# 2000 Belarusian Premier League

The 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.

## 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

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 1999 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium (Borisov) | 5,500 | 1 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium (Mozyr) | 5,300 | 2 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Luch Stadium | 5,000 | 3 |
| Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 6,000 | 4 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 5,000 | 5 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) | 40,000 | 6 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 3,000 | 7 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 2,000 | 8 |
| Neman-Belcard | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 14,000 | 9 |
| Torpedo-MAZ | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 6,200 | 10 |
| Lokomotiv-96 | Vitebsk | Lyos Stadium (Baran) | 3,000 | 11 |
| Naftan-Devon | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 6,500 | 12 |
| Lida | Lida | City Stadium (Lida) | 3,000 | 13 |
| Torpedo-Kadino | Mogilev | Torpedo Stadium (Mogilev) | 7,000 | 14 |
| Kommunalnik | Slonim | Dinamo Stadium (Slonim) | 1,200 | First league, 1 |
| Vedrich-97 | Rechitsa | Rechitsadrev Stadium | 5,500 | First league, 2 |
* ^ Gomel spent the season at Luch Stadium, as their regular stadium Central Stadium was closed for renovation.
* ^ One game played at Khimvolokno Stadium.
* ^ Two games played at Traktor Stadium.
* ^ As club's own Dinamo Stadium was closed for renovation, they played most of the games at Lyos Stadium in Baran. In addition, one game was played at Spartak Stadium in Bobruisk.
* ^ Kommunalnik played all games at Dinamo Stadium, as their regular stadium Yunost was closed for renovation.

## 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 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
| 16 | Kommunalnik Slonim (R) | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 66 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
* ↑ Shakhtyor Soligorsk qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round through the UEFA Fair Play ranking award.
* ↑ Belshina Bobruisk qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round by winning the 2000–01 Belarusian Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAT | BSH | DBR | DMI | DNE | GOM | KOM | LID | LVI | NAF | NEM | SLA | SHA | TMO | TMI | VED |
| BATE Borisov | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 8–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Belshina Bobruisk | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Dinamo Brest | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 1–2 | 1–6 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Gomel | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Kommunalnik Slonim | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Lida | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 1–3 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Neman-Belcard Grodno | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 8–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–2 | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Slavia Mozyr | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 2–7 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Torpedo-MAZ Minsk | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | | 1–0 |
| Vedrich-97 Rechitsa | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | |

## 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 |
| Qualifying round | 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 | Helsingborg | 3–0 | BATE Borisov | 0–0 | 3–0 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Raman Vasilyuk | Slavia Mozyr | 31 |
| 2 | Sergei Davydov | Neman-Belcard Grodno | 18 |
| 2 | Vitali Kutuzov | BATE Borisov | 18 |
| 4 | Valery Strypeykis | Slavia Mozyr | 14 |
| 5 | Dzmitry Aharodnik | Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev | 13 |
| 6 | Vitaliy Aleshchenko | Gomel | 12 |
| 7 | Sergey Polyakov | Neman-Belcard Grodno | 11 |
| 7 | Leanid Lahun | BATE Borisov | 11 |
| 9 | Syarhey Nikifarenka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 11 |
| 9 | Vadim Skripchenko | BATE Borisov | 11 |
| 9 | Igor Trukhov | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | 11 |