2002 Belarusian Premier League

Belarusian Premier League 2002 BATE Lokomotiv-96 Champions League BATE UEFA Cup Dinamo MinskNeman Intertoto Cup Shakhtyor BLR Valery Strypeykis (18) BATE 6–0 Lokomotiv-96 Slavia 1–6 Belshina Dinamo Minsk 6–3 Zvezda-VA-BGU; Dinamo Minsk 6–3 Slavia 183 514 2001 2003 The 2002 Belarusian Premier League was the 12th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 12 and ended on November 8, 2002. Belshina Bobruisk were the defending champions. Team changes from 2001 season Teams finished on the last two places in 2001 – Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechytsa relegated to the First League. They were replaced by 2001 First League winners Torpedo Zhodino and the newcomers, First League runners-up Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk. Neman-Belcard Grodno changed their name back to Neman Grodno. Overview BATE Borisov and Neman Grodno finished the season with equal number of points and advanced to the Championship Play-Off. BATE won the play-off game and became the champions for the 2nd time. They qualified for the next season's Champions League. Neman Grodno and 2002–03 Cup winners Dinamo Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion from 14 to 16 teams starting with next season, only one lowest placed team (Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk) have relegated. Teams and venues Belarus 420 right Location of teams in 2002 Belarusian Premier League Belarus 53.9 27.566667 Dinamo MinskTorpedo-MAZZvezda-VA-BGU left Belarus 53.9 30.333333 Dnepr-Transmash right Belarus 52.133333 23.666667 Dinamo Brest Belarus 53.15 29.233333 Belshina Belarus 53.666667 23.833333 Neman bottom Belarus 55.183333 30.166667 Lokomotiv-96 Belarus 52.8 27.533333 Shakhtyor left Belarus 52.050000 29.250000 Slavia Belarus 52.4453 30.9842 Gomel Belarus 54.233333 28.5 BATE top Belarus 54.313611 26.851667 Molodechno-2000 left Belarus 54.1 28.35 Torpedo Zh. TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2001BelshinaBobruiskSpartak Stadium (Bobruisk)5,8001Dinamo MinskMinskDinamo Stadium (Minsk)40,0002BATEBorisovCity Stadium (Borisov)5,5003NemanGrodnoNeman Stadium14,0004ShakhtyorSoligorskStroitel Stadium5,0005GomelGomelLuch Stadium15,0006SlaviaMozyrYunost Stadium5,2507Torpedo-MAZMinskTorpedo Stadium (Minsk)5,2008Dnepr-TransmashMogilevSpartak Stadion (Mogilev)5,7009Molodechno-2000MolodechnoCity Stadium (Molodechno)5,65010Dinamo BrestBrestOSK Brestskiy3,00011Lokomotiv-96VitebskDinamo Stadium (Vitebsk)8,25012TorpedoZhodinoTorpedo Stadium (Zhodino)5,000First league, 1Zvezda-VA-BGUMinskTraktor Stadium217,000First league, 2 decimal 1 Gomel spent the season at Luch Stadium, as their regular stadium Central Stadium was closed for renovation. 2 One game played at City Stadium in Molodechno. Table main WDL QR BAT BATE Borisov NEM Neman Grodno SHA Shakhtyor Soligorsk TSM Torpedo-MAZ Minsk TZH Torpedo Zhodino GOM Gomel DMI Dinamo Minsk BSH Belshina Bobruisk DNE Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev DBR Dinamo Brest SLA Slavia Mozyr ZBM Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk MOL Molodechno-2000 VIT Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 18 2 6 51 20 C 17 5 4 47 20 15 6 5 41 23 15 6 5 30 16 13 4 9 38 27 13 4 9 46 33 12 6 8 44 28 12 4 10 44 38 -3 10 6 10 38 37 8 8 10 25 26 6 6 14 38 61 4 6 16 28 48 3 3 20 23 59 3 0 23 20 77 R green1 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round The title was decided in a championship playoff as BATE Borisov and Neman Grodno finished with equal points. CL1 blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round UCQR #CCCCFF Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round IC1 blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round Dinamo Minsk qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round by winning the 2002–03 Belarusian Cup. UCCQR red1 Relegation to Belarusian First League R complete rsssf.com 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head. Replay for title or relegation. Championship play-off 8 November 2002 13:00 UTC+3 BATE Borisov 1–0 yes Report Neman Grodno Tarasenka 102 Traktor Stadium, Minsk 7,000 Vladimir Sukhovarov (Orsha) Results main FBR grey BAT BSH DBR DMI DNE GOM LVI MOL NEM SHA SLA TMI TZH ZBM BATE Borisov 2–1 2–0 0–2 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 6–0 Neman Grodno 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 5–2 2–0 2–0 1–0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 2–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 3–1 3–1 Torpedo-MAZ Minsk 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 Torpedo Zhodino 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 3–2 0–0 4–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 4–1 2–0 5–0 Gomel 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–0 3–2 3–0 3–2 2–2 5–0 3–0 Dinamo Minsk 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 6–3 6–3 4–1 5–1 Belshina Bobruisk 2–1 1–5 0–1 3–2 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–2 1–2 Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 1–4 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 3–1 3–1 Dinamo Brest 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 Slavia Mozyr 0–2 1–3 5–2 0–2 3–2 0–2 0–4 1–6 3–2 1–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 4–1 Molodechno-2000 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–1 2–3 1–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 1–4 1–5 1–3 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–2 0–4 2–3 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–3 complete football.by be Belarusian clubs in European Cups RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg2002 UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundBATE Borisov BLR3–0Denmark Akademisk Boldklub1–02–0Second round1860 München Germany0–5BLR BATE Borisov0–10–4Third roundBologna Italy2–0BLR BATE Borisov2–00–02002–03 UEFA CupQualifying roundDinamo Minsk BLR1–5Bulgaria CSKA Sofia1–40–1Gomel BLR5–0Finland HJK Helsinki1–04–0First roundGomel BLR1–8Germany Schalke 041–40–42002–03 UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundPortadown Northern Ireland2–3BLR Belshina Bobruisk0–02–3Second qualifying roundMaccabi Haifa Israel5–0BLR Belshina Bobruisk4–01–0 Top scorers RankNameTeamGoals 1 BLR Valery Strypeykis Belshina Bobruisk 18 2 BLR Yury Markhel Torpedo Zhodino 17 3 BLR Sergey Nikiforenko Shakhtyor Soligorsk 12 4 BLR Viktor Borel Gomel 11BLR Gennadi Bliznyuk Gomel 11BLR Vadzim Boyka Dinamo Brest 11BLR Ihor Chumachenko BATE Borisov 11BLR Denis Karolik Belshina Bobruisk 11BLR Dzmitry Kavalyonak Neman Grodno 11BLR Maksim Tsyhalka Dinamo Minsk 11 See also 2002 Belarusian First League 2001–02 Belarusian Cup 2002–03 Belarusian Cup External links RSSSF Category:Belarusian Premier League seasons 1 Belarus