2000 Belarusian First League was the tenth season of 2nd level

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championship in

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. It started in April and ended in November 2000.

Team changes from 1999 season

Two best teams of

1999 Belarusian First League 1999 Belarusian First League was the ninth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. 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 (Lid ...

( Kommunalnik Slonim and Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) were promoted to

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. They were replaced by two lowest placed teams of 1999 Premier League (

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and Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi). Two lowest placed teams of the 1999 First League ( Pinsk-900 and Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two newcomers from the Second League ( Traktor Minsk and

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as the winners of their respective groups). Before the start of the season Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk were renamed to Khimik Svetlogorsk.

Overview

This season winners

were promoted to the

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. Four lowest placed teams ( Traktor Minsk, Khimik Svetlogorsk, Veino-Dnepr and Polesye Kozenki) were initially relegated to the Second League, although Khimik Svetlogorsk later avoided relegation due to withdrawal of two other teams before 2001 season.

Team changes from 1999 season

Overview

Teams and locations

League table

Top goalscorers

See also

External links