Season 2002 Relegated Osipovichi | Champions Darida Minsk Raion | |
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Promoted Darida Minsk Raion
Naftan Novopolotsk
Lokomotiv Minsk | ||
2002 Belarusian First League was the twelfth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in October 2002.
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Team changes from 2001 season
Two top teams of last season (Torpedo Zhodino and Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2001 Belarusian Premier League table (Naftan Novopolotsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa).
One team that finished at the bottom of 2001 season table (Rogachev-DUSSh-1) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2001 Second League (Lokomotiv Minsk and Smorgon) and thus the league was expended from 15 to 16 teams.
Orsha, who finished 12th last season, withdrew to the amateur level in winter. Rogachev-DUSSh-1 were reinstalled to replace them.
Svisloch Osipovichi changed their name to Osipovichi, Keramik Bereza to Bereza and Rogachev-DUSSh-1 to Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev prior to start of the season.
League table
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
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.