2007 Belarusian Premier League

The 2007 Belarusian Premier League was the 17th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 14 and ended on November 10, 2007. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.

Belarusian Premier League
Season2007
ChampionsBATE Borisov
4th title
RelegatedMinsk
Champions LeagueBATE Borisov
UEFA CupGomel
MTZ-RIPO Minsk
Intertoto CupShakhtyor Soligorsk
Matches played182
Goals scored407 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorer Raman Vasilyuk (24)
Biggest home winGomel 4–0 Dnepr;
Dinamo Brest 4–0 Smorgon;
Gomel 4–0 Darida
Biggest away winDarida 2–7 Gomel
Highest scoringDarida 2–7 Gomel
2006
2008

Team changes from 2006 season

Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk were the two teams relegated after the 2006 season, having finished in 13th and 14th place respectively. They were replaced by 2005 First League champions Minsk and runners-up Smorgon. Lokomotiv Vitebsk changed their name to Vitebsk.

Overview

BATE Borisov won their 4th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Gomel and 2007–08 Cup winners MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion to 16 teams starting with next season, only one team (Minsk, who finished in the last place) relegated to the First League.

Teams and venues

Location of teams in 2007 Belarusian Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity Position in 2006
BATE Borisov City Stadium 5,500 1
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Dinamo, Minsk 41,040 2
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel 5,000 3
MTZ-RIPO Minsk Traktor 17,600 4
Gomel Gomel Central, Gomel 11,800 5
Vitebsk Vitebsk Central, Vitebsk 8,300 6
Naftan Novopolotsk Atlant 6,500 7
Darida Minsk Raion Darida 6,000 8
Dinamo Brest Brest OSK Brestskiy 10,080 9
Neman Grodno Neman 6,300 10
Torpedo Zhodino Torpedo, Zhodino 3,020 11
Dnepr Mogilev Spartak, Mogilev 11,200 12
Minsk Minsk Torpedo, Minsk 5,200 First league, 1
Smorgon Smorgon Yunost 3,500 First league, 2

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov (C) 26 18 2 6 50 25 +25 56 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Gomel 26 12 8 6 49 28 +21 44 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 26 12 8 6 41 27 +14 44 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Torpedo Zhodino 26 11 10 5 28 21 +7 43
5 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 26 11 9 6 32 25 +7 42 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6 Neman Grodno 26 9 9 8 23 22 +1 36
7 Naftan Novopolotsk 26 9 9 8 28 30 2 36
8 Vitebsk 26 9 8 9 25 28 3 35
9 Dinamo Minsk 26 8 11 7 27 28 1 35
10 Smorgon 26 6 8 12 15 29 14 26
11 Darida Minsk Raion 26 7 4 15 27 46 19 25
12 Dinamo Brest 26 6 7 13 23 31 8 25
13 Dnepr Mogilev 26 5 8 13 21 33 12 23
14 Minsk (R) 26 4 9 13 18 34 16 21 Relegation to Belarusian First League
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Belarusian clubs in European Cups

Round Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round Shakhtyor Soligorsk 4–3 Ararat Yerevan 4–1 0–2
Second round Chernomorets Odessa 6–2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 4–2 2–0
2007–08 UEFA Cup
First qualifying round Liepājas Metalurgs 3–2 Dinamo Brest 1–1 2–1
Skonto Riga 1–3 Dinamo Minsk 1–1 0–2
Second qualifying round Dinamo Minsk 1–5 Odense 1–1 0–4
First round Villarreal 6–1 BATE Borisov 4–1 2–0
2007–08 UEFA Champions League
First qualifying round APOEL Nicosia 2–3 BATE Borisov 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Second qualifying round Hafnarfjarðar 2–4 BATE Borisov 1–3 1–1
Thind qualifying round BATE Borisov 2–4 Steaua București 2–2 0–2

Top scorers

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Raman VasilyukGomel24
2 Gennadi BliznyukBATE Borisov18
3 Vitali RodionovBATE Borisov14
Valery StrypeykisGomel14
5 Andrey SherakowTorpedo Zhodino10
6 Aleksandr AlumonaNeman Grodno9
Syarhey NikiforenkaShakhtyor Soligorsk9
Viktor SokolDinamo Brest9
9 Alyaksandr KlimenkaShakhtyor Soligorsk8
Ruslan UsawVitebsk8

See also

References

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