Monday, 6 November 2023

AN UPDATE FROM BELARUS - ARSENAL DZERZHINSK ARE FIRST LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

BELARUSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

CURRENT TABLE - TOP EIGHT ONLY  
POS TEAM P W D L GF-GA GD PTS PP HP  FORM 
1. DYNAMO MINSK 25 19 3 3 60-21 +39 60 69 1st  WWWWL
2. NEMAN GRODNO 25 17 5 3 50-18 +32 56 65 1st WWDDW
3. TORPEDO-BELAZ 25 10 13 2 30-16 +14 43 52 2nd DWDWD
4. ISLOCH 25 12 5 8 34-25 +9 41 50 2nd DWWDW
5. BATE BORISOV 25 12 5 8 39-27 +12 41 50 2nd LWLWW
6. GOMEL  25 11 7 7 41-41 0 40 49 2nd LLWWD
7. SLAVIA MOZYR 25 10 6 9 30-27 +3 36 45 2nd WLLDL
8. SLUTSK 25 7 8 10 30-32 -2 29 38 7th DDWLL
PP DENOTES POSSIBLE POINTS 
HP DENOTES HIGHEST POSITION POSSIBLE
DENOTES CHAMPIONS AND QUALFICIATION FOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFIERS 
DENOTES QUALIFICATION FOR EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE QUALIFIERS

With Dynamo Minsk losing 0-1 to BATE Borisov on Thursday it was Neman Grodno who closed the gap to just one point with a 0-2 away win at Slavia Mozyr on Sunday with one of their goals coming from former Slavia player Yurii Pantea.  The slender lead didn't last long as Dynamo won 1-3 at Dynamo Brest on Monday afternoon to put them four points ahead with just three games to play. 

The Dynamo v BATE game was a real smash and grab victory for the visitors as the hosts had seven shots on target and twelve corners to BATE's two shots on target and just one corner. 

The race for the final European place is down to either Torpedo Belaz-Zhodino, Isloch, BATE Borisov, Gomel and Slavia Mozyr. 

For Slavia they do have a 'mathematical chance' but would have to rely on a spectacular and more than unlikely turn of form for the teams above them.  

At the bottom of the table last week I incorrectly stated that the third bottom team would take part in the relegation play off as has been the case for the past few seasons - this is incorrect. This season only the bottom team will go down automatically with the second from bottom team taking part in the play-off. 

Energetik-BGU won a very important game 0-1 at Belshina at the weekend which keeps them in with a chance of finishing second from bottom. 

Shakhtyor Soligorsk have escaped going down with their 35 points deduction for the match fixing scandal - They would be on the edge of the play-offs in a normal season. 

They will start the 2024 season on -20, Energetik on -10 and Belshina on -5. 

BELARUSIAN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE 
BOTTOM FIVE ONLY  
POSTEAMPWDLGF-GAGDPTSPPHP FORM 
11.NAFTAN26651527-44-1723298th WLLDW
12.SMORGON26631725-51-2621279thLLLWD
*13.SHAKHTYOR25125845-36+961513thDWWLL
*14.BELSHINA25351718-52-3431214thLLLLL
*15.ENERGETIK-BGU25661319-36-1711014thWLWLW
PP DENOTES POSSIBLE POINTS 
HP DENOTES HIGHEST POSITION POSSIBLE
DENOTES RELEGATION TO FIRST LEAGUE 
DENOTES RELEGATION/PROMOTION PLAY OFF WITH THIRD PLACE FIRST LEAGUE SIDE
* DENOTES POINTS DEDUCTIONS DUE TO MATCH FIXING INVESTIGATION
SHAKHTYOR SOLIGORSK DEDCUTED 35 POINTS.  
ENERGETIK-BGU DEDUCTED 23 POINTS.
BELSHINA BOBRUISK DEDUCTED 11 POINTS. 

WEEKEND RESULTS
Tuesday 2nd November 
Dynamo Minsk 0-1 BATE Borisov (8,328)
Saturday 4th November 
Naftan Novopolotsk 2-1 Slutsk (407)
Isloch 2-1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk (340)
Torpedo BelAZ 0-0 Gomel (2,411)
Sunday 5th November
Belshina Bobruisk 0-1 Energetik-BGU (754)
Smorgon 0-0 FC Minsk (1,069)
Slavia Mozyr 0-2 Neman Grodno (2,750)
Monday 6th November 
Dynamo Brest 1-3 Dynamo Minsk (7,216)

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 
Friday 10th November
Shakhtyor Soligorsk v Slavia Mozyr 
Gomel v Isloch 
Saturday 11th November 
Dynamo Minsk v Smorgon 
Neman Grodno v Slutsk 
Sunday 12th November 
Naftan Novopolotsk v BATE Borisov
Energetik-BGU v Torpedo BelAZ 
FC Minsk v Belshina Bobruisk 

