1999 Belarusian Premier League

Belarusian Premier League 1999 was the ninth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on October 30, 1999. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev were the defending champions.

Belarusian Premier League
Season1999
ChampionsBATE
RelegatedSvisloch-Krovlya
Molodechno
Champions LeagueBATE
UEFA CupSlavia
Gomel
Intertoto CupDnepr-Transmash
Matches played240
Goals scored732 (3.05 per match)
Top goalscorer Valery Strypeykis (21)
Biggest home winDinamo Minsk 7–0 Svisloch-Krovlya;
Dinamo Brest 7–0 Molodechno;
Shakhtyor 8–1 Svisloch-Krovlya
Biggest away winLida 0–7 Slavia
Highest scoringShakhtyor 8–1 Svisloch-Krovlya;
Dinamo Brest 2–7 Slavia
← 1998
2000 →

Team changes from 1998 season

Dinamo-93 Minsk dissolved midway through 1998 season and FC Kommunalnik Slonim relegated to the First League after finishing in the last place. They were replaced by 1998 First League winners Lida, who previously played in Premier League as Obuvshchik Lida, and the newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi, First League runners-up. Torpedo Minsk changed their name to Torpedo-MAZ Minsk and Neman Grodno were renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno.

Overview

BATE Borisov won their 1st champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up and 1999–2000 Cup winners Slavia Mozyr as well as bronze medalists Gomel qualified for UEFA Cup. Newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi finished their first and the only season in top league in 15th place and relegated, as did 16th team Molodechno.

Teams and venues
Location of teams in 1999 Belarusian Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity Position in 1998
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev Spartak Stadion (Mogilev) 11,200 1
BATE Borisov City Stadium, Borisov 5,500 2
Belshina Bobruisk Spartak, Bobruisk 3,550 3
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk Central, Vitebsk 8,300 4
Gomel Gomel Central, Gomel 11,800 5
Slavia Mozyr Yunost, Mozyr 5,500 6
Torpedo-MAZ Minsk Torpedo, Minsk 5,200 7
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) 41,040 8
Dinamo Brest Brest Dinamo, Brest 10,080 9
Neman-Belcard Grodno Neman 6,300 10
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel 5,000 11
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev Torpedo Stadium (Mogilev) 3,500 12
Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk Atlant 6,500 13
Molodechno Molodechno City Stadium, Molodechno 5,500 14
Lida Lida City Stadium, Lida 4,000 First league, 1
Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi Yunost, Osipovichi 4,000 First league, 2

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov (C) 30 24 5 1 80 22 +58 77 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 Slavia Mozyr 30 20 5 5 74 25 +49 65 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Gomel 30 19 6 5 57 28 +29 63
4 Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 30 17 9 4 53 27 +26 60 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
5 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 30 18 5 7 58 30 +28 59
6 Dinamo Minsk 30 14 9 7 51 30 +21 51
7 Dinamo Brest 30 14 4 12 59 52 +7 46
8 Belshina Bobruisk 30 13 6 11 52 42 +10 45
9 Neman-Belcard Grodno 30 10 7 13 36 43 −7 37
10 Torpedo-MAZ Minsk 30 10 5 15 31 47 −16 35
11 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 30 9 7 14 40 45 −5 34
12 Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 30 8 4 18 39 63 −24 28
13 Lida 30 7 4 19 27 64 −37 25
14 Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev 30 6 5 19 30 69 −39 23
15 Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi (R) 30 4 4 22 24 74 −50 16 Relegation to Belarusian First League
16 Molodechno (R) 30 2 5 23 21 71 −50 11
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Belarusian clubs in European Cups
Round Team #1 Agg. Team #1 1st leg 2nd leg
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 3–4 Varteks Varaždin 1–2 2–2
Hradec Králové 1–1 (p) Gomel 1–0 0–1 (aet, p.1–3)
Second round Hammarby 6–2 Gomel 4–0 2–2
1999–2000 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round Belshina Bobruisk 1–8 Omonia Nicosia 1–5 0–3
BATE Borisov 1–12 Lokomotiv Moscow 1–7 0–5
1999–2000 UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 0–3 AIK 0–1 0–2

Top scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Valery StrypeykisSlavia Mozyr21
2 Vitali KutuzovBATE Borisov19
3 Vitaliy AleshchenkoLokomotiv-96 Vitebsk18
4 Raman VasilyukDinamo Brest17
5 Aleksandr VyazhevichDinamo Minsk15
6 Dmitry PodrezShakhtyor Soligorsk13
7 Viktor BorelGomel12
Dzmitry ChaleySlavia Mozyr12
9 Dzmitry AharodnikDnepr-Transmash Mogilev11
Dmitry BespanskyShakhtyor Soligorsk11
Dmitry DenisyukSlavia Mozyr11

See also
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