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2007 Belarusian Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Belarusian Premier League |
| season | 2007 |
| winners | BATE Borisov |
| 4th title | |
| relegated | Minsk |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | BATE Borisov |
| continentalcup2 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Gomel |
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | |
| continentalcup3 | Intertoto Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| league topscorer | Belarus Raman Vasilyuk (24) |
| biggest home win | Gomel 4–0 Dnepr; |
| Dinamo Brest 4–0 Smorgon; | |
| Gomel 4–0 Darida | |
| biggest away win | Darida 2–7 Gomel |
| highest scoring | Darida 2–7 Gomel |
| matches | 182 |
| total goals | 407 |
| prevseason | 2006 |
| nextseason | 2008 |
4th title MTZ-RIPO Minsk Dinamo Brest 4–0 Smorgon; Gomel 4–0 Darida 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
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,392 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 40,000 | 2 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 3 |
| MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 4 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 5 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,350 | 6 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 5,300 | 7 |
| Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida Stadium | 4,500 | 8 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 9 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 6,300 | 10 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 3,020 | 11 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium | 7,990 | 12 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 5,200 | First league, 1 |
| Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost Stadium | 3,000 | First league, 2 |
League table
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk BLR | 4–3 | Armenia Ararat Yerevan | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Second round | Chernomorets Odessa Ukraine | 6–2 | BLR Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| 2007–08 UEFA Cup | |||||
| First qualifying round | Liepājas Metalurgs Latvia | 3–2 | BLR Dinamo Brest | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Skonto Riga Latvia | 1–3 | BLR Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Second qualifying round | Dinamo Minsk BLR | 1–5 | Denmark Odense | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| First round | Villarreal Spain | 6–1 | BLR BATE Borisov | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| 2007–08 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | APOEL Nicosia Cyprus | 2–3 | BLR BATE Borisov | 2–0 | 0–3 (aet) |
| Second qualifying round | Hafnarfjarðar Iceland | 2–4 | BLR BATE Borisov | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Thind qualifying round | BATE Borisov BLR | 2–4 | Romania Steaua București | 2–2 | 0–2 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLR Raman Vasilyuk | Gomel | 24 |
| 2 | BLR Gennadi Bliznyuk | BATE Borisov | 18 |
| 3 | BLR Vitali Rodionov | BATE Borisov | 14 |
| BLR Valery Strypeykis | Gomel | 14 | |
| 5 | BLR Andrey Sherakow | Torpedo Zhodino | 10 |
| 6 | Russia Aleksandr Alumona | Neman Grodno | 9 |
| BLR Syarhey Nikiforenka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 9 | |
| BLR Viktor Sokol | Dinamo Brest | 9 | |
| 9 | BLR Alyaksandr Klimenka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 8 |
| BLR Ruslan Usaw | Vitebsk | 8 |
References
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