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 |
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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 → |
Belarusian Premier League 2006 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
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
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
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2005 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel | 5,000 | 1 |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41,040 | 2 |
MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor | 17,600 | 3 |
Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo | 3,020 | 4 |
BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,500 | 5 |
Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak, Mogilev | 11,200 | 6 |
Gomel | Gomel | Central, Gomel | 11,800 | 7 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 8 |
Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant | 6,500 | 9 |
Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida | 6,000 | 10 |
Lokomotiv Minsk | Minsk | Lokomotiv | 800 | 11 |
Neman | Grodno | Neman | 6,300 | 12 |
Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak, Bobruisk | 3,550 | First league, 1 |
Lokomotiv Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Central, Vitebsk | 8,300 | First league, 2 |

Table
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 | 2007–08 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
2 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 52 | UEFA Cup 2007-08 First qualifying round |
3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 51 | 2007 UEFA 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 | UEFA Cup 2007-08 First qualifying round |
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 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) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Belarusian clubs in Euporean Cups
Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
First round | Shakhter Karagandy ![]() |
4–6 | ![]() |
1–5 | 3–1 |
Second round | Moscow ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
2006–07 UEFA Cup | |||||
First qualifying round | Zagłębie Lubin ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–0 |
BATE Borisov ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 | |
Second qualifying round | Artmedia Bratislava ![]() |
5–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 3–2 |
Rubin Kazan ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–0 | |
2006–07 UEFA Champions League | |||||
First qualifying round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Top scorers
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 17 |
2 | ![]() | Gomel | 14 |
3 | ![]() | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 13 |
4 | ![]() | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 12 |
5 | ![]() | BATE Borisov | 11 |
6 | ![]() | Dinamo Minsk | 10 |
7 | ![]() | Dinamo Minsk | 9 |
![]() | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 9 | |
![]() | Gomel | 9 |