The 2007
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 17th season of top-tier
football
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in
Belarus. It started on April 14 and ended on November 10, 2007.
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 ...
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
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 ...
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
League table
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
Top scorers
See also
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2007 Belarusian First League
2007 Belarusian First League was the 17th season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2007.
Team changes from 2006 season
Two top teams of last season (Minsk and Smorgon) were promoted to Belar ...
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2006–07 Belarusian Cup
2006–07 Belarusian Cup was the 16th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus.
First round
15 teams from the Second League (out of 17, excluding two teams which were reserve squads for Premier and First League teams), 10 teams fr ...
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2007–08 Belarusian Cup
2007–08 Belarusian Cup was the 17th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus.
First round
12 teams from the First League (out of 14, excluding Belshina Bobruisk and Lokomotiv Minsk who relegated from the Premier League after 2 ...
References
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