| Season | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE Borisov |
| Relegated | Dnepr Mogilev |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Europa League | Dinamo Minsk Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Matches | 192 |
| Goals | 456 (2.38 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mikalay Yanush (15) |
←2013 2015 → | |
The2014Belarusian Premier League was the 24th season of top-tierfootball inBelarus. It began in March 2014 and ended in November 2014.BATE Borisov are the defending champions, having won their 10th league titlelast year.
The format of the competition stayed the same as the previous season. The league took place in two phases. The first phase consisted of regular double-round robin tournament between 12 teams. The best six teams qualified for the championship round, which will determine the champions and the participants for the 2014–15 European competitions. The remaining six teams play in the relegation group, where the top five teams will secure places in the 2015 competition, sixth team (12th overall) will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the third-placed team of the First League. All points collected during the first phase will count for the second phase as well. The league will be expanded to 14 teams for 2015 season and further expanded to 16 teams for 2016.[1]
Slavia Mozyr were relegated to theFirst League after finishing on the last (12th) position in 2013 season.Slutsk, the champions of2013 First League, made their debut in the top flight.
Dnepr Mogilev, as the 11th-placed team in 2013 Premier League, had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-upGorodeya. Dnepr won the playoff, 3–1 on aggregate, and both team retained positions in their respective leagues.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena[1] | 13,084 | 1 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 3,700 | 7 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy[2] | 10,162 | 8 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium[3] | 17,600 | 3 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 7,350 | 11 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 6 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk)[4] | 1,600 | 9 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium[5] | 4,500 | 10 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,404 | 4 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 2 |
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium (Slutsk)[6] | 1,896 | First League, 1 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 6,524 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 51 | Qualification forchampionship round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 49 | |
| 3 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 37 | |
| 4 | Gomel | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 32[a] | |
| 5 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 32[a] | |
| 6 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 31 | |
| 7 | Neman Grodno | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 27 | Qualification forrelegation group |
| 8 | Minsk | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 26 | −3 | 26 | |
| 9 | Slutsk | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 25 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Brest | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 52 | −29 | 22 | |
| 11 | Belshina Bobruisk | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 38 | −10 | 18 | |
| 12 | Dnepr Mogilev | 22 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 12 |
Each team will play twice against every other team for a total of 22 matches.
| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | DBR | DMI | DNE | GOM | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | SLU | TZH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 5–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 1–2 | 7–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Dinamo Brest | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Gomel | 0–3 | 3–1 | 6–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Minsk | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Neman Grodno | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Slutsk | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 |
The best six teams of the first phase will play two times against every other team for a total of 10 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov(C) | 32 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 68 | 21 | +47 | 71 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 32 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 61 | Qualification forEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 28 | +7 | 50[a] | Qualification forEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 50[a] | |
| 5 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 43 | |
| 6 | Gomel | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 38 |
The best six teams of the first phase will play twice against every other team for a total of 10 matches.
| Home \ Away | BAT | DMI | GOM | NAF | SHA | TZH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Gomel | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Minsk | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 52 | |
| 8 | Neman Grodno | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 42 | |
| 9 | Slutsk | 32 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 40 | |
| 10 | Belshina Bobruisk | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 56 | −14 | 32 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Brest | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 68 | −39 | 26 | |
| 12 | Dnepr Mogilev(R) | 32 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 20 | Qualification torelegation play-offs |
The last six teams of the first phase will play twice against every other team for a total of 10 matches.
| Home \ Away | BSH | DBR | DNE | MIN | NEM | SLU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belshina Bobruisk | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Dinamo Brest | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Minsk | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Neman Grodno | 5–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
| Slutsk | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 |
The 12th-place finisher of this season (Dnepr Mogilev) played a two-legged relegation play-off against the third team of the2014 Belarusian First League (Vitebsk) for one spot in the2015 Premier League. Dnepr Mogilev were relegated to theBelarusian First League after losing the first leg 0–2, before drawing 1–1 in the second.
Vitebsk won 3–1 on aggregate and gains promotion to theBelarusian Premier League.
Updated to games played on 30 November 2014
Source:football.byArchived 2017-07-09 at theWayback Machine