2006 Belarusian Premier League Explained

Competition:Belarusian Premier League
Season:2006
Winners:BATE Borisov
Relegated:Lokomotiv Minsk
Belshina Bobruisk
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:BATE Borisov
Continentalcup2:UEFA Cup
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dinamo Brest
Dinamo Minsk
Continentalcup3:Intertoto Cup
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Shakhtyor Soligorsk
League Topscorer: Alyaksandr Klimenka (17)
Biggest Home Win:MTZ-RIPO 7–1 Lokomotiv Minsk
Biggest Away Win:Gomel 2–8 MTZ-RIPO
Highest Scoring:Gomel 2–8 MTZ-RIPO
Matches:182
Total Goals:450
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 Belarusian Premier League was the 16th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 18 and ended on November 4, 2005. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions.

Team changes from 2005 season

Two lowest placed in 2004 teams (Zvezda-BGU Minsk and Slavia) relegated to First League. They were replaced by the winners of 2005 First League Belshina Bobruisk and First League runners-up Lokomotiv Vitebsk. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev shortened their name to Dnepr Mogilev.

Overview

BATE Borisov won their 3rd champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Dinamo Minsk and 2006–07 Cup winners Dinamo Brest qualified for UEFA Cup. Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk, who finished on last two places, relegated to the First League.

Teams and venues

TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2005
width=120Shakhtyorwidth=110SoligorskStroitel Stadium4,2001
Dinamo MinskMinskDinamo Stadium40,0002
MTZ-RIPOMinskTraktor Stadium17,6003
TorpedoZhodinoTorpedo Stadium (Zhodino)3,0204
BATEBorisovCity Stadium (Borisov)5,5005
DneprMogilevSpartak Stadium (Mogilev)6,8006
GomelGomelCentral Stadium15,0007
Dinamo BrestBrestOSK Brestskiy10,0808
NaftanNovopolotskAtlant Stadium4,5009
DaridaMinsk RaionDarida Stadium3,30010
Lokomotiv MinskMinskCity Stadium (Molodechno)4,80011
NemanGrodnoNeman Stadium6,30012
BelshinaBobruiskSpartak Stadium (Bobruisk)3,700First league, 1
Lokomotiv VitebskVitebskVitebsky CSK8,350First league, 2

Belarusian clubs in European Cups

RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First roundShakhter Karagandy 4–6 MTZ-RIPO Minsk1–53–1
Second roundMoscow 3–0 MTZ-RIPO Minsk2–01–0
2006–07 UEFA Cup
First qualifying roundZagłębie Lubin 1–1 (a) Dinamo Minsk1–10–0
BATE Borisov 3–0 Nistru Otaci2–01–0
Second qualifying roundArtmedia Bratislava 5–3 Dinamo Minsk2–13–2
Rubin Kazan 5–0 BATE Borisov3–02–0
2006–07 UEFA Champions League
First qualifying roundShakhtyor Soligorsk 0–2 Široki Brijeg0–10–1

Top scorers

RankNameTeamGoals
1 17
2 14
3 13
4 12
5 11
6 10
7 9
9
9
10 8
8

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