2020 FC BATE Borisov season

FC BATE Borisov

2020 season
Chairman	Kapski Andrei
Manager	Kirill Alshevsky
Stadium	Borisov Arena
Premier League	2nd
2019–20 Belarusian Cup	Winners
2020–21 Belarusian Cup	Round of 16
Europa League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Maksim Skavysh (17) All: Maksim Skavysh (19)
Highest home attendance	7,113 (14 March 2020)
Lowest home attendance	470 (4 April 2020)
Average home league attendance	2,745
Biggest win	Minsk 0–3 BATE (12 April 2020)
Biggest defeat	Energetik-BGU 3–1 BATE (19 March 2020)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2020 FC BATE Borisov season was the club's 33rd season of existence and their 23rd consecutive season in the Belarusian Premier League. BATE Borisov entered the season as the league's 10-time defending champions. Beyond the Premier League, BATE Borisov is participating in the UEFA Europa League and the Belarusian Cup. Competitive fixtures began on 9 March 2020, and the league began play on 19 March 2020.

The club's season has been highlighted by the fact that the Belarus Premier League was the only top-flight football league in UEFA to not suspend play during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Worldwide, the Belarusian Premier League was one of only three top-tier football leagues, along with Nicaragua and Tajikistan, that continued play through the pandemic. Part of this has been attributed to the nation's relatively low number of positive coronavirus cases in Belarus.

Previous season

The 2019 season was the first year since 2005 where BATE failed to win the Premier League title. Following the 2019 season, head manager, Alyaksey Baha was relieved of his duties. Ahead of the 2020 season, Kirill Alshevsky, the manager of BATE Reserves, was appointed manager.

BATE finished the 2019 season with a 22–4–4 record in league play. BATE was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2018–19 Belarusian Cup. BATE continued their participation in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, where they were pitted against English outfit, and eventual runners-up, Arsenal. BATE won the home leg 1–0, but lost away 0–3, ending their Europa League participation. During the late summer, BATE resumed European competition play by entering in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. BATE were eliminated by Norwegian side, Rosenborg in the second round, transferring to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League's third qualifying round. BATE advanced to the play-off round after defeating Bosnian side, Sarajevo, but lost to Kazakh side, FC Astana, thus ending their European participation for the 2019 season.

Since BATE finished in 2nd last season the Premier League, they will enter in the qualifying rounds of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, which is slated to begin for them in July.

Non-competitive fixtures

Zlín v BATE

1 February 2020	Zlín	0–0	BATE	Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1

BATE v Příbram

7 February 2020	BATE	0–1	Příbram	Belek, Turkey
06:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1

BATE v Sochi

7 February 2020	BATE	1–1	Sochi	Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 2

Dynamo Kyiv v BATE

11 February 2020	Dynamo Kyiv	1–1	BATE	Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1

Zhetysu v BATE

23 February 2020	Zhetysu	3–1	BATE	Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 2

BATE v Aktobe

28 February 2020	BATE	2–1	Aktobe	Belek, Turkey
08:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1

BATE v Rukh Lviv

28 February 2020	BATE	1–0	Rukh Lviv	Belek, Turkey
08:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 3

Competitive fixtures

Belarusian Premier League

Main article: 2020 Belarusian Premier League

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Shakhtyor Soligorsk (C)	30	17	8	5	57	21	+36	59	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	BATE Borisov	30	17	7	6	65	32	+33	58	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	30	16	8	6	55	37	+18	56
4	Dynamo Brest	30	17	3	10	63	40	+23	54
5	Neman Grodno	30	16	5	9	41	29	+12	53

Source: football.by
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.
(C) Champions

Results

Energetik-BGU v BATE

19 March 20201	Energetik-BGU	3–1	BATE	Minsk
13:00 FET	Atemengue  19' Yakhshiboev 26', 34' Musahagian  36' Bakić 88' 90+1'	Report	Drahun  33' Skavysh 66' Volkov  85'	Stadium: RCOR-BGU Stadium Attendance: 730 Referee: Dmitry Dolya

