2011 Belarusian Premier League#Relegation playoffs

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Belarusian Premier League

| season = 2011

| winners = BATE Borisov
8th title

| relegated = Dnepr Mogilev
Vitebsk

| continentalcup1 = Champions League

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = BATE Borisov

| continentalcup2 = Europa League

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Naftan
Shakhtyor
Gomel

| league topscorer =

| biggest home win = Naftan 6–0 Dnepr

| biggest away win = Dnepr 0–4 Shakhtyor

| highest scoring = D. Minsk 3–4 Minsk

| matches = 198

| total goals = 460

| longest wins = BATE
(6 games){{cite web |title=Premier League - 2011 |url=http://www.whoscored.com/Regions/21/Tournaments/157/Belarus-Premier-League |work=WhoScored.com |publisher=WhoScored.com |access-date=13 December 2011 }}

| longest unbeaten = BATE
(14 games)

| longest winless = Dinamo Brest, Neman
(11 games each)

| longest losses = Dinamo Brest, Dnepr, Naftan, Neman
(4 games each)

| prevseason = 2010

| nextseason = 2012

}}

The 2011 Belarusian Premier League was the 21st season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began in April and ended in November 2011. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.

Teams

{{Location map+|Belarus|width=400|float=right

|alt=Map of Belarus and the twelve teams of the 2011 Premier League

|caption=Locations of teams in the 2011 Belarusian Premier League

|places=

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=54|lat_min=14|lon_deg=28|lon_min=30|position=top|label=BATE}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=53|lat_min=09|lon_deg=29|lon_min=14|position=right|label=Belshina}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=52|lat_min=08|lon_deg=23|lon_min=40|position=right|label=Dinamo Brest}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=53|lat_min=54|lon_deg=27|lon_min=34|position=left|label=Dinamo Minsk
Minsk}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=53|lat_min=54|lon_deg=30|lon_min=20|position=right|label=Dnepr}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=52|lat_min=27|lon_deg=30|lon_min=59|position=right|label=Gomel}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=55|lat_min=32|lon_deg=28|lon_min=39|position=right|label=Naftan}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=53|lat_min=40|lon_deg=23|lon_min=50|position=right|label=Neman}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=52|lat_min=48|lon_deg=27|lon_min=32|position=right|label=Shakhtyor}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=54|lat_min=06|lon_deg=28|lon_min=21|position=right|label={{nowrap|Torpedo-BelAZ}}}}

{{Location map~|Belarus|lat_deg=55|lat_min=11|lon_deg=30|lon_min=10|position=right|label=Vitebsk}}

}}

Partizan Minsk were relegated to the Belarusian First League after finishing the 2010 season in last place, ending a seven-year tenure in the league. They were replaced by 2010 First League champions Gomel, who make their immediate return to the highest football league of Belarus. Torpedo Zhodino as 11th-placed team had to compete in the relegation/promotion playoffs against First League runners-up SKVICH Minsk. They successfully retained their Premier League spot after defeating SKVICH 3–1 on aggregate. In early 2011 they were renamed to Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.

=Team summaries=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left"

!Team

!Location

!Venue

!Capacity

!Position in 2010

width=120|BATE

|width=110|Borisov

|City Stadium

|5,402

|1

Belshina

|Bobruisk

|Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk){{Cref2|1}}

|3,700

|6

Dinamo Brest

|Brest

|OSK Brestskiy

|10,060

|5

Dinamo Minsk

|Minsk

|Dinamo-Yuni Stadium{{Cref2|2}}

|4,500

|4

Dnepr

|Mogilev

|Spartak Stadium (Mogilev)

|7,350

|8

Gomel

|Gomel

|Central Stadium{{Cref2|3}}

|14,307

|First League, 1

Minsk

|Minsk

|Torpedo Stadium (Minsk){{Cref2|4}}

|1,650

|3

Naftan

|Novopolotsk

|Atlant Stadium{{Cref2|5}}

|4,500

|7

Neman

|Grodno

|Neman Stadium

|8,500

|10

Shakhtyor

|Soligorsk

|Stroitel Stadium

|4,200

|2

Torpedo-BelAZ

|Zhodino

|Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino)

|3,020

|11

Vitebsk

|Vitebsk

|Vitebsky CSK

|8,350

|9

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=decimal}}

{{Cnote2|1|One game played at Spartak Stadium in Mogilev.}}

{{Cnote2|2|Two games played at Dinamo Stadium and one at Traktor Stadium.}}

{{Cnote2|3|One game played at Yunost Stadium in Mozyr.}}

{{Cnote2|4|Six games played at Dinamo Stadium, two games at Dinamo-Yuni Stadium and one at Traktor Stadium.}}

