2021 Belarusian Premier League
Season | 2021 |
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Dates | 12 March – 28 November 2021 |
Champions | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
Relegated | Sputnik Smorgon |
Champions League | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
Matches played | 232 |
Goals scored | 630 (2.72 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dembo Darboe (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Rukh Brest 7–1 Isloch Minsk Raion (13 August 2021) Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 7–1 Smorgon (2 October 2021) |
Biggest away win | Slavia Mozyr 0–6 Minsk (24 October 2021) |
Highest scoring | Rukh Brest 7–1 Isloch Minsk Raion (13 August 2021) Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 7–1 Smorgon (2 October 2021) |
Longest winning run | 13 matches Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
Longest winless run | 14 matches Smorgon |
Longest losing run | 6 matches Sputnik Rechitsa |
← 2020 2022 →
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2021. |
The 2021 Belarusian Premier League was the 31st season of top-tier football in Belarus. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions, having won their second league title last year. Shakhtyor Soligorsk won their third Belarusian Premier League title.
Teams[]
The bottom two teams from the 2020 season (Belshina Bobruisk and Smolevichi) were relegated to the First League (both relegated after one-year in the top flight). They were replaced by Sputnik Rechitsa (promoted to the top-flight for the first time in their history) and Gomel (promoted after a one-year absence), champions and runners-up of the 2020 Belarusian First League respectively.
In the winter 2020/21, Gorodeya (who finished 13th last year) dissolved and left a Premier League spot vacant. Smorgon (6th-placed team of last year's First League season, promoted after an eleven-year absence) were admitted to fill the vacancy, after Krumkachy Minsk (First League 3rd-placed team) were denied Premier League license, and another two clubs (Arsenal Dzerzhinsk and Lokomotiv Gomel) rejected the opportunity due to insufficient financing.
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2020 |
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BATE | Borisov | Borisov Arena | 12,896 | 2nd |
Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 2nd (First League) |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,060 | 4th |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 22,000 | 6th |
Energetik-BGU | Minsk | RCOR-BGU Stadium | 1,500 | 10th |
Isloch | Minsk Raion | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 7th |
Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,000 | 11th |
Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,500 | 5th |
Rukh | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,060 | 8th |
Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 1st |
Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,300 | 9th |
Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 1,896 | 14th |
Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost Stadium | 3,500 | 6th (First League) |
Sputnik | Rechitsa | Central Stadium | 3,550 | 1st (First League) |
Torpedo-BelAZ | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 3,020 | 3rd |
Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,100 | 12th |
Personnel[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor (Chest) |
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BATE Borisov | Vitaly Zhukovsky | Pavel Nyakhaychyk | Adidas | Minsk Tractor Works |
Dynamo Brest | Syarhey Kavalchuk | Edhar Alyakhnovich | Saller | |
Dinamo Minsk | Artsyom Chelyadzinski (caretaker) | Igor Shitov | Saller | None |
Energetik-BGU | Vladimir Belyavskiy | Yevgeniy Yudchits | Adidas | |
Gomel | Ivan Bionchik | Ruslan Yudenkov | Joma | Belorusneft |
Isloch Minsk Raion | Artsyom Radzkow | Dzmitry Kamarowski | Joma | Hyundai |
Minsk | Fyodor Shcherbachenko | Syarhey Vyeramko | Macron | Minsk Tractor Works |
Neman Grodno | Igor Kovalevich | Valery Zhukowski | Saller | None |
Rukh Brest | Kirill Alshevsky | Artsyom Rakhmanaw | Joma | |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Roman Hryhorchuk | Alyaksandr Hutar | Jako | Belaruskali |
Slavia Mozyr | Mihail Martsinovich | Mikhail Baranovsky | Joma | Mozyr Oil Refinery |
Slutsk | Aleksandr Brazevich | Ilya Branovets | Hummel | |
Smorgon | Vyacheslav Geraschenko | Artur Valikayev | ||
Sputnik Rechitsa | Viktor Kumykov | Ihar Yasinski | Macron | |
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | Yuri Puntus | Andrey Khachaturyan | Adidas | BelAZ |
