2004 Belarusian Premier League
Season | 2004 |
---|---|
Champions | Dinamo Minsk |
Relegated | Lokomotiv Vitebsk Belshina |
Champions League | Dinamo Minsk |
UEFA Cup | MTZ-RIPO Minsk BATE Borisov |
Intertoto Cup | Neman |
Matches played | 241 |
Goals scored | 657 (2.73 per match) |
Top goalscorer | ![]() |
Biggest home win | MTZ-RIPO 6–0 Lokomotiv Vitebsk |
Biggest away win | Belshina 0–5 BATE; MTZ-RIPO 0–5 Torpedo Zhodino |
Highest scoring | 5–2 – 3 games; 6–1 – 1 game |
← 2003 2005 → |
The 2004 Belarusian Premier League was the 14th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 15 and ended on November 11, 2004. Gomel were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2003 season[]
Two lowest placed teams in 2003 (Lokomotiv Minsk and Molodechno-2000) relegated and were replaced by two best teams from 2003 First League: newcomers MTZ-RIPO Minsk and Lokomotiv Vitebsk, who previously competed in Premiere League as KIM, Dvina and Lokomotiv-96 and is a different team from Lokomotiv Vitebsk, who relegated to First League in 1995 and after a few seasons in First and Second Leagues was disbanded in late 2000.
Overview[]
Dinamo Minsk won their 7th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up BATE Borisov and 2004–05 Cup winners MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. 2001 champions Belshina Bobruisk finished on last place and directly relegated to the First League. Lokomotiv Vitebsk and MTZ-RIPO Minsk shared 14th and 15th places with equal number of points and had to play one-legged play-off on a neutral ground to determine who will relegate and who will stay. Lokomotiv Vitebsk lost the game and relegated to the First League. Torpedo-SKA Minsk, who finished 6th, lost financial support from their sponsor in early 2005 and, after losing almost all their main squad and not having funds to pay entrance fee for next season's Premiere League, had to relegate to Second League.
Teams and venues[]
![2004 Belarusian Premier League is located in Belarus](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Belarus_adm_location_map.svg/450px-Belarus_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Minsk Minsk](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Dinamo Brest Dinamo Brest](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Gomel Gomel](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Torpedo Zh. Torpedo Zh.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Minsk and Minsk Raion clubs: Darida Dinamo Minsk MTZ-RIPO Minsk Torpedo-SKA Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk and Minsk Raion clubs: Darida Dinamo Minsk MTZ-RIPO Minsk Torpedo-SKA Zvezda-VA-BGU](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/TransparentPlaceholder.png/8px-TransparentPlaceholder.png)
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2003 |
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Gomel | Gomel | Central, Gomel | 11,800 | 1 |
BATE | Borisov | City Stadium, Borisov | 5,500 | 2 |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41,040 | 3 |
Torpedo-SKA | Minsk | Torpedo, Minsk | 5,200 | 4 |
Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel | 5,000 | 5 |
Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo, Zhodino | 3,020 | 6 |
Neman | Grodno | Neman | 6,300 | 7 |
Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant | 6,500 | 8 |
Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak, Mogilev | 11,200 | 9 |
Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak, Bobruisk | 3,550 | 10 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 11 |
Zvezda-VA-BGU | Minsk | Traktor | 17,600 | 12 |
Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida | 6,000 | 13 |
Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost | 5,500 | 14 |
Lokomotiv | Vitebsk | Central, Vitebsk | 8,300 | First league, 1 |
MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor | 17,600 | First league, 2 |
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ||
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1 | Dinamo Minsk (C) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 18 | +46 | 75 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round | ||
2 | BATE Borisov | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 70 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round | ||
3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 21 | +34 | 65 | |||
4 | Torpedo Zhodino | 30 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 59 | |||
5 | Gomel | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 46 | |||
6 | Torpedo-SKA Minsk (R) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 46 | Relegation to [b] | ||
7 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 40 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round | ||
8 | Dinamo Brest | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 39 | |||
9 | Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 37 | |||
10 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 35 | |||
11 | Darida Minsk Raion | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 35 | |||
12 | Slavia Mozyr | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 31 | |||
13 | Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 29 | |||
14 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk (O) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 56 | −24 | 27 |
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15 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk (R) | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 27 | Relegation to Belarusian First League[c] | ||
16 | Belshina Bobruisk (R) | 30 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 62 | −41 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2004–05 Belarusian Cup.
- ^ Torpedo-SKA Minsk were relegated to the Second League due to the financial reasons.
- ^ MTZ-RIPO Minsk and Lokomotiv Vitebsk finished the season level on points so the Football Federation of Belarus decided to organise a playoff game to determine which side will be relegated to the First League.
Relegation play-off[]
Lokomotiv Vitebsk | 1 – 4 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk |
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Report | Zelmikas ![]() Mkhitaryan ![]() Fedorchenko ![]() ![]() |
Results[]
Belarusian clubs in European Cups[]
Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
First round | Odra Wodzisław ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Second round | Dinamo Minsk ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 3–1 (aet) |
Third round | Lille ![]() |
4–3 | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–2 |
2004–05 UEFA Cup | |||||
First qualifying round | Nistru Otaci ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 |
BATE Borisov ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–3 | 0–1 | |
2004–05 UEFA Champions League | |||||
First qualifying round | Gomel ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–0 |
Top scorers[]
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Naftan Novopolotsk | 18 |
2 | ![]() |
Dinamo Brest | 17 |
3 | ![]() |
Darida Minsk Raion | 16 |
4 | ![]() |
Torpedo Zhodino | 15 |
5 | ![]() |
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 14 |
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Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 14 | |
7 | ![]() |
BATE Borisov | 13 |
8 | ![]() |
Torpedo-SKA Minsk | 12 |
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MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 12 | |
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Dinamo Minsk | 12 |
See also[]
External links[]
- Belarusian Premier League seasons
- 2004 in Belarusian football
- 2004–05 in European association football leagues
- 2003–04 in European association football leagues