{{Cnote2|5|Two games played at Vitebsky CSK in Vitebsk.}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|show_limit=5

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=BAT|name_BAT=BATE Borisov

|team2=SHA|name_SHA=Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|team3=GOM|name_GOM=Gomel

|team4=DMI|name_DMI=Dinamo Minsk

|team5=BSH|name_BSH=Belshina Bobruisk

|team6=TZH|name_TZH=Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

|team7=NAF|name_NAF=Naftan Novopolotsk

|team8=NEM|name_NEM=Neman Grodno

|team9=MIN|name_MIN=Minsk

|team10=DBR|name_DBR=Dinamo Brest

|team11=VIT|name_VIT=Vitebsk

|team12=DNE|name_DNE=Dnepr Mogilev

|win_BAT=18|draw_BAT=12|loss_BAT=3|gf_BAT=53|ga_BAT=20|status_BAT=C

|win_SHA=17|draw_SHA=10|loss_SHA=6|gf_SHA=46|ga_SHA=24

|win_GOM=13|draw_GOM=15|loss_GOM=5|gf_GOM=36|ga_GOM=24

|win_DMI=14|draw_DMI=7|loss_DMI=12|gf_DMI=50|ga_DMI=43

|win_BSH=12|draw_BSH=12|loss_BSH=9|gf_BSH=41|ga_BSH=35

|win_TZH=9|draw_TZH=14|loss_TZH=10|gf_TZH=37|ga_TZH=41

|win_NAF=10|draw_NAF=7|loss_NAF=16|gf_NAF=35|ga_NAF=45

|win_NEM=8|draw_NEM=13|loss_NEM=12|gf_NEM=33|ga_NEM=45

|win_MIN=8|draw_MIN=11|loss_MIN=14|gf_MIN=33|ga_MIN=40

|win_DBR=8|draw_DBR=11|loss_DBR=14|gf_DBR=38|ga_DBR=46

|win_VIT=8|draw_VIT=8|loss_VIT=17|gf_VIT=29|ga_VIT=46|status_VIT=R

|win_DNE=6|draw_DNE=14|loss_DNE=13|gf_DNE=29|ga_DNE=51|status_DNE=R

|col_CL2=green1|text_CL2=Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round

|result1=CL2

|col_EL2=blue1|text_EL2=Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round

|result2=EL2

|col_EL1=blue2|text_EL1=Qualification for Europa League first qualifying round

|result3=EL1

|col_NAF=blue1|text_NAF=Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round

|note_res_NAF=Winners of 2011–12 Belarusian Cup will qualify for the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League

|result7=NAF

|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification to relegation play-offs

|result11=RP

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Belarusian First League

|result12=R

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.football.by/stat/belarus/2011/ football.by]

|class_rules=1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored

}}

=Relegation playoffs=

Vitebsk will play a two-legged relegation play-off against Partizan Minsk, the runners-up of the 2011 Belarusian First League for one spot in the 2012 Premier League.

{{footballbox

|date= 1 December 2011

|time= 13:00 GMT+3

|team1= Partizan Minsk

|score =2 – 0

|report=

|team2= Vitebsk

|goals1= Shapyatowski {{goal|73}}
Makas {{goal|89}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Traktor Stadium, Minsk

|attendance= 600

|referee=

}}

----

{{footballbox

|date= 4 December 2011

|time= 12:00 GMT+3

|team1= Vitebsk

|score =2 – 1

|report=

|team2= Partizan Minsk

|goals1= Sļesarčuks {{goal|27}}
Skitaw {{goal|55}}

|goals2= Makas {{goal|30|pen.}}

|stadium= CSK Vitebsky, Vitebsk

|attendance= 2,000

|referee=

}}

Results

Each team will play three times against every other team for a total of 33 matches.