BELARUSIAN FIRST LEAGUE 

CURRENT TABLE - TOP FIVE ONLY
POS TEAM P W D L GF-GA GD PTS PP HP  FORM 
C. ARSENAL DZERZHINSK 29 24 3 2 75-24 +51 75 84 1st LWWWW
2. DNEPR MOGILEV 29 19 7 3 70-24 +46 64 73 2nd WWWWD
3. VITEBSK 29 20 4 5 61-20 +41 64 73 2nd WWDWW
4. LOKOMOTIV GOMEL 29 17 5 7 52-35 +17 56 65 2nd DLDLD
5.  MAXLINE VITEBSK 29 16 4 9 73-49 +24 52 61 4th LLWLW
PP DENOTES POSSIBLE POINTS.
HP DENOTES HIGHEST POSITION POSSIBLE.
TOP TWO PROMOTED TO 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE. 
THIRD PLACE QUALIFY FOR PROMOTION PLAY OFF WITH SECOND FROM BOTTOM IN PREMIER LEAGUE. 



Arsenal Dzerzhinsk were crowned champions of the Belarusian Second Tier on Saturday with a comprehensive 1-5 win at Slonim. It's a repeat of the the 2021 season as Arsenal sealed the title with a 3-1 home win over Slonim - The club will now compete in the 2024 Belarusian Premier League and will hope for a better showing then the 14th of 16th place in the 2022 season. All in all it's been a very eventful few years for Arsenal since they were formed in 2019. 

It's looking very much like either Vitesbsk or DNEPR Mogilev will join them in the top three. Maxline can now only finish as high as fourth with Lokomotiv needing to win all three of their remaining games and rely on either Vitesbsk or DNEPR to lose all of their games. 
 
WEEKEND RESULTS
FRIDAY 3rd NOVEMBER
Ostrovets 0-0 DNEPR Mogilev (150)
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER
Maxline Vitebsk 1-0 Lida (250)
Slonim 1-5 Arsenal Dzershinsk (150)
Osipovichi 0-4 Vitebsk (120)
Orsha 0-1 Volna Pinsk (100)
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER
Baranovichi 1-1 Lokomotiv Gomel (TBC) 
Molodechno 1-2 Niva Dolbizno (242) 
Shakhtyor Petrikov 1-5 Zhodino Yuzhnoe (85)

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES
SATURDAY 11th NOVEMBER 
Arsenal Dzerzhisknsk v Maxline 
Lokomotiv Gomel v Slonim
DNEPR Mogilev v Molodechno 
Vitebsk v Orsha 
SUNDAY 12th NOVEMBER 
Lida v Ostrovets 
Niva Dolbizno v Shakhtyor Petrikov 
Zhodino Yuzhnoe v Osipovichi 
Volna Pinsk v BumProm Gome

SATURDAY 18th NOVEMBER 
BumProm Gomel v Vitebsk 
Maxline Vitesbsk v Lokomotiv Gomel 
Ostrovets v Arsenal Dzerrzhinsk 
Shakytor Petrikov v DNEPR Mogilev 
SUNDAY 19th NOVEMBER 
Slonim v Baranovici 
Molodechno v Lida 
Osipovichi v Niva Dolbizno 
Orsha v Zhodino Yuzhnoe 

SATURDAY 25th NOVEMBER 
Arsenal Dzerrzhinsk v Molodechno 
Baranovici v Maxline Vitebsk
DNEPR Mogilev v Osipovichi 
Lida v Shakhtyor Petrikov 
Lokomotiv Gomel v Ostrovets 
Niva Dolbizno v Orsha 
Vitebsk v Volna Pinsk 
Zhodino Yuzhnoe v BumProm Gomel

BELARUSIAN SECOND LEAGUE
The second league is down to the final four stage with some 5th to 8th place games taking place also - We will concentrate on the two semi-final first legs which took place. The Stenles v Krumkachy games is finely poised after a 0-0 first leg with Partizan taking a 2-0 lead to Tsentr. 

Former Smorgon, Slutsk, Orsha, Baranovichi and Shakhytor Petrikov striker Vitali Ganich scored one of the goals with another former Petrikov, Smorgon and Baranovichi player netting the other goal - Aleksandr Puzevich has also played for Torpedo Belaz, Belshina Bobruisk, Smolevichi, Granit and Viktoriya Maryina Gorka.  


MATCH ACTION FOR STENLES PINSK v KRUMKACHY MINSK 

WEEKEND RESULTS
SATURDAY 4th NOVEMBER 
Stenles Pinsk 0-0 Krumkachy Minsk (504)
SUNDAY 5th NOVEMBER 
Partizan Soligorsk 2-0 Tsentr Futbola (170) 

FORTHCOMING FIXTURES 
SUNDAY 12th NOVEMBER 
Krumkachy Minsk v Stenles Pinsk 
Tsentr Futbola v Partizan Soligorsk 

photos used courtesy of @fc_stanles and @arsenaldzerzhinsk

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