1997 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Dinamo Minsk (6th title) |
| Relegated |
Ataka Minsk Transmash Mogilev |
| Champions League | Dinamo Minsk |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk |
| UEFA Cup | Belshina Bobruisk |
| Intertoto Cup | Dnepr Mogilev |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 658 (2.74 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 Andrey Khlebosolov(19 goals) |
| Biggest home win |
Dinamo Mn 7–0 Torpedo-Kadino (8 August 1997) |
| Biggest away win |
Torpedo-Kadino 1–7 Ataka (13 June 1997); Kommunalnik 1–7 Dnepr (2 July 1997) |
| Highest scoring |
Dinamo-93 6–3 Transmash (8 July 1997) |
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1997 Belarusian Premier League was the seventh season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on November 11, 1997. MPKC Mozyr were the defending champions.
Obuvshchik Lida and Vedrich Rechytsa, placed 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to the First League. They were replaced by two newcomers: 1996 First League winners Transmash Mogilev and runners-up Kommunalnik Slonim. Ataka-Aura Minsk shortened their name to Ataka Minsk
Dinamo Minsk won their 6th champions title and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Belshina Bobruisk qualified for UEFA Cup. Bronze medalists and 1997–98 Cup winners Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. Originally Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and Shakhtyor Soligorsk, placed 15th and 16th respectively, were supposed to be relegated to the First League. However, after Ataka Minsk withdrew from Premier League due to bad financial state and two Mogilev teams Dnepr and Transmash merged to form FC Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev, both Shakhtyor and Torpedo-Kadino were allowed to stay in the Premier League.
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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