2002 Belarusian Premier League
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Team changes from 2001 season
Teams finished on the last two places in 2001 – Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechytsa relegated to the First League. They were replaced by 2001 First League winners Torpedo Zhodino and the newcomers, First League runners-up Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk. Neman-Belcard Grodno changed their name back to Neman Grodno.
Overview
BATE Borisov and Neman Grodno finished the season with equal number of points and advanced to the Championship Play-Off. BATE won the play-off game and became the champions for the 2nd time. They qualified for the next season's Champions League. Neman Grodno and 2002–03 Cup winners Dinamo Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Due to Premiere League expansion from 14 to 16 teams starting with next season, only one lowest placed team (Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk) have relegated.
Teams and venues
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| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 5,800 | 1 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) | 40,000 | 2 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium (Borisov) | 5,500 | 3 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 14,000 | 4 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 5,000 | 5 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Luch StadiumTemplate:Cref2 | 5,000 | 6 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,250 | 7 |
| Torpedo-MAZ | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 5,200 | 8 |
| Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak Stadion (Mogilev) | 5,700 | 9 |
| Molodechno-2000 | Molodechno | City Stadium (Molodechno) | 5,650 | 10 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 3,000 | 11 |
| Lokomotiv-96 | Vitebsk | Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk) | 8,250 | 12 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 5,000 | First league, 1 |
| Zvezda-VA-BGU | Minsk | Traktor StadiumTemplate:Cref2 | 17,000 | First league, 2 |
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Table
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Championship play-off
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Results
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Belarusian clubs in European Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | BATE Borisov Template:Flagicon | 3–0 | Template:Flagicon Akademisk Boldklub | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Second round | 1860 München Template:Flagicon | 0–5 | Template:Flagicon BATE Borisov | 0–1 | 0–4 |
| Third round | Bologna Template:Flagicon | 2–0 | Template:Flagicon BATE Borisov | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| 2002–03 UEFA Cup | |||||
| Qualifying round | Dinamo Minsk Template:Flagicon | 1–5 | Template:Flagicon CSKA Sofia | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Gomel Template:Flagicon | 5–0 | Template:Flagicon HJK Helsinki | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| First round | Gomel Template:Flagicon | 1–8 | Template:Flagicon Schalke 04 | 1–4 | 0–4 |
| 2002–03 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Portadown Template:Flagicon | 2–3 | Template:Flagicon Belshina Bobruisk | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Second qualifying round | Maccabi Haifa Template:Flagicon | 5–0 | Template:Flagicon Belshina Bobruisk | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Top scorers
See also
External links
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