1998 Belarusian First League

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Belarusian First League
Season1998
Champions Lida
Promoted Lida
Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi
Relegated Veino Mogilev Raion
Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk
Matches played240
Goals scored670 (2.79 per match)
← 1997
1999 →

1998 Belarusian First League was the eighth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 1998.

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Team changes from 1997 season

Two best teams of 1997 Belarusian First League (Gomel and BATE Borisov) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were initially replaced by two lowest-placed teams of 1997 Premier League (Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and Shakhtyor Soligorsk).

Two teams that finished at the bottom of last season's table (Lokomotiv Vitebsk and Stroitel Starye Dorogi) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 1997 Second League (Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk and Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi as the winners of their respective groups).

Following the dissolution of two Premier League clubs (Transmash Mogilev and Ataka Minsk) BFF decided to reinstall both previously relegated clubs (Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev and Shakhtyor Soligorsk) in Premier League. To replace them, Polesye Mozyr Raion and ZLiN Gomel (2nd and 3rd teams of 1997 Second League Group B) were additionally promoted. Veras Nesvizh (Second League Group A runners-up) were offered promotion ahead of ZLiN Gomel but declined.

Before the start of the season Kardan-Flyers Grodno were renamed to Belcard Grodno, Dnepr Rogachev to FC Rogachev and Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk to Dinamo-Energogaz Vitebsk

Overview

Two best teams of the season (Lida and Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi) were promoted to the Premier League. Two lowest placed teams (Veino Mogilev Raion and Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk) were initially relegated to the Second League. Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk disbanded at the end of the season and never played in First of Second league again. Belcard Grodno, who finished 8th, also disbanded, and as a result, Veino Mogilev Raion were saved from relegation.

Teams and locations

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Location of teams in 1998 Belarusian First League
TeamLocationPosition in 1997
Lida Lida 3
Bereza Bereza 4
Torpedo Zhodino 5
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa 6
Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk 7
Pinsk-900 Pinsk 8
Dinamo-Juni Minsk 9
Belcard Grodno 10
Veino Mogilev Raion 11
Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk 12
Rogachev Rogachev 13
Orsha Orsha 14
Dinamo-Energogaz Vitebsk
Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi
Polesye Mozyr Raion
ZLiN Gomel

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Lida (P)3023526519+4674Promotion to Belarusian Premier League
2 Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi (P)3018666327+3660
3 Pinsk-900 3017855422+3259
4 Dinamo-Juni Minsk 3017586136+2556
5 Torpedo Zhodino 30151055831+2755
6 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa 30136114237+545
7 ZLiN Gomel 30128104241+144
8 Belcard Grodno (R)30117123637−140Disbanded
9 Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk 30911104127+1438
10 Rogachev 30811112642−1635
11 Polesye Mozyr Raion 30104163954−1534
12 Bereza 3088143748−1132
13 Dinamo-Energogaz Vitebsk 30710133257−2531
14 Orsha 3058172359−3623
15 Veino Mogilev Raion 3055203183−5220
16 Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk (R)3028202056−3614Disbanded
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 Georgia (1990-2004).svg Zviad Burdzenidze Lida 23
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Shulzhik Pinsk-900 17
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Vitaliy Yakushik Bereza 14
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Aleksey Denisenya Dinamo-Juni Minsk 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Alyaksandr Kavalyow Vedrich-97 Rechitsa 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Vyacheslav Mikhalchenko Pinsk-900 12

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