1997 Belarusian First League

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Belarusian First League
Season1997
Champions Gomel
Promoted Gomel
BATE Borisov
Relegated Lokomotiv Vitebsk
Stroitel Starye Dorogi
Matches played240
Goals scored677 (2.82 per match)
Biggest home win BATE 10–0 Stroitel
Biggest away win Bereza 1–7 BATE
Highest scoring BATE 10–0 Stroitel
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1997 Belarusian First League was the seventh season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 1997.

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Team changes from 1996 season

Two best teams of 1996 Belarusian First League (Transmash Mogilev and Kommunalnik Slonim) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two lowest-placed teams of 1996 Premier League (Obuvshchik Lida and Vedrich Rechitsa).

No teams relegated to lower level by league position due to required league expansion back to 16 clubs. Three clubs were initially promoted from the Second League (BATE Borisov and Veino Mogilev Raion as the winners of their respective groups, and Dnepr Rogachev as a winner of additional play-offs between group runners-up).

FC Kobrin withdrew from the league to amateur level during off-season due to financial troubles and were replaced by Beloozyorsk (who previously lost promotion play-offs against Dnepr Rogachev).

Before the start of the season Obuvshchik Lida were renamed to FC Lida, Vedrich Rechitsa updated their name to Vedrich-97 Rechitsa, Kommunalnik Pinsk were renamed to Pinsk-900, Khimik Svetlogorsk to Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk, Stroitel Bereza to FC Bereza and newcomers FC Beloozyorsk to Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk.

Overview

Two best teams of the season (Gomel and BATE Borisov) were promoted to the Premier League. Two lowest placed teams (Lokomotiv Vitebsk and Stroitel Starye Dorogi were relegated to the Second League.

Teams and locations

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Location of teams in 1997 Belarusian First League
TeamLocationPosition in 1996
Lida Lida
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa
Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk 3
Gomel Gomel 4
Pinsk-900 Pinsk 5
Dinamo-Juni Minsk 6
Torpedo Zhodino 7
Orsha Orsha 8
Lokomotiv Vitebsk 9
Kardan-Flyers Grodno 10
Bereza Bereza 11
Stroitel Starye Dorogi 13
BATE Borisov
Veino Mogilev Raion
Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk
Dnepr Rogachev

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Gomel (P)302712839+7482Promotion to Belarusian Premier League
2 BATE Borisov (P)3025329215+7778
3 Lida 3020555924+3565
4 Bereza 3015693634+251
5 Torpedo Zhodino 3014883725+1250
6 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa 30137104443+146
7 Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk 30136114342+145
8 Pinsk-900 30128104336+744
9 Dinamo-Juni Minsk 30127114542+343
10 Kardan-Flyers Grodno 3097143650−1434
11 Veino Mogilev Raion 3094172753−2631
12 Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk 3069153758−2127
13 Dnepr Rogachev 3068163063−3326
14 Orsha 3073203461−2724
15 Lokomotiv Vitebsk (R)3057181750−3322Relegation to Belarusian Second League
16 Stroitel Starye Dorogi (R)3005251481−675
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head (points, matches won, goal difference, goals scored); 4th goal difference; 5th goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Top goalscorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Mikalay Ryndzyuk BATE Borisov 30
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Ihar Fralow Gomel 19
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Yusipets Gomel 18
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Vitaly Shimko BATE Borisov 14
5 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Zviad Burdzenidze Lida 13
Flag of Belarus.svg Alyaksandr Davidovich Kardan-Flyers Grodno 13

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