2000 Belarusian Premier League

2000 Belarusian Premier League was the tenth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 15 and ended on November 4, 2000. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.

Belarusian Premier League
Season2000
ChampionsSlavia
RelegatedLida
Torpedo-Kadino
Kommunalnik
Champions LeagueSlavia
UEFA CupBelshina
BATE
Shakhtyor
Intertoto CupDinamo Minsk
Matches played240
Goals scored673 (2.8 per match)
Top goalscorer Raman Vasilyuk (31)
Biggest home winNeman-Belcard 8–0 Kommunalnik;
BATE 8–0 Naftan-Devon
Biggest away winNaftan-Devon 0–7 BATE
Highest scoringBelshina 3–6 Slavia;
Torpedo-Kadino 2–7 Gomel
← 1999
2001 →

Team changes from 1999 season

Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi and Molodechno, who finished 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to the First League. They were replaced by 1999 First League winners Kommunalnik Slonim and runners-up Vedrich-97 Rechytsa, who previously played in top league as Vedrich Rechytsa.

Overview

Slavia Mozyr won their 2nd champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up BATE Borisov, 1999–2000 Cup winners Belshina Bobruisk and UEFA Fair Play ranking winners Shakhtyor Soligorsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League reduction from 16 to 14 teams starting with next season, three lowest placed teams were relegated: Lida, Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and Kommunalnik Slonim. As of 2010, this was the last season in top league for either relegated team.

Teams and venues
Location of teams in 2000 Belarusian Premier League
Team Location Venue Capacity Position in 1999
BATE Borisov City Stadium, Borisov 5,500 1
Slavia Mozyr Yunost, Mozyr 5,500 2
Gomel Gomel Central, Gomel 11,800 3
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev Spartak, Mogilev 11,200 4
Shakhtyor Soligorsk Stroitel 5,000 5
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Dinamo, Minsk 41,040 6
Dinamo Brest Brest Dinamo, Brest 10,080 7
Belshina Bobruisk Spartak, Bobruisk 3,550 8
Neman-Belcard Grodno Neman 6,300 9
Torpedo-MAZ Minsk Torpedo, Minsk 5,200 10
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk Central, Vitebsk 8,300 11
Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk Atlant 6,500 12
Lida Lida City Stadium, Lida 4,000 13
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev Torpedo, Mogilev 3,500 14
Kommunalnik Slonim Yunost, Slonim 3,000 First league, 1
Vedrich-97 Rechytsa Central, Rechytsa 3,550 First league, 2

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Slavia Mozyr (C) 30 23 5 2 78 25 +53 74 Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round
2 BATE Borisov 30 20 4 6 68 26 +42 64 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
3 Dinamo Minsk 30 19 5 6 49 21 +28 62 Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round
4 Neman-Belcard Grodno 30 17 6 7 56 29 +27 57
5 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 30 15 9 6 47 29 +18 54 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
6 Gomel 30 17 2 11 50 41 +9 53
7 Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 30 14 7 9 55 33 +22 49
8 Torpedo-MAZ Minsk 30 13 10 7 43 28 +15 49
9 Belshina Bobruisk 30 11 5 14 42 38 +4 38 Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round
10 Dinamo Brest 30 10 4 16 37 51 −14 34
11 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 30 8 7 15 34 50 −16 31
12 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa 30 6 11 13 23 36 −13 29
13 Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk 30 5 7 18 25 69 −44 22
14 Lida (R) 30 3 10 17 16 60 −44 19 Relegation to Belarusian First League
15 Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev (R) 30 5 2 23 31 71 −40 17
16 Kommunalnik Slonim (R) 30 3 8 19 19 66 −47 17
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
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 4–2 Silkeborg 2–1 2–1
Second round Chmel Blšany 8–2 Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 6–2 2–0
2000–01 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round Slavia Mozyr 1–1 (a) Maccabi Haifa 1–1 0–0
AIK 3–0 Gomel 1–0 2–0
2000–01 UEFA Champions League
First qualifying round Shirak Gyumri 2–3 BATE Borisov 1–1 1–2
Second qualifying round Helsingborgs 3–0 BATE Borisov 0–0 3–0

Top scorers
Rank Name Team Goals
1 Raman VasilyukSlavia Mozyr31
2 Sergei DavydovNeman-Belcard Grodno18
Vitali KutuzovBATE Borisov18
4 Valery StrypeykisSlavia Mozyr14
5 Dzmitry AharodnikDnepr-Transmash Mogilev13
Vitaliy AleshchenkoGomel13

See also
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