=First and second round=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=BAT|team2=BSH|team3=DBR|team4=DMI|team5=DNE

|team6=GOM|team7=MIN|team8=NAF|team9=NEM|team10=SHA

|team11=TZH|team12=VIT

|name_BAT=BATE Borisov

|match_BAT_BSH=1–0

|match_BAT_DBR=2–0

|match_BAT_DMI=1–0

|match_BAT_DNE=5–0

|match_BAT_GOM=1–1

|match_BAT_MIN=1–1

|match_BAT_NAF=1–0

|match_BAT_NEM=1–1

|match_BAT_SHA=2–2

|match_BAT_TZH=1–0

|match_BAT_VIT=4–1

|name_BSH=Belshina Bobruisk

|match_BSH_BAT=0–2

|match_BSH_DBR=1–1

|match_BSH_DMI=2–3

|match_BSH_DNE=2–2

|match_BSH_GOM=1–0

|match_BSH_MIN=2–2

|match_BSH_NAF=0–0

|match_BSH_NEM=1–1

|match_BSH_SHA=2–0

|match_BSH_TZH=2–2

|match_BSH_VIT=2–0

|name_DBR=Dinamo Brest

|match_DBR_BAT=0–3

|match_DBR_BSH=1–4

|match_DBR_DMI=2–0

|match_DBR_DNE=2–0

|match_DBR_GOM=1–2

|match_DBR_MIN=2–2

|match_DBR_NAF=1–3

|match_DBR_NEM=1–1

|match_DBR_SHA=4–0

|match_DBR_TZH=1–3

|match_DBR_VIT=3–0

|name_DMI=Dinamo Minsk

|match_DMI_BAT=2–0

|match_DMI_BSH=3–1

|match_DMI_DBR=1–1

|match_DMI_DNE=2–0

|match_DMI_GOM=0–0

|match_DMI_MIN=1–2

|match_DMI_NAF=0–1

|match_DMI_NEM=0–1

|match_DMI_SHA=0–2

|match_DMI_TZH=0–1

|match_DMI_VIT=2–2

|name_DNE=Dnepr Mogilev

|match_DNE_BAT=1–1

|match_DNE_BSH=2–2

|match_DNE_DBR=1–1

|match_DNE_DMI=0–1

|match_DNE_GOM=0–0

|match_DNE_MIN=0–2

|match_DNE_NAF=1–2

|match_DNE_NEM=1–1

|match_DNE_SHA=0–1

|match_DNE_TZH=3–1

|match_DNE_VIT=0–0

|name_GOM=Gomel

|match_GOM_BAT=0–0

|match_GOM_BSH=3–1

|match_GOM_DBR=2–0

|match_GOM_DMI=5–1

|match_GOM_DNE=2–1

|match_GOM_MIN=2–1

|match_GOM_NAF=0–1

|match_GOM_NEM=1–0

|match_GOM_SHA=0–0

|match_GOM_TZH=0–0

|match_GOM_VIT=2–2

|name_MIN=Minsk

|match_MIN_BAT=1–0

|match_MIN_BSH=1–2

|match_MIN_DBR=1–1

|match_MIN_DMI=0–0

|match_MIN_DNE=1–3

|match_MIN_GOM=2–1

|match_MIN_NAF=1–3

|match_MIN_NEM=3–1

|match_MIN_SHA=0–1

|match_MIN_TZH=0–1

|match_MIN_VIT=1–3

|name_NAF=Naftan Novopolotsk

|match_NAF_BAT=0–2

|match_NAF_BSH=1–0

|match_NAF_DBR=1–1

|match_NAF_DMI=1–4

|match_NAF_DNE=6–0

|match_NAF_GOM=1–1

|match_NAF_MIN=0–0

|match_NAF_NEM=1–2

|match_NAF_SHA=1–1

|match_NAF_TZH=0–2

|match_NAF_VIT=1–1

|name_NEM=Neman Grodno

|match_NEM_BAT=0–3

|match_NEM_BSH=2–0

|match_NEM_DBR=2–3

|match_NEM_DMI=0–2

|match_NEM_DNE=1–1

|match_NEM_GOM=0–0

|match_NEM_MIN=0–1

|match_NEM_NAF=4–2

|match_NEM_SHA=0–1

|match_NEM_TZH=2–2

|match_NEM_VIT=0–1

|name_SHA=Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|match_SHA_BAT=0–2

|match_SHA_BSH=0–0

|match_SHA_DBR=2–0

|match_SHA_DMI=1–3

|match_SHA_DNE=2–2

|match_SHA_GOM=1–1

|match_SHA_MIN=1–0

|match_SHA_NAF=3–0

|match_SHA_NEM=5–0

|match_SHA_TZH=1–0

|match_SHA_VIT=1–0

|name_TZH=Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

|match_TZH_BAT=0–3

|match_TZH_BSH=0–1

|match_TZH_DBR=1–1

|match_TZH_DMI=1–0

|match_TZH_DNE=1–1

|match_TZH_GOM=1–1

|match_TZH_MIN=2–2

|match_TZH_NAF=3–2

|match_TZH_NEM=2–2

|match_TZH_SHA=1–0

|match_TZH_VIT=0–3

|name_VIT=Vitebsk

|match_VIT_BAT=0–1

|match_VIT_BSH=0–1

|match_VIT_DBR=2–1

|match_VIT_DMI=1–3

|match_VIT_DNE=0–2

|match_VIT_GOM=1–0

|match_VIT_MIN=1–0

|match_VIT_NAF=0–1

|match_VIT_NEM=0–1

|match_VIT_SHA=0–2

|match_VIT_TZH=1–1

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.football.by/stat/belarus/2011/ football.by]

