Summary
The 2011 Belarusian Premier League was the 21st season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began in April and ended in November 2011. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
| Season | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE Borisov 8th title |
| Relegated | Dnepr Mogilev Vitebsk |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| Europa League | Naftan Shakhtyor Gomel |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 460 (2.32 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Naftan 6–0 Dnepr |
| Biggest away win | Dnepr 0–4 Shakhtyor |
| Highest scoring | D. Minsk 3–4 Minsk |
| Longest winning run | BATE (6 games)[1] |
| Longest unbeaten run | BATE (14 games)[1] |
| Longest winless run | Dinamo Brest, Neman (11 games each)[1] |
| Longest losing run | Dinamo Brest, Dnepr, Naftan, Neman (4 games each)[1] |
← 2010 2012 → | |
Teams edit
Partizan Minsk were relegated to the Belarusian First League after finishing the 2010 season in last place, ending a seven-year tenure in the league. They were replaced by 2010 First League champions Gomel, who make their immediate return to the highest football league of Belarus. Torpedo Zhodino as 11th-placed team had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-up SKVICH Minsk. They successfully retained their Premier League spot after defeating SKVICH 3–1 on aggregate. In early 2011 they were renamed to Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.
Team summaries edit
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,402 | 1 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk)[1] | 3,700 | 6 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,060 | 5 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo-Yuni Stadium[2] | 4,500 | 4 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 7,350 | 8 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium[3] | 14,307 | First League, 1 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk)[4] | 1,650 | 3 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium[5] | 4,500 | 7 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,500 | 10 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 2 |
| Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 3,020 | 11 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,350 | 9 |
- ^ One game played at Spartak Stadium in Mogilev.
- ^ Two games played at Dinamo Stadium and one at Traktor Stadium.
- ^ One game played at Yunost Stadium in Mozyr.
- ^
- ^ Two games played at Vitebsky CSK in Vitebsk.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 66 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 33 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 61 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Gomel | 33 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 54 | Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round |
| 4 | Dinamo Minsk | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 49 | |
| 5 | Belshina Bobruisk | 33 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 33 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 41 | |
| 7 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 37 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 8 | Neman Grodno | 33 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 | |
| 9 | Minsk | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Brest | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 46 | −8 | 35 | |
| 11 | Vitebsk (R) | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Dnepr Mogilev (R) | 33 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 51 | −22 | 32 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Winners of 2011–12 Belarusian Cup will qualify for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League
Relegation playoffs edit
Vitebsk will play a two-legged relegation play-off against Partizan Minsk, the runners-up of the 2011 Belarusian First League for one spot in the 2012 Premier League.
| Partizan Minsk | 2 – 0 | Vitebsk |
|---|---|---|
Shapyatowski  73' Makas 89' |
| Vitebsk | 2 – 1 | Partizan Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Sļesarčuks 27' Skitaw 55' |
Makas 30' (pen.) |
Results edit
Each team will play three times against every other team for a total of 33 matches.
First and second round edit
Third round edit
Top goalscorers edit
Updated to games played on 27 November 2011
Source: football.by Archived 2012-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
Awards edit
Player of the month edit
| Month | Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April |  Igor Shitov
|
BATE Borisov | [2] |
| May | Ihar Stasevich
|
Gomel | [3] |
| June | Yury Tsyhalka
|
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [4] |
| July | Pavel Nekhaychik
|
BATE Borisov | [5] |
| August | Artsyom Salavey
|
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | [6] |
| September |  David Lazari
|
Dinamo Brest | [7] |
| October | Renan Bressan
|
BATE Borisov | [8] |
| November | Dzmitry Kamarowski
|
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [9] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Premier League - 2011". WhoScored.com. WhoScored.com. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Best in April. Shitov's defense, pressball.by, retrieved 4 May 2011
- ^ Best in May. Stasevich's philosophy, pressball.by, retrieved 31 May 2011
- ^ Best in June. Yuri Tsygalko: thanks to Malofeyev, pressball.by, retrieved 30 June 2011
- ^ Best in July. Pavel Nekhaichik: without BATE I'm nobody, pressball.by, retrieved 4 August 2011
- ^ Best in August. Artyom Solovey: Minsk captivity, pressball.by, retrieved 1 September 2011
- ^ Best in September. Star of David, pressball.by, retrieved 6 October 2011
- ^ Red October. Renan Bressan: a pleasure, pressball.by, retrieved 3 November 2011
- ^ Best in November. Dmitri Komarovsky: cloudless autumn, pressball.by, retrieved 30 November 2011
External links edit
- Official site (in Russian)