2019 Belarusian Premier League


The 2019 Belarusian Premier League was the 29th season of top-tier football in Belarus. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 13th consecutive league title and 15th overall last year. Dynamo Brest won the Belarusian Premier League title for the first time, ending the BATE Borisov streak.

Teams

The bottom two teams from the 2018 season were relegated to the 2019 Belarusian First League. They were replaced by Slavia Mozyr and Energetik-BGU, champions and runners-up of the 2018 Belarusian First League respectively.
In spring 2019, Luch Minsk merged with Dnepr Mogilev. The united club was named Dnyapro Mogilev. It inherited Luch's Premier League spot and licence, their sponsorships and most of the squad, while keeping only a few of Dnepr players and relocating to Mogilev. Dnepr continued its participation in youth tournaments independently from Luch.
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BATE BorisovBarysawBorisov Arena13,126
Dynamo BrestBrestOSK Brestsky10,169
Dinamo MinskMinskDinamo Stadium 22,246
Dnyapro MogilevMogilevSpartak Stadium7,990
Energetik-BGUMinskRCOP BGU Stadium1,500
GomelGomelCentral Stadium14,307
GorodeyaHaradzeyaGorodeya Stadium2,100
Isloch Minsk RaionMinskFC Minsk Stadium3,100
MinskMinskFC Minsk Stadium3,100
Neman GrodnoGrodnoNeman Stadium9,000
Shakhtyor SoligorskSalihorskStroitel Stadium4,200
Slavia MozyrMazyrYunost Stadium5,300
SlutskSlutskCity Stadium 2,150
Torpedo-BelAZ ZhodinoZhodzinaTorpedo Stadium6,524
Torpedo MinskMinskSOK Olimpiysky1,530
VitebskVitebskVitebsky CSK8,300

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League table

Results

Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
The 14th-place finisher of this season played a two-legged relegation play-off against the third team of the 2019 Belarusian First League for one spot in the 2020 Premier League. Rukh Brest won the series on penalties and got promoted, while Dnyapro Mogilev were relegated.
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Top goalscorers

Updated to games played on 1 December 2019
Source:
RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Ilya ShkurinEnergetik-BGU Minsk19
2 Stanislaw DrahunBATE Borisov14
2 Vitaliy KvashukGomel14
4 Dzyanis LaptsewDynamo Brest12
4 Pavel NyakhaychykDynamo Brest12
6 Momo YansaneIsloch Minsk Raion11
6 Mikalay YanushShakhtyor Soligorsk11
8 Elis BakajShakhtyor Soligorsk10
8 Alyaksandr MakasIsloch Minsk Raion10
8 Maksim SkavyshBATE Borisov10
8 Ihar StasevichBATE Borisov10
8 Oleksandr VasylyevMinsk10