}}

=Third round=

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=BAT|team2=BSH|team3=DBR|team4=DMI|team5=DNE

|team6=GOM|team7=MIN|team8=NAF|team9=NEM|team10=SHA

|team11=TZH|team12=VIT

|name_BAT=BATE Borisov

|match_BAT_BSH=null

|match_BAT_DBR=null

|match_BAT_DMI=2–2

|match_BAT_DNE=1–2

|match_BAT_GOM=0–0

|match_BAT_MIN=null

|match_BAT_NAF=2–0

|match_BAT_NEM=null

|match_BAT_SHA=null

|match_BAT_TZH=4–2

|match_BAT_VIT=2–2

|name_BSH=Belshina Bobruisk

|match_BSH_BAT=1–1

|match_BSH_DBR=1–0

|match_BSH_DMI=null

|match_BSH_DNE=null

|match_BSH_GOM=0–0

|match_BSH_MIN=null

|match_BSH_NAF=null

|match_BSH_NEM=2–3

|match_BSH_SHA=0–2

|match_BSH_TZH=1–1

|match_BSH_VIT=null

|name_DBR=Dinamo Brest

|match_DBR_BAT=1–1

|match_DBR_BSH=null

|match_DBR_DMI=1–1

|match_DBR_DNE=null

|match_DBR_GOM=0–2

|match_DBR_MIN=null

|match_DBR_NAF=0–1

|match_DBR_NEM=3–0

|match_DBR_SHA=null

|match_DBR_TZH=null

|match_DBR_VIT=null

|name_DMI=Dinamo Minsk

|match_DMI_BAT=null

|match_DMI_BSH=0–3

|match_DMI_DBR=null

|match_DMI_DNE=4–1

|match_DMI_GOM=null

|match_DMI_MIN=3–4

|match_DMI_NAF=null

|match_DMI_NEM=null

|match_DMI_SHA=3–2

|match_DMI_TZH=null

|match_DMI_VIT=2–0

|name_DNE=Dnepr Mogilev

|match_DNE_BAT=null

|match_DNE_BSH=0–0

|match_DNE_DBR=0–2

|match_DNE_DMI=null

|match_DNE_GOM=null

|match_DNE_MIN=1–0

|match_DNE_NAF=null

|match_DNE_NEM=null

|match_DNE_SHA=0–4

|match_DNE_TZH=null

|match_DNE_VIT=1–0

|name_GOM=Gomel

|match_GOM_BAT=null

|match_GOM_BSH=null

|match_GOM_DBR=null

|match_GOM_DMI=2–1

|match_GOM_DNE=1–1

|match_GOM_MIN=1–0

|match_GOM_NAF=1–0

|match_GOM_NEM=null

|match_GOM_SHA=null

|match_GOM_TZH=1–0

|match_GOM_VIT=2–0

|name_MIN=Minsk

|match_MIN_BAT=0–2

|match_MIN_BSH=0–1

|match_MIN_DBR=1–1

|match_MIN_DMI=null

|match_MIN_DNE=null

|match_MIN_GOM=null

|match_MIN_NAF=null

|match_MIN_NEM=0–0

|match_MIN_SHA=1–1

|match_MIN_TZH=0–0

|match_MIN_VIT=null

|name_NAF=Naftan Novopolotsk

|match_NAF_BAT=null

|match_NAF_BSH=1–2

|match_NAF_DBR=null

|match_NAF_DMI=1–3

|match_NAF_DNE=1–0

|match_NAF_GOM=null

|match_NAF_MIN=1–3

|match_NAF_NEM=null

|match_NAF_SHA=null

|match_NAF_TZH=null

|match_NAF_VIT=1–1

|name_NEM=Neman Grodno

|match_NEM_BAT=0–1

|match_NEM_BSH=null

|match_NEM_DBR=null

|match_NEM_DMI=1–2

|match_NEM_DNE=1–1

|match_NEM_GOM=2–2

|match_NEM_MIN=null

|match_NEM_NAF=1–0

|match_NEM_SHA=null

|match_NEM_TZH=0–0

|match_NEM_VIT=null

|name_SHA=Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|match_SHA_BAT=0–0

