2014 Belarusian Premier League Explained

Competition:Belarusian Premier League
Season:2014
Winners:BATE Borisov
Relegated:Dnepr Mogilev
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:BATE Borisov
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Dinamo Minsk
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
League Topscorer:Mikalay Yanush (15)
Matches:192
Total Goals:456
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 Belarusian Premier League was the 24th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began in March 2014 and ended in November 2014. BATE Borisov are the defending champions, having won their 10th league title last year.

Format

The format of the competition stayed the same as the previous season. The league took place in two phases. The first phase consisted of regular double-round robin tournament between 12 teams. The best six teams qualified for the championship round, which will determine the champions and the participants for the 2014–15 European competitions. The remaining six teams play in the relegation group, where the top five teams will secure places in the 2015 competition, sixth team (12th overall) will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the third-placed team of the First League. All points collected during the first phase will count for the second phase as well. The league will be expanded to 14 teams for 2015 season and further expanded to 16 teams for 2016.[1]

Teams

Slavia Mozyr were relegated to the First League after finishing on the last (12th) position in 2013 season. Slutsk, the champions of 2013 First League, made their debut in the top flight.

Dnepr Mogilev, as the 11th-placed team in 2013 Premier League, had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-up Gorodeya. Dnepr won the playoff, 3–1 on aggregate, and both team retained positions in their respective leagues.

TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2013
width=120BATEwidth=110Borisovwidth=160Borisov Arena13,0841
BelshinaBobruiskSpartak Stadium (Bobruisk)3,7007
Dinamo BrestBrestOSK Brestskiy10,1628
Dinamo MinskMinskTraktor Stadium17,6003
Dnepr MogilevMogilevSpartak Stadium (Mogilev)7,35011
GomelGomelCentral Stadium14,3076
MinskMinskTorpedo Stadium (Minsk)1,6009
NaftanNovopolotskAtlant Stadium4,50010
NemanGrodnoNeman Stadium8,4044
ShakhtyorSoligorskStroitel Stadium4,2002
SlutskSlutskCity Stadium (Slutsk)1,896First League, 1
Torpedo-BelAZZhodinoTorpedo Stadium (Zhodino)6,5245

First phase

League table

Results

Each team will play twice against every other team for a total of 22 matches.

Championship round

The best six teams of the first phase will play two times against every other team for a total of 10 matches.

League table

Results

The best six teams of the first phase will play twice against every other team for a total of 10 matches.

Relegation group

League table

Results

The last six teams of the first phase will play twice against every other team for a total of 10 matches.

Relegation playoffs

The 12th-place finisher of this season (Dnepr Mogilev) played a two-legged relegation play-off against the third team of the 2014 Belarusian First League (Vitebsk) for one spot in the 2015 Premier League. Dnepr Mogilev were relegated to the Belarusian First League after losing the first leg 0–2, before drawing 1–1 in the second.

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Vitebsk won 3–1 on aggregate and gains promotion to the Belarusian Premier League.

Top goalscorers

Rankwidth=170GoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Mikalay YanushShakhtyor Soligorsk15
2 Alyaksandr MakasMinsk14
3 Mikhail GordeichukBATE Borisov12
Yahor ZubovichNeman Grodno12
5 Vitali RodionovBATE Borisov11
Pavel SavitskiNeman Grodno11
7 Sergey KrivetsBATE Borisov10
Dmitri KhlebosolovBelshina Bobruisk10
8 Mikalay SignevichBATE Borisov9
Vadzim DzemidovichNaftan Novopolotsk9
Updated to games played on 30 November 2014
Source: football.by

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pressball.by/articles/football/belarus/85169 BFF Executive Committee meeting results