2020 FC BATE Borisov season

The 2020 FC BATE Borisov season was the club's 33rd season of existence and their 23rd consecutive season in the Belarusian Premier League. BATE Borisov entered the season as the league's 10-time defending champions. Beyond the Premier League, BATE Borisov is participating in the UEFA Europa League and the Belarusian Cup. Competitive fixtures began on 9 March 2020, and the league began play on 19 March 2020.

FC BATE Borisov
2020 season
ChairmanKapski Andrei
ManagerKirill Alshevsky
StadiumBorisov Arena
Premier League2nd
2019–20 Belarusian CupWinners
2020–21 Belarusian CupRound of 16
Europa LeagueSecond qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Maksim Skavysh (17)
All:
Maksim Skavysh (19)
Highest home attendance7,113
(14 March 2020)
Lowest home attendance470
(4 April 2020)
Average home league attendance2,745
Biggest winMinsk 0–3 BATE
(12 April 2020)
Biggest defeatEnergetik-BGU 3–1 BATE
(19 March 2020)

The club's season has been highlighted by the fact that the Belarus Premier League was the only top-flight football league in UEFA to not suspend play during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3] Worldwide, the Belarusian Premier League was one of only three top-tier football leagues, along with Nicaragua and Tajikistan, that continued play through the pandemic. Part of this has been attributed to the nation's relatively low number of positive coronavirus cases in Belarus.

Previous season

The 2019 season was the first year since 2005 where BATE failed to win the Premier League title. Following the 2019 season, head manager, Alyaksey Baha was relieved of his duties. Ahead of the 2020 season, Kirill Alshevsky, the manager of BATE Reserves, was appointed manager.

BATE finished the 2019 season with a 22–4–4 record in league play. BATE was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2018–19 Belarusian Cup. BATE continued their participation in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, where they were pitted against English outfit, and eventual runners-up, Arsenal. BATE won the home leg 1–0, but lost away 0–3, ending their Europa League participation. During the late summer, BATE resumed European competition play by entering in the second qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. BATE were eliminated by Norwegian side, Rosenborg in the second round, transferring to the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League's third qualifying round. BATE advanced to the play-off round after defeating Bosnian side, Sarajevo, but lost to Kazakh side, FC Astana, thus ending their European participation for the 2019 season.

Since BATE finished in 2nd last season the Premier League, they will enter in the qualifying rounds of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, which is slated to begin for them in July.

Non-competitive fixtures
1 February 2020 Zlín 0–0 BATE Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
7 February 2020 BATE 0–1 Příbram Belek, Turkey
06:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
7 February 2020 BATE 1–1 Sochi Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 2
11 February 2020 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 BATE Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
23 February 2020 Zhetysu 3–1 BATE Belek, Turkey
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 2
28 February 2020 BATE 2–1 Aktobe Belek, Turkey
08:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 1
28 February 2020 BATE 1–0 Rukh Lviv Belek, Turkey
08:00 FET Report Stadium: Cornelia Sportcomplex Pitch 3

Competitive fixtures

Belarusian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Belarusian Premier League

