2007 Belarusian Premier League

Belarusian Premier League 2007 BATE Borisov4th title Minsk Champions League BATE Borisov UEFA Cup GomelMTZ-RIPO Minsk Intertoto Cup Shakhtyor Soligorsk Belarus Raman Vasilyuk (24) Gomel 4–0 Dnepr;Dinamo Brest 4–0 Smorgon;Gomel 4–0 Darida Darida 2–7 Gomel Darida 2–7 Gomel 182 407 2006 2008 The 2007 Belarusian Premier League was the 17th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 14 and ended on November 10, 2007. BATE Borisov were the defending champions. Team changes from 2006 season Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk were the two teams relegated after the 2006 season, having finished in 13th and 14th place respectively. They were replaced by 2005 First League champions Minsk and runners-up Smorgon. Lokomotiv Vitebsk changed their name to Vitebsk. Overview BATE Borisov won their 4th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Gomel and 2007–08 Cup winners MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion to 16 teams starting with next season, only one team (Minsk, who finished in the last place) relegated to the First League. Teams and venues Belarus 400 right Location of teams in 2007 Belarusian Premier League Belarus 53.9 27.566667 DaridaDinamo MinskMinskMTZ-RIPO left Belarus 53.9 30.333333 Dnepr Belarus 52.133333 23.666667 Dinamo Brest Belarus 53.666667 23.833333 Neman bottom Belarus 52.8 27.533333 Shakhtyor Belarus 52.4453 30.9842 Gomel Belarus 54.233333 28.5 BATE Belarus 54.1 28.35 Torpedo bottom Belarus 55.533333 28.65 Naftan Belarus 55.183333 30.166667 Vitebsk Belarus 54.483611 26.4 Smorgon TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2006BATEBorisovCity Stadium5,3921Dinamo MinskMinskDinamo Stadium40,0002ShakhtyorSoligorskStroitel Stadium4,2003MTZ-RIPOMinskTraktor Stadium17,6004GomelGomelCentral Stadium14,3075VitebskVitebskVitebsky CSK8,3506NaftanNovopolotskAtlant Stadium5,3007DaridaMinsk RaionDarida Stadium4,5008Dinamo BrestBrestOSK Brestskiy10,0809NemanGrodnoNeman Stadium6,30010TorpedoZhodinoTorpedo Stadium (Zhodino)3,02011DneprMogilevSpartak Stadium7,99012MinskMinskTorpedo Stadium (Minsk)5,200First league, 1SmorgonSmorgonYunost Stadium3,000First league, 2 League table main WDL QR BAT BATE Borisov GOM Gomel SHA Shakhtyor Soligorsk TZH Torpedo Zhodino MTZ MTZ-RIPO Minsk NEM Neman Grodno NAF Naftan Novopolotsk VIT Vitebsk DMI Dinamo Minsk SMR Smorgon DAR Darida Minsk Raion DBR Dinamo Brest DNE Dnepr Mogilev MIN Minsk 18 2 6 50 25 C 12 8 6 49 28 12 8 6 41 27 11 10 5 28 21 11 9 6 32 25 9 9 8 23 22 9 9 8 28 30 9 8 9 25 28 8 11 7 27 28 6 8 12 15 29 7 4 15 27 46 6 7 13 23 31 5 8 13 21 33 4 9 13 18 34 R green1 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round CL1 blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round UC1 #CCCCFF Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round IC1 blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2007–08 Belarusian Cup. UCC1 red1 Relegation to Belarusian First League R complete rsssf.com 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head Results main FBR grey BAT DAR DBR DMI DNE GOM MIN MTZ NAF NEM SHA SMR TZH VIT BATE Borisov 2–0 1–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 4–2 4–1 3–0 4–2 4–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 Gomel 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 4–4 1–0 4–0 4–1 4–0 1–0 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3–4 0–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 Torpedo Zhodino 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–2 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 MTZ-RIPO Minsk 0–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 2–1 Neman Grodno 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–1 Naftan Novopolotsk 2–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 Vitebsk 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–2 1–0 Dinamo Minsk 0–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 Smorgon 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 Darida Minsk Raion 1–0 2–7 0–3 1–2 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–3 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 Dinamo Brest 2–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 Dnepr Mogilev 1–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 0–0 Minsk 0–1 2–6 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 Awarded as a 3–0 win for BATE due to Dinamo having a suspended player on the bench. Originally ended with a 2–1 win for BATE. complete football.by be Belarusian clubs in European Cups RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg2007 UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundShakhtyor Soligorsk BLR4–3Armenia Ararat Yerevan4–10–2Second roundChernomorets Odessa Ukraine6–2BLR Shakhtyor Soligorsk4–22–02007–08 UEFA CupFirst qualifying roundLiepājas Metalurgs Latvia3–2BLR Dinamo Brest1–12–1Skonto Riga Latvia1–3BLR Dinamo Minsk1–10–2Second qualifying roundDinamo Minsk BLR1–5Denmark Odense1–10–4First roundVillarreal Spain6–1BLR BATE Borisov4–12–02007–08 UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundAPOEL Nicosia Cyprus2–3BLR BATE Borisov2–00–3 (aet)Second qualifying roundHafnarfjarðar Iceland2–4BLR BATE Borisov1–31–1Thind qualifying roundBATE Borisov BLR2–4Romania Steaua București2–20–2 Top scorers RankNameTeamGoals 1 BLR Raman Vasilyuk Gomel 24 2 BLR Gennadi Bliznyuk BATE Borisov 18 3 BLR Vitali Rodionov BATE Borisov 14BLR Valery Strypeykis Gomel 14 5 BLR Andrey Sherakow Torpedo Zhodino 10 6 Russia Aleksandr Alumona Neman Grodno 9BLR Syarhey Nikiforenka Shakhtyor Soligorsk 9BLR Viktor Sokol Dinamo Brest 9 9 BLR Alyaksandr Klimenka Shakhtyor Soligorsk 8BLR Ruslan Usaw Vitebsk 8 See also 2007 Belarusian First League 2006–07 Belarusian Cup 2007–08 Belarusian Cup References RSSSF Category:Belarusian Premier League seasons 1 Belarus