2006 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE Borisov |
| Relegated | Lokomotiv Minsk Belshina Bobruisk |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Brest Dinamo Minsk |
| Intertoto Cup | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 450 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Alyaksandr Klimenka (17) |
| Biggest home win | MTZ-RIPO 7–1 Lokomotiv Minsk |
| Biggest away win | Gomel 2–8 MTZ-RIPO |
| Highest scoring | Gomel 2–8 MTZ-RIPO |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The 2006 Belarusian Premier League was the 16th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 18 and ended on November 4, 2005. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2005 season
[edit]Two lowest placed in 2004 teams (Zvezda-BGU Minsk and Slavia) relegated to First League. They were replaced by the winners of 2005 First League Belshina Bobruisk and First League runners-up Lokomotiv Vitebsk. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev shortened their name to Dnepr Mogilev.
Overview
[edit]BATE Borisov won their 3rd champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Dinamo Minsk and 2006–07 Cup winners Dinamo Brest qualified for UEFA Cup. Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk, who finished on last two places, relegated to the First League.
Teams and venues
[edit]
Location of teams in 2006 Belarusian Premier League
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium[1] | 4,200 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 40,000 | 2 |
| MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 3 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 3,020 | 4 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium (Borisov) | 5,500 | 5 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 6,800 | 6 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 15,000 | 7 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 8 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,500 | 9 |
| Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida Stadium | 3,300 | 10 |
| Lokomotiv Minsk | Minsk | City Stadium (Molodechno)[2] | 4,800 | 11 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium[3] | 6,300 | 12 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk)[4] | 3,700 | First league, 1 |
| Lokomotiv Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,350 | First league, 2 |
- ^ Due to renovation works at Stroitel Stadium, Shakhtyor played three games at Torpedo Stadium in Minsk and three games at City Stadium in Lyuban.
- ^ Lokomotiv Minsk spent the season at City Stadium in Molodechno, as their own ground Lokomotiv Stadium did not meet Premier League criteria.
- ^ Due to renovation works at Neman Stadium, Neman played six games at Yunost Stadium in Smorgon and one game at Traktor Stadium in Minsk.
- ^ Due to renovation works in Bobruisk, Belshina played one game at Spartak Stadium in Mogilev and one game at City Stadium in Lyuban.
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 54 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 52 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 51 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 51 | |
| 5 | Gomel | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 42 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 38 | |
| 7 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 37 | |
| 8 | Darida Minsk Raion | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Dinamo Brest | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 31 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round[a] |
| 10 | Neman Grodno | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 30 | |
| 11 | Torpedo Zhodino | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 30 | |
| 12 | Dnepr Mogilev | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 23 | |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Minsk (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 19 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
| 14 | Belshina Bobruisk (R) | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 9 |
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:
- ^ Dinamo Brest qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2006–07 Belarusian Cup.
Results
[edit]Belarusian clubs in European Cups
[edit]| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | Shakhter Karagandy 
|
4–6 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk
|
1–5 | 3–1 |
| Second round | Moscow 
|
3–0 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | |||||
| First qualifying round | Zagłębie Lubin 
|
1–1 (a) | Dinamo Minsk
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
| BATE Borisov
|
3–0 |  Nistru Otaci
|
2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Second qualifying round | Artmedia Bratislava 
|
5–3 | Dinamo Minsk
|
2–1 | 3–2 |
| Rubin Kazan
|
5–0 | BATE Borisov
|
3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2006–07 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk
|
0–2 |  Široki Brijeg
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alyaksandr Klimenka |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 17 |
| 2 | Raman Vasilyuk |
Gomel | 14 |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Hleb |
MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 13 |
| 4 | Artyom Kontsevoy |
MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 12 |
| 5 | Gennadi Bliznyuk |
BATE Borisov | 11 |
| 6 |  Edu |
Dinamo Minsk | 10 |
| 7 | Syarhey Kislyak |
Dinamo Minsk | 9 |
| Oleg Strakhanovich |
MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 9 | |
| Valery Strypeykis |
Gomel | 9 | |
| 10 | Pavel Byahanski |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 8 |
| Alyaksandr Hawrushka |
Dnepr Mogilev | 8 |