2008 Belarusian Premier League

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Belarusian Premier League
Season2008
Champions BATE Borisov
Relegated Lokomotiv Minsk
Savit Mogilev
Darida Minsk Raion
Champions League BATE Borisov
Europa League Naftan Novopolotsk
Dinamo Minsk
MTZ-RIPO Minsk
Matches played240
Goals scored621 (2.59 per match)
Top goalscorer Flag of Belarus.svg Gennadi Bliznyuk (16)
Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Rodionov (16)
Biggest home win BATE 5–0 Shakhtyor
Dnepr 5–0 Smorgon
Biggest away win2–6 – 1 game;
0–4 – 4 games
Highest scoring Darida 3–6 MTZ-RIPO
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 Belarusian Premier League was the 18th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 6 and ended on November 16, 2008. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.

Contents

Team changes from 2007 season

Due to league expansion from 14 to 16 teams the only relegated team Minsk, who finished last in 2007, was replaced by three best teams of 2007 First League: Savit Mogilev, Granit Mikashevichi and Lokomotiv Minsk.

Overview

BATE Borisov won their 5th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Dinamo Minsk, bronze medalists MTZ-RIPO Minsk and 2008–09 Cup winners Naftan Novopolotsk qualified for the inaugural tournament of Europa League. Due to decision to gradually reduce Premiere League to 12 clubs (14 in 2009, 12 in 2010) three lowest placed teams (Lokomotiv Minsk, Savit Mogilev and Darida Minsk Raion) relegated to the First League. The two latter teams disbanded prior to 2009 season.

Teams and venues

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Location of teams in 2008 Belarusian Premier League
TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2007
BATE Borisov City Stadium, Borisov 5,5001
Gomel Gomel Central, Gomel 11,8002
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel 5,0003
Torpedo Zhodino Torpedo, Zhodino 3,0204
MTZ-RIPO Minsk Traktor 17,6005
Neman Grodno Neman 6,3006
Naftan Novopolotsk Atlant 6,5007
Vitebsk Vitebsk Central, Vitebsk 8,3008
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Dinamo, Minsk 41,0409
Smorgon Smorgon Yunost 3,50010
Darida Minsk Raion Darida 6,00011
Dinamo Brest Brest OSK Brestskiy 10,08012
Dnepr Mogilev Spartak 11,20013
Savit Mogilev Torpedo, Mogilev 3,500 First league, 1
Granit Mikashevichi OSK Brestskiy 3,130 First league, 2
Lokomotiv Minsk City Stadium, Molodechno 4,800 First league, 3

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov (C)30191015420+3467Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dinamo Minsk 3019564929+2062Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round
3 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 3017676537+2857
4 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3015695035+1551
5 Vitebsk 3014973926+1351
6 Dinamo Brest 3013894034+647
7 Naftan Novopolotsk 30137104135+646Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round [lower-alpha 1]
8 Smorgon 30109112639−1339
9 Dnepr Mogilev 30911104542+338
10 Granit Mikashevichi 30812103534+136
11 Gomel 3096153547−1233
12 Neman Grodno 3089133640−433
13 Torpedo Zhodino 30710132536−1131
14 Lokomotiv Minsk (R)3067172850−2225Relegation to Belarusian First League
15 Savit Mogilev (R)3056192861−3321
16 Darida Minsk Raion (R)3047192556−3119
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Results

Home \ Away BAT DAR DBR DMI DNE GOM GRA LMN MTZ NAF NEM SAV SHA SMR VIT TZH
BATE Borisov 1–01–02–02–22–01–11–04–32–10–03–05–02–21–12–1
Darida Minsk Raion 0–21–40–32–12–10–3 [lower-alpha 1] 0–23–60–32–10–10–20–11–01–1
Dinamo Brest 1–32–11–10–01–01–11–00–20–21–14–12–10–01–02–0
Dinamo Minsk 2–12–21–41–03–11–12–12–03–03–03–21–02–11–20–1
Dnepr Mogilev 3–32–12–13–11–10–12–11–21–12–11–12–25–01–12–1
Gomel 0–22–02–00–24–32–41–02–13–22–21–02–60–11–20–1
Granit Mikashevichi 2–21–12–22–32–31–10–11–33–11–11–00–03–01–40–0
Lokomotiv Minsk 0–32–22–02–22–10–00–00–34–00–42–00–41–20–31–1
MTZ-RIPO Minsk 0–03–34–00–13–13–12–03–10–21–16–21–11–01–24–2
Naftan Novopolotsk 1–21–00–01–12–01–21–02–12–31–02–01–13–10–00–0
Neman Grodno 0–22–11–20–12–11–00–12–11–11–21–11–20–02–11–0
Savit Mogilev 0–11–11–41–41–12–00–02–11–21–43–50–42–01–20–2
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–21–00–20–10–01–11–03–12–13–03–23–40–12–11–0
Smorgon 0–03–12–30–11–02–11–00–01–12–12–20–00–40–30–0
Vitebsk 0–20–01–01–02–41–12–10–00–31–11–02–03–02–00–0
Torpedo Zhodino 0–02–01–10–10–00–30–26–20–20–32–11–01–31–31–1
Source: football.by (in Belarusian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ The match of Round 27 was awarded to Granit with a score of 3–0 because Darida did not field a team for the match. [1]

Belarusian clubs in European Cups

RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round Cracovia Flag of Poland.svg 1–5 Flag of Belarus.svg Shakhtyor Soligorsk 1–20–3
Second round Sturm Graz Flag of Austria.svg 2–0 Flag of Belarus.svg Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–00–0
2008–09 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round Legia Warszawa Flag of Poland.svg 4–1 Flag of Belarus.svg Gomel 0–04–1
MTZ-RIPO Minsk Flag of Belarus.svg 2–3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Žilina 2–20–1
2008–09 UEFA Champions League
First qualifying round BATE Borisov Flag of Belarus.svg 3–0 Flag of Iceland.svg Valur 2–01–0
Second qualifying round Anderlecht Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 3–4 Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov 1–22–2
Thind qualifying round Levski Sofia Flag of Bulgaria.svg 1–2 Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov 0–11–1
Group stage Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 3–0 Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov 2–01–0
BATE Borisov Flag of Belarus.svg 2–2 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 2–20–0
Zenit St. Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg 3–1 Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov 1–12–0

Top scorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Gennadi Bliznyuk BATE Borisov 16
Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Rodionov BATE Borisov 16
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Artem Kontsevoy MTZ-RIPO Minsk 15
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Alyaksandr Hawrushka Dnepr Mogilev 14
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Mazalewski Dinamo Brest 13
Flag of Belarus.svg Ruslan Usaw Vitebsk 13
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Sherakow Torpedo Zhodino 12
8 Flag of Belarus.svg Oleg Strakhanovich MTZ-RIPO Minsk 11
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Tsevan Dinamo Brest 11
10 Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandr Alumona Neman Grodno 10
Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Kavalyonak Neman Grodno 10
Flag of Slovakia.svg Róbert Rák Dinamo Minsk 10

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