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Belarusian Premier League 2007 was the 17th season of top-tier football in Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

. 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

FC Minsk

FC Minsk is a Belarusian football club based in Minsk. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the highest division in Belarusian football.-History:The club was established in 2006 and was based on the Belarusian First League club Smena 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

FC Gomel

FC Gomel is a Belarusian football club, playing in the city of Gomel. Their new home stadium is Central Stadion.- History :Teams from Gomel played in Belarusian SSR championships since early 20's...

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

FC Minsk

, who finished on the last place) relegated to the First League

Belarusian First League

The Belarusian First League is the second division of professional football in Belarus. There are 16 teams in the competition. At the end of the season the winner gets promoted to Belarusian Premier League and runner-up advances to the promotion play-offs, while two lowest-placed teams get...

Teams and venues

Team	Location	Venue	Capacity	Position in 2006
BATE	Borisov	City Stadium	5,500	1
Dinamo Minsk	Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...	Dinamo, Minsk Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) Dynama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dynama Minsk. The stadium has a seating capacity for 40,000 people. Dynama Stadium was constructed in 1934, but was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in...	41,040	2
Shakhtyor	Soligorsk	Shakhtyor Shakhtsyor Stadion Shakhtsyor Stadion is a multi-use stadium in Salihorsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Shakhtyor Soligorsk reserve team. The stadium holds 4,200 people....	5,000	3
MTZ-RIPO FC MTZ-RIPO FC Partizan Minsk is a Belarusian Premier League football team, part of Russian-Lithuanian businessman Vladimir Romanov's soccer holding which also includes Scottish Premier League club Hearts and Lithuanian A Lyga champion FBK Kaunas...	Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...	Traktor Traktor Stadium The Traktar Stadium, formerly known as Stadium of the VSS Red Banner , is the second largest multi-purpose stadium in Belarus. It was built as part of the citywide plan to create sport complex areas in every new suburb of Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic capital and to accommodate rapidly...	17,600	4
Gomel FC Gomel FC Gomel is a Belarusian football club, playing in the city of Gomel. Their new home stadium is Central Stadion.- History :Teams from Gomel played in Belarusian SSR championships since early 20's...	Gomel	Central, Gomel Central Stadion Central Stadium Gomel football stadium in Gomel, Belarus. It is the home ground of FC Gomel. The stadium holds 14,500 people. It was built in 2005....	11,800	5
Vitebsk	Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...	Central, Vitebsk Tsentral'nyi Sportkompleks Vitebsky Central Sport Complex is a multi-use sports complex in Vitebsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Vitebsk. The stadium holds 8,144 people.Prior to 2003 it was known as Dinamo Stadium....	8,300	6
Naftan FC Naftan Novopolotsk FC Naftan Novopolotsk is an Belarusian football club based in Navapolatsk. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football...	Novopolotsk	Atlant Atlant Stadium Atlant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Navapolatsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Naftan Novopolotsk. The stadium holds 4,522 people....	6,500	7
Darida	Minsk Raion Minsk Raion Minsk Raion is a second-level administrative subdivision of Belarus in the Minsk Voblast.The administrative seat is the city of Minsk, administratively separated from the raion. The most populated town of the proper raion is Zaslawye....	Darida	6,000	8
Dinamo Brest FC Dinamo Brest FC Dinamo Brest is a Belarusian football club based in Brest. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football.-Name changes:1960: founded as Spartak Brest1972: renamed to Bug Brest...	Brest Brest, Belarus Brest , formerly also Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk , is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet...	OSK Brestskiy	10,080	9
Neman FC Neman Grodno FC Neman Grodno is a Belarusian football club from the city of Grodno, founded in 1964. Since 1992 participates in the top league of Belarus.-History:...	Grodno	Neman Neman Stadium Neman Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Grodno, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Neman Grodno. The stadium holds 15,000 people.-External links:...	6,300	10
Torpedo FC Torpedo Zhodino FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino is an Belarusian football club based in Zhodino. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football...	Zhodino	Torpedo, Zhodino Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) Tarpeda Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Zhodzina, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Tarpeda Zhodzina. The stadium was opened in 1981 and holds 3,020 people.-External links:...	3,020	11
Dnepr	Mogilev Mogilev Mogilev is a city in eastern Belarus, about 76 km from the border with Russia's Smolensk Oblast and 105 km from the border with Russia's Bryansk Oblast. It has more than 367,788 inhabitants...	Spartak, Mogilev Spartak Stadion (Mogilev) Spartak Stadion is a football stadium in Mahilyow, Belarus. It is the home stadium of FC Dnepr Mahilyow of the Belarusian Premier League. The stadium holds 7,990 spectators.-External links:*...	11,200	12
Minsk FC Minsk FC Minsk is a Belarusian football club based in Minsk. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the highest division in Belarusian football.-History:The club was established in 2006 and was based on the Belarusian First League club Smena Minsk...	Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...	Torpedo, Minsk Tarpeda Stadium Torpedo Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Torpedo Minsk. The stadium holds 5,200 people, 4,820 .-External links:* *...	5,200	First league, 1
Smorgon	Smorgon Smarhoń Smarhoń is a city in Hrodna Voblast, Belarus. It is located at . It was the site of Smarhoń air base, now mostly abandoned. Smarhoń is located 107 km from the capital, Minsk....	Yunost Junost Stadium Junost Stadium is a football stadium in Smarhon, Belarus. It is the home stadium of FC Smarhon of the Belarusian Premier League. The stadium holds 3,500 spectators.-External links:*...	3,500	First league, 2

League table

Belarusian clubs in Euporean Cups

Round	Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round	Shakhtyor Soligorsk	4–3	Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan FC Ararat Yerevan , is an Armenian football club, based in Yerevan. Currently, the club plays in the Armenian Premier League, and is one of the most popular teams in Armenia.- History :...	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 FC Dinamo Brest FC Dinamo Brest is a Belarusian football club based in Brest. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the top division in Belarusian football.-Name changes:1960: founded as Spartak Brest1972: renamed to Bug Brest...	1–1	2–1
First qualifying round	Skonto Riga Skonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team...	1–3	Dinamo Minsk	1–1	0–2
Second qualifying round	Dinamo Minsk	1–5	Odense	1–1	0–4
First round	Villarreal Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...	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 Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is Icelandic football club based in Hafnarfjörður.- Overview :The team are perhaps best known outside Iceland for beating Scottish side Dunfermline in the qualifying rounds of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup 4–3 on aggregate...	2–4	BATE Borisov	1–3	1–1
Thind qualifying round	BATE Borisov	2–4	Steaua Bucureşti	2–2	0–2

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