2020 FC BATE Borisov season

The 2020 FC BATE Borisov season is the club's 33rd season of existence and their 23rd consecutive season in the Belarusian Premier League. BATE Borisov entered the season as the league's 10-time defending champions. Beyond the Premier League, BATE Borisov is participating in the UEFA Europa League and the Belarusian Cup. Competitive fixtures began on 9 March 2020, and the league began play on 19 March 2020.

FC BATE Borisov
2020 season
ChairmanKapski Andrei
ManagerKirill Alshevsky
StadiumBorisov Arena
Premier League5th
Belarusian Cup (2019–20)Winners
Belarusian Cup (2020–21)TBD
Europa LeagueFirst qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stanislaw Drahun (2)
All: Maxim Skavysh (3)
Highest home attendance7,113
(14 March 2020)
Lowest home attendance470
(4 April 2020)
Average home league attendance2,745
Biggest winMinsk 0–3 BATE
(12 April 2020)
Biggest defeatEnergetik-BGU 3–1 BATE
(19 March 2020)

The club's season has been highlighted by the fact that the Belarus Premier League was the only top-flight football league in UEFA to not suspend play during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] Worldwide, the Belarusian Premier League was one of only three top-tier football leagues, along with Nicaragua and Tajikstan, that continued play through the pandemic. Part of this has been attributed to the nation's relatively low number of positive coronavirus cases in Belarus.

Previous season

The 2019 season was the first year since 2005 where BATE failed to win the Premier League title. Following the 2019 season, head manager, Alyaksey Baha was relieved of his duties. Ahead of the 2020 season, Kirill Alshevsky, the manager of BATE Reserves, was appointed manager.

BATE finished the 2019 season with a 22–4–4 record in league play. BATE was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2018–19 Belarusian Cup. BATE continued their participation in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, where they were pitted against English outfit, and eventual runners-up, Arsenal. BATE won the home leg 1–0, but lost away 0–3, ending their Europa League participation. During the late summer, BATE resumed European competition play by entering in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. BATE were eliminated by Norwegian side, Rosenborg in the second round, transferring to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League's third qualifying round. BATE advanced to the play-off round after defeating Bosnian side, Sarajevo, but lost to Kazakh side, FC Astana, thus ending their European participation for the 2019 season.

Since BATE finished in 2nd last season the Premier League, they will enter in the qualifying rounds of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, which is slated to begin for them in July.

Non-competitive fixtures
1 February 2020 Zlín 0–0 BATEBelek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
7 February 2020 BATE 0–1 PříbramBelek, Turkey
06:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
7 February 2020 BATE 1–1 SochiBelek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 2
11 February 2020 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 BATEBelek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
23 February 2020 Zhetysu 3–1 BATEBelek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 2
28 February 2020 BATE 2–1 AktobeBelek, Turkey
08:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
28 February 2020 BATE 1–0 Rukh LvivBelek, Turkey
08:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 3

Competitive fixtures

Belarusian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Belarusian Premier League

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 BATE Borisov 15 9 3 3 29 16 +13 30 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk 15 7 6 2 21 7 +14 27 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Neman Grodno 14 8 2 4 21 13 +8 26[lower-alpha 1]
4 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 15 7 5 3 19 14 +5 26[lower-alpha 1]
5 Energetik-BGU Minsk 15 8 2 5 22 15 +7 26[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on 28 June 2020. Source: football.by
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.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Neman Grodno 6, Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3, Energetik-BGU Minsk 0.

Results
19 March 2020 1Energetik-BGU3–1BATEMinsk
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: RCOR-BGU Stadium
Attendance: 730
Referee: Dmitry Dolya
28 March 2020 2Slavia Mozyr2–1BATEMazyr
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
4 April 2020 3BATE1–0Rukh BrestBorisov
13:30 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 470
Referee: Denis Shcherbakov
12 April 2020 4Minsk0–3BATEMinsk
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium
Attendance: 474
Referee: Amin Kurgkheli
18 April 2020 5BATE0–0Torpedo-BelAZ ZhodinoBorisov
16:00 FET Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 652
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
25 April 2020 6Gorodeya0–2BATEHaradzeya
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Gorodeya Stadium
Attendance: 284
Referee: Dimitry Dolya
3 May 2020 7BATE3–1Neman GrodnoBorisov
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Denis Shcherbakov
10 May 2020 8Smolevichi3–5BATESmolevichi
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Ozyorny Stadium
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Andrey Vasilevich
16 May 2020 9BATE3–0SlutskBorisov
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
20 May 2020 10Dynamo Brest1–3BATEBrest
13:45 FET
Report
Stadium: Regional Sport Complex Brestsky
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov
Note: Rescheduled from 24 May 2020 due to the Belarusian Cup Final
31 May 2020 11BATE1–0IslochBorisov
11:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,563
Referee: Denis Scherbakov
7 June 2020 12Vitebsk2–2BATEVitebsk
9:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Vitebsky Central Sport Complex
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Amin Kurgheli
14 June 2020 13BATE2–2Shakhtyor SoligorskBorisov
14:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik
21 June 2020 14Belshina Bobruisk0–2BATEBobruisk
9:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
27 June 2020 15BATEvDinamo MinskBorisov
13:00 FET Stadium: Borisov Arena

