2003 Belarusian Premier League
Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 2003 Belarusian Premier League was the 13th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The first round was postponed from April 11–12 to later dates due to heavy snowfall. The season finally started on April 18 and ended on November 9, 2003. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2002 season
Due to Premiere League expansion from 14 to 16 teams, one lowest placed team in 2002 Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk was replaced by three best teams from 2002 First League: Darida Minsk Raion, Naftan Novopolotsk and Lokomotiv Minsk. Torpedo-MAZ Minsk changed their name to Torpedo-SKA Minsk. Darida originally was registered in Minsk suburb Zhdanovichi, while playing their games in Kuntsevschina district in Minsk. The team was renamed to Darida-TDZh Zhdanovichi (due to sponsorship from shopping center Zhdanovichi) for a few weeks in early 2003. However, after shopping center cancelled their sponsorship, team's name was changed back to Darida and official location became Minsk Raion, while team's office and stadium locations remained the same.
Overview
Gomel won their 1st champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up BATE Borisov and 2003–04 Cup winners Shakhtyor Soligorsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Teams finished on the last two places (Lokomotiv Minsk and Molodechno-2000) relegated to the First League.
Teams and venues
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| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2002 |
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| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium (Borisov) | 5,500 | 1 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman StadiumTemplate:Cref2 | 15,000 | 2 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 5,000 | 3 |
| Torpedo-SKA | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 5,200 | 4 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 5,000 | 5 |
| Gomel | Gomel | Luch StadiumTemplate:Cref2 | 5,000 | 6 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 40,000 | 7 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 4,600 | 8 |
| Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 6,775 | 9 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 3,000 | 10 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,250 | 11 |
| Zvezda-VA-BGU | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,000 | 12 |
| Molodechno-2000 | Molodechno | City Stadium (Molodechno) | 5,650 | 13 |
| Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida Stadium | 3,000 | First league, 1 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 6,500 | First league, 2 |
| Lokomotiv | Minsk | Lokomotiv Stadium | 860 | First league, 3 |
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Table
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Results
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Belarusian clubs in European Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk Template:Flagicon | 8–1 | Template:Flagicon Omagh Town | 1–0 | 7–1 |
| Second round | Shakhtyor Soligorsk Template:Flagicon | 3–5 | Template:Flagicon Cibalia Vinkovci | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| 2003–04 UEFA Cup | |||||
| Qualifying round | Brøndby Template:Flagicon | 5–0 | Template:Flagicon Dinamo Minsk | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Neman Grodno Template:Flagicon | 1–1 (a) | Template:Flagicon Steaua București | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| 2003–04 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | BATE Borisov Template:Flagicon | 1–3 | Template:Flagicon Bohemians | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Top scorers
See also
External links
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