The 2018
Belarusian Premier League
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was the 28th season of top-tier
football
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in
Belarus
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.
BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 12th consecutive league title and 14th overall
last year, and successfully defended their crown.
Teams
The bottom two teams from the
2017
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Events January
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season (
Slavia Mozyr and
Naftan Novopolotsk) were relegated to the
2018 Belarusian First League. They were replaced by
Luch Minsk and
Smolevichi, champions and runners-up of the
2017 Belarusian First League respectively.
Before the start of the season,
Krumkachy Minsk were excluded from the league, after repeatedly missing deadlines for providing necessary licensing documents and pay off the salary debts to the players. The decision was made final on 19 March.
They were replaced by
Torpedo Minsk (3rd placed team of
2017 Belarusian First League).
League table
Results
Each team plays home-and-away once against every other team for a total of 30 matches played each.
Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 2 December 2018
Source
football.by
See also
*
2018 Belarusian First League
*
2017–18 Belarusian Cup
*
2018–19 Belarusian Cup
2018–19 Belarusian Cup is the 28th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It started in May 2018 and concluded with the final match in May 2019. FC Shakhtyor Solig ...
References
External links
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{{2018–19 in European football (UEFA)
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
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