2002 Belarusian Premier League

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Belarusian Premier League
Season2002
Champions BATE
Relegated Lokomotiv-96
Champions League BATE
UEFA Cup Dinamo Minsk
Neman
Intertoto Cup Shakhtyor
Matches played183
Goals scored514 (2.81 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Belarus.svg Valery Strypeykis (18)
Biggest home win BATE 6–0 Lokomotiv-96
Biggest away win Slavia 1–6 Belshina
Highest scoring Dinamo Minsk 6–3 Zvezda-VA-BGU;
Dinamo Minsk 6–3 Slavia
← 2001
2003 →

The 2002 Belarusian Premier League was the 12th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 12 and ended on November 8, 2002. Belshina Bobruisk were the defending champions.

Contents

Team changes from 2001 season

Teams finished on the last two places in 2001 – Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechytsa relegated to the First League. They were replaced by 2001 First League winners Torpedo Zhodino and the newcomers, First League runners-up Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk. Neman-Belcard Grodno changed their name back to Neman Grodno.

Overview

BATE Borisov and Neman Grodno finished the season with equal number of points and advanced to the Championship Play-Off. BATE won the play-off game and became the champions for the 2nd time. They qualified for the next season's Champions League. Neman Grodno and 2002–03 Cup winners Dinamo Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion from 14 to 16 teams starting with next season, only one lowest placed team (Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk) have relegated.

Teams and venues

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Location of teams in 2002 Belarusian Premier League
TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2001
Belshina Bobruisk Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) 5,8001
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) 40,0002
BATE Borisov City Stadium (Borisov) 5,5003
Neman Grodno Neman Stadium 14,0004
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel Stadium 5,0005
Gomel Gomel Luch Stadium [1] 5,0006
Slavia Mozyr Yunost Stadium 5,2507
Torpedo-MAZ Minsk Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) 5,2008
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev Spartak Stadion (Mogilev) 5,7009
Molodechno-2000 Molodechno City Stadium (Molodechno) 5,65010
Dinamo Brest Brest OSK Brestskiy 3,00011
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk) 8,25012
Torpedo Zhodino Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) 5,000 First league, 1
Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk Traktor Stadium [2] 17,000 First league, 2
  1. ^
    Gomel spent the season at Luch Stadium, as their regular stadium Central Stadium was closed for renovation.
  2. ^
    One game played at City Stadium in Molodechno.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov (C)2618265120+3156Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round [a]
2 Neman Grodno 2617544720+2756Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2615654123+1851Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Torpedo-MAZ Minsk 2615653016+1451
5 Torpedo Zhodino 2613493827+1143
6 Gomel 2613494633+1343
7 Dinamo Minsk 2612684428+1642Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round [b]
8 Belshina Bobruisk 26124104438+637
9 Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 26106103837+136
10 Dinamo Brest 2688102526−132
11 Slavia Mozyr 2666143861−2324
12 Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk 2646162848−2018
13 Molodechno-2000 2633202359−3612
14 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk (R)2630232077−579Relegation to Belarusian First League
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head. Replay for title or relegation.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ The title was decided in a championship playoff as BATE Borisov and Neman Grodno finished with equal points.
  2. ↑ Dinamo Minsk qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round by winning the 2002–03 Belarusian Cup.

Championship play-off

BATE Borisov 1–0 (a.e.t.) Neman Grodno
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Traktor Stadium, Minsk
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Vladimir Sukhovarov (Orsha)

Results

Home \ Away BAT BSH DBR DMI DNE GOM LVI MOL NEM SHA SLA TMI TZH ZBM
BATE Borisov 2–42–01–02–00–16–04–02–12–03–10–24–03–1
Belshina Bobruisk 2–11–12–13–13–01–23–21–50–12–23–21–01–1
Dinamo Brest 0–10–00–00–02–15–02–11–11–00–00–10–11–2
Dinamo Minsk 1–22–11–21–11–05–14–11–11–16–30–12–16–3
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 1–42–02–02–11–33–13–11–21–13–00–01–04–0
Gomel 1–01–03–01–13–23–05–01–11–13–20–21–42–2
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 1–40–41–30–22–30–41–31–51–32–00–10–12–1
Molodechno-2000 1–32–31–30–11–20–33–10–10–22–20–00–21–1
Neman Grodno 0–11–02–12–03–22–11–02–01–05–21–11–12–0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–01–02–01–03–03–13–13–11–02–22–23–02–1
Slavia Mozyr 0–21–61–10–43–20–22–13–01–35–20–23–21–2
Torpedo-MAZ Minsk 0–01–00–10–11–12–12–13–21–01–21–00–11–0
Torpedo Zhodino 0–04–02–10–02–03–25–02–00–20–01–20–24–1
Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk 1–22–30–01–20–01–24–10–10–21–02–20–11–2
Source: football.by (in Belarusian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Belarusian clubs in European Cups

RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round BATE Borisov Flag of Belarus.svg 3–0 Flag of Denmark.svg Akademisk Boldklub 1–02–0
Second round 1860 München Flag of Germany.svg 0–5 Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov 0–10–4
Third round Bologna Flag of Italy.svg 2–0 Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov 2–00–0
2002–03 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round Dinamo Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg 1–5 Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA Sofia 1–40–1
Gomel Flag of Belarus.svg 5–0 Flag of Finland.svg HJK Helsinki 1–04–0
First round Gomel Flag of Belarus.svg 1–8 Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 1–40–4
2002–03 UEFA Champions League
First qualifying round Portadown Ulster Banner.svg 2–3 Flag of Belarus.svg Belshina Bobruisk 0–02–3
Second qualifying round Maccabi Haifa Flag of Israel.svg 5–0 Flag of Belarus.svg Belshina Bobruisk 4–01–0

Top scorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Valery Strypeykis Belshina Bobruisk 18
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Yury Markhel Torpedo Zhodino 17
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Nikiforenko Shakhtyor Soligorsk 12
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Viktor Borel Gomel 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Gennadi Bliznyuk Gomel 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Vadzim Boyka Dinamo Brest 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Ihor Chumachenko BATE Borisov 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Denis Karolik Belshina Bobruisk 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Kavalyonak Neman Grodno 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Maksim Tsyhalka Dinamo Minsk 11

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