|match_SHA_BSH=null

|match_SHA_DBR=1–0

|match_SHA_DMI=null

|match_SHA_DNE=null

|match_SHA_GOM=4–0

|match_SHA_MIN=null

|match_SHA_NAF=1–0

|match_SHA_NEM=0–0

|match_SHA_TZH=null

|match_SHA_VIT=null

|name_TZH=Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

|match_TZH_BAT=null

|match_TZH_BSH=null

|match_TZH_DBR=1–2

|match_TZH_DMI=1–1

|match_TZH_DNE=1–1

|match_TZH_GOM=null

|match_TZH_MIN=null

|match_TZH_NAF=3–1

|match_TZH_NEM=null

|match_TZH_SHA=1–3

|match_TZH_VIT=null

|name_VIT=Vitebsk

|match_VIT_BAT=null

|match_VIT_BSH=0–3

|match_VIT_DBR=3–0

|match_VIT_DMI=null

|match_VIT_DNE=null

|match_VIT_GOM=null

|match_VIT_MIN=1–0

|match_VIT_NAF=null

|match_VIT_NEM=2–3

|match_VIT_SHA=1–1

|match_VIT_TZH=0–2

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.football.by/stat/belarus/2011/ football.by]

}}

Top goalscorers

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!width=150|Goalscorer

!Team

!Goals

align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Renan Bressan

|BATE Borisov

|align="center"|13

align="center" rowspan="3"|2

|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Yahor Zubovich

|Belshina Bobruisk

|align="center"|11

{{flagicon|Belarus}} Artsyom Salavey

|Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

|align="center"|11

{{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Furlan

|Dinamo Minsk

|align="center"|11

align="center" rowspan="2"|5

|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Dzmitry Kowb

|Belshina Bobruisk

|align="center"|10

{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Maksym Lisovyi

|Belshina Bobruisk, Gomel

|align="center"|10

align="center" rowspan="2"|7

|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Ihar Zyankovich

|Dnepr Mogilev

|align="center"|9

{{flagicon|Russia}} Aleksandr Alumona

|Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|align="center"|9

align="center" rowspan="5"|9

|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Pavel Sitko

|Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|align="center"|8

{{flagicon|Belarus}} Dzmitry Kamarowski

|Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|align="center"|8

{{flagicon|Belarus}} Raman Vasilyuk

|Minsk

|align="center"|8

{{flagicon|Brazil}} David Lazari

|Dinamo Brest

|align="center"|8

{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ihor Kryvobok

|Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

|align="center"|8

Updated to games played on 27 November 2011
Source: [http://football.by/stat/belarus/2011/scorers.html football.by] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820035432/http://football.by/stat/belarus/2011/scorers.html |date=2012-08-20 }}

Awards

=Player of the month=

class="wikitable"
Month

!Player

!Team

!Notes

April

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Igor Shitov

|BATE Borisov

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=71106 Best in April. Shitov's defense], pressball.by, retrieved 4 May 2011

May

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Ihar Stasevich

|Gomel

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=71535 Best in May. Stasevich's philosophy], pressball.by, retrieved 31 May 2011

June

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Yury Tsyhalka

|Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=72073 Best in June. Yuri Tsygalko: thanks to Malofeyev], pressball.by, retrieved 30 June 2011

July

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Pavel Nekhaychik

|BATE Borisov

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=72626 Best in July. Pavel Nekhaichik: without BATE I'm nobody], pressball.by, retrieved 4 August 2011

August

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Artsyom Salavey

|Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=73068 Best in August. Artyom Solovey: Minsk captivity], pressball.by, retrieved 1 September 2011

September

|{{flagicon|BRA}} David Lazari

|Dinamo Brest

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=73668 Best in September. Star of David], pressball.by, retrieved 6 October 2011

October

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Renan Bressan

|BATE Borisov

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=74198 Red October. Renan Bressan: a pleasure], pressball.by, retrieved 3 November 2011

November

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Dzmitry Kamarowski

|Shakhtyor Soligorsk

|align=center|[http://www.pressball.by/news.php?t=0102&id=74674 Best in November. Dmitri Komarovsky: cloudless autumn], pressball.by, retrieved 30 November 2011

See also

References

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