Vitebsk | Yevgeniy Chernukhin | Artsyom Skitaw | Macron | None |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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FC Dinamo Minsk | Leonid Kuchuk[1] | Resigned | 28 May 2021 | 4th | Artsyom Chelyadzinski (caretaker) [2] | 3 June 2021 |
FC Sputnik Rechitsa | Vyacheslav Levchuk[3] | Mutual Consent | 4 June 2021 | 16th | Viktor Kumykov[4] | 4 June 2021 |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk (C, Q) | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 18 | +44 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
2 | BATE Borisov (Q) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
3 | Dinamo Minsk (Q) | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round |
4 | Gomel | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 23 | +34 | 59 | |
5 | Rukh Brest | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 28 | +24 | 58 | |
6 | Dynamo Brest | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 38 | |
7 | Vitebsk | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 37 | |
8 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 36 | |
9 | Slutsk | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 35 | |
10 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 34 | |
11 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
12 | Minsk | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 52 | −20 | 33 | |
13 | Energetik-BGU Minsk | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 33 | |
14 | Slavia Mozyr (O) | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 32 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
15 | Smorgon (R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 66 | −40 | 21 | Relegation to the |
16 | Sputnik Rechitsa (D, R) | 30 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 82 | −70 | 7 | Withdrawal from the league[5] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (O) Play-off winner; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Results[]
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
Relegation play-offs[]
The 14th-place finisher of this season (Slavia Mozyr) will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the third-placed team of the 2021 Belarusian First League (Krumkachy Minsk) for a spot in the 2022 Premier League.
Leg 1
Slavia Mozyr | 1–0 | Krumkachy Minsk |
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Narh 90+2' |
Leg 2
Krumkachy Minsk | 0–0 | Slavia Mozyr |
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Statistics[]
Top goalscorers[]
- As of 20 November 2021[6]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Dembo Darboe | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 19 |
2 | Andrey Solovey | Gomel | 17 |
3 | Maksim Skavysh | BATE Borisov | 13 |
4 | Stanislav Bilenkyi | Dynamo Brest | 11 |
5 | Ablaye Mbengue | Dinamo Minsk | 10 |
6 | Steven Alfred | Slutsk | 9 |
Dzyanis Laptsew | Rukh Brest | ||
Ruslan Teverov | Vitebsk | ||
9 | Dmitry Gomza | Gomel | 8 |
Dzmitry Kamarowski | Isloch | ||
Francis Narh | Slavia Mozyr |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Dzyanis Laptsew | Rukh Brest | Smorgon | 5–0 (H)[7] | 18 April 2021 |
Dembo Darboe | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Rukh Brest | 4‒1 (H)[8] | 25 April 2021 |
Ablaye Mbengue | Dinamo Minsk | Slavia Mozyr | 4–0 (H)[9] | 4 July 2021 |
Andrey Solovey | Gomel | Slutsk | 4–1 (A)[10] | 18 September 2021 |
Disciplinary[]
Most yellow cards: (8)
- Júlio César (Vitebsk)
- Giorgi Kantaria (Neman Grodno)
- Alimardon Shukurov (Neman Grodno)
- Vladislav Yatskevich (Smorgon)
- Igor Tymonyuk (Slavia Mozyr)
Most red cards: (2)
- Júlio César (Vitebsk)
- Sulley Muniru (Minsk)
- Alyaksey Hawrylovich (Neman Grodno)
Awards[]
Weekly awards[]
Player of the Week[]
Player of The Week | ||||
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Week | Player | Club | Reference | |
1 | Syarhey Kislyak | Dinamo Minsk | [11] | |
2 | Dzmitry Kamarowski | Isloch | [12] | |
3 | Shokhboz Umarov | BATE Borisov | [13] | |
4 | Andrey Solovey | Gomel | [14] | |
5 | Dzyanis Laptsew | Rukh Brest | [15] | |
6 | Dembo Darboe | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [16] | |
7 | Alyaksandr Sachywka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [17] | |
8 | Júlio César | Vitebsk | [18] | |
9 | Denis Gruzhevskiy | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | [19] | |
10 | Ruslan Yudenkov | Gomel | [20] | |
11 | Andrey Solovey | Gomel | [21] |
Goal of the Week[]
Goal of The Week | ||||
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Week | Player | Club | Reference | |
1 | Shokhboz Umarov | BATE Borisov | [22] | |
2 | Alyaksandr Sachywka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [23] | |