Slavia Mozyr v BATE

28 March 20202	Slavia Mozyr	2–1	BATE	Mazyr
11:00 FET	Melnikov 32', 48' 68' Chukhley  37' Raewski  51' Zhuk  65'	Report	Willumsson 10' Baga  62' Nyakhaychyk  66' Filipović  78'	Stadium: Yunost Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

BATE v Rukh Brest

4 April 20203	BATE	1–0	Rukh Brest	Borisov
13:30 FET	Drahun 7' Filipović  27' Milić  44' Willumsson  59' Stasevich  83'	Report	Vasiliev  23' Pyatrenka  35' Osuchukwu  40' Grechiko  43'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 470 Referee: Denis Shcherbakov

Minsk v BATE

12 April 20204	Minsk	0–3	BATE	Minsk
11:00 FET	Zinovich  68'	Report	Drahun 26' Saroka 35' Nyakhaychyk 62'	Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium Attendance: 474 Referee: Amin Kurgkheli

BATE v Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

18 April 20205	BATE	0–0	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	Borisov
16:00 FET		Report	Afanasyev  40' Yashin  41' Ustinov  74'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 652 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Gorodeya v BATE

25 April 20206	Gorodeya	0–2	BATE	Haradzeya
13:00 FET	Sazonovich  21' Arkhipov  60'	Report	Milić  37' Nastić  66' Volkov  68' Drahun 73' Saroka 90+3'	Stadium: Gorodeya Stadium Attendance: 284 Referee: Dimitry Dolya

BATE v Neman Grodno

3 May 20207	BATE	3–1	Neman Grodno	Borisov
11:00 FET	Dubajić 12' 21' Stasevich 17' (pen.) Nyakhaychyk 70'	Report	Zabelin  23' Kadymyan 31' Koval  62' Leshko  72'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Denis Shcherbakov

Smolevichi v BATE

10 May 20208	Smolevichi	3–5	BATE	Smolevichi
11:00 FET	Barsukow 1' Butarevich  20' Zhevnerov  39' Turik  40' Poé  52'63' Shchagrykovich 55'	Report	Skavysh 13' Stasevich 15' Nastić  22' Baha 36' Drahun  56' Nyakhaychyk  69' Milić 80', 90+3'	Stadium: Ozyorny Stadium Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Andrey Vasilevich

BATE v Slutsk

16 May 20209	BATE	3–0	Slutsk	Borisov
12:00 FET		Report		Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 1,157 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Dynamo Brest v BATE

20 May 202010	Dynamo Brest	1–3	BATE	Brest
13:45 FET	Kislyak  4' Noyok  36' Milevskyi 40' Pavlovets  47' Savitski  54' Laptsew  90+3'	Report	Drahun 31' Filipenko  38' Skavysh  55' Nyakhaychyk 73' Milić 80'	Stadium: Regional Sport Complex Brestsky Attendance: 4,320 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov
Note: Rescheduled from 24 May 2020 due to the Belarusian Cup Final

BATE v Isloch

31 May 202011	BATE	1–0	Isloch	Borisov
11:00 FET	Milić 39' (pen.)	Summary	Kantsavy  39' Yansane  58'  61' Yanushkevich  90+5'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 1,563 Referee: Denis Scherbakov

Vitebsk v BATE

7 June 202012	Vitebsk	2–2	BATE	Vitebsk
9:00 FET	Júlio César  12' Diego Carioca  59' Volkaw 79' Ksenofontov 90'	Summary	Nyakhaychyk 14' Drahun 58' Yablonskiy  62'	Stadium: Vitebsky Central Sport Complex Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Amin Kurgheli

