2017 Belarusian Premier League

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Belarusian Premier League
Season2017
Dates1 April – 26 November 2017
Relegated Slavia Mozyr
Naftan Novopolotsk
Krumkachy Minsk
Champions League BATE Borisov
Europa League Dinamo Minsk
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
Dynamo Brest
Matches played223
Goals scored496 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorer17 – Mikhail Gordeichuk (BATE)
Biggest home win BATE 6–0 Slutsk
Biggest away win Slavia 0–6 BATE
Highest scoring Slavia 0–6 BATE
BATE 6–0 Slutsk
← 2016
2018 →
All statistics correct as of 5 November 2017.

The 2017 Belarusian Premier League was the 27th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 11th consecutive league title and 13th overall last year, and successfully defended their crown.

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Teams

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Locations of the 2017 Belarusian Premier League teams

The bottom two teams from the 2016 season, Granit Mikashevichi and Belshina Bobruisk, were relegated to the 2017 Belarusian First League. They were replaced by Gomel and Dnepr Mogilev, champions and runners-up of the 2016 Belarusian First League respectively.

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BATE Borisov Borisov Arena 13,126
Dinamo Brest Brest OSK Brestsky 10,162
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium [1] 17,600
Dnepr Mogilev Mogilev Spartak Stadium 7,350
Gomel Gomel Central Stadium 14,307
Gorodeya Gorodeya Gorodeya Stadium 1,625
Isloch Minsk Raion Minsk FC Minsk Stadium 3,000
Krumkachy Minsk Minsk FC Minsk Stadium 3,000
Minsk Minsk FC Minsk Stadium [2] 3,000
Naftan Novopolotsk Novopolotsk Atlant Stadium 4,500
Neman Grodno Grodno Neman Stadium 8,479
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Soligorsk Stroitel Stadium 4,200
Slavia Mozyr Mozyr Yunost Stadium 5,133
Slutsk Slutsk City Stadium 1,896
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Zhodino Torpedo Stadium 6,524
Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsky CSK 8,144
  1. ^
    One game played at RCOP-BGU Stadium and one game at FC Minsk Stadium.
  2. ^
    Seven games played at Traktor Stadium.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov [lower-alpha 1] (C)3021546119+4268 [lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Dinamo Minsk 3022264615+3168 [lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3020555222+3065
4 Dinamo Brest 3014974726+2151 [lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round [lower-alpha 4]
5 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3014974327+1651 [lower-alpha 3]
6 Neman Grodno 3014794232+1049
7 Slutsk [lower-alpha 1] 30128103034−444
8 Vitebsk 30127113538−343
9 Gorodeya 3081483735+238
10 Gomel 3098132425−135
11 Isloch Minsk Raion [lower-alpha 5] 30104162746−1927
12 Dnepr Mogilev 3068162748−2126
13 Krumkachy Minsk [lower-alpha 6] (R)30510152647−2125Relegation to the Belarusian Second League
14 Minsk 30314131939−2023
15 Slavia Mozyr (R)3048182650−2420Relegation to the Belarusian First League
16 Naftan Novopolotsk [lower-alpha 7] (R)3046201857−3913
Source: BFF (in Russian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head matches won; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Matches won; 8) Goals scored; 9) Draw. [5]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Slutsk was awarded a 3–0 win over BATE Borisov, which originally won 6-0. However the BFF canceled the decision of the Disciplinary Committee on October 12 following BATE appeal. [1]
  2. 1 2 BATE Borisov is ahead of Dinamo Minsk on head-to-head record: BATE Borisov 1–0 Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo Minsk 0–1 BATE Borisov.
  3. 1 2 Dinamo Brest is ahead of Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino on head-to-head record: Dinamo Brest 1–0 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino, Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 1–1 Dinamo Brest.
  4. ↑ Dinamo Brest qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Belarusian Cup.
  5. ↑ Isloch Minsk Raion were deducted 7 points. [2]
  6. ↑ Krumkachy Minsk were excluded from the Premier League before the start of 2018 season after failing to provide necessary licensing documents and pay off the salary debts to the players. After a rejected appeal, the decision was made final on 19 March 2018. [3]
  7. ↑ Naftan Novopolotsk were deducted 5 points. [4]

Results

Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.

Home \ Away BAT DBR DMI DNE GOM GRD ISL KRU FCM NAF NEM SHA SVM SLU TZH VIT
BATE Borisov —1–01–02–13–02–02–02–31–01–13–11–02–06–00–03–1
Dinamo Brest 1–1—1–03–03–01–14–13–04–02–00–22–23–10–01–02–0
Dinamo Minsk 0–11–0—2–11–04–21–01–01–01–01–02–20–02–01–01–3
Dnepr Mogilev 0–21–00–3—0–42–21–22–11–14–00–30–15–30–00–51–2
Gomel 1–10–10–10–0—0–00–12–02–13–12–20–02–00–10–10–1
Gorodeya 3–31–11–02–20–0—2–01–11–12–01–00–10–01–13–23–2
Isloch Minsk Raion 0–23–11–51–00–10–4—1–10–00–00–11–21–01–22–10–1
Krumkachy Minsk 2–31–10–10–00–10–32–0—2–12–22–20–21–11–10–31–0
Minsk 1–02–20–20–00–20–02–00–0—2–20–10–12–21–10–00–0
Naftan Novopolotsk 0–30–40–40–10–31–01–20–30–1—3–21–50–20–10–10–0
Neman Grodno 0–10–20–12–03–02–11–12–03–12–1—3–10–02–10–11–4
Shakhtyor Soligorsk 0–43–00–12–10–04–04–02–03–02–10–0—1–02–11–22–0
Slavia Mozyr 0–61–20–24–01–11–02–33–12–21–21–20–3—1–20–30–1
Slutsk 1–01–00–31–01–01–11–32–02–00–11–20–20–0—4–12–3
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 2–41–11–00–01–03–22–13–01–11–11–11–22–01–1—2–0
Vitebsk 1–02–21–40–41–00–00–22–23–02–02–21–21–00–11–1—
Source: Football Federation of Belarus (in Russian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Updated to the final standing
Source: football.by Archived 2017-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Mikhail Gordeichuk BATE Borisov 18
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Pavel Savitski Neman Grodno 15
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Bojan Dubajić Gorodeya 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Anton Saroka Dinamo Minsk 12
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Yahor Zubovich Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 11
6 Flag of Belarus.svg Dzyanis Laptsew Shakhtyor Soligorsk 10
Flag of Argentina.svg Leandro Torres Dinamo Brest 10
8 Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Khvashchynski Dinamo Minsk 9
Flag of Belarus.svg Maksim Skavysh Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 9
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Nivaldo Ferreira Gomel/Dinamo Brest 8
Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali Rodionov BATE Borisov 8

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References

  1. ↑ "Состоялось заседание Апелляционного комитета АБФФ" [Meeting of the Appellate Committee of the ABFF]. Football Federation of Belarus (in Russian). 11 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 April 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "«Ислочь», «Луч» и «Ошмяны» наказаны лишением очков в сезоне-2017" ["Isloch", "Luch" and "Oshmyany" are punished by the loss of points in the season-2017]. Football Federation of Belarus (in Russian). 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Футбольный арбитраж отказал ФК «Крумкачы»" [Arbitration committee of BFF rejected appeal of "Krumkachy".]. pressball.by (in Russian). 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Футбол. "Нафтан" начнет чемпионат Беларуси-2017 с -5 очками" ["Naftan" will start 2017 season with minus five points.]. pressball.by (in Russian). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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