| Season | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March – 2 December 2018 |
| Champions | BATE Borisov |
| Relegated | Smolevichi Dnepr Mogilev |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Europa League | Shakhtyor Soligorsk Dinamo Minsk |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 516 (2.15 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | 15 –Pavel Savitski(Dinamo Brest) |
| Biggest home win | Neman 6-0Isloch |
| Biggest away win | Gomel 0-6Dinamo Brest |
| Highest scoring | Minsk 6-1Torpedo Minsk |
| Longest winning run | BATE Borisov8 games |
| Longest unbeaten run | Shakhtyor Soligorsk16 games |
| Longest winless run | Dnepr Mogilev24 games |
| Longest losing run | Slutsk8 games |
←2017 2019 → | |
The2018Belarusian Premier League was the 28th season of top-tierfootball inBelarus.BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 12th consecutive league title and 14th overalllast year, and successfully defended their crown.
The bottom two teams from the2017 season (Slavia Mozyr andNaftan Novopolotsk) were relegated to the2018 Belarusian First League. They were replaced byLuch Minsk andSmolevichi, champions and runners-up of the2017 Belarusian First League respectively.[1]
Before the start of the season,Krumkachy Minsk were excluded from the league, after repeatedly missing deadlines for providing necessary licensing documents and pay off the salary debts to the players. The decision was made final on 19 March.[2] They were replaced byTorpedo Minsk (3rd placed team of2017 Belarusian First League).
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 13,121 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky[1] | 10,162 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium[2] | 22,324 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium | 7,350 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium[3] | 14,307 |
| Gorodeya | Gorodeya | Gorodeya Stadium | 1,625 |
| Isloch Minsk Raion | Minsk Raion | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 |
| Luch Minsk | Minsk | SOK Olimpiysky[4] | 1,500 |
| Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium[5] | 3,000 |
| Neman Grodno | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,479 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium[6] | 4,200 |
| Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium (Slutsk)[7] | 1,896 |
| Smolevichi | Smolevichi | FOK Oktyabrsky (Oktyabrsky [ru])[8] | 780 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 |
| Torpedo Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium[9] | 3,000 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,144 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov(C) | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 73 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 14 | +31 | 64 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 63 | |
| 4 | Vitebsk | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 62 | |
| 5 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 18 | +18 | 55 | |
| 6 | Dinamo Brest | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 52 | |
| 7 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 43 | |
| 8 | Slutsk | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 36 | |
| 9 | Gorodeya | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 34 | |
| 10 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 37 | −17 | 33 | |
| 11 | Minsk | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 30 | |
| 12 | Gomel | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 28 | |
| 13 | Luch Minsk | 30 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 24[a] | |
| 14 | Torpedo Minsk | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 24[a] | |
| 15 | Smolevichi(R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 24[a] | Relegation to theBelarusian First League |
| 16 | Dnepr Mogilev(R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 53 | −36 | 16 |
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
| Home \ Away | BAT | DBR | DMI | DNE | GOM | GRD | ISL | FCM | LUM | NEM | SHA | SMO | SLU | TZH | TMN | VIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Dinamo Brest | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Gomel | 0–1 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Gorodeya | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Minsk | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–3 |
| Luch Minsk | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Neman Grodno | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Smolevichi | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Slutsk | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Torpedo Minsk | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Vitebsk | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — |
Updated to games played on 2 December 2018
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