The 2007 Belarusian Premier League was the 17th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 14 and ended on November 10, 2007. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2006 season Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk were the two teams relegated after the 2006 season, having finished in 13th and 14th place respectively. They were replaced by 2005 First League champions Minsk and runners-up Smorgon. Lokomotiv Vitebsk changed their name to Vitebsk.
Overview BATE Borisov won their 4th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Gomel and 2007–08 Cup winners MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion to 16 teams starting with next season, only one team (Minsk, who finished in the last place) relegated to the First League.
Teams and venues
TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 2006BATEBorisovCity Stadium5,3921Dinamo MinskMinskDinamo Stadium40,0002ShakhtyorSoligorskStroitel Stadium4,2003MTZ-RIPOMinskTraktor Stadium17,6004GomelGomelCentral Stadium14,3075VitebskVitebskVitebsky CSK8,3506NaftanNovopolotskAtlant Stadium5,3007DaridaMinsk RaionDarida Stadium4,5008Dinamo BrestBrestOSK Brestskiy10,0809NemanGrodnoNeman Stadium6,30010TorpedoZhodinoTorpedo Stadium (Zhodino)3,02011DneprMogilevSpartak Stadium7,99012MinskMinskTorpedo Stadium (Minsk)5,200First league, 1SmorgonSmorgonYunost Stadium3,000First league, 2
League table
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg2007 UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundShakhtyor Soligorsk 4–3 Ararat Yerevan4–10–2Second roundChernomorets Odessa 6–2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk4–22–02007–08 UEFA CupFirst qualifying roundLiepājas Metalurgs 3–2 Dinamo Brest1–12–1Skonto Riga 1–3 Dinamo Minsk1–10–2Second qualifying roundDinamo Minsk 1–5 Odense1–10–4First roundVillarreal 6–1 BATE Borisov4–12–02007–08 UEFA Champions LeagueFirst qualifying roundAPOEL Nicosia 2–3 BATE Borisov2–00–3 (aet)Second qualifying roundHafnarfjarðar 2–4 BATE Borisov1–31–1Thind qualifying roundBATE Borisov 2–4 Steaua București2–20–2
Top scorers RankNameTeamGoals 1 Raman Vasilyuk Gomel 24 2 Gennadi Bliznyuk BATE Borisov 18 3 Vitali Rodionov BATE Borisov 14 Valery Strypeykis Gomel 14 5 Andrey Sherakow Torpedo Zhodino 10 6 Aleksandr Alumona Neman Grodno 9 Syarhey Nikiforenka Shakhtyor Soligorsk 9 Viktor Sokol Dinamo Brest 9 9 Alyaksandr Klimenka Shakhtyor Soligorsk 8 Ruslan Usaw Vitebsk 8
See also 2007 Belarusian First League 2006–07 Belarusian Cup 2007–08 Belarusian Cup
References
RSSSF