1999 Belarusian First League was the ninth season of 2nd level

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championship in

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. The season started in April 1999 and ended in October 1999.

Team changes from 1998 season

The two best teams of the 1998 Belarusian First League (

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and Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi) were promoted to

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. They were replaced by Kommunalnik Slonim, the last-placed team of 1998 Premier League (only one team has relegated due to

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dissolution midway through 1998 season). Two lowest placed teams of the 1998 First League season ( Veino and Belenergostroy Beloozyorsk) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 1998 Second League ( Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk and Granit Mikashevichi as the winners of their respective groups). During the off-season Belcard Grodno (placed 8th last year) merged with Premier League club Neman Grodno (with the latter being renamed to Neman-Belcard Grodno). To fill the two vacant spots, Veino were spared from relegation, and Neman Mosty (placed 3rd in Second League Group B last year) were additionally promoted. Neman Mosty were invited since Veras Nesvizh (Second League Group A runners-up) refused promotion and Gomel-2 (Second League Group B runners-up) were ineligible. Before the start of the season Dinamo-Energogaz Vitebsk were renamed to Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk and FC Veino were renamed to Veino-Dnepr after becoming a

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of Dnepr-Transmash Mogilev. FC Bereza merged with Keramik Bereza from the Second league and adopted the latter's club name as their own.

Overview

The two highest placing teams of the season ( Kommunalnik Slonim and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) were promoted to the

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, and the two lowest placed teams ( Pinsk-900 and Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk) were relegated to the Second League. Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk subsequently disbanded before the next season.

Team changes from 1998 season

Overview

Teams and locations

League table

Top goalscorers

See also

External links