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Shakhtyor Soligorsk (C) 30 17 8 5 57 21 +36 59 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 BATE Borisov 30 17 7 6 65 32 +33 58 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
3 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 30 16 8 6 55 37 +18 56
4 Dynamo Brest 30 17 3 10 63 40 +23 54
5 Neman Grodno 30 16 5 9 41 29 +12 53
Source: football.by
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Matches won; 7) Goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results
19 March 2020 1 Energetik-BGU 3–1 BATE Minsk
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: RCOR-BGU Stadium
Attendance: 730
Referee: Dmitry Dolya
28 March 2020 2 Slavia Mozyr 2–1 BATE Mazyr
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
4 April 2020 3 BATE 1–0 Rukh Brest Borisov
13:30 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 470
Referee: Denis Shcherbakov
12 April 2020 4 Minsk 0–3 BATE Minsk
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium
Attendance: 474
Referee: Amin Kurgkheli
18 April 2020 5 BATE 0–0 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino Borisov
16:00 FET Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 652
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
25 April 2020 6 Gorodeya 0–2 BATE Haradzeya
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Gorodeya Stadium
Attendance: 284
Referee: Dimitry Dolya
3 May 2020 7 BATE 3–1 Neman Grodno Borisov
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Denis Shcherbakov
10 May 2020 8 Smolevichi 3–5 BATE Smolevichi
11:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Ozyorny Stadium
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Andrey Vasilevich
16 May 2020 9 BATE 3–0 Slutsk Borisov
12:00 FET Report Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,157
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
20 May 2020 10 Dynamo Brest 1–3 BATE Brest
13:45 FET
Report
Stadium: Regional Sport Complex Brestsky
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov
Note: Rescheduled from 24 May 2020 due to the Belarusian Cup Final
31 May 2020 11 BATE 1–0 Isloch Borisov
11:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,563
Referee: Denis Scherbakov
7 June 2020 12 Vitebsk 2–2 BATE Vitebsk
9:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Vitebsky Central Sport Complex
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Amin Kurgheli
14 June 2020 13 BATE 2–2 Shakhtyor Soligorsk Borisov
14:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 2,452
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik
21 June 2020 14 Belshina Bobruisk 0–2 BATE Bobruisk
9:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
27 June 2020 15 BATE 0–2 Dinamo Minsk Borisov
13:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 4,280
Referee: Andrey Vasilevich
4 July 2020 16 BATE 0–1 Energetik-BGU Borisov
13:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 2,549
Referee: Amin Kurgheli
11 July 2020 17 BATE 1–1 Slavia Mozyr Borisov
18:30 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 2,507
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
18 July 2020 18 Rukh Brest 0–3 BATE Brest
20:30 FET
Summary
Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Amin Kurgheli
26 July 2020 19 BATE 6–0 Minsk Borisov
18:45 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 3,011
Referee: Sergey Krasnikov
2 August 2020 20 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 3–2 BATE Zhodzina
16:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Torpedo Stadium
Attendance: 3,640
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
8 August 2020 21 BATE 1–0 FC Gorodeya Borisov
20:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Anton Lashuk
23 August 2020 22 Neman Grodno 0–2 BATE Grodno
20:00 FET
Summary
Stadium: Neman Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Denis Scherbakov
12 September 2020 23 BATE 5–2 Smolevichi Borisov
16:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Anton Lashuk
20 September 2020 24 Slutsk 1–3 BATE Slutsk
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Vital Sevostsjyanik
27 September 2020 25 BATE 2–4 Dynamo Brest Borisov
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Amin Kurgkheli
18 October 2020 26 Isloch 2–2 BATE Minsk
09:00 FET
Report
Stadium: FC Minsk Stadium
Attendance: 310
Referee: Sergey Chistov
24 October 2020 27 BATE 3–1 Vitebsk Borisov
10:30 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,509
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
7 November 2020 28 Soligorsk 1–1 BATE Soligorsk
12:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Stroitel Stadium
Attendance: 1,670
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin
22 November 2020 29 BATE 5–0 Belshina Borisov
14:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 1,102
Referee: Dmitri Dolya
28 November 2020 30 Dinamo Minsk 0–0 BATE Minsk
14:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Belarusian Cup (2019–20)
Main article: 2019–20 Belarusian Cup

Quarterfinals
9 March 2020 First leg Dinamo Minsk 1–2 BATE Minsk
20:00 FET Alyakhnovich  35' Report Skavysh  43'
Nyakhaychyk  63'		 Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 9,805
Referee: Sergey Tsinkevich (Osipovichi)
14 March 2020 Second leg BATE 3–2
(5–3 agg.)		 Dinamo Minsk Borisov
18:30 FET Baha  21'
Filipenko  45+1'
Skavysh  84'		 Report Rios  10', 43' Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 7,113
Referee: Amin Kurgheli (Gomel)

Semifinals
8 April 2020 First leg Slavia Mozyr 1–0 BATE Mozyr
17:30 FET Pantya  11' Report Stadium: Yunost Stadium
Attendance: 1,350
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik (Grodno)
29 April 2020 Second leg BATE 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Slavia Mozyr Borisov
13:00 FET
Report
Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 671
Referee: Sergey Stetsurin

Final
24 May 2020 BATE 1–0 (a.e.t.) Dinamo Brest Minsk
 Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Amin Kurgheli (Gomel)

