Season | 1994–95 |
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Champions | Dinamo Minsk (4th title) |
Relegated | Gomselmash Lokomotiv |
UEFA Cup | Dinamo Minsk |
Cup Winners' Cup | Dinamo-93 |
Intertoto Cup | Dnepr Mogilev |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 576 (2.4 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Pavel Shavrov (19 goals) |
Biggest home win | Dinamo Mn 7–0 Fandok (2 November 1994) Torpedo Mn 7–0 Lokomotiv (19 June 1995) |
Biggest away win | Lokomotiv 0–7 Torpedo Mn (30 October 1994) |
Highest scoring | Dinamo Mn 9–3 Gomselmash (19 June 1995) |
← 1993–94 1995 → |
The 1994–95 Belarusian Premier League was the fourth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started 13 July 1994, and ended on 23 June 1995. Dinamo Minsk were the defending champions.
Team changes from 1993–94 season
Stroitel Starye Dorogi, placed 16th last year, relegated to the First League. They were replaced by the 1993–94 First League winners Obuvshchik Lida.
Two teams changed their names during the winter break in the middle of the season. KIM Vitebsk were renamed to Dvina Vitebsk and Fandok Bobruisk to FC Bobruisk.
Overview
Dinamo Minsk won the championship for the 4th time in a row and qualified for the next season's UEFA Cup, as the Champions League was limited to 24 highest-ranked European national leagues which didn't include Belarus. The first-time Cup winners Dinamo-93 Minsk qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. Gomselmash Gomel and Lokomotiv Vitebsk, who finished on 15th and 16th places, were relegated. It was the last season for Lokomotiv in Premier League as they dissolved after playing in lower leagues for a few years.
Teams and venues
Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 1993–94 |
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Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)[1] | 50,050 | 1 |
Dinamo-93 Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium[2] | 25,000 | 2 |
Dvina Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk) | 5,500 | 3 |
Dnepr Mogilev | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev)[3] | 12,000 | 4 |
Bobruisk | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 4,800 | 5 |
Torpedo Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk)[4] | 5,000 | 6 |
Shinnik Bobruisk | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 4,800 | 7 |
Dinamo Brest | Brest | Dinamo Stadium (Brest) | 10,500 | 8 |
Molodechno | Molodechno | City Stadium (Molodechno)[5] | 5,600 | 9 |
Lokomotiv Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk)[6] | 5,500 | 10 |
Neman Grodno | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 14,000 | 11 |
Vedrich Rechitsa | Rechitsa | Rechitsadrev Stadium | 5,500 | 12 |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Soligorsk | Shakhtyor Stadium[7] | 5,000 | 13 |
Torpedo Mogilev | Mogilev | Torpedo Stadium (Mogilev)[8] | 6,000 | 14 |
Gomselmash Gomel | Gomel | Central Stadium (Gomel) | 10,250 | 15 |
Obuvshchik Lida | Lida | Obuvshchik Stadium | 3,500 | First League, 1 |
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- ^ Three games played at Dinamo Stadium, two games at City Stadium in Lyuban.
- ^ Three games played at Khimvolokno Stadium, one game at Torpedo Stadium.
- ^ One game played at Dinamo Stadium.
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- ^ One game played at Energetik Stadium in Novolukoml.
- ^ Last two games played at newly renovated Stroitel Stadium.
- ^ Two games played at Khimvolokno Stadium.
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Dinamo Minsk (C) | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 83 | 24 | +59 | 48 | Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round |
2 | Dvina Vitebsk | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 46 | 15 | +31 | 45 | |
3 | Dinamo-93 Minsk | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 22 | +30 | 42 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup qualifying round |
4 | Molodechno | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 35 | |
5 | Dnepr Mogilev | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 33 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
6 | Torpedo Minsk | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 32 | |
7 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 31 | |
8 | Obuvshchik Lida | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 30 | |
9 | Vedrich Rechitsa | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 28 | |
10 | Dinamo Brest | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 28 | |
11 | Torpedo Mogilev | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 28 | |
12 | Bobruisk | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 28 | |
13 | Shinnik Bobruisk | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 23 | |
14 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 20 | |
15 | Gomselmash Gomel (R) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 59 | −33 | 18 | Relegation to Belarusian First League |
16 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 74 | −60 | 11 |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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1994–95 UEFA Cup | |||||
Preliminary round | Dinamo Minsk | 6–5 | Hibernians | 3–1 | 3–4 (aet) |
First round | Dinamo Minsk | 1–4 | Lazio | 0–0 | 1–4 |
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |||||
Qualifying round | Bobruisk | 4–4 (a) | Tirana | 4–1 | 0–3 |
Top scorers
Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Pavel Shavrov | Dinamo-93 Minsk | 19 |
2 | Yevgeni Kashentsev | Dinamo Minsk | 18 |
3 | Valyantsin Byalkevich | Dinamo Minsk | 14 |
Pyotr Kachura | Dinamo Minsk | 14 | |
5 | Sergey Vekhtev | Dvina Vitebsk | 13 |
6 | Andrey Skorobogatko | Dnepr Mogilev | 12 |
7 | Sergey Ulezlo | Shinnik Bobruisk | 11 |
8 | Yury Vyarheychyk | Dinamo-93 Minsk | 10 |
Aleksandr Volovik | Torpedo Minsk | 10 | |
Vladimir Solodukhin | Dnepr Mogilev | 10 | |
Sergey Yaromko | Bobruisk | 10 |