| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE Borisov 8th title |
| Relegated | Dnepr Mogilev Vitebsk |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Europa League | Naftan Shakhtyor Gomel |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 460 (2.32 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Naftan 6–0Dnepr |
| Biggest away win | Dnepr 0–4Shakhtyor |
| Highest scoring | D. Minsk 3–4Minsk |
| Longest winning run | BATE (6 games)[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | BATE (14 games)[1] |
| Longest winless run | Dinamo Brest,Neman (11 games each)[1] |
| Longest losing run | Dinamo Brest,Dnepr,Naftan,Neman (4 games each)[1] |
←2010 2012 → | |
The2011Belarusian Premier League was the 21st season of top-tierfootball inBelarus. It began in April and ended in November 2011.BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Partizan Minsk were relegated to theBelarusian First League after finishing the2010 season in last place, ending a seven-year tenure in the league. They were replaced by2010 First League championsGomel, who make their immediate return to the highest football league of Belarus.Torpedo Zhodino as 11th-placed team had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-upSKVICH Minsk. They successfully retained their Premier League spot after defeating SKVICH 3–1 on aggregate. In early 2011 they were renamed to Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,402 | 1 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk)[1] | 3,700 | 6 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,060 | 5 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo-Yuni Stadium[2] | 4,500 | 4 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 7,350 | 8 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium[3] | 14,307 | First League, 1 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk)[4] | 1,650 | 3 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium[5] | 4,500 | 7 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,500 | 10 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 2 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 3,020 | 11 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,350 | 9 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov(C) | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 66 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 61 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Gomel | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 54 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dinamo Minsk | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 49 | |
| 5 | Belshina Bobruisk | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 41 | |
| 7 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 37 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | Neman Grodno | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 | |
| 9 | Minsk | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Brest | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 35 | |
| 11 | Vitebsk(R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 32 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
| 12 | Dnepr Mogilev(R) | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 32 | Relegation toBelarusian First League |
Vitebsk will play a two-legged relegation play-off againstPartizan Minsk, the runners-up of the 2011Belarusian First League for one spot in the2012 Premier League.
| Partizan Minsk | 2 – 0 | Vitebsk |
|---|---|---|
| Shapyatowski Makas |
| Vitebsk | 2 – 1 | Partizan Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Sļesarčuks Skitaw | Makas |
Each team will play three times against every other team for a total of 33 matches.
| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | DBR | DMI | DNE | GOM | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | TZH | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Dinamo Brest | 0–3 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Gomel | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Minsk | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | |
| Neman Grodno | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Vitebsk | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | DBR | DMI | DNE | GOM | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | TZH | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Belshina Bobruisk | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Dinamo Brest | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |||||||
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–3 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Dnepr Mogilev | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Gomel | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Minsk | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Neman Grodno | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | |||||||
| Vitebsk | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
Updated to games played on 27 November 2011
Source:football.byArchived 2012-08-20 at theWayback Machine
| Month | Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | BATE Borisov | [2] | |
| May | Gomel | [3] | |
| June | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [4] | |
| July | BATE Borisov | [5] | |
| August | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | [6] | |
| September | Dinamo Brest | [7] | |
| October | BATE Borisov | [8] | |
| November | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [9] |