| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Dinamo Minsk (6th title) |
| Relegated | Ataka Minsk Transmash Mogilev |
| Champions League | Dinamo Minsk |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk |
| UEFA Cup | Belshina Bobruisk |
| Intertoto Cup | Dnepr Mogilev |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 658 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo Mn 7–0Torpedo-Kadino (8 August 1997) |
| Biggest away win | Torpedo-Kadino 1–7Ataka (13 June 1997); Kommunalnik 1–7Dnepr (2 July 1997) |
| Highest scoring | Dinamo-93 6–3Transmash (8 July 1997) |
←1996 1998 → | |
The1997Belarusian Premier League was the seventh season of top-tierfootball inBelarus. It started on April 11 and ended on November 11, 1997.MPKC Mozyr were the defending champions.
Obuvshchik Lida andVedrich Rechytsa, placed 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to theFirst League. They were replaced by two newcomers:1996 First League winnersTransmash Mogilev and runners-upKommunalnik Slonim. Ataka-Aura Minsk shortened their name toAtaka Minsk
Dinamo Minsk won their 6th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-upBelshina Bobruisk qualified for UEFA Cup. Bronze medalists and1997–98 Cup winnersLokomotiv-96 Vitebsk qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. OriginallyTorpedo-Kadino Mogilev andShakhtyor Soligorsk, placed 15th and 16th respectively, were supposed to be relegated to theFirst League. However, afterAtaka Minsk withdrew from Premier League due to bad financial state and twoMogilev teamsDnepr andTransmash merged to form FC Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev, both Shakhtyor and Torpedo-Kadino were allowed to stay in the Premier League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Minsk(C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 70 | Qualification forChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Belshina Bobruisk | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 67 | 30 | +37 | 66 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 46 | 30 | +16 | 59 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | Dnepr Mogilev | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 52 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup first round |
| 5 | Dinamo-93 Minsk | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 49 | |
| 6 | MPKC Mozyr | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Brest | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 42 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Minsk | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 42 | |
| 9 | Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 39 | |
| 10 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 38 | |
| 11 | Kommunalnik Slonim | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 30 | |
| 12 | Ataka Minsk(R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 30 | Dissolved after the season |
| 13 | Molodechno | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 44 | −16 | 30 | |
| 14 | Transmash Mogilev(R) | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 28 | Merged withDnepr Mogilev |
| 15 | Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 28 | |
| 16 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 24 |
| Home \ Away | ATA | BSH | DBR | DMI | D93 | DNE | KOM | LVI | MOL | MPK | NAF | NEM | SHA | TMI | TMO | TRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ataka Minsk | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Brest | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 5–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 7–0 | 3–1 | |
| Dinamo-93 Minsk | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 6–3 | |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kommunalnik Slonim | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | 1–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | |
| Molodechno | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| MPKC Mozyr | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk | 6–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 2–2 | |
| Neman Grodno | 0–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Torpedo Minsk | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev | 1–7 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Transmash Mogilev | 2–1 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| Group stage | Dinamo-93 Minsk | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Polonia Warsaw | 1–4 | 1–4 | |||
| Dinamo-93 Minsk | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||
| Aalborg | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 1997–98 UEFA Cup | |||||
| First qualifying round | Dinamo Minsk | (a) 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Second qualifying round | Dinamo Minsk | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| First round | MPKC Mozyr | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |||||
| Qualifying round | Sadam Tallinn | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| First round | Belshina Bobruisk | 1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| 1997–98 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Constructorul Chişinău | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Second qualifying round | Olympiacos | 7–2 | 5–0 | 2–2 | |