2021 Belarusian First League

Last updated
Belarusian First League
Season2021
Promoted Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
Belshina Bobruisk
Dnepr Mogilev
Matches played198
Goals scored582 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorer Denis Kozlovskiy (29 goals)
2020
2022

2021 Belarusian First League is the 31st season of 2nd level football in Belarus. It started in April and finished in November 2021.

Contents

Team changes from 2020 season

Two best teams of 2020 Belarusian First League (Sputnik Rechitsa and Gomel) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two last-placed teams of 2020 Belarusian Premier League (Belshina Bobruisk and Smolevichi).

FC Smorgon (6th-placed team of last year's season) were additionally promoted to Premier League to replace Gorodeya, who disbanded in the winter. Smorgon were chosen ahead of Krumkachy (who were denied a Premier League license) and two other teams (Arsenal Dzerzhinsk and Lokomotiv Gomel, who did not apply for license due to insufficient financing).

Two best teams of 2020 Belarusian Second League (Dnepr Mogilev and Shakhtyor Petrikov) were promoted to the league.

Despite initial plans to restore 16 teams in the league for the first time since 2017, the league lost several clubs which all withdrew for financial reasons (Smolevichi, Oshmyany, Granit Mikashevichi and Khimik Svetlogorsk). Only one club was additionally promoted from the Second League (Baranovichi), and on 5 April it was decided to go ahead with just 12 teams (lowest in the league's history) in three round-robin system. [1]

Teams summary

TeamLocationPosition in 2020
Belshina Bobruisk Bobruisk
Krumkachy Minsk Minsk 3
Arsenal Dzerzhinsk Dzerzhinsk 4
Lokomotiv Gomel Gomel 5
Lida Lida 7
Slonim-2017 Slonim 8
Volna Pinsk Pinsk 9
Orsha Orsha 11
Naftan Novopolotsk Novopolotsk 12
Dnepr Mogilev Mogilev
Shakhtyor Petrikov Petrikov
Baranovichi Baranovichi

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1 Arsenal Dzerzhinsk (P)3320855922+3768Promotion to the Belarusian Premier League
2 Belshina Bobruisk (P)3319686942+2763
3 Krumkachy Minsk (W)3317975831+2760Advance to the promotion play-offs
4 Volna Pinsk 3316894939+1056
5 Dnepr Mogilev (P)33151085838+2055Promotion to the Belarusian Premier League
6 Lokomotiv Gomel 3315995639+1754
7 Shakhtyor Petrikov 33137135056646
8 Naftan Novopolotsk 331111114446244
9 Orsha 33971741601934
10 Baranovichi 33771938723428
11 Lida 33492033754221
12 Slonim-2017 33372327623516
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2021. 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.
(P) Promoted; (W) Withdrew after the season

Results

Matchdays 1–22

Home \ Away ARS BAR BSH DNE KRU LID LGM NAF ORS SHP SLO VOL
Arsenal Dzerzhinsk 5–04–10–00–21–10–12–04–12–03–00–2
Baranovichi 1–21–11–03–10–41–11–60–30–21–03–3
Belshina Bobruisk 2–02–04–11–04–21–11–12–14–13–10–2
Dnepr Mogilev 1–11–01–22–21–14–03–06–22–33–11–1
Krumkachy Minsk 0–14–30–01–04–01–01–06–03–24–24–0
Lida 1–11–20–40–01–10–41–20–21–31–10–0
Lokomotiv Gomel 1–21–12–31–11–04–01–12–15–24–11–1
Naftan Novopolotsk 0–12–00–00–21–23–22–13–12–12–21–4
Orsha 2–22–10–13–10–01–11–01–20–33–30–1
Shakhtyor Petrikov 1–32–12–11–30–32–30–01–11–10–21–0
Slonim-2017 1–32–00–21–20–01–02–20–00–21–20–1
Volna Pinsk 0–32–06–20–32–11–20–23–41–01–21–0
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 2021. Source: football.by
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matchdays 23–33

Home \ Away ARS BAR BSH DNE KRU LID LGM NAF ORS SHP SLO VOL
Arsenal Dzerzhinsk 2–00–03–24–03–10–0
Baranovichi 3–22–22–31–13–3
Belshina Bobruisk 0–35–14–24–04–01–2
Dnepr Mogilev 1–03–14–20–11–03–1
Krumkachy Minsk 0–01–31–14–00–21–1
Lida 0–12–31–73–21–1
Lokomotiv Gomel 0–33–10–02–12–1
Naftan Novopolotsk 5–11–10–00–10–31–1
Orsha 0–31–21–42–10–0
Shakhtyor Petrikov 1–13–22–32–01–2
Slonim-2017 0–20–11–22–40–10–2
Volna Pinsk 2–02–02–02–12–2
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2021. Source: football.by
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion play-offs

First leg

Slavia Mozyr 1–0 Krumkachy Minsk
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Yunost Stadium, Mazyr
Attendance: 1,560
Referee: Vitaly Sevostyanik (Grodno)

Second leg

Krumkachy Minsk 0–0 Slavia Mozyr
Report
SOK Alimpijski, Minsk
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Pavel Koronets (Zhodino)

Slavia won 1–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.

Top goalscorers

RankGoalscorerTeamGoals
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Denis Kozlovskiy Lokomotiv Gomel 29
2 Flag of Belarus.svg Kiryl Sidarenka Dnepr Mogilev 19
3 Flag of Russia.svg Ramazan Isayev Belshina Bobruisk 17
4 Flag of Russia.svg Iskandar Zarobekov Naftan Novopolotsk 16
5 Flag of Belarus.svg Artyom Kiyko Arsenal Dzerzhinsk 14

Updated to games played on 27 November 2021
Source: football.by

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