2022 Belarusian Premier League
Football league season
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 March – 12 November 2022 |
| Champions | |
| Relegated | Vitebsk Dnepr Mogilev |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Conference League | Dinamo Minsk Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Neman Grodno |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 615 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bobur Abdikholikov (26 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Energetik-BGU Minsk 5–0 Slavia Mozyr (29 May 2022) Minsk 5–0 Slavia Mozyr (18 October 2022) Slavia Mozyr 5–0 Dnepr Mogilev (12 November 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Dnepr Mogilev 0–7 Shakhtyor Soligorsk (15 August 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Dynamo Brest 4–4 Vitebsk (29 October 2022) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Longest unbeaten run | 15 matches Dinamo Minsk |
| Longest winless run | 12 matches Dynamo Brest Vitebsk |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Dnepr Mogilev |
← 2021 2023 → All statistics correct as of 12 November 2022. | |
The 2022 Belarusian Premier League was the 32nd season of top-tier football in Belarus. Shakhtyor Soligorsk defended their championship winning the fourth league title in club history. The title was subsequently stripped on May 11, 2023 following a match-fixing scandal.[1]
Teams
The 15th-placed team of the last season Smorgon was relegated to the 2022 Belarusian First League, ending their one-year stay in the top division. Sputnik Rechitsa were excluded from the league halfway through the last season and will not play in any league in 2022. Smorgon and Sputnik were replaced by two best teams of 2021 Belarusian First League (Arsenal Dzerzhinsk, promoted to the top-flight for the first time in their history and Belshina Bobruisk, promoted after a one-year absence).
On 28 February 2022 Rukh Brest withdrew from the league, citing financial troubles caused by international sanctions upon club's owner Alexander Zaytsev and an undisclosed Russian company co-owning the club.[2] A few days later they were replaced by Dnepr Mogilev (5th-placed team of last year's First League season).
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal | Dzerzhinsk | Gorodeya Stadium (Gorodeya) | 1,625 | 1st (First League) |
| BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 12,896 | 2nd |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium | 3,700 | 2nd (First League) |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 4th |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,060 | 6th |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 22,000 | 3rd |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium | 7,350 | 5th (First League) |
| Energetik-BGU | Minsk | RCOR-BGU Stadium | 1,500 | 13th |
| Isloch | Minsk Raion | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 10th |
| Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 12th |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,500 | 11th |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 1st |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,300 | 14th |
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 1,896 | 9th |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 3,020 | 8th |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,100 | 7th |
Minsk
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Locations of the 2022 Belarusian Premier League teamsLeague table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 65 | Excluded from European Competitions[a] |
| 2 | Energetik-BGU Minsk | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 60 | |
| 3 | BATE Borisov | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 59 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 5 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 54 | Excluded from European Competitions[a] |
| 6 | Minsk | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 44 | |
| 7 | Gomel | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 43 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round[b] |
| 9 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 40 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 10 | Slavia Mozyr | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 37 | |
| 11 | Slutsk | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 32 | |
| 12 | Belshina Bobruisk | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 30 | |
| 13 | Dynamo Brest | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 27 | |
| 14 | Arsenal Dzerzhinsk (R) | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 42 | −24 | 23 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 15 | Vitebsk (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 22 | Relegation to the Belarusian First League |
| 16 | Dnepr Mogilev (R) | 30 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 73 | −52 | 12 |
Source: football.by Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c d e Shakhtyor Soligorsk and Energetik-BGU Minsk were both found guilty of match-fixing by the Football Federation of Belarus and were denied UEFA licenses. As a result, the Champions league spot reserved to the first-placed team was awarded to the third-placed team (BATE Borisov), and the Europa Conference League spots reserved to the second and third-placed teams were awarded to the fourth and fifth-placed teams (Dinamo Minsk and Isloch Minsk Raion). Isloch Minsk Raion were later denied entry to the Europa Conference League due to the organization of match-fixing in 2016 (according to the UEFA regulations, a club can be suspended from European competitions due to the organization of match-fixing, regardless of the time). FC Gomel and FC Minsk did not apply for UEFA licences, and were therefore excluded, so the final Europa Conference League place was awarded to ninth-placed Neman Grodno.[3][4][5]
- ^ Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino qualified to the Europa Conference League as Cup Winners.
Results
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
| Home \ Away | ARS | BAT | BSH | DBR | DMI | DNE | ENE | GOM | ISL | FCM | NEM | SHA | SLA | SLU | TZH | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal Dzerzhinsk | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| BATE Borisov | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 1–0 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Dynamo Brest | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 0–1 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Energetik-BGU Minsk | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 |
| Gomel | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Minsk | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 3–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Neman Grodno | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–0 | 0–1 | 4–1* | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Slavia Mozyr | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Slutsk | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–0 |
| Vitebsk | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — |
Source: Football Federation of Belarus (in Russian) Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
The 14th-place finisher of this season (Arsenal Dzerzhinsk) plays a two-legged relegation play-off against the third-placed team of the 2022 Belarusian First League (Rogachev) for a spot in the 2023 Premier League.
| Arsenal Dzerzhinsk | 3–2 | Rogachev |
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| Rogachev | 3–1 | Arsenal Dzerzhinsk |
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Referee: Sergey Krasnikov
Rogachev won 5–4 on aggregate.
Top scorers
- As of 12 November 2022[6]
Awards
Weekly awards
Player of the Week
| Player of The Week | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Player | Club | Reference | |
| 1 |  Dmitry Bessmertny | Bate Borisov | ||
| 2 |  Bobur Abdikholikov | Energetik-BGU Minsk | ||
References
- ^ "Федэрацыя футбола пазбавіла салігорскі "Шахцёр" чэмпіёнства 2022 года". euradio.fm. 11 May 2023.
- ^ "ООО «Футбольный клуб РУХ» информирует, что учредителем Клуба является российская компания" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ "БАТЭ не стане чэмпіёнам Беларусі, але будзе заяўляцца ў Лігу чэмпіёнаў". Tribuna. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Решение Комитета по клубному лицензированию АБФФ". ABFF. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ "«Ислочь» пропустит предстоящий еврокубковый сезон". FC Isloch. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ^ Flashscore
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
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| Active (lower leagues) | |
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| Defunct (or amateur) |
- BATE Borisov (15)
- Dinamo Minsk (8)
- Shakhtyor Soligorsk (3)
- Slavia Mozyr (2)
- Belshina Bobruisk (1)
- Dinamo Brest (1)
- Dnepr Mogilev (1)
- Gomel (1)
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