BATE v Shakhtyor Soligorsk

14 June 202013	BATE	2–2	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	Borisov
14:00 FET	Nyakhaychyk  28'61' Stasevich  54' Yablonskiy  54' Skavysh 78' Chichkan  81'	Summary	Ivanović 8' 84' Selyava  67' Padstrelaw 81' Sachywka  90+1'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 2,452 Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik

Belshina Bobruisk v BATE

21 June 202014	Belshina Bobruisk	0–2	BATE	Bobruisk
9:00 FET	Rekish  58' Salimov  76'	Summary	Stasevich 27' Nastić  67' Yablonskiy  77' Nyakhaychyk  80'83'	Stadium: Spartak Stadium Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

BATE v Dinamo Minsk

27 June 202015	BATE	0–2	Dinamo Minsk	Borisov
13:00 FET	Stasevich  53' Bessmertny  60' Milić  65'	Summary	Goropevšek  23' Shikavka 64' Kazlow 66' 69' Sukhotskyi  85' Vyarheychyk  87'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 4,280 Referee: Andrey Vasilevich

BATE v Energetik-BGU

4 July 202016	BATE	0–1	Energetik-BGU	Borisov
13:00 FET	Nastić  39'	Summary	Svirepa  7'  20' Umarov 23' Tweh  28'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 2,549 Referee: Amin Kurgheli

BATE v Slavia Mozyr

11 July 202017	BATE	1–1	Slavia Mozyr	Borisov
18:30 FET	Yablonskiy  40' Stasevich  43' Volkov  55' Nyakhaychyk  61' Baranovsky 74' (o.g.)	Summary	Pavlyuchek  36' Narh  54' Chukhley 76' (pen.) Baranovsky  86' Rayewski  88'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 2,507 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Rukh Brest v BATE

18 July 202018	Rukh Brest	0–3	BATE	Brest
20:30 FET	Grechikho  18' Mihunov  60'	Summary	Nastić 6' Nyakhaychyk 20' Filipović  27' Skavysh 44'	Stadium: Yunost Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Amin Kurgheli

BATE v Minsk

26 July 202019	BATE	6–0	Minsk	Borisov
18:45 FET	Skavysh 5'61' 71' Stasevich  16'45' Baha 59' Drahun 77' Yablonskiy 90+2'	Summary	Zinovich  27' Zaleski  76' Yevgeniy Malashevich  90+1'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Sergey Krasnikov

Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino v BATE

2 August 202020	Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino	3–2	BATE	Zhodzina
16:00 FET	Khachaturyan 45' 90+1' Gabriel Ramos 59' Antilevskiy 60' Pavlyukovets  81' Nikolayevich  90'	Summary	Skavysh 8' Stasevich 36' 69' Baha  73' Milić  77'	Stadium: Torpedo Stadium Attendance: 3,640 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

BATE v FC Gorodeya

8 August 202021	BATE	1–0	FC Gorodeya	Borisov
20:00 FET	Skavysh 1'	Summary	Valavik  33' Kozel  42'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Anton Lashuk

Neman Grodno v BATE

23 August 202022	Neman Grodno	0–2	BATE	Grodno
20:00 FET	Vasilyev  88'	Summary	Skavysh 42' Nyakhaychyk 54'	Stadium: Neman Stadium Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Denis Scherbakov

BATE v Smolevichi

12 September 202023	BATE	5–2	Smolevichi	Borisov
16:00 FET	Volodko  15' Willumsson 39', 60' Skavysh 42', 80' Filipović 76'	Report	Dzhigero 51' Khalimonchik  54' Zhevnerov  74' Khankevich 85'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Anton Lashuk

Slutsk v BATE

20 September 202024	Slutsk	1–3	BATE	Slutsk
13:00 FET	Semenov 24' Velko  55' Gafar  59'	Report	Skavysh 39', 73' Filipenko 43' Moukam  56' Filipović  77' Scherbitskiy  77'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Vital Sevostsjyanik

