2007 Belarusian Premier League
Belarusian Premier League 2007 was the 17th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 14 and ended on November 10, 2007. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.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
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 relegated to the First League.Teams and venues
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2006 |
BATE | Borisov | City Stadium | 5,500 | 1 |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo, Minsk | 41,040 | 2 |
Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel | 5,000 | 3 |
MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor | 17,600 | 4 |
Gomel | Gomel | Central, Gomel | 11,800 | 5 |
Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Central, Vitebsk | 8,300 | 6 |
Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant | 6,500 | 7 |
Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida | 6,000 | 8 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 10,080 | 9 |
Neman | Grodno | Neman | 6,300 | 10 |
Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo, Zhodino | 3,020 | 11 |
Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak, Mogilev | 11,200 | 12 |
Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo, Minsk | 5,200 | First league, 1 |
Smorgon | Smorgon | Yunost | 3,500 | First league, 2 |
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
Top scorers