# 2007 Belarusian Premier League

The 2007 Belarusian Premier League was the 17th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 14 and ended on November 10, 2007. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.

## Team changes from 2006 season

Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshina Bobruisk were the two teams relegated after the 2006 season, having finished in 13th and 14th place respectively. They were replaced by 2005 First League champions Minsk and runners-up Smorgon. Lokomotiv Vitebsk changed their name to Vitebsk.

## Overview

BATE Borisov won their 4th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Gomel and 2007–08 Cup winners MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion to 16 teams starting with next season, only one team (Minsk, who finished in the last place) relegated to the First League.

## Teams and venues

| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2006 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,392 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 40,000 | 2 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 | 3 |
| MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 4 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 | 5 |
| Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,350 | 6 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 5,300 | 7 |
| Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida Stadium | 4,500 | 8 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 9 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 6,300 | 10 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 3,020 | 11 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium | 7,990 | 12 |
| Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 5,200 | First league, 1 |
| Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost Stadium | 3,000 | First league, 2 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | BATE Borisov (C) | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 25 | +25 | 56 | Qualification for Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Gomel | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 44 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 3 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 | 27 | +14 | 44 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 4 | Torpedo Zhodino | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 43 | |
| 5 | MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first qualifying round |
| 6 | Neman Grodno | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 36 | |
| 7 | Naftan Novopolotsk | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 36 | |
| 8 | Vitebsk | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 35 | |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 35 | |
| 10 | Smorgon | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 26 | |
| 11 | Darida Minsk Raion | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 25 | |
| 12 | Dinamo Brest | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 25 | |
| 13 | Dnepr Mogilev | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 23 | |
| 14 | Minsk (R) | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 21 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
* ↑ MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2007–08 Belarusian Cup.

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAT | DAR | DBR | DMI | DNE | GOM | MIN | MTZ | NAF | NEM | SHA | SMR | TZH | VIT |
| BATE Borisov | | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| Darida Minsk Raion | 1–0 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Dinamo Brest | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Gomel | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–4 | 4–0 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Minsk | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–6 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Naftan Novopolotsk | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Neman Grodno | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 3–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Smorgon | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Torpedo Zhodino | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 2–0 |
| Vitebsk | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
* ↑ Awarded as a 3–0 win for BATE due to Dinamo having a suspended player on the bench. Originally ended with a 2–1 win for BATE.

## Belarusian clubs in European Cups

| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| 2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup ||||||
| First round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 4–3 | Ararat Yerevan | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| Second round | Chernomorets Odessa | 6–2 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 4–2 | 2–0 |
| 2007–08 UEFA Cup ||||||
| First qualifying round | Liepājas Metalurgs | 3–2 | Dinamo Brest | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| First qualifying round | Skonto Riga | 1–3 | Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Second qualifying round | Dinamo Minsk | 1–5 | Odense | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| First round | Villarreal | 6–1 | BATE Borisov | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| 2007–08 UEFA Champions League ||||||
| First qualifying round | APOEL Nicosia | 2–3 | BATE Borisov | 2–0 | 0–3 (aet) |
| Second qualifying round | Hafnarfjarðar | 2–4 | BATE Borisov | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Thind qualifying round | BATE Borisov | 2–4 | Steaua București | 2–2 | 0–2 |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| 1 | Raman Vasilyuk | Gomel | 24 |
| 2 | Gennadi Bliznyuk | BATE Borisov | 18 |
| 3 | Vitali Rodionov | BATE Borisov | 14 |
| 3 | Valery Strypeykis | Gomel | 14 |
| 5 | Andrey Sherakow | Torpedo Zhodino | 10 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Alumona | Neman Grodno | 9 |
| 6 | Syarhey Nikiforenka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 9 |
| 6 | Viktor Sokol | Dinamo Brest | 9 |
| 9 | Alyaksandr Klimenka | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 8 |
| 9 | Ruslan Usaw | Vitebsk | 8 |