2002 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE |
| Relegated | Lokomotiv-96 |
| Champions League | BATE |
| UEFA Cup |
Dinamo Minsk Neman |
| Intertoto Cup | Shakhtyor |
| Matches played | 183 |
| Goals scored | 514 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 Valery Strypeykis (18) |
| Biggest home win | BATE 6–0 Lokomotiv-96 |
| Biggest away win | Slavia 1–6 Belshina |
| Highest scoring |
Dinamo Minsk 6–3 Zvezda-VA-BGU; Dinamo Minsk 6–3 Slavia |
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Belarusian Premier League 2002 was the 12th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 12 and ended on November 8, 2002. Belshina Bobruisk were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2001 season
Teams finished on the last two places in 2001 – Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechytsa relegated to the First League. They were replaced by 2001 First League winners Torpedo Zhodino and the newcomers, First League runners-up Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk. Neman-Belcard Grodno changed their name back to Neman Grodno.
Overview
BATE Borisov and Neman Grodno finished the season with equal number of points and advanced to the Championship Play-Off. BATE won the play-off game and became the champions for the 2nd time. They qualified for the next season's Champions League. Neman Grodno and 2002–03 Cup winners Dinamo Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion from 14 to 16 teams starting with next season, only one lowest placed team (Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk) have relegated.
Teams and venues
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak, Bobruisk | 3,550 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41,040 | 2 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium, Borisov | 5,500 | 3 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman | 6,300 | 4 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel | 5,000 | 5 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central, Gomel | 11,800 | 6 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost | 5,500 | 7 |
| Torpedo-MAZ | Minsk | Torpedo, Minsk | 5,200 | 8 |
| Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak, Mogilev | 11,200 | 9 |
| Molodechno-2000 | Molodechno | City Stadium, Molodechno | 5,500 | 10 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 11 |
| Lokomotiv-96 | Vitebsk | Central, Vitebsk | 8,300 | 12 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo, Zhodino | 3,020 | First league, 1 |
| Zvezda-VA-BGU | Minsk | Traktor | 17,600 | First league, 2 |
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 20 | +31 | 56 | Championship Play-off |
| 2 | Neman Grodno | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 56 | |
| 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 51 | 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 4 | Torpedo-MAZ Minsk | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 51 | |
| 5 | Torpedo Zhodino | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 43 | |
| 6 | Gomel | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 43 | |
| 7 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 44 | 28 | +16 | 42 | 2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round |
| 8 | Belshina Bobruisk | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 38 | +6 | 37 | |
| 9 | Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 36 | |
| 10 | Dinamo Brest | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 32 | |
| 11 | Slavia Mozyr | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 24 | |
| 12 | Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 48 | −20 | 18 | |
| 13 | Molodechno-2000 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 59 | −36 | 12 | |
| 14 | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk (R) | 26 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 77 | −57 | 9 | Relegation to First League |
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.
Championship play-off
| Team #1 | Result | Team #1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003–04 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
BATE Borisov | 1–0 (aet) | Neman Grodno | 2003–04 UEFA Cup Qualifying round |
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | BATE Borisov |
3–0 |  Akademisk Boldklub |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Second round | 1860 München  |
0–5 | BATE Borisov |
0–1 | 0–4 |
| Third round | Bologna  |
2–0 | BATE Borisov |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| 2002–03 UEFA Cup | |||||
| Qualifying round | Dinamo Minsk |
1–5 |  CSKA Sofia |
1–4 | 0–1 |
| Gomel |
5–0 |  HJK Helsinki |
1–0 | 4–0 | |
| First round | Gomel |
1–8 | Schalke 04 |
1–4 | 0–4 |
| 2002–03 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Portadown  |
2–3 | Belshina Bobruisk |
0–0 | 2–3 |
| Second qualifying round | Maccabi Haifa  |
5–0 | Belshina Bobruisk |
4–0 | 1–0 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valery Strypeykis | Belshina Bobruisk | 18 |
| 2 | Yury Markhel | Torpedo Zhodino | 17 |
| 3 | Sergey Nikiforenko | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 12 |
| 4 | Viktor Borel | Gomel | 11 |
| Gennadi Bliznyuk | Gomel | 11 | |
| Vadzim Boyka | Dinamo Brest | 11 | |
| Ihor Chumachenko | BATE Borisov | 11 | |
| Denis Karolik | Belshina Bobruisk | 11 | |
| Dzmitry Kavalyonak | Neman Grodno | 11 | |
| Maksim Tsyhalka | Dinamo Minsk | 11 |
See also
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