2012 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE |
| Champions League | BATE |
| Europa League |
Shakhtyor Dinamo Minsk |
| Matches played | 165 |
| Goals scored | 380 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Dzmitry Asipenka (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Neman 8–0 Slavia |
| Biggest away win |
Belshina 0–4 Shakhtyor Naftan 0–4 BATE Torpedo 1–5 Neman Neman 0–4 Shakhtyor |
| Highest scoring |
Neman 8–0 Slavia Minsk 4–4 Neman |
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The 2012 Belarusian Premier League is the 22nd season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began on 24 March 2012 and ended on 25 November 2012.[1] BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 8th league title last year.
Teams
Dnepr Mogilev were relegated to the Belarusian First League after finishing the 2011 season in last place, leaving the league for the first time since the competition's establishment in 1992. They were replaced by 2011 First League champions Slavia-Mozyr, who make their return to the league after a five-year absence.
Vitebsk, as the 11th-placed team, had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-up Partizan Minsk. Partizan Minsk won the playoff, 3–2 on aggregate, and returned to the league after a one-year absence while Vitebsk were relegated after six years in the top flight. In early 2012 Partizan was abandoned by their main sponsor Vladimir Romanov and consequently wasn't able to keep any of the first team players or obtain the Premier League license.[2] Partizan withdrew from the Premier League, leaving it with only 11 teams.[3]
Dinamo Brest changed their name to Brest due to troubles with further usage of Dinamo brand name.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Position in 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATE Borisov | Borisov | Haradzki Stadium | 5,402 | 1st |
| Belshina Bobruisk | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium | 3,700 | 5th |
| Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,060 | 10th |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo-Yuni Stadium | 4,500 | 4th |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central, Gomel | 14,307 | 3rd |
| Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 36,900 | 9th |
| Naftan Novopolots | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,500 | 7th |
| Neman Grodno | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 8,500 | 8th |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 2nd |
| Slavia-Mozyr | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,300 | First League, 1st |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium | 6,542 | 6th |
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 68 | 2013–14 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round |
| 2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 61 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo Minsk | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 19 | +18 | 56 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round |
| 4 | Gomel | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 50 | |
| 5 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 41 | |
| 6 | Minsk | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 39 | 2013–14 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round 1 |
| 7 | Belshina Bobruisk | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 30 | |
| 8 | Brest | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 38 | −11 | 29 | |
| 9 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 29 | |
| 10 | Slavia-Mozyr | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 58 | −36 | 27 | |
| 11 | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino (O) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 24 | Qualification for relegation playoffs |
Updated to games played on 25 November 2012.
Source: football.by
Rules for classification:
1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored
1Winners of 2012–13 Belarusian Cup will qualify for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League
(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.
Relegation playoffs
The 11th team of the league Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of the 2012 Belarusian First League Gorodeya for one spot in the 2013 Premier League.
Results
Each team will play three times against every other team for a total of 30 matches.
First and second round
| Home ╲ Away | BAT | BSH | BRE | DMI | GOM | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | SLA | TZH |
| BATE Borisov | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Brest | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| Gomel | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| Minsk | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Neman Grodno | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 8–0 | 1–1 | |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | |
| Slavia-Mozyr | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
Updated to games played on 1 November 2012.
Source: football.by
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Third round
| Home ╲ Away | BAT | BSH | BRE | DMI | GOM | MIN | NAF | NEM | SHA | SLA | TZH |
| BATE Borisov | 3–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Belshina Bobruisk | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Brest | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | ||||||
| Gomel | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Minsk | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Neman Grodno | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Slavia-Mozyr | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||||||
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Updated to games played on 25 November 2012.
Source: football.by
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dzmitry Asipenka |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 14 |
| 2 | Renan Bressan |
BATE Borisov | 11 |
| Roman Volkov |
Slavia-Mozyr | 11 | |
| Dzmitry Kamarowski |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 11 | |
| 5 | Ivan Dzenisevich |
Neman Grodno | 10 |
| 6 | Uladzimir Khvashchynski |
Brest | 9 |
| Dzmitry Mazalewski |
BATE Borisov | 9 | |
| 8 | Vitali Rodionov |
BATE Borisov | 8 |
| Leanid Kovel |
Minsk | 8 | |
| Mikalay Yanush |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 8 | |
| Dzmitry Platonaw |
Gomel | 8 | |
| Andrey Lyasyuk |
Neman Grodno | 8 |
Updated to games played on 25 November 2012
Source: football.by
Awards
Player of the month
| Month | Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Dzmitry Baha |
BATE Borisov | [4] |
| May | Andrey Harbunow |
BATE Borisov | [5] |
| June | Dzmitry Asipenka |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | [6] |
| July | Raman Vasilyuk |
Minsk | [7] |
| August | Ivan Dzenisevich |
Neman Grodno | [8] |
| September | Alyaksandr Pawlaw |
BATE Borisov | [9] |
| October | Roman Volkov |
Slavia-Mozyr | [10] |
| November | Andrey Lyasyuk |
Neman Grodno | [11] |
See also
References
- ↑ 2012 schedule, pressball.by, retrieved 2012-02-06
- ↑ Partizan with not play in Premier League, pressball.by, retrieved 2012-01-31
- ↑ 11 teams will participate in 22nd Belarusian championship, pressball.by, retrieved 2012-02-03
- ↑ Hero of the month. Dzmitry Baha: "well-wishers" are helping, pressball.by, retrieved 1 May 2012
- ↑ Best in May. Andrey Harbunow: little by little, pressball.by, retrieved 28 May 2012
- ↑ Best in June. Dzmitry Asipenka: it's getting warmer, pressball.by, retrieved 28 June 2012
- ↑ Hero of the month. Raman Vasilyuk: even higher, pressball.by, retrieved 6 August 2012
- ↑ Best in August. Ivan Dzenisevich: cherish or beat?, pressball.by, retrieved 27 August 2012
- ↑ Best in September. Red symbol of luck, pressball.by, retrieved 2 October 2012
- ↑ Best in October. Roman Volkov: can't win with signs, pressball.by, retrieved 31 October 2012
- ↑ Best in November. Andrey Lyasyuk: From A to Z, pressball.by, retrieved 3 December 2012
External links
- Official site (Russian)
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