The 1999 Belarusian Premier League was the ninth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on October 30, 1999. Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev were the defending champions.
Team changes from 1998 season Dinamo-93 Minsk dissolved midway through 1998 season and FC Kommunalnik Slonim relegated to the First League after finishing in the last place. They were replaced by 1998 First League winners Lida, who previously played in Premier League as Obuvshchik Lida, and the newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi, First League runners-up. Torpedo Minsk changed their name to Torpedo-MAZ Minsk and Neman Grodno were renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno.
Overview BATE Borisov won their 1st champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up and 1999–2000 Cup winners Slavia Mozyr as well as bronze medalists Gomel qualified for UEFA Cup. Newcomers Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi finished their first and the only season in top league in 15th place and relegated, as did 16th team Molodechno.
Teams and venues
TeamLocationVenueCapacityPosition in 1998Dnepr-TransmashMogilevSpartak Stadium (Mogilev)11,2001BATEBorisovCity Stadium (Borisov)3,5002BelshinaBobruiskSpartak Stadium (Bobruisk)2,5003Lokomotiv-96VitebskCity Stadium (Orsha)2,1004GomelGomelCentral Stadium (Gomel)10,0005SlaviaMozyrYunost Stadium (Mozyr)6,5006Torpedo-MAZMinskTorpedo Stadium (Minsk)6,2007Dinamo MinskMinskDinamo Stadium (Minsk)41,0408Dinamo BrestBrestOSK Brestsky3,0009Neman-BelcardGrodnoNeman Stadium14,00010ShakhtyorSoligorskStroitel Stadium5,00011Torpedo-KadinoMogilevTorpedo Stadium (Mogilev)7,00012Naftan-DevonNovopolotskAtlant Stadium6,50013MolodechnoMolodechnoCity Stadium (Molodechno)5,50014LidaLidaCity Stadium (Lida)3,000First league, 1Svisloch-KrovlyaOsipovichiYunost Stadium (Osipovichi)2,000First league, 2
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Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups RoundTeam #1Agg.Team #11st leg2nd leg1999 UEFA Intertoto CupFirst roundLokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 3–4 NK Varteks1–22–2Hradec Králové 1–1 (p) Gomel1–00–1 (aet, p.1–3)Second roundHammarby 6–2 Gomel4–02–21999–2000 UEFA CupQualifying roundBelshina Bobruisk 1–8 Omonia Nicosia1–50–3BATE Borisov 1–12 Lokomotiv Moscow1–70–51999–2000 UEFA Champions LeagueSecond qualifying roundDnepr-Transmash Mogilev 0–3 AIK0–10–2
Top scorers RankNameTeamGoals 1 Valery Strypeykis Slavia Mozyr 21 2 Vitali Kutuzov BATE Borisov 19 3 Vitaliy Aleshchenko Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk 18 4 Raman Vasilyuk Dinamo Brest 17 5 Aleksandr Vyazhevich Dinamo Minsk 15 6 Dmitry Podrez Shakhtyor Soligorsk 13 7 Viktor Borel Gomel 12 Dzmitry Chaley Slavia Mozyr 12 9 Dzmitry Aharodnik Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev 11 Dmitry Bespansky Shakhtyor Soligorsk 11 Dmitry Denisyuk Slavia Mozyr 11
See also 1999 Belarusian First League 1998–99 Belarusian Cup 1999–2000 Belarusian Cup
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