2009 Belarusian Premier League
Football league season
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The 2009 Belarusian Premier League was the 19th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 4 and ended on November 8, 2009. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
| Season | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE Borisov |
| Relegated | Gomel Granit Mikashevichi Smorgon |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Europa League | Dinamo Minsk Dnepr Mogilev Torpedo Zhodino |
| Matches | 182 |
| Goals | 437 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Maycon (15) |
| Biggest home win | BATE 6–0 Neman |
| Biggest away win | Shakhtyor 0–5 Minsk |
| Highest scoring | Dinamo Minsk 5–2 Dnepr |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Team changes from 2008 season
Due to league reduction from 16 to 14 teams three relegated teams (Lokomotiv Minsk, Savit Mogilev and Darida Minsk Raion, who finished 14th, 15th and 16th in 2008 respectively) were replaced by only one team, the winner of 2008 First League Minsk.
Overview
BATE Borisov won their 6th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Dinamo Minsk, bronze medalists Dnepr Mogilev and yet to be determined 2009-10 Cup winners qualified for the Europa League. Due to decision to gradually reduce Premiere League to 12 clubs (14 in 2009, 12 in 2010) three lowest placed teams (Gomel, Granit Mikashevichi
Smorgon) relegated to the First League.
Teams and venues
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,392 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo-Yuni Stadium[1] | 4,500 | 2 |
| MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 3 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 4 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,300 | 5 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 6 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 5,300 | 7 |
| Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost Stadium | 3,200 | 8 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium[2] | 7,300 | 9 |
| Granit | Mikashevichi | Polesye Stadium (Luninets)[3] | 3,090 | 10 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 11 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 9,000 | 12 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino)[4] | 3,020 | 13 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk)[5] | 1,500 | First league, 1 |
- ^ Five games played at Dinamo Stadium.
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- ^ One game played at City Stadium in Borisov and two games at Torpedo Stadium in Mogilev due to renovation works at Torpedo Stadium in Zhodino.
- ^ One game played at Dinamo Stadium and one game at Dinamo-Yuni Stadium.
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 62 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 18 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dnepr Mogilev | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 40 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 38 | |
| 5 | Dinamo Brest | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 38 | |
| 7 | Neman Grodno | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 37 | |
| 8 | Torpedo Zhodino | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 37 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round[a] |
| 9 | Minsk | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 36 | |
| 10 | Vitebsk | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 32 | |
| 11 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 30 | |
| 12 | Gomel (R) | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 48 | −17 | 29 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
| 13 | Granit Mikashevichi (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 25 | |
| 14 | Smorgon (R) | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 46 | −29 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- The runner-up of the 2009–10 Belarusian Cup (lost to BATE Borisov).
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 UEFA Europa League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Sutjeska Nikšić  |
2–3 |  MTZ-RIPO Minsk |
1–1 | 1–2 (aet) |
| Dinamo Minsk |
3–2 |  Renova Džepčište |
2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Second qualifying round | Naftan Novopolotsk |
2–2 (a) |  Gent |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Dinamo Minsk |
1–4 |  Tromsø |
0–0 | 1–4 | |
Metallurg Donetsk  |
5–1 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk |
3–0 | 2–1 | |
| Play-off round | BATE Borisov |
4–1 |  Litex Lovech |
0–1 | 4–0 (aet) |
| Group stage | Benfica  |
4–1 | BATE Borisov |
2–0 | 2–1 |
| BATE Borisov |
2–2 |  Everton |
1–2 | 1–0 | |
| BATE Borisov |
4–3 |  AEK Athens |
2–1 | 2–2 | |
| 2009–10 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| Second qualifying round | Makedonija Gjorče Petrov |
0–4 | BATE Borisov |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Third qualifying round | Ventspils  |
(a) 2–2 | BATE Borisov |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Top goalscorers
Source: football.by Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)