The 1998
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...
was the eighth season of top-tier
football
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in
Belarus. It started on April 12 and ended on October 31, 1998.
Dinamo Minsk were the defending champions.
Team changes from 1997 season
Two worst teams of the last season (
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and
Shakhtyor Soligorsk) relegated to the First League. They were replaced by two best clubs of
1996 First League (
FC Gomel and
BATE Borisov
FC BATE Borisov (russian: link=no, ФК БАТЭ Борисов, ''FK BATE Borisov'' ; be, ФК БАТЭ Барысаў, ''BATE Barysaw,'' ) is a professional Belarusian football team from the city of Barysaw. The club competes in the Belarusi ...
).
In the early days of January it was announced that
Transmash Mogilev ceased to exist as an independent club merged with
Dnepr Mogilev
FC Dnepr Mogilev ( be, ФК Дняпро Магілёў, ''FK Dniapro Mahilyow''; russian: ФК Днепр Могилёв) is a Belarusian association football, football team, playing in the city of Mogilev. Their home stadium is Spartak Stadium ...
(with the latter being renamed to
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev).
Ataka Minsk, who suffered heavy financial troubles, let go all their senior team players and failed to confirm their participation in the new season by a deadline in early March. A week later
BFF announced that
Ataka Minsk were excluded from the league and that two vacant places (left by Transmash and Ataka) are being filled by
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and
Shakhtyor Soligorsk, both of whom were spared from relegation.
Before the start of the season, MPKC Mozyr changed their name to
Slavia Mozyr.
Overview
Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev won their 1st champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up
BATE Borisov
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as well as bronze medalists and
1998–99 Cup winners
Belshina Bobruisk qualified for UEFA Cup.
Kommunalnik Slonim finished on last, 15th place and relegated to
First League.
Dinamo-93 Minsk dissolved and withdrew from the championship after 15 rounds. They were excluded from the final table and their results were annulled.
Teams and venues
Table
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
Top scorers
See also
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1998 Belarusian First League
1998 Belarusian First League was the eighth season of 2nd level Association football, football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 1998.
Team changes from 1997 season
Two best teams of 1997 Belarusian First League (F ...
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1997–98 Belarusian Cup
The 1997–98 Belarusian Cup was the seventh season of the annual Belarusian football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It began on 2 August 1997 with the first of five rounds and ended on 26 M ...
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1998–99 Belarusian Cup
The 1998–99 Belarusian Cup was the eighth season of the annual Belarusian football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It began on 18 July 1998 with the first of five rounds and ended on 29 May ...
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