The 2013
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 23rd season of top-tier
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
in
Belarus. It began in April 2013 and ended in November 2013.
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 ...
are the defending champions, having won their 9th league title
the previous year.
Format change
Starting with this season, the league will be played in two phases. The first phase will consist of a regular double-round robin tournament between 12 teams. The best six teams will qualify for the championship round, which will determine the champions and the participants for the 2014–15 European competitions. The remaining six teams play in the relegation group, where the top four teams will secure places in the 2014 competition, the fifth team (11th overall) will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of the First League, and the sixth team (12th overall) will be automatically relegated. All points collected during the first phase will count for the second phase as well.
Teams
No teams were relegated to the
First League after the 2012 season since the number of teams was shortened from 12 to 11 at the last moment in early 2012.
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 ...
, the champions of
2012 First League, were promoted to the Premier League after 1 season's absence.
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino, as the 11th-placed team in the 2012 Premier League, had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-up
Gorodeya
Haradzeya ( be, Гарадзея, russian: Городея, pl, Horodziej, lt, Gorodėja) is an urban-type settlement in Belarus, located in the Nyasvizh District of Minsk Region.
History
The first known documental record of the village dates b ...
. Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino won the playoff, 4–1 on aggregate, and both teams retained positions in their respective leagues.
Brest reverted their name back to
Dinamo Brest a week before the start of the season.
Team summaries
First phase
League table
Results
Each team will play twice against every other team for a total of 22 matches.
Championship round
League table
Results
The best six teams of the first phase will play twice against every other team for a total of 10 matches.
Relegation group
League table
Results
The last six teams of the first phase will play twice against every other team for a total of 10 matches.
Relegation playoffs
The 11th place finisher of this competition will play a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of the 2013
Belarusian First League
The Belarusian First League is the second tier of professional football in Belarus. It was created in 1992, following the Belarusian independence.
History and format
The typical format of the league involves 16 clubs playing a double round-robin t ...
for one spot in the
2014 Premier League.
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''Dnepr Mogilev won 3–1 on aggregate and remain in this division for next season.''
Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 10 November 2013
Source
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See also
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2013 Belarusian First League
The 2013 Belarusian First League is the 23rd season of 2nd level football in Belarus. It started in April and finished in November 2013.
Team changes from 2012 season
The winners of last season (Dnepr Mogilev) were promoted to Belarusian Premier ...
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2012–13 Belarusian Cup
2012–13 Belarusian Cup was the twenty second season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 13 June 2012. Winners of the Cup qualified for t ...
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2013–14 Belarusian Cup
2013–14 Belarusian Cup was the twenty third season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games played on 29 May 2013. Shakhtyor Soligorsk, winner of the Cup, ...
References
External links
Official site
{{2013–14 in European football (UEFA)
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