Season 2009 Promoted Belshina Bobruisk | Champions Belshina Bobruisk Relegated Spartak Shklov | |
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2009 Belarusian First League was the nineteenth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in October 2008.
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Team changes from 2008 season
The winners of last season (Minsk) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. Due to reduction of Premier League, the promoted team was replaced by three teams that finished at the bottom of 2008 Belarusian Premier League table (Lokomotiv Minsk, Savit Mogilev and Darida Minsk Raion).
One team that finished at the bottom of 2008 season table (PMC Postavy) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by one best team of 2008 Second League (DSK Gomel).
Two of the three teams that relegated from Premier League (Savit Mogilev and Darida Minsk Raion) disbanded before the start of the season. No teams were invited to replace them, and the planned First League expansion from 14 to 16 clubs did not happen.
Lokomotiv Minsk changed their name to SKVICH Minsk and Dinamo-Belcard Grodno shortened their to Belcard Grodno prior to 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
1 Slavia advanced over Spartak by winning an additional relegation play-off match 2–1 (on 8 November in Minsk)
(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.