stadium 6,50013
Molodechno Molodechno City Stadium (Molodechno) 5,50014
Lida Lida City Stadium (Lida) 3,000 First league, 1
Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi Yunost Stadium (Osipovichi) 2,000 First league, 2
  1. ^
    As club's own Dinamo Stadium was closed for renovation, they played most of the games at City Stadium in Orsha. In addition, one game was played at City Stadium in Luzhesno  [ be ] and two games at Spartak Stadium in Mogilev.
  2. ^
    One game played at Kamvolschik Stadium.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov (C)3024518022+5877Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Slavia Mozyr 3020557425+4965Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round [a]
3 Gomel 3019655728+2963
4 Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 3017945327+2660Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
5 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3018575830+2859
6 Dinamo Minsk 3014975130+2151
7 Dinamo Brest 30144125952+746
8 Belshina Bobruisk 30136115242+1045
9 Neman-Belcard Grodno 30107133643737
10 Torpedo-MAZ Minsk 301051531471635
11 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 3097144045534
12 Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 30841839632428
13 Lida 30741927643725
14 Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev 30651930693923
15 Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi (R)30442224745016Relegation to Belarusian First League
16 Molodechno (R)30252321715011
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away BAT BSH DBR DMI DNE GOM LID LVI MOL NAF NEM SHA SLA SKO TMO TMI
BATE Borisov 3–13–12–01–13–11–13–22–17–14–12–11–12–04–02–1
Belshina Bobruisk 0–34–11–10–10–04–14–03–02–25–13–30–01–15–12–1
Dinamo Brest 2–42–02–11–11–21–03–07–03–21–11–12–72–04–02–1
Dinamo Minsk 1–02–13–22–13–45–04–02–02–11–10–00–07–01–15–0
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 0–03–04–12–12–13–11–01–10–21–13–13–03–15–21–0
Gomel 2–22–33–10–11–13–02–03–12–02–01–01–04–15–01–0
Lida 0–45–10–32–10–01–40–01–01–00–31–20–70–23–10–1
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 0–11–20–11–01–12–01–11–22–01–11–10–46–14–12–0
Molodechno 0–31–20–31–21–10–10–21–41–31–10–12–51–20–52–2
Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 0–41–20–51–11–21–24–13–11–23–10–20–32–12–04–0
Neman-Belcard Grodno 1–21–02–10–00–20–24–22–10–04–00–22–32–03–01–0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–12–17–10–11–02–24–10–23–15–23–02–18–11–01–0
Slavia Mozyr 1–31–02–14–04–01–13–03–01–02–03–10–22–15–02–0
Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi 0–50–11–30–00–21–30–32–23–01–10–10–12–33–20–2
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev 1–50–31–12–22–50–11–00–44–12–01–00–10–03–00–1
Torpedo-MAZ Minsk 1–32–12–01–20–31–11–01–12–12–22–14–11–62–00–0
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
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk Flag of Belarus.svg 3–4 Flag of Croatia.svg NK Varteks 1–22–2
Hradec Králové Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1–1 (p) Flag of Belarus.svg Gomel 1–00–1 (aet, p.1–3)
Second round Hammarby Flag of Sweden.svg 6–2 Flag of Belarus.svg Gomel 4–02–2
1999–2000 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round Belshina Bobruisk Flag of Belarus.svg 1–8 Flag of Cyprus.svg Omonia Nicosia 1–50–3
BATE Borisov Flag of Belarus.svg 1–12 Flag of Russia.svg Lokomotiv Moscow 1–70–5
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev Flag of Belarus.svg 0–3 Flag of Sweden.svg AIK 0–10–2

Top scorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Valery Strypeykis Slavia Mozyr 21
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Kutuzov BATE Borisov 19
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Vitaliy Aleshchenko Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 18
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Raman Vasilyuk Dinamo Brest 17
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Aleksandr Vyazhevich Dinamo Minsk 15
6 Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Podrez Shakhtyor Soligorsk 13
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Viktor Borel Gomel 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Chaley Slavia Mozyr 12
9 Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Aharodnik Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Bespansky Shakhtyor Soligorsk 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Denisyuk Slavia Mozyr 11

See also