2005 Belarusian First League

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Belarusian First League
Season2005
Champions Belshina Bobruisk
Promoted Belshina Bobruisk
Lokomotiv Vitebsk
Relegated Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev
Orsha
Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev
Matches played240
Goals scored636 (2.65 per match)
2004
2006

2005 Belarusian First League was the 15th season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2005.

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Team changes from 2004 season

Two top teams of the last season (Lokomotiv Minsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2004 Belarusian Premier League table (Lokomotiv Vitebsk and Belshina Bobruisk).

Two teams that finished at the bottom of 2004 season table (Vertikal Kalinkovichi and Dinamo-Juni Minsk) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2004 Second League (Smena Minsk and Orsha).

Vedrich-97 Rechitsa were not able to fulfill Premier League licensing criteria and remained in the First League.

Molodechno-2000 (who finished 13th last season) withdrew to the Second League due to insufficient financing.

Teams and locations

TeamLocationPosition in 2004
Lokomotiv Vitebsk
Belshina Belshina
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa 2
Smorgon Smorgon 3
Granit Mikashevichi 4
ZLiN Gomel 5
Veras Nesvizh 6
Baranovichi Baranovichi 7
Lida Lida 8
Khimik Svetlogorsk 9
Bereza Bereza 10
Kommunalnik Slonim 11
Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev 12
Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev 14
Smena Minsk
Orsha Orsha

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Belshina Bobruisk (P)3023436119+4273Promotion to Belarusian Premier League
2 Lokomotiv Vitebsk (P)3021727623+5370
3 Smorgon 3015965735+2254
4 ZLiN Gomel 30141243517+1854
5 Smena Minsk 3014883123+850
6 Granit Mikashevichi 30137103935+446
7 Khimik Svetlogorsk 30143134234+845
8 Vedrich-97 Rechitsa 30116133741439
9 Baranovichi 30115143843538
10 Lida 30107134143237
11 Veras Nesvizh 30910113133237
12 Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev (R)30781522452329Disbanded
13 Kommunalnik Slonim 3084183543828 [lower-alpha 1]
14 Bereza 30841836582228 [lower-alpha 1]
15 Orsha (R)30661833744124Relegation to Belarusian Second League
16 Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev (R)30442222704816
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Kommunalnik Slonim placed above Bereza by better head-to-head record (1–1, 5–0).

Top goalscorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Ruslan Usaw Lokomotiv Vitebsk 32
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Dzmitry Asipenka Smorgon 17
3 Flag of Belarus.svg Aleksandr Chuduk Baranovichi 15
4 Flag of Belarus.svg Vadim Sugako Kommunalnik Slonim 13
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Gavrilovich Khimik Svetlogorsk 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Vekhtev Lokomotiv Vitebsk 12
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksiy Kopylchenko Belshina Bobruisk 12
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Chisty Granit Mikashevichi 12

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