2016 Belarusian Premier League
Appearance
Season | 2016 |
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Dates | 1 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 played | 240 |
Goals scored | 577 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Mikhail Gordeichuk Vitali Rodionov (14 goals each) |
Biggest home win | 4 matches
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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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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.
Teams
[edit]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.
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|
BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,126 | 1 |
Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium[1] | 3,700 | 4 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,162 | 12 |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 2 |
Gorodeya | Gorodeya | Gorodeya Stadium[2] | 1,020 | First League, 2 |
Granit | Mikashevichi | Polesye Stadium (Luninets) | 3,090 | 5 |
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 | 3,000 | 6 |
Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,500 | 9 |
Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 | 8 |
Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 3 |
Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,133 | 10 |
Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 1,896 | 11 |
Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 | 7 |
Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,144 | 13 |
- ^ Five games played at Aleksandr Prokopenko Stadium in Bobruisk.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
3 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 55 | |
4 | Minsk | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 53 | |
5 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 48 | |
6 | Vitebsk | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 42 | |
7 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 41 | |
8 | Dinamo Brest | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
9 | Gorodeya | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 38 | |
10 | Slavia Mozyr | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 35 | |
11 | Krumkachy Minsk | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 33 | |
12 | Slutsk | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 30 | |
13 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 29[b] | |
14 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 29[b] | |
15 | Belshina Bobruisk (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 25[c] | Relegation to the Belarusian First League |
16 | Granit Mikashevichi (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 25[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:
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:
- ^ Dinamo Brest qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Belarusian Cup.
- ^ a b Head-to-head record; Naftan Novopolotsk–Neman Grodno 2–0, Neman Grodno–Naftan Novopolotsk 0–1.
- ^ a b Head-to-head record; Granit Mikashevichi–Belshina Bobruisk 0–4, Belshina Bobruisk–Granit Mikashevichi 1–1.
Results
[edit]Each team played twice against every other team for a total of 30 matches.
Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
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1 | Vitali Rodionov | BATE Borisov | 15 |
Mikhail Gordeichuk | BATE Borisov | 15 | |
3 | Vadzim Dzemidovich | Torpedo Zhodino | 12 |
Mikalay Yanush | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 12 | |
5 | Joel Fameyeh | Belshina Bobruisk | 10 |
6 | Dzyanis Laptsew | Slavia Mozyr / Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 9 |
Roman Volkov | Vitebsk | 9 | |
8 | Valerian Gvilia | Minsk / BATE Borisov | 8 |
Dzmitry Lebedzew | Gorodeya | 8 | |
Anton Saroka | Gorodeya | 8 | |
Uladzimir Khvashchynski | Dinamo Minsk | 8 | |
Nemanja Čović | Minsk | 8 | |
Artsyom Salavey | Vitebsk | 8 | |
Terentiy Lutsevich | Granit Mikashevichi / Torpedo Zhodino | 8 |
Updated to games played on 27 November 2016
Source: football.by
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "BATE VS. KRUMKACHY 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "TORPEDO BELAZ VS. GRANIT 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "DINAMO MINSK VS. GRANIT 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "BATE VS. GORODEYA 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "GRANIT VS. MINSK 0 - 7". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "SLAVIA VS. MINSK 6 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "MINSK VS. SLAVIA 6 - 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ABFF Disciplinary Committee decisions
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Russian)