1994–95 Belarusian Premier League Explained

Competition:Belarusian Premier League
Season:1994–95
Winners:Dinamo Minsk
(4th title)
Relegated:Gomselmash
Lokomotiv
Continentalcup1:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Dinamo Minsk
Continentalcup2:Cup Winners' Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dinamo-93
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Dnepr Mogilev
League Topscorer: Pavel Shavrov
(19 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Dinamo Mn 7–0 Fandok
(2 November 1994)
Torpedo Mn 7–0 Lokomotiv
(19 June 1995)
Biggest Away Win:Lokomotiv 0–7 Torpedo Mn
(30 October 1994)
Highest Scoring:
(19 June 1995)
Matches:240
Total Goals:576
Prevseason:1993–94
Nextseason:1995

The 1994–95 Belarusian Premier League was the fourth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started 13 July 1994, and ended on 23 June 1995. Dinamo Minsk were the defending champions.

Team changes from 1993–94 season

Stroitel Starye Dorogi, placed 16th last year, relegated to the First League. They were replaced by the 1993–94 First League winners Obuvshchik Lida.

Two teams changed their names during the winter break in the middle of the season. KIM Vitebsk were renamed to Dvina Vitebsk and Fandok Bobruisk to FC Bobruisk.

Overview

Dinamo Minsk won the championship for the 4th time in a row and qualified for the next season's UEFA Cup, as the Champions League was limited to 24 highest-ranked European national leagues which didn't include Belarus. The first-time Cup winners Dinamo-93 Minsk qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. Gomselmash Gomel and Lokomotiv Vitebsk, who finished on 15th and 16th places, were relegated. It was the last season for Lokomotiv in Premier League as they dissolved after playing in lower leagues for a few years.

Teams and venues

TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 1993–94
width=140Dinamo Minskwidth=110MinskDinamo Stadium (Minsk)50,0501
Dinamo-93 MinskMinskTraktor Stadium25,0002
Dvina VitebskVitebskDinamo Stadium (Vitebsk)5,5003
Dnepr MogilevMogilevSpartak Stadium (Mogilev)12,0004
BobruiskBobruiskSpartak Stadium (Bobruisk)4,8005
Torpedo MinskMinskTorpedo Stadium (Minsk)5,0006
Shinnik BobruiskBobruiskSpartak Stadium (Bobruisk)4,8007
Dinamo BrestBrestDinamo Stadium (Brest)10,5008
MolodechnoMolodechnoCity Stadium (Molodechno)5,6009
Lokomotiv VitebskVitebskDinamo Stadium (Vitebsk)5,50010
Neman GrodnoGrodnoNeman Stadium14,00011
Vedrich RechitsaRechitsaRechitsadrev Stadium5,50012
Shakhtyor SoligorskSoligorskShakhtyor Stadium5,00013
Torpedo MogilevMogilevTorpedo Stadium (Mogilev)6,00014
Gomselmash GomelGomelCentral Stadium (Gomel)10,25015
Obuvshchik LidaLidaObuvshchik Stadium3,500First League, 1

Belarusian clubs in European Cups

RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #11st leg2nd leg
1994–95 UEFA Cup
Preliminary roundDinamo Minsk 6–5 Hibernians3–13–4 (aet)
First roundDinamo Minsk 1–4 Lazio0–01–4
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Qualifying roundBobruisk 4–4 (a) Tirana4–10–3

Top scorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 19
2 18
3 14
14
5 13
6 12
7 11
8 10
10
10
10

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