Belarusian Cup (2019–20)
Main article: 2019–20 Belarusian Cup

Quarterfinals
9 March 2020 First legDinamo Minsk1–2BATEMinsk
20:00 FET Alyakhnovich  35' Report Skavysh  43'
Nyakhaychyk  63'		 Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 9,805
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Osipovichi)
14 March 2020 Second legBATE3–2
(5–3 agg.)		Dinamo MinskBorisov
18:30 FET Baha  21'
Filipenko  45+1'
Skavysh  84'		 Report Rios  10', 43' Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 7,113
Referee: Amin Kurgheli (Gomel)

Semifinals
8 April 2020 First legSlavia Mozyr1–0BATEMozyr
17:30 FET Pantya  11' Report Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik (Grodno)
29 April 2020 Second legBATE2–0
(2–1 agg.)		Slavia MozyrBorisov
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 671
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Final
24 May 2020 BATE1–0 (a.e.t.)Dinamo BrestMinsk
 Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Amin Kurgheli (Gomel)

Belarusian Cup (2020–21)
Main article: 2019–20 Belarusian Cup

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round
9 July 2020 First legvTBD
Stadium: TBD
16 July 2020 Second legvTBD
Stadium: TBD

Squad
As of March 2020 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 DF Bojan Nastić
4 DF Aleksandar Filipović
5 MF Yevgeniy Yablonskiy
7 MF Yevgeniy Berezkin
8 MF Stanislaw Drahun
9 FW Bojan Dubajić
11 FW Anton Saroka
14 DF Boris Kopitović
15 FW Maksim Skavysh
16 GK Andrey Kudravets
18 MF Willum Þór Willumsson
19 MF Dmitriy Bessmertny
No. Position Player
21 DF Egor Filipenko
22 MF Ihar Stasevich
23 DF Zakhar Volkov
25 MF Dzmitry Baha
26 FW Nemanja Milić
32 DF Jakov Filipovic
33 MF Pavel Nyakhaychyk
35 GK Anton Chichkan
43 MF Aleksandr Nemirko
48 GK Denis Scherbitskiy
88 MF Alyaksandr Valadzko
94 MF Hervaine Moukam

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
1 January 2020MF8 Alyaksandr Valadzko Shakhtyor SoligorskUndisclosed
1 January 2020DF32 Jakov Filipović LokerenUndisclosed
1 January 2020MF33 Pavel Nyakhaychyk Dynamo BrestUndisclosed

Transfers out
Date Position No. Name To Fee Team Ref.

Loan out
Date Loan ends Position No. Name To Team Ref.
1 January 202031 December 2020MF43 Aleksandr Nemirko Dnepr MogilevAcademy

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 17 May 2020[5]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueBelarusian CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Bojan Nastić 00000000
4 DF Aleksandar Filipović 00000000
5 MF Yevgeniy Yablonskiy 00000000
7 MF Yevgeniy Berezkin 00000000
8 MF Stanislaw Drahun 00000000
9 FW Bojan Dubajić 00000000
11 FW Anton Saroka 00000000
14 DF Boris Kopitović 00000000
15 FW Maksim Skavysh 00000000
16 GK Andrey Kudravets 00000000
18 MF Willum Þór Willumsson 00000000
19 MF Dmitriy Bessmertny 00000000
21 DF Egor Filipenko 00000000
22 MF Ihar Stasevich 00000000
23 DF Zakhar Volkov 00000000
25 MF Dzmitry Baha 00000000
26 FW Nemanja Milić 00000000
32 DF Jakov Filipovic 00000000
33 MF Pavel Nyakhaychyk 00000000
35 GK Anton Chichkan 00000000
48 GK Denis Scherbitskiy 00000000
88 MF Alyaksandr Valadzko 00000000
94 MF Hervaine Moukam 00000000
Players away from BATE on loan:
43 MF Aleksandr Nemirko 00000000

Goal-scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Belarusian Cup Europa League Total
TOTALS 4004

References
  1. "The country which does not fear COVID-19: "These things happen"". Be Soccer. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. "Coronavirus: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on". 29 March 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Last league standing: Belarusian football basks in new-found popularity". 29 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Основной состав " Команда " Официальный сайт " ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. "Belarus - FC BATE Borisov - Squad Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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