Табліцы і турнірная табліца - AN UPDATE ON THE STANDINGS IN BELARUS + FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

PREMIER LEAGUE - TOP FOUR ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	G	GD	PTS	PP	FORM
1.	BATE BORISOV	25	54-28	+26	49	64	WWWWL
2.	NEMAN GRODNO	25	34-22	+12	47	62	LLWWW
3.	SHAKHYTOR SOLIGORSK	24	43-14	+29	46	64	WWLWL
4.	ISLOCH	25	39-35	+4	42	57	WWWWD

The title race in the Premier League took another twist at the weekend with BATE's 2-4 home defeat to Dynamo Brest which has given both Neman Grodno and Shakhtyor Soligorsk hope. 

Following that defeat BATE have announced the signing of Belarusian International striker Nikolay Signevich who has re-joined the club after a very short spell with Russian club Khimiki. He last played for BATE between 2014 to 2018 and has 17 full caps for Belarus. 

They have also signed Energetyk defender Aleksey Nosko although I'm lead to believe this transfer won't go through until the 2021 season. 

The bookmakers still make BATE 4/6 favourites for the title with Shakhtyor at 6/4 and Neman Grodno at 7/1. You can also get odds of 250/1 for Dynamo Brest and 500/1 for Isloch!  

PREMIER LEAGUE - BOTTOM FOUR ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	G	GD	PTS	PTS	FORM
13.	GORODEYA	25	21-42	-21	21	36	LLLLD
14.	SLUTSK	23	25-45	-20	21	42	LLLLL
15.	BELSHINA	24	27-45	-18	20	38	WWWLD
16.	SMOLEVICHY	24	24-55	-31	14	32	LLLLL

At the bottom of the league it's looking like Smolevichy will return to the First League for the 2021 season after just one season in the Premier League. With Slavia Mozyr now seven points above Gordeya it's probably now a three team shoot out with one relegated, one in the relegation play-off and one scrapping to safety to retain their Premier League status. 

Looking at the form it's Belshina Bobruisk who many people think may finish in the coveted thirteenth position. 

FIRST LEAGUE - TOP FOUR ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	G	GD	PTS	PP	FORM
1.	SPUTNIK RECHITSA	18	29-12	+17	40	64	WWWLW
2.	KRUMKACHY MINSK	18	33-19	+14	36	60	WWWWD
3.	ARSENAL DZERZHINSK	18	28-18	+10	31	49	WDDDD
4.	GOMEL	18	37-15	+22	30*	54	WLDWW

FIRST LEAGUE  - BOTTOM FOUR ONLY 

POS	TEAM	P	G	GD	PTS	PP	FORM
11.	LIDA	18	26-28	-2	18	42	DDLLL
12.	MIKASHEVICHI	18	16-32	-16	13	37	LLLDW
13.	NAFTAN	17	24-26	-2	6*	33	WDLDL
14.	KHIMIK	18	10-43	-33	-4*	20	LDLLW

KEY

EUROPA LEAGUE QUALIFICATION 

PROMOTION/RELEGATION PLAY OFF 

RELEGATED 

PROMOTED 

RELEGATION PLAY OFFS WITH TEAMS FROM SECOND LEAGUE 

* GOMEL DEDUCTED FIVE POINTS

* NAFTAN DEDUCTED FIFTEEN POINTS 

* KHIMIK DEDUCTED NINE POINTS 

WEEKEND FIXTURES

BELARUSIAN CUP FOURTH ROUND

Red denotes First League sides

Friday 2nd October

Sputnik v Torpedo Zhodino 

Slutsk v Shakhtyor Soligorsk 

Saturday 3rd October

Krumkachy v Isloch 

Rukh Brest v FC Minsk 

BATE P-P Dynamo Brest 

This game has been postponed due to Dynamo Brest's Europa League game tonight against Ludogorets and then the forthcoming Belarus International games against Georgia (Thursday 8th October), Lithuania (Sunday 11th October) and Kazakhstan on Wednesday 14th October. 

Gorodeya v Arsenal 

Sunday 4th October

Energetyk-BGU v Vitebsk 

Slavia Mozyr v Neman

PREMIER LEAGUE 

Friday 2nd October 

Dynamo Minsk v Smolevichy 

FIRST LEAGUE

Saturday 3rd October 

Khimik Svetlogorsk v Lida 

Oshmyany v Smorgon 

FC Gomel v Orsha 

Mikashevichi v FC Slonim 

Sunday 4th October

Lokomotiv Gomel v Volna Pinsk

SECOND LEAGUE 

All Saturday 3rd October 

GROUP A 

Dynamo Malorita v Ostrovets

Ivatsevichi v Pershiy

Kronon Stolbtsy v Stenles Pinsk 

Meliorator Zhitkovichi v Baranovici 

Molodechno v BGU Minsk 

GROUP B 

Dnepr Mogilev v Energosbyt

Gorki v BumProm

Osipovichi v Shakhtyor Petrikov

SMIavtotrans v Dnepr Rogacev

Viktoria Mar Gorka v Zhlobin

COULD ARSENAL DZERZHINSK SPRING A SURPRISE AT GORODEYA ON SATURDAY EVENING?