Competition: | Belarusian Premier League |
Season: | 2018 |
Dates: | 30 March – 2 December 2018 |
Winners: | BATE Borisov |
Relegated: | Smolevichi Dnepr Mogilev |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | BATE Borisov |
Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Shakhtyor Soligorsk Dinamo Minsk |
League Topscorer: | 15 – Pavel Savitski (Dinamo Brest) |
Biggest Home Win: | Neman 6-0 Isloch |
Biggest Away Win: | Gomel 0-6 Dinamo Brest |
Highest Scoring: | Minsk 6-1 Torpedo Minsk |
Matches: | 240 |
Total Goals: | 516 |
Longest Wins: | BATE Borisov 8 games |
Longest Unbeaten: | Shakhtyor Soligorsk 16 games |
Longest Winless: | Dnepr Mogilev 24 games |
Longest Losses: | Slutsk 8 games |
Prevseason: | 2017 |
Nextseason: | 2019 |
The 2018 Belarusian Premier League was the 28th season of top-tier football in Belarus. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 12th consecutive league title and 14th overall last year, and successfully defended their crown.
The bottom two teams from the 2017 season (Slavia Mozyr and Naftan Novopolotsk) were relegated to the 2018 Belarusian First League. They were replaced by Luch Minsk and Smolevichi, champions and runners-up of the 2017 Belarusian First League respectively. [1]
Before the start of the season, Krumkachy Minsk were excluded from the league, after repeatedly missing deadlines for providing necessary licensing documents and pay off the salary debts to the players. The decision was made final on 19 March.[2] They were replaced by Torpedo Minsk (3rd placed team of 2017 Belarusian First League).
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
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BATE Borisov | width=120 | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,121 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,162 | |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 22,324 | |
Dnepr Mogilev | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium | 7,350 | |
Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | |
Gorodeya | Gorodeya | Gorodeya Stadium | 1,625 | |
Isloch Minsk Raion | Minsk Raion | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | |
Luch Minsk | Minsk | SOK Olimpiysky | 1,500 | |
Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | |
Neman Grodno | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 | |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | |
Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium (Slutsk) | 1,896 | |
Smolevichi | Smolevichi | FOK Oktyabrsky | 780 | |
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 | |
Torpedo Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | |
Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,144 |
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
Updated to games played on 2 December 2018
Source: football.by
Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
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1 | Pavel Savitski | Dinamo Brest | 15 |
2 | Dzyanis Laptsew | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 12 |
3 | Dzmitry Lebedzew | Gorodeya | 11 |
Anton Matsveenka | Vitebsk | 11 | |
Yevgeniy Shikavka | Slutsk | 11 | |
Maksim Skavysh | BATE Borisov | 11 | |
Kiryl Vyarheychyk | Vitebsk | 11 | |
8 | Bojan Dubajić | Gorodeya | 10 |
9 | Elis Bakaj | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 9 |
Valery Gorbachik | Smolevichi/Torpedo-BelAZ | 9 |