3 | Artsyom Vaskow | Gomel | [24] | |
4 | Nikola Antić | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [25] | |
5 | Aleksandr Shestyuk | Dynamo Brest | [26] | |
6 | Mikita Nyakrasaw | Gomel | [27] | |
7 | Stanislav Bilenkyi | Dynamo Brest | [28] | |
8 | Vadim Pobudey | Gomel | [29] | |
9 | Pavel Sedko | Dynamo Brest | [30] | |
10 | Ruslan Yudenkov | Gomel | [31] | |
11 | Shokhboz Umarov | BATE Borisov | [32] |
Monthly awards[]
Player of the Month[]
Player of The Month | ||||
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Month | Player | Club | Reference | |
April | Dembo Darboe | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [33] |
Goal of the Month[]
Goal of The Month | ||||
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Month | Player | Club | Reference | |
April | Aleksandr Shestyuk | Dynamo Brest | [34] |
Manager of the Month[]
Manager of The Month | ||||
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Month | Player | Club | Reference | |
April | Roman Hryhorchuk | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [35] |
References[]
- ^ "Kuchuk resigned from the post of head coach of Minsk "Dynamo"". . 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Челядинский назначен исполняющим обязанности главного тренера минского "Динамо"". . 3 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Левчук официально покинул "Спутник"". . 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Кумыков официально назначен на должность главного тренера "Спутника"". . 4 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "«Спутник» объявил о прекращении участия в чемпионате Беларуси".
- ^ Flashscore
- ^ "Rukh vs Smorgon". Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Shakhter vs Rukh". Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Dinamo-Minsk vs Slavia-Mozyr". Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "Slutsk vs Gomel". Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 1. Sergei Kislyak" (in Russian). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 2. Dmitri Komarovski" (in Russian). 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 3. Shokhboz Umarov" (in Russian). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 4. Andrey Solovey" (in Russian). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 5. Denis Laptev" (in Russian). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 6. Dembo Darbo" (in Russian). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 7. Aleksandr Sachivko" (in Russian). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 8" (in Russian). 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Лепшы гулец 9 тура "Беларусбанк - Вышэйшай лігі". Дзяніс Гружэўскі" (in Russian). 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 10. Ruslan Yudenkov" (in Russian). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "The best player of "Belarus Premier League" Matchday 11. Andrey Solovey" (in Russian). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Best goal of Matchday 1. Shakhboz Umarov" (in Russian). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Best goal of Matchday 2. Aleksandr Sachivko" (in Russian). 25 March 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Best goal of Matchday 3. Artem Vaskov" (in Russian). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Лепшы гол 4 тура. Мікола Анціч" (in Russian). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Best goal of Matchday 5. Aleksandr Shestuk" (in Russian). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Лепшы гол 6 тура. Мікіта Някрасаў" (in Russian). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Лепшы гол 7 тура. Станіслаў Беленькі" (in Russian). 5 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Лепшы гол 8 тура. Вадзім Пабудзей" (in Russian). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Best goal of Matchday 9. Pavel Sed'ko" (in Russian). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "Лепшы гол 10 тура. Руслан Юдзянкоў" (in Russian). 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Best goal of Matchday 11. Shokhboz Umarov" (in Russian). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "The best player of Belarus Premier league. April. Dembo Darbo" (in Russian). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Best goal of April. Aleksandr Shestyuk" (in Russian). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Manager of the month. April. Roman Grigorchuk" (in Russian). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in Russian)
- Belarusian Premier League seasons
- 2020–21 in European association football leagues
- 2021–22 in European association football leagues
- 2021 in Belarusian football