1993–94 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 1993–94 |
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| Champions | Dinamo Minsk |
| Relegated | Stroitel Starye Dorogi |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Minsk |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Fandok Bobruisk |
| Matches played | 238 |
| Goals scored | 513 (2.16 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Pyotr Kachuro (21) |
| Biggest home win | Dinamo Minsk 8–0 Shakhtyor |
| Biggest away win | 0–3, 5 games |
| Highest scoring | Dinamo Minsk 8–0 Shakhtyor |
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1993–94 Belarusian Premier League was the third season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on 17 July 1993, and ended on 18 June 1994. Dinamo Minsk were the defending champions.
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Team changes from 1992–93 season
Two teams that finished at the bottom of 1992–93 season table (Obuvshchik Lida and Torpedo Zhodino) relegated to the First League. They were replaced by the best team of 1992–93 First League (Shinnik Bobruisk) and the league was reduced from 17 to 16 teams.
Belarus Minsk changed their name to Dinamo-93 Minsk prior to the season.
Overview
Dinamo Minsk won the championship for the 3rd time in a row as well as Belarusian Cup for the 2nd time and qualified for the next season's UEFA Cup, as the Champions League was limited to 24 highest-ranked European national leagues which didn't include Belarus. The Cup finalist Fandok Bobruisk qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. Stroitel Starye Dorogi finished on the last place and was relegated. It was their last season in Premier League to date.
Teams and venues
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 1992–93 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) | 50,050 | 1 |
| KIM | Vitebsk | Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk) | 5,500 | 2 |
| Dinamo-93 | Minsk | Traktor Stadium 1 | 25,000 | 3 |
| Neman | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 14,000 | 4 |
| Dnepr | Mogilev | Spartak Stadion (Mogilev) | 12,000 | 5 |
| Fandok | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 4,800 | 6 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | Dinamo Stadium (Brest) | 10,500 | 7 |
| Torpedo Mogilev | Mogilev | Torpedo Stadium (Mogilev) | 6,000 | 8 |
| Torpedo Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) 2 | 5,000 | 9 |
| Gomselmash | Gomel | Luch Stadium | 5,000 | 10 |
| Shakhtyor | Soligorsk | Shakhtyor Stadium | 5,000 | 11 |
| Lokomotiv | Vitebsk | Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk) | 5,500 | 12 |
| Molodechno | Molodechno | City Stadium (Molodechno) 3 | 5,600 | 13 |
| Stroitel | Starye Dorogi | Stroitel Stadium | 5,000 | 14 |
| Vedrich | Rechitsa | Rechitsadrev Stadium | 5,500 | 15 |
| Shinnik | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 4,800 | First League, 1 |
- 1 Two home games played at Dinamo Stadium.
- 2 Two home games played at Traktor Stadium, one home game at Dinamo Stadium.
- 3 Two home games played at DYuSSh Stadium.
Table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinamo Minsk (C) | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 20 | +56 | 52 | 1994–95 UEFA Cup Preliminary round |
| 2 | Dinamo-93 Minsk | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 43 | |
| 3 | KIM Vitebsk | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 43 | |
| 4 | Dnepr Mogilev | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 40 | |
| 5 | Fandok Bobruisk | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 33 | 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Qualifying round |
| 6 | Torpedo Minsk | 30 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 33 | |
| 7 | Shinnik Bobruisk | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 31 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Brest | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 31 | |
| 9 | Molodechno | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 31 | |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Vitebsk | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 39 | −14 | 25 | |
| 11 | Neman Grodno | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 24 | |
| 12 | Vedrich Rechytsa | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 21 | |
| 13 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 39 | −18 | 21 | |
| 14 | Torpedo Mogilev | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 20 | |
| 15 | Gomselmash Gomel | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 19 | |
| 16 | Stroitel Starye Dorogi (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 53 | −40 | 13 | Relegation to First 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.
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 UEFA Champions League | |||||
| First round | Werder Bremen  |
6–3 | Dinamo Minsk |
5–2 | 1–1 |
| 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup | |||||
| Qualifying round | Lugano  |
6–2 | Neman Grodno |
5–0 | 1–2 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pyotr Kachura |
Dinamo Minsk, Dinamo-93 Minsk | 21 |
| 2 | Sergey Yaromko |
Fandok Bobruisk, Shinnik Bobruisk | 19 |
| 3 | Yury Vyarheychyk |
Dinamo-93 Minsk | 14 |
| 4 | Vladimir Putrash |
Shinnik Bobruisk | 12 |
| Miroslav Romaschenko |
Dnepr Mogilev | 12 | |
| Andrey Yusipets |
Gomselmash Gomel | 12 |
