2006 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | BATE Borisov |
| Relegated | Lokomotiv Minsk Belshina Bobruisk |
| Champions League | BATE Borisov |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Brest Dinamo Minsk |
| Intertoto Cup | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Matches played | 182 |
| Goals scored | 450 (2.47 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Alyaksandr Klimenka (17) |
| Biggest home win | MTZ-RIPO 7–1 Lokomotiv Minsk |
| Biggest away win | Gomel 2–8 MTZ-RIPO |
| Highest scoring | Gomel 2–8 MTZ-RIPO |
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Belarusian Premier League 2006 was the 16th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 18 and ended on November 4, 2005. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions.
Contents
Team changes from 2005 season
Two lowest placed in 2004 teams (Zvezda-BGU Minsk and Slavia) relegated to First League. They were replaced by the winners of 2005 First League Belshina Bobruisk and First League runners-up Lokomotiv Vitebsk. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev shortened their name to Dnepr Mogilev.
Overview
BATE Borisov won their 3rd champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Dinamo Minsk and 2006–07 Cup winners Dinamo Brest qualified for UEFA Cup. Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk, who finished on last two places, relegated to the First League.
Teams and venues
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel | 5,000 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41,040 | 2 |
| MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor | 17,600 | 3 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo | 3,020 | 4 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,500 | 5 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak, Mogilev | 11,200 | 6 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central, Gomel | 11,800 | 7 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 8 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant | 6,500 | 9 |
| Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida | 6,000 | 10 |
| Lokomotiv Minsk | Minsk | Lokomotiv | 800 | 11 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman | 6,300 | 12 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak, Bobruisk | 3,550 | First league, 1 |
| Lokomotiv Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Central, Vitebsk | 8,300 | First league, 2 |
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 54 | 2007–08 UEFA Champions League First qualifying round |
| 2 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 22 | +22 | 52 | UEFA Cup 2007-08 First qualifying round |
| 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 51 | 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup First round |
| 4 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 54 | 24 | +30 | 51 | |
| 5 | Gomel | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 42 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 38 | |
| 7 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 37 | |
| 8 | Darida Minsk Raion | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Dinamo Brest | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 31 | UEFA Cup 2007-08 First qualifying round |
| 10 | Neman Grodno | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 30 | |
| 11 | Torpedo Zhodino | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 30 | |
| 12 | Dnepr Mogilev | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 47 | −18 | 23 | |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Minsk (R) | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 19 | Relegation to First League |
| 14 | Belshina Bobruisk (R) | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 9 |
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.
Belarusian clubs in Euporean Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | Shakhter Karagandy  |
4–6 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk |
1–5 | 3–1 |
| Second round | Moscow  |
3–0 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| 2006–07 UEFA Cup | |||||
| First qualifying round | Zagłębie Lubin  |
1–1 (a) | Dinamo Minsk |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| BATE Borisov |
3–0 |  Nistru Otaci |
2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Second qualifying round | Artmedia Bratislava  |
5–3 | Dinamo Minsk |
2–1 | 3–2 |
| Rubin Kazan |
5–0 | BATE Borisov |
3–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2006–07 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
0–2 |  Široki Brijeg |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alyaksandr Klimenka |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 17 |
| 2 | Raman Vasilyuk |
Gomel | 14 |
| 3 | Vyacheslav Hleb |
MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 13 |
| 4 | Artyom Kontsevoy |
MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 12 |
| 5 | Gennadi Bliznyuk |
BATE Borisov | 11 |
| 6 |  Edu |
Dinamo Minsk | 10 |
| 7 | Syarhey Kislyak |
Dinamo Minsk | 9 |
| Oleg Strakhanovich |
MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 9 | |
| Valery Strypeykis |
Gomel | 9 |
