2016 Belarusian Premier League

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Belarusian Premier League
Season2016
Dates1 April – 27 November 2016
Champions BATE Borisov
Relegated Belshina Bobruisk
Granit Mikashevichi
Champions League BATE Borisov
Europa League Dinamo Brest
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Dinamo Minsk
Matches played240
Goals scored577 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer Mikhail Gordeichuk
Vitali Rodionov
(14 goals each)
Biggest home win
4 matches
Biggest away win Granit Mikashevichi 0–7 Minsk
(19 November 2016) [5]
Highest scoring Slavia Mozyr 6–2 Minsk
(12 May 2016) [6]
Minsk 6–2 Slavia Mozyr
(16 September 2016) [7]
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2017 →

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.

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Teams

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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.

TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2015
BATE Borisov Borisov Arena 13,1261
Belshina Bobruisk Spartak Stadium [1] 3,7004
Dinamo Brest Brest OSK Brestskiy 10,16212
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium 17,6002
Gorodeya Gorodeya Gorodeya Stadium [2] 1,020 First League, 2
Granit Mikashevichi Polesye Stadium (Luninets)3,0905
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 3,0006
Naftan Novopolotsk Atlant Stadium 4,5009
Neman Grodno Neman Stadium 8,4798
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel Stadium 4,2003
Slavia Mozyr Yunost Stadium 5,13310
Slutsk Slutsk City Stadium 1,89611
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Torpedo Stadium 6,5247
Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsky CSK 8,14413
  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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov (C)3022447325+4870Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3017854620+2659Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Dinamo Minsk 30151054628+1855
4 Minsk 3015874924+2553
5 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3013984733+1448
6 Vitebsk 30126123026+442
7 Isloch Minsk Raion 30118113339−641
8 Dinamo Brest 30117123838040Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round [a]
9 Gorodeya 3081483639−338
10 Slavia Mozyr 3098133349−1635
11 Krumkachy Minsk 3096152439−1533
12 Slutsk 30612122234−1230
13 Naftan Novopolotsk 3078152546−2129 [b]
14 Neman Grodno 3078152136−1529 [b]
15 Belshina Bobruisk (R)30510153445−1125 [c] Relegation to the Belarusian First League
16 Granit Mikashevichi (R)30510152056−3625 [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. 1 2 Head-to-head record; Naftan Novopolotsk–Neman Grodno 2–0, Neman Grodno–Naftan Novopolotsk 0–1.
  3. 1 2 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 2–12–03–35–04–04–15–03–14–14–02–00–03–01–21–0
Belshina Bobruisk 2–34–21–20–21–10–01–10–21–01–10–12–20–01–30–1
Dinamo Brest 1–42–11–41–11–01–11–20–31–12–01–20–00–03–23–0
Dinamo Minsk 1–13–12–12–05–01–02–01–03–10–11–31–01–11–11–0
Gorodeya 1–11–11–10–02–00–01–11–23–02–10–14–22–03–30–2
Granit Mikashevichi 0–10–42–11–10–00–11–10–71–30–11–10–02–11–10–3
Isloch Minsk Raion 1–32–30–3 [a] 3–12–03–20–00–42–00–01–30–12–03–20–0
Krumkachy Minsk 0–32–10–04–10–12–10–10–12–02–10–11–00–30–21–0
Minsk 2–31–10–10–03–10–00–11–04–00–11–06–25–20–01–0
Naftan Novopolotsk 3–22–21–01–10–01–10–21–01–12–01–10–11–01–31–2
Neman Grodno 0–11–00–42–33–01–12–12–20–10–10–13–10–00–30–0
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–23–03–10–02–24–03–00–20–02–01–05–10–03–01–0
Slavia Mozyr 2–10–21–41–03–31–32–11–06–22–01–01–11–10–10–4
Slutsk 0–22–10–11–11–10–12–22–00–11–10–01–01–01–12–1
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 1–22–20–10–21–35–01–13–00–02–11–01–12–02–01–2
Vitebsk 2–11–01–00–21–10–11–22–10–02–01–11–31–12–00–1
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

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Rodionov BATE Borisov 15
Flag of Belarus.svg Mikhail Gordeichuk BATE Borisov 15
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Vadzim Dzemidovich Torpedo Zhodino 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Mikalay Yanush Shakhtyor Soligorsk 12
5 Flag of Ghana.svg Joel Fameyeh Belshina Bobruisk 10
6 Flag of Belarus.svg Dzyanis Laptsew Slavia Mozyr / Shakhtyor Soligorsk 9
Flag of Belarus.svg Roman Volkov Vitebsk 9
8 Flag of Georgia.svg Valerian Gvilia Minsk / BATE Borisov 8
Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Lebedzew Gorodeya 8
Flag of Belarus.svg Anton Saroka Gorodeya 8
Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Khvashchynski Dinamo Minsk 8
Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Čović Minsk 8
Flag of Belarus.svg Artsyom Salavey Vitebsk 8
Flag of Belarus.svg 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
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