2023 Belarusian Premier League
Football league season
| Season | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo Minsk |
| Relegated | Belshina Bobruisk Energetik-BGU Minsk |
| Champions League | Dinamo Minsk |
| Conference League | Neman Grodno Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
| Matches played | 142 |
| Goals scored | 364 (2.56 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Pavel Savitsky Vladislav Morozov Yegor Karpitsky (12 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo Minsk 7–2 Belshina Bobruisk (1 July 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Smorgon 0–4 Isloch Minsk Raion (7 April 2023) Gomel 0–4 Dinamo Minsk (13 May 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Shakhtyor Soligorsk 7–3 Belshina Bobruisk (9 April 2023) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Neman Grodno |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino |
| Longest winless run | 10 matches Energetik-BGU Minsk |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Naftan Novopolotsk |
← 2022 2024 → All statistics correct as of 17 September 2023. | |
The 2023 Belarusian Premier League was the 33rd season of top-tier football in Belarus. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions (although they were stripped of their title as a result of a match-fixing scandal).[1][2]
The winners (Dinamo Minsk, their eighth title win) qualified for the 2024–25 Champions League first qualifying round. The 2023–24 Belarusian Cup winners qualify for the 2024–25 Conference League second qualifying round. The second and third-placed teams (Neman Grodno and Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino) (or fourth-placed team, Isloch Minsk Raion, if the Belarusian Cup winners finish in the top three of the Belarusian Premier League) qualify for the 2024–25 Conference League first qualifying round. The fourteenth-placed team (Energetik-BGU Minsk) qualified for the Belarusian Premier League play-off, losing and being relegated to the 2024 Belarusian First League. They were joined by the bottom-placed team (Belshina Bobruisk).
Teams
The bottom-placed teams from the 2022 season (Vitebsk and Dnepr Mogilev) were relegated to the First League. They were replaced by Naftan Novopolotsk and Smorgon, champions and runners-up of the 2022 Belarusian First League respectively.
14th-placed team of the last season (Arsenal Dzerzhinsk) were relegated after they lost relegation/promotion playoffs against First League third-placed team Maxline Rogachev. Despite winning the play-off, Maxline Rogachev were denied Premier League license[3] and remained in the First League. As no other potential replacement team applied for the license, it was decided to play 2023 season with just 15 clubs.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,126 | 3rd |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium | 3,700 | 12th |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 22,000 | 4th |
| Dynamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,169 | 13th |
| Energetik-BGU | Minsk | RCOR-BGU Stadium | 1,500 | 2nd |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 7th |
| Isloch | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 5th |
| Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 6th |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 5,300 | 1st (First League) |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 | 9th |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 1st |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,300 | 10th |
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 1,896 | 11th |
| Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost Stadium | 3,200 | 2nd (First League) |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 | 8th |
Minsk
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Locations of the 2023 Belarusian Premier League teamsLeague table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Minsk (C) | 28 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 72 | 21 | +51 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Neman Grodno | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 22 | +38 | 62 | Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 49 | |
| 4 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 47[b] | |
| 5 | BATE Borisov | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 32 | +17 | 47[b] | |
| 6 | Gomel | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | |
| 7 | Slavia Mozyr | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Slutsk | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Minsk | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 33 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Brest | 28 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 30 | |
| 11 | Smorgon | 28 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 59 | −31 | 24 | |
| 12 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 57 | −29 | 23 | |
| 13 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 9[c] | |
| 14 | Energetik-BGU Minsk (R) | 28 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 4[d] | Qualification to Belarusian Premier League play-off |
| 15 | Belshina Bobruisk (R) | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 61 | −40 | 3[e] | Relegation to the Belarusian First League |
Source: 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.
(C) Champions; (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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The 2023–24 Belarusian Cup winners (Dinamo Minsk, Isloch Minsk Raion, Neman Grodno, or Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino) qualify for the Conference League second qualifying round. If the Belarusian Cup winners finish in the top three, the second Conference League first qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team (Isloch Minsk Raion). If Dinamo Minsk win the Belarusian Cup, the Conference League second round spot will be passed to the second-placed team (Neman Grodno).
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Isloch Minsk Raion 4, BATE Borisov 1.
- ^ Shakhtyor Soligorsk were deducted 35 points for match-fixing.[4]
- ^ Energetik-BGU Minsk were deducted 23 points for match-fixing.[4]
- ^ Belshina Bobruisk were deducted 11 points for match-fixing.[4]
Results
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 28 matches over 30 matchdays.
| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | DMI | DBR | ENE | GOM | ISL | FCM | NAF | NEM | SHA | SLA | SLU | SMR | TZH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 0–3 | — | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–1 | 7–2 | — | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 1–0 |
| Dynamo Brest | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Energetik-BGU Minsk | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 1–2 |
| Gomel | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Minsk | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 0–7 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Neman Grodno | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–0 | 7–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–5 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Slavia Mozyr | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Slutsk | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | — | 3–3 | 0–0 |
| Smorgon | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Belarusian Premier League play-off
The fourteenth-placed club (Energetik-BGU Minsk) faced the third-placed club from the 2023 Belarusian First League (Vitebsk) for the final place in the following season's Belarusian Premier League.
First leg
Energetik-BGU Minsk v Vitebsk
| 6 December 2023 | Energetik-BGU Minsk | 0–0 | Vitebsk | Minsk |
| 16:00 BST | Stadium: RCOR-BGU Stadium |
Second leg
Vitebsk v Energetik-BGU Minsk
| 9 December 2023 | Vitebsk | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Energetik-BGU Minsk | Vitebsk |
| 16:00 BST | Teverov  7' (pen) | Stadium: Vitebsky Central Sport Complex |
Statistics
Top scorers
- As of 2 December 2023[5]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vladislav Morozov | Dinamo Minsk | 16 |
| 2 | Yahor Zubovich | Neman Grodno | 14 |
| 3 | Pavel Savitsky | Neman Grodno | 13 |
| 4 | Yegor Karpitsky | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 12 |
| Mikhail Gordeychuk | Dynamo Brest | 12 | |
| 6 |  Andrei Panyukov | Naftan Novopolotsk | 10 |
| 7 |  Dušan Bakić | Dinamo Minsk | 9 |
 Euloge Placca Fessou | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 9 | |
 Denis Mitrofanov | Isloch Minsk Raion | 9 | |
| Denis Kozlovskiy | Gomel | 9 |
References
- ^ "2022 Belarusian Premier League". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Федэрацыя футбола пазбавіла салігорскі "Шахцёр" чэмпіёнства 2022 года". euradio.fm. 11 May 2023.
- ^ Maxline can't play in the 2023 top flight (in Russian)
- ^ a b c "Официально". Football Federation of Belarus. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ "Football.by | Statistica". football.by.
External links
- Official website
- Football.by
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| Active (lower leagues) | |
|---|---|
| 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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