2017 Belarusian Premier League
The 2017 Belarusian Premier League was the 27th season of top-tier football in Belarus. The season began on 1 April 2017 and ended on 26 November 2017. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 11th consecutive league title and 13th overall last year, and successfully defended their crown.Teams
The bottom two teams from the 2016 season, Granit Mikashevichi and Belshina Bobruisk, were relegated to the 2017 Belarusian First League. They were replaced by Gomel and Dnepr Mogilev, champions and runners-up of the 2016 Belarusian First League respectively.
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
BATE Borisov | Barysaw | Borisov Arena | 13,126 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | OSK Brestsky | 10,169 |
Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 17,586 |
Dnepr Mogilev | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium | 7,990 |
Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium | 14,307 |
Gorodeya | Haradzeya | Gorodeya Stadium | 2,100 |
Isloch Minsk Raion | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,100 |
Krumkachy Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,100 |
Minsk | Minsk | FC Minsk Stadium | 3,100 |
Naftan Novopolotsk | Navapolatsk | Atlant Stadium | 4,522 |
Neman Grodno | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 9,000 |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Salihorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 4,200 |
Slavia Mozyr | Mazyr | Yunost Stadium | 5,371 |
Slutsk | Slutsk | City Stadium | 2,150 |
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | Zhodzina | Torpedo Stadium | 6,524 |
Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Vitebsky CSK | 8,300 |
Source: Results
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.Top goalscorers
Updated to the final standing
Source:
Rank | Goalscorer | Team | Goals |
1 | Mikhail Gordeichuk | BATE Borisov | 18 |
2 | Pavel Savitski | Neman Grodno | 15 |
3 | Bojan Dubajić | Gorodeya | 12 |
3 | Anton Saroka | Dinamo Minsk | 12 |
5 | Yahor Zubovich | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 11 |
6 | Dzyanis Laptsew | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 10 |
6 | Leandro Torres | Dinamo Brest | 10 |
8 | Uladzimir Khvashchynski | Dinamo Minsk | 9 |
8 | Maksim Skavysh | Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 9 |
10 | Nivaldo Ferreira | Gomel/Dinamo Brest | 8 |
10 | Vitali Rodionov | BATE Borisov | 8 |