2004 Belarusian Premier League
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Team changes from 2003 season
Two lowest placed teams in 2003 (Lokomotiv Minsk and Molodechno-2000) relegated and were replaced by two best teams from 2003 First League: newcomers MTZ-RIPO Minsk and Lokomotiv Vitebsk, who previously competed in Premiere League as KIM, Dvina and Lokomotiv-96 and is a different team from Lokomotiv Vitebsk, who relegated to First League in 1995 and after a few seasons in First and Second Leagues was disbanded in late 2000.
Overview
Dinamo Minsk won their 7th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up BATE Borisov and 2004–05 Cup winners MTZ-RIPO Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. 2001 champions Belshina Bobruisk finished on last place and directly relegated to the First League. Lokomotiv Vitebsk and MTZ-RIPO Minsk shared 14th and 15th places with equal number of points and had to play one-legged play-off on a neutral ground to determine who will relegate and who will stay. Lokomotiv Vitebsk lost the game and relegated to the First League. Torpedo-SKA Minsk, who finished 6th, lost financial support from their sponsor in early 2005 and, after losing almost all their main squad and not having funds to pay entrance fee for next season's Premiere League, had to relegate to Second League.
Teams and venues
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| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 10,600 | 1 |
| BATE | Borisov | City Stadium (Borisov) | 5,500 | 2 |
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium | 40,000 | 3 |
| Torpedo-SKA | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 5,200 | 4 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 3,000 | 5 |
| Torpedo | Zhodino | Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) | 2,020 | 6 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 6,300 | 7 |
| Naftan | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 5,300 | 8 |
| Dnepr-Transmash | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 6,800 | 9 |
| Belshina | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 3,000 | 10 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestskiy | 3,000 | 11 |
| Zvezda-VA-BGU | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | 12 |
| Darida | Minsk Raion | Darida StadiumTemplate:Cref2 | 3,000 | 13 |
| Slavia | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,300 | 14 |
| Lokomotiv | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSKTemplate:Cref2 | 8,100 | First league, 1 |
| MTZ-RIPO | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,600 | First league, 2 |
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Table
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Relegation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| First round | Odra Wodzisław Template:Flagicon | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon Dinamo Minsk | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Second round | Dinamo Minsk Template:Flagicon | 4–3 | Template:Flagicon Smederevo | 1–2 | 3–1 (aet) |
| Third round | Lille Template:Flagicon | 4–3 | Template:Flagicon Dinamo Minsk | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2004–05 UEFA Cup | |||||
| First qualifying round | Nistru Otaci Template:Flagicon | 3–2 | Template:Flagicon Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| BATE Borisov Template:Flagicon | 2–4 | Template:Flagicon Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| 2004–05 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First qualifying round | Gomel Template:Flagicon | 1–2 | Template:Flagicon Tirana | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Top scorers
See also
External links
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