2001 Belarusian Premier League
Belarusian Premier League 2001 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.
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 | ![]() |
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 → |
Team changes from 2000 season
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
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


Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2000 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost | 5,500 | 1 |
BATE | Borisov | City Stadium, Borisov | 5,500 | 2 |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41,040 | 3 |
Neman-Belcard | Grodno | Neman | 6,300 | 4 |
Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel | 5,000 | 5 |
Gomel | Gomel | Central, Gomel | 11,800 | 6 |
Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak, Mogilev | 11,200 | 7 |
Torpedo-MAZ | Minsk | Torpedo, Minsk | 5,200 | 8 |
Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak, Bobruisk | 3,550 | 9 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 10 |
Lokomotiv-96 | Vitebsk | Central, Vitebsk | 8,300 | 11 |
Vedrich-97 | Rechitsa | Central, Rechytsa | 3,550 | 12 |
Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant | 6,500 | 13 |
Molodechno-2000 | Molodechno | City Stadium, Molodechno | 5,500 | First league, 1 |
Table
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 |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
First round | Dinamo Minsk ![]() |
7–1 | ![]() |
6–0 | 1–1 |
Second round | Dinamo Minsk ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Third round | Wolfsburg ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
4–3 | 0–0 |
2001–02 UEFA Cup | |||||
Qualifying round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–3 |
Ružomberok ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–0 | |
Dinamo Tbilisi ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–4 | |
First round | BATE Borisov ![]() |
0–6 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–4 |
2001–02 UEFA Champions League | |||||
First qualifying round | VB Vágur ![]() |
0–5 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–5 |
Second qualifying round | Slavia Mozyr ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Top scorers
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Neman-Belcard Grodno | 25 |
2 | ![]() | BATE Borisov | 14 |
3 | ![]() | Dinamo Minsk | 12 |
4 | ![]() | Gomel | 11 |
![]() | Dinamo Minsk, Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 11 | |
![]() | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 11 | |
![]() | Slavia Mozyr | 11 | |
8 | ![]() | Dinamo Brest | 10 |
![]() | BATE Borisov | 10 | |
![]() | Belshina Bobruisk | 10 |