BATE v Dynamo Brest

27 September 202025	BATE	2–4	Dynamo Brest	Borisov
13:00 FET	Nyakhaychyk 70' Milić 79' Filipović  84'	Report	Sedko 5' Yuzepchuk  45' Savitski 49' Bykov  78' Kislyak  80' Krivets 90+1', 90+4' Ignatovich  90+3'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Amin Kurgkheli

Isloch v BATE

18 October 202026	Isloch	2–2	BATE	Minsk
09:00 FET	Makas 19' Kuzmenok 69' Stephen  79'	Report	Skavysh 25', 51' Dragun  79'	Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium Attendance: 310 Referee: Sergey Chistov

BATE v Vitebsk

24 October 202027	BATE	3–1	Vitebsk	Borisov
10:30 FET	Willumson  32' Skavysh 43', 63' Milić 83'	Report	Chalov 68' Matveenko  79'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 1,509 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Soligorsk v BATE

7 November 202028	Soligorsk	1–1	BATE	Soligorsk
12:00 FET	Khadarkevich  57' Yakhshibaev  69' Begunov 81' (pen.)	Report	Nyakhaychyk 25' Dragun  30' Skavysh  81'	Stadium: Stroitel Stadium Attendance: 1,670 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

BATE v Belshina

22 November 202029	BATE	5–0	Belshina	Borisov
14:00 FET	Moukam 39' Skavysh 56' (pen.) Nyakhaychyk 73' Milić  90+1'	Report	Levitskiy  30' Lebedev  68'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 1,102 Referee: Dmitri Dolya

Dinamo Minsk v BATE

28 November 202030	Dinamo Minsk	0–0	BATE	Minsk
14:00 FET	Shikavka Shitov  41' Matveychik  78'	Report	Filipović  24' Stasevich  43' Filipenko  64'	Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Belarusian Cup (2019–20)

Main article: 2019–20 Belarusian Cup

Quarterfinals

Dinamo Minsk v BATE

9 March 2020First leg	Dinamo Minsk	1–2	BATE	Minsk
20:00 FET	Alyakhnovich 35'	Report	Skavysh 43' Nyakhaychyk 63'	Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 9,805 Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Osipovichi)

BATE v Dinamo Minsk

14 March 2020Second leg	BATE	3–2 (5–3 agg.)	Dinamo Minsk	Borisov
18:30 FET	Baha 21' Filipenko 45+1' Skavysh 84'	Report	Rios 10', 43'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 7,113 Referee: Amin Kurgheli (Gomel)

Semifinals

Slavia Mozyr v BATE

8 April 2020First leg	Slavia Mozyr	1–0	BATE	Mozyr
17:30 FET	Pantya 11'	Report		Stadium: Yunost Stadium Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik (Grodno)

BATE v Slavia Mozyr

29 April 2020Second leg	BATE	2–0 (2–1 agg.)	Slavia Mozyr	Borisov
13:00 FET	Volkov 12' 90+2' Tymonyuk 45' (o.g.) Nyakhaychyk  55' Nastić  56' Yablonskiy  80'	Report	Melnikov  72' Kavalewski  82' Narh  87'	Stadium: Borisov Arena Attendance: 671 Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Final

BATE v Dinamo Brest

24 May 2020	BATE	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Dinamo Brest	Minsk
	Volkov 120+1'			Stadium: Dinamo Stadium Attendance: 5,700 Referee: Amin Kurgheli (Gomel)

Belarusian Cup (2020–21)

Main article: 2020–21 Belarusian Cup

Granit Mikashevichi v BATE

29 August 2020Round of 32	Granit Mikashevichi	0–5	BATE	Luninets
17:00 FET (UTC+3)		Report	Moukam 11' Myakish  47' Bessmertny 49' Willumsson 53' Kopitović 67' Maksim Gaevoy 90+1'	Stadium: Polesye Stadium Referee: Dmitriy Dolya