Belarusian Cup (2020–21)
Main article: 2020–21 Belarusian Cup
29 August 2020 Round of 32 Granit Mikashevichi 0–5 BATE Luninets
17:00 FET (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Polesye Stadium
Referee: Dmitriy Dolya
5 December 2020 Round of 16 BATE 4–2 Dynamo Brest Barysaw
18:45 FET (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Borisov Arena

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds
17 September 2020 Second qualifying round CSKA Sofia 2–0 BATE Sofia, Bulgaria
20:00 EEST
Report
Stadium: Stadion Balgarska Armia
Attendance: 0 (closed door)
Referee: Horațiu Feșnic
Note: Although the Bulgarian authorities allow spectators on open-door sports events, the game will be played behind closed doors as per UEFA regulations.[4]

Squad
As of March 2020 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  BIH Bojan Nastić
4 DF  SRB Aleksandar Filipović
5 MF  BLR Yevgeniy Yablonskiy
7 MF  BLR Yevgeniy Berezkin
8 MF  BLR Stanislaw Drahun
9 FW  SRB Bojan Dubajić
11 FW  BLR Anton Saroka
14 DF  MNE Boris Kopitović
15 FW  BLR Maksim Skavysh
16 GK  BLR Andrey Kudravets
18 MF  ISL Willum Þór Willumsson
19 MF  BLR Dmitriy Bessmertny
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF  BLR Egor Filipenko
22 MF  BLR Ihar Stasevich
23 DF  BLR Zakhar Volkov
25 MF  BLR Dzmitry Baha
26 FW  SRB Nemanja Milić
32 DF  CRO Jakov Filipovic
33 MF  BLR Pavel Nyakhaychyk
35 GK  BLR Anton Chichkan
43 MF  BLR Aleksandr Nemirko
48 GK  BLR Denis Scherbitskiy
88 MF  BLR Alyaksandr Valadzko
94 MF  FRA Hervaine Moukam

Transfers

Transfers in
Date Position No. Name From Fee Ref.
1 January 2020MF8 Alyaksandr Valadzko Shakhtyor SoligorskUndisclosed
1 January 2020DF32 Jakov Filipović LokerenUndisclosed
1 January 2020MF33 Pavel Nyakhaychyk Dynamo BrestUndisclosed

Transfers out
Date Position No. Name To Fee Team Ref.

Loan out
Date Loan ends Position No. Name To Team Ref.
1 January 202031 December 2020MF43 Aleksandr Nemirko Dnepr MogilevAcademy

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 17 May 2020[6]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueBelarusian CupEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Bojan Nastić 00000000
4 DF Aleksandar Filipović 00000000
5 MF Yevgeniy Yablonskiy 00000000
7 MF Yevgeniy Berezkin 00000000
8 MF Stanislaw Drahun 00000000
9 FW Bojan Dubajić 00000000
11 FW Anton Saroka 00000000
14 DF Boris Kopitović 00000000
15 FW Maksim Skavysh 00000000
16 GK Andrey Kudravets 00000000
18 MF Willum Þór Willumsson 00000000
19 MF Dmitriy Bessmertny 00000000
21 DF Egor Filipenko 00000000
22 MF Ihar Stasevich 00000000
23 DF Zakhar Volkov 00000000
25 MF Dzmitry Baha 00000000
26 FW Nemanja Milić 00000000
32 DF Jakov Filipovic 00000000
33 MF Pavel Nyakhaychyk 00000000
35 GK Anton Chichkan 00000000
48 GK Denis Scherbitskiy 00000000
88 MF Alyaksandr Valadzko 00000000
94 MF Hervaine Moukam 00000000
Players away from BATE on loan:
43 MF Aleksandr Nemirko 00000000

Goal-scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name Premier League Belarusian Cup Europa League Total
TOTALS 4004

References
  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". 29 March 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Last league standing: Belarusian football basks in new-found popularity". 29 March 2020 – via www.theguardian.com.
  4. "Venues for Round of 16 matches confirmed". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2020.
  5. "Основной состав " Команда " Официальный сайт " ФК БАТЭ". fcbate.by. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  6. "Belarus - FC BATE Borisov - Squad Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
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