2001 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Belshina |
| Relegated | Naftan Vedrich-97 |
| Champions League | Belshina |
| UEFA Cup | Gomel Dinamo Minsk |
| Intertoto Cup | BATE |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 482 (2.65 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Sergei Davydov (25) |
| Biggest home win | Slavia 6–0 Lokomotiv-96 |
| Biggest away win | 0–4 – 3 games; 1–5 – 1 game |
| Highest scoring | BATE 6–3 Molodechno-2000; Slavia 6–3 Vedrich-97 |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 Belarusian Premier League was the 11th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on November 7, 2001. Slavia Mozyr were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2000 season
[edit]Due to league reduction from 16 to 14 teams, three worst placed teams in 2000 – Lida, Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and Kommunalnik Slonim relegated to the First League, while only one team, winners of 2000 First League Molodechno, replaced them. Molodechno changed their name to Molodechno-2000 following the promotion. Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk shortened their name to Naftan Novopolotsk midway through 2001 season.
Overview
[edit]Belshina Bobruisk won their 1st champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Dinamo Minsk and 2001-02 Cup winners Gomel qualified for UEFA Cup. Teams finished on the last two places, Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa relegated to the First League.
Teams and venues
[edit]
Location of teams in 2001 Belarusian Premier League
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,250 | 1 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium (Borisov) | 5,500 | 2 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) | 40,000 | 3 |
| Neman-Belcard | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 14,000 | 4 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 5,000 | 5 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Luch Stadium[1] | 5,000 | 6 |
| Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 7,700 | 7 |
| Torpedo-MAZ | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 5,200 | 8 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 2,000 | 9 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 3,000 | 10 |
| Lokomotiv-96 | Vitebsk | Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk)[2] | 5,250 | 11 |
| Vedrich-97 | Rechitsa | Central Stadium (Rechitsa) | 5,500 | 12 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 6,500 | 13 |
| Molodechno-2000 | Molodechno | City Stadium (Molodechno) | 5,650 | First league, 1 |
- ^ Gomel spent the season at Luch Stadium, as their regular stadium Central Stadium was closed for renovation.
- ^ Lokomotiv-96 played five games at DYuSSh Stadium in Bolbasovo and three games at City Stadium in Orsha, before their own Dinamo Stadium was reopened after renovation.
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belshina Bobruisk (C) | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 20 | +23 | 55 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 53 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | BATE Borisov | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 31 | +23 | 51 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Neman-Belcard Grodno | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 50 | |
| 5 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 46 | |
| 6 | Gomel | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 44 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round[a] |
| 7 | Slavia Mozyr | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 44 | |
| 8 | Torpedo-MAZ Minsk | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 37 | |
| 9 | Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 31 | |
| 10 | Molodechno-2000 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 47 | −24 | 29 | |
| 11 | Dinamo Brest | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 29 | |
| 12 | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 19 | |
| 13 | Naftan Novopolotsk (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 14 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
| 14 | Vedrich-97 Rechitsa (R) | 26 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 60 | −43 | 8 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Gomel qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round by winning the 2001–02 Belarusian Cup.
Results
[edit]Belarusian clubs in European Cups
[edit]| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | Dinamo Minsk 
|
7–1 |  Hobscheid
|
6–0 | 1–1 |
| Second round | Dinamo Minsk
|
3–0 |  Hapoel Haifa
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Third round | Wolfsburg 
|
4–3 | Dinamo Minsk
|
4–3 | 0–0 |
| 2001–02 UEFA Cup | |||||
| Qualifying round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk
|
2–5 |  CSKA Sofia
|
1–2 | 1–3 |
Ružomberok 
|
3–1 | Belshina Bobruisk
|
3–1 | 0–0 | |
Dinamo Tbilisi 
|
2–5 | BATE Borisov
|
2–1 | 0–4 | |
| First round | BATE Borisov
|
0–6 |  Milan
|
0–2 | 0–4 |
| 2001–02 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | VB Vágur 
|
0–5 | Slavia Mozyr
|
0–0 | 0–5 |
| Second qualifying round | Slavia Mozyr
|
0–2 | Inter Bratislava
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergei Davydov |
Neman-Belcard Grodno | 25 |
| 2 | Vitali Kutuzov |
BATE Borisov | 14 |
| 3 | Petr Katchouro |
Dinamo Minsk | 12 |
| 4 | Viktor Borel |
Gomel | 11 |
| Ihor Chumachenko |
Dinamo Minsk, Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 11 | |
| Syarhey Nikiforenka |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 11 | |
| Valery Strypeykis |
Slavia Mozyr | 11 | |
| 8 | Vadzim Boyka |
Dinamo Brest | 10 |
| Artem Kontsevoy |
BATE Borisov | 10 | |
| Aleksandr Sednev |
Belshina Bobruisk | 10 |