Season 2011 Promoted Slavia-Mozyr Start date 2011 Goals scored 620 | Champions Slavia-Mozyr Top goalscorer Yuri Korolyuk (21) Champion FC Slavia-Mozyr Matches played 236 | |
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Biggest home win Khimik 6–0 Baranovichi;
SKVICH 6–0 Smorgon;
SKVICH 6–0 Baranovichi Biggest away win Polotsk 0–5 Partizan;
Baranovichi 0–5 Gorodeya;
Belcard 0–5 Polotsk Relegated FC Belcard Grodno, FC Baranovichi People also search for 2012 Belarusian First League | ||
The 2011 Belarusian First League is the 21st season of 2nd level football in Belarus. It started on April 23 and will end in November 2011.
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Team changes from 2010 season
The winners of last season (Gomel) were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by last-placed team of 2010 Belarusian Premier League table (Partizan Minsk).
The runners-up of last season (SKVICH Minsk) lost the promotion/relegation play-off to Torpedo Zhodino (11th-placed Premier League team) and both clubs stayed in their respective leagues.
Two teams that finished at the bottom of 2010 season table (Kommunalnik Slonim and Lida) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2010 Second League (Gorodeya and Slutsksakhar Slutsk).
Veras Nesvizh withdrew from the league and disbanded due to lack of financing. They were replaced by Klechesk Kletsk, who finished 3rd in last year's Second League.
Slutsksakhar Slutsk changed their name to FC Slutsk prior to the season.
League table
Updated to games played on 19 November 2011.
Source: football.by
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
1Klechesk were denied First League licence for 2012 due to financial troubles.
(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.
Promotion play-offs
The runners-up of 2011 Belarusian First League Partizan Minsk played a two-legged promotion play-off against the 11th placed team of 2011 Premier League (Vitebsk) for one spot in the 2012 Premier League and won the series 3–2. As a result, Vitebsk were relegated to the First League and Partizan promoted to Premier League. Partizan, however, were unable to start the next season due to bankruptcy and were disbanded.
Results
Updated to games played on 19 November 2011.
Source: football.by
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2Awarded to Gorodeya as Polotsk did not show up for the game.
3Awarded to Granit as Baranovichi did not show up for the game.
4Awarded to Polotsk as Rudensk did not show up for the game.
5Awarded to Khimik as Vedrich-97 did not show up for the game.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 19 November 2011
Source: football.by