| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE Borisov |
| Relegated | Gomel Granit Mikashevichi Smorgon |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Europa League | Dinamo Minsk Dnepr Mogilev Torpedo Zhodino |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 437 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | |
| Biggest home win | BATE 6–0Neman |
| Biggest away win | Shakhtyor 0–5Minsk |
| Highest scoring | Dinamo Minsk 5–2Dnepr |
←2008 2010 → | |
The2009Belarusian Premier League was the 19th season of top-tierfootball inBelarus. It started on April 4 and ended on November 8, 2009.BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Due to league reduction from 16 to 14 teams three relegated teams (Lokomotiv Minsk,Savit Mogilev andDarida Minsk Raion, who finished 14th, 15th and 16th in 2008 respectively) were replaced by only one team, the winner of2008 First LeagueMinsk.
BATE Borisov won their 6th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-upDinamo Minsk, bronze medalistsDnepr Mogilev and yet to be determined 2009-10 Cup winners qualified for the Europa League. Due to decision to gradually reduce Premiere League to 12 clubs (14 in 2009, 12 in 2010) three lowest placed teams (Gomel,Granit Mikashevichi
Smorgon) relegated to the First League.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,392 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo-Yuni Stadium[1] | 4,500 | 2 |
| MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 3 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 4 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,300 | 5 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 6 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 5,300 | 7 |
| Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost Stadium | 3,200 | 8 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium[2] | 7,300 | 9 |
| Granit | Mikashevichi | Polesye Stadium (Luninets)[3] | 3,090 | 10 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 11 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 9,000 | 12 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino)[4] | 3,020 | 13 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk)[5] | 1,500 | First league, 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov(C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 62 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 50 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dnepr Mogilev | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 40 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 38 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Brest | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 38 | |
| 7 | Neman Grodno | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 37 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Zhodino | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 9 | Minsk | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Vitebsk | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 32 | |
| 11 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 30 | |
| 12 | Gomel(R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 29 | Relegation toBelarusian First League |
| 13 | Granit Mikashevichi(R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 25 | |
| 14 | Smorgon(R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 15 |
| Home \ Away | BAT | DBR | DMI | DNE | GOM | GRA | MIN | MTZ | NAF | NEM | SHA | SMR | VIT | TZH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Dinamo Brest | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–3 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Gomel | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Granit Mikashevichi | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0[a] | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |
| Minsk | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Neman Grodno | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Smorgon | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | |
| Vitebsk | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Torpedo Zhodino | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 UEFA Europa League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Sutjeska Nikšić | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 (aet) | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Second qualifying round | Naftan Novopolotsk | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | ||
| Metallurg Donetsk | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Play-off round | BATE Borisov | 4–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 (aet) | |
| Group stage | Benfica | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| BATE Borisov | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | ||
| BATE Borisov | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 2009–10 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| Second qualifying round | Makedonija Gjorče Petrov | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| Third qualifying round | Ventspils | (a) 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
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