| Season | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 April – 27 November 2016 |
| Champions | BATE Borisov |
| Relegated | Belshina Bobruisk Granit Mikashevichi |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Europa League | Dinamo Brest Shakhtyor Soligorsk Dinamo Minsk |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 577 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mikhail Gordeichuk Vitali Rodionov (14 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | 4 matches
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| Biggest away win | Granit Mikashevichi 0–7Minsk (19 November 2016)[5] |
| Highest scoring | Slavia Mozyr 6–2Minsk (12 May 2016)[6] Minsk 6–2Slavia Mozyr (16 September 2016)[7] |
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The2016Belarusian Premier League was the 26th season of top-tierfootball inBelarus. The season began on 1 April 2016 and concluded on 27 November 2016.BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 12th league titlelast year; they successfully defended their title this season.
Three best teams of2015 First League (Isloch Minsk Raion,Gorodeya andKrumkachy Minsk) were promoted to the league, which was expanded from 14 to 16 clubs.
The last-placed team of 2015 Premier League,Gomel, were relegated.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,126 | 1 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium[1] | 3,700 | 4 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,162 | 12 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 2 |
| Gorodeya | Gorodeya | Gorodeya Stadium[2] | 1,020 | First League, 2 |
| Granit | Mikashevichi | Polesye Stadium (Luninets) | 3,090 | 5 |
| Isloch | Minsk Raion | City Stadium (Molodechno)[3] | 4,800 | First League, 1 |
| Krumkachy | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium[4] | 3,000 | First League, 3 |
| Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 6 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,500 | 9 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 | 8 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 3 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,133 | 10 |
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 1,896 | 11 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 | 7 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,144 | 13 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov(C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 25 | +48 | 70 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 59 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 55 | |
| 4 | Minsk | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 53 | |
| 5 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 48 | |
| 6 | Vitebsk | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 42 | |
| 7 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 41 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Brest | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 40 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 9 | Gorodeya | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 38 | |
| 10 | Slavia Mozyr | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 35 | |
| 11 | Krumkachy Minsk | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 33 | |
| 12 | Slutsk | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 30 | |
| 13 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 29[b] | |
| 14 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 29[b] | |
| 15 | Belshina Bobruisk(R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 25[c] | Relegation to theBelarusian First League |
| 16 | Granit Mikashevichi(R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 56 | −36 | 25[c] |
Each team played twice against every other team for a total of 30 matches.
| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | DBR | DMI | GRD | GRA | ISL | KRU | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | SLA | SLU | TZH | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Dinamo Brest | 1–4 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Gorodeya | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | |
| Granit Mikashevichi | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–7 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3[a] | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| Krumkachy Minsk | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Minsk | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Neman Grodno | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Slavia Mozyr | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Slutsk | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Vitebsk | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Updated to games played on 27 November 2016
Source:football.by