2020 Belarusian Premier League

Belarusian Premier League
Season2020
Dates19 March – 28 November 2020
ChampionsShakhtyor Soligorsk
RelegatedGorodeya
Belshina Bobruisk
Smolevichi
Champions LeagueShakhtyor Soligorsk
Conference LeagueBATE Borisov
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino
Matches played239
Goals scored704 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerMaksim Skavysh
(BATE) (19 goals)
Biggest home winBATE 6–0 Minsk
(26 July 2020)
Biggest away winEnergetik-BGU 1–8 Rukh
(12 July 2020)
Highest scoringBelshina 3–7 Rukh
(28 November 2020)
Longest winning run7 matches
Neman
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Shakhtyor
Longest winless run13 matches
Smolevichi
Longest losing run13 matches
Smolevichi
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2021
All statistics correct as of 28 November 2020.

The 2020 Belarusian Premier League was the 30th season of top-tier football in Belarus. Dynamo Brest were the defending champions, having won their first league title last year. Shakhtyor Soligorsk became champions on the last play date by beating FC Minsk 4–2. Meanwhile, BATE Borisov didn't win and drew 0–0 at Dinamo Minsk so Shaktyor Soligorsk finished 1 point above BATE in the table and will play in the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League.

By late March 2020, it was the only European top-flight league being contested, as all others were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic; games were played with crowds. As a result, this led to substantially increased viewership from all over the world, due to sporting inactivity elsewhere.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "The country which does not fear COVID-19: "These things happen"". Be Soccer. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on". BBC Sport. 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Last league standing: Belarusian football basks in new-found popularity". The Guardian. 29 March 2020.