1996 Belarusian First League was the sixth season of 2nd level
football
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championship in
Belarus
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. It started in April and ended in November 1996.
Team changes from 1995 season
Winners of
1995 Belarusian First League
1995 Belarusian First League was the fifth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in July and ended in November 1995.
Team changes from 1994–95 season
The two best teams of 1994–95 First League ( MPKC Mozyr and Atak ...
(
Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk) were promoted to
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League (, ''Vyšejšaja Liha'' or ''Vysheyshaya Liga''; ; "Top League"), also called the BETERA Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Belarus and the highest level of the B ...
. They were replaced by the lowest-placed team of
1995 Premier League (
FC Bobruisk
FC Bobruisk is a defunct Belarusian football club from Bobruisk. They disbanded in 1995.
History
The team was formed in late 1984 as ''Traktor Bobruisk''. During Soviet years, they played in the Belarusian SSR league.
From 1992 until 1995, the t ...
).
Khimvolokno Grodno, who finished 15th, relegated to the
Second League, but were disbanded before the start of 1996 season. They were replaced by best teams of
1995 Second League (
Maxim-Orsha and
Stroitel Bereza).
Stroitel Bereza, who finished only second in their Second League group, were promoted instead of
MPKC-2 Minsk (who were ineligible for promotion as a
farm club
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).
FC Bobruisk
FC Bobruisk is a defunct Belarusian football club from Bobruisk. They disbanded in 1995.
History
The team was formed in late 1984 as ''Traktor Bobruisk''. During Soviet years, they played in the Belarusian SSR league.
From 1992 until 1995, the t ...
dissolved shortly after the end 1995 season. No other club was accepted to replace them and the league was left once again with 15 clubs instead of 16.
Before the start of the season KPF Slonim were renamed to
Kommunalnik Slonim. Second League winners Maxim-Orsha were renamed to
Maxim-Legmash Orsha. Brestbytkhim Brest relocated to the city of
Kobrin
Kobryn or Kobrin is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kobryn District. It is located in the southwestern corner of Belarus, where the Mukhavets river and Dnieper–Bug Canal meet. The town lies about e ...
and were renamed to
FC Kobrin
FC Kobrin () is a Belarusian football club based in Kobryn, Brest Region.
History
FC Kobrin was founded in 1992 in the city of Brest as Brestbytkhim Brest. The team made its debut in Belarusian Second League in 1992–93 season, and after winnin ...
.
Overview
In June, after 8th matchday,
Fomalgaut Borisov and
Kimovets Vitebsk withdrew from the league and disbanded. Both clubs were excluded from the table (having not played at least half of the scheduled games), their results were annulled and only 13 clubs continued and finished the season.
Transmash Mogilev won the league and were promoted to
Premier League
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, as were league runners-up
Kommunalnik Slonim. No team initially relegated to the
Second League as the league was expanded to 16 teams in 1997, although
Kobrin
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withdrew to amateur lever before the start of the next season due to financial troubles.
Teams and locations
League table
Top goalscorers
See also
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1996 Belarusian Premier League
The 1996 Belarusian Premier League was the sixth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on 16 April and ended on 10 November 1996. Dinamo Minsk were the defending champions.
Team changes from 1995 season
Bobruisk, who finished in the ...
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1995–96 Belarusian Cup
The 1995–96 Belarusian Cup was the fifth season of the annual Belarusian football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It began on 4 August 1995 with the first of five rounds and ended on 17 May ...
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1996–97 Belarusian Cup
The 1996–97 Belarusian Cup was the sixth season of the annual Belarusian football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. It began on 20 July 1996 with the first of five rounds and ended on 2 ...
External links
RSSSF
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Belarus
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Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...