Season 2005 | Champions Belshina Bobruisk | |
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Promoted Belshina Bobruisk
Lokomotiv Vitebsk Relegated Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev
Orsha
Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev | ||
2005 Belarusian First League was the fifteenth 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 last season (Lokomotiv Minsk and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. The promoted teams were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2004 Belarusian Premier League table (Lokomotiv Vitebsk and Belshina Bobruisk).
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa were eventually denied promotion after failing to obtain Premier League license. The team stayed in the First League.
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).
Molodechno-2000 (who finished 13th last season) withdrew to the Second League due to insufficient financing. They were replaced by Vedrich-97 Rechitsa, who were denied promotion to Premier League and stayed in the First League.
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.