BATE v Dynamo Brest

5 December 2020Round of 16	BATE	4–2	Dynamo Brest	Barysaw
18:45 FET (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Borisov Arena

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds

CSKA Sofia v BATE

17 September 2020Second qualifying round	CSKA Sofia	2–0	BATE	Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST	Busatto  32' Sowe 44' Carey 90+5'	Report	Yablonskiy  46' Filipović  63' Dubajić  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia Attendance: 0 (closed door) Referee: Horațiu Feșnic
Note: Although the Bulgarian authorities allow spectators on open-door sports events, the game will be played behind closed doors as per UEFA regulations. [4]

Squad

As of March 2020 ^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   BIH Bojan Nastić 4 DF   SRB Aleksandar Filipović 5 MF   BLR Yevgeniy Yablonskiy 7 MF   BLR Yevgeniy Berezkin 8 MF   BLR Stanislaw Drahun 9 FW   SRB Bojan Dubajić 11 FW   BLR Anton Saroka 14 DF   MNE Boris Kopitović 15 FW   BLR Maksim Skavysh 16 GK   BLR Andrey Kudravets 18 MF   ISL Willum Þór Willumsson 19 MF   BLR Dmitriy Bessmertny

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF   BLR Egor Filipenko 22 MF   BLR Ihar Stasevich 23 DF   BLR Zakhar Volkov 25 MF   BLR Dzmitry Baha 26 FW   SRB Nemanja Milić 32 DF   CRO Jakov Filipovic 33 MF   BLR Pavel Nyakhaychyk 35 GK   BLR Anton Chichkan 43 MF   BLR Aleksandr Nemirko 48 GK   BLR Denis Scherbitskiy 88 MF   BLR Alyaksandr Valadzko 94 MF   FRA Hervaine Moukam

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 January 2020	MF	8	Alyaksandr Valadzko	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	Undisclosed
1 January 2020	DF	32	Jakov Filipović	Lokeren	Undisclosed
1 January 2020	MF	33	Pavel Nyakhaychyk	Dynamo Brest	Undisclosed

Transfers out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Team	Ref.

Loan out

Date	Loan ends	Position	No.	Name	To	Team	Ref.
1 January 2020	31 December 2020	MF	43	Aleksandr Nemirko	Dnepr Mogilev	Academy

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 17 May 2020 ^[6]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		Belarusian Cup		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
3	DF	BIH	Bojan Nastić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	BLR	Aleksandar Filipović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	BLR	Yevgeniy Yablonskiy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	BLR	Yevgeniy Berezkin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	BLR	Stanislaw Drahun	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	SRB	Bojan Dubajić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	BLR	Anton Saroka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	MNE	Boris Kopitović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	BLR	Maksim Skavysh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	GK	BLR	Andrey Kudravets	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	ISL	Willum Þór Willumsson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	BLR	Dmitriy Bessmertny	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	BLR	Egor Filipenko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	BLR	Ihar Stasevich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	BLR	Zakhar Volkov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	BLR	Dzmitry Baha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	SRB	Nemanja Milić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	CRO	Jakov Filipovic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	BLR	Pavel Nyakhaychyk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	BLR	Anton Chichkan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
48	GK	BLR	Denis Scherbitskiy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	BLR	Alyaksandr Valadzko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
94	MF	FRA	Hervaine Moukam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from BATE on loan:
43	MF	BLR	Aleksandr Nemirko	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goal-scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	Premier League	Belarusian Cup	Europa League	Total
				TOTALS	4	0	0	4

References

1. "The country which does not fear COVID-19: "These things happen"". Be Soccer. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. "Coronavirus: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on". 29 March 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
3. "Last league standing: Belarusian football basks in new-found popularity". 29 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
4. "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020.
5. "Основной состав " Команда " Официальный сайт " ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
6. "Belarus - FC BATE Borisov - Squad Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

External links

• FC BATE Borisov