| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE |
| Champions League | BATE |
| Europa League | Shakhtyor Dinamo Minsk |
| Matches played | 165 |
| Goals scored | 380 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Dzmitry Asipenka (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Neman 8–0Slavia |
| Biggest away win | Belshina 0–4Shakhtyor Naftan 0–4BATE Torpedo 1–5Neman Neman 0–4Shakhtyor |
| Highest scoring | Neman 8–0Slavia Minsk 4–4Neman |
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The2012Belarusian Premier League was the 22nd season of top-tierfootball inBelarus. It began on 24 March 2012 and ended on 25 November 2012.[1]BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 8th league titlelast year.
Dnepr Mogilev were relegated to theBelarusian First League after finishing the2011 season in last place, leaving the league for the first time since the competition's establishment in 1992. They were replaced by2011 First League championsSlavia Mozyr, who make their return to the league after a five-year absence.
Vitebsk, as the 11th-placed team, had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-upPartizan Minsk. Partizan Minsk won the playoff, 3–2 on aggregate, and returned to the league after a one-year absence while Vitebsk were relegated after six years in the top flight. In early 2012 Partizan was abandoned by their main sponsorVladimir Romanov and consequently wasn't able to keep any of the first team players or obtain the Premier League license.[2] Partizan withdrew from the Premier League, leaving it with only 11 teams.[3]
Dinamo Brest changed their name toBrest due to troubles with further usage ofDinamo brand name.
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Position in 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,402 | 1 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium[1] | 3,700 | 5 |
| Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,162 | 4 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo-Yuni Stadium[2] | 4,500 | 4 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 3 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium[3] | 34,000 | 9 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,500 | 7 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,500 | 8 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 2 |
| Slavia Mozyr | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium[4] | 5,353 | First League, 1 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 6,524 | 6 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov(C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 68 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 61 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 56 | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Gomel | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 50 | |
| 5 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 41 | |
| 6 | Minsk | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 39 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Belshina Bobruisk | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 30 | |
| 8 | Brest | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | Slavia Mozyr | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 27 | |
| 11 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino(O) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 24 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
The 11th team of the leagueTorpedo-BelAZ Zhodino will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of the2012 Belarusian First LeagueGorodeya for one spot in the2013 Premier League.
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 4 – 0 | Gorodeya |
|---|---|---|
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Each team will play three times against every other team for a total of 30 matches.
| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | BRE | DMI | GOM | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | SLA | TZH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Brest | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Gomel | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Minsk | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Neman Grodno | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| Slavia Mozyr | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | BRE | DMI | GOM | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | SLA | TZH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Belshina Bobruisk | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Brest | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||||||
| Gomel | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Minsk | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Neman Grodno | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Slavia Mozyr | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Updated to games played on 25 November 2012
Source:football.byArchived 2012-10-22 at theWayback Machine
| Month | Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April |  Dzmitry Baha | BATE Borisov | [4] |
| May | Andrey Harbunow | BATE Borisov | [5] |
| June | Dzmitry Asipenka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [6] |
| July | Raman Vasilyuk | Minsk | [7] |
| August | Ivan Dzenisevich | Neman Grodno | [8] |
| September | Alyaksandr Pawlaw | BATE Borisov | [9] |
| October | Roman Volkov | Slavia Mozyr | [10] |
| November | Andrey Lyasyuk | Neman Grodno | [11] |
