2008 Belarusian First League was the 18th season of 2nd level
football
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championship in
Belarus
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. It started in April and ended in November 2008.
Team changes from 2007 season
Three top teams of
last season (
Savit Mogilev,
Granit Mikashevichi and
Lokomotiv Minsk) were promoted to
Belarusian Premier League
The Belarusian Premier League or the Vyšejšaja Liha or the Vysheyshaya Liga ( be, Вышэйшая ліга, russian: Высшая лига, "Top League") is the top division of professional football in Belarus, and is organized by the Belarusi ...
. Due to expansion of Premier League, the promoted teams were replaced by only one team that finished at the bottom of
2007 Belarusian Premier League
The 2007 Belarusian Premier League was the 17th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 14 and ended on November 10, 2007. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2006 season
Lokomotiv Minsk and Belshi ...
table (
Minsk
Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
).
One team that finished at the bottom of
2007 season table (
Zvezda-BGU Minsk) relegated to the
Second League. To compensate for the Premier League expansion, they were replaced by three best teams of
2007 Second League (
PMC Postavy,
Lida
Lida ( be, Лі́да ; russian: Ли́да ; lt, Lyda; lv, Ļida; pl, Lida ; yi, לידע, Lyde) is a city 168 km (104 mi) west of Minsk in western Belarus in Grodno Region.
Etymology
The name ''Lida'' arises from its Lithuani ...
and
Spartak Shklov).
Mozyr changed their name to
Slavia Mozyr prior to the season.
Teams and locations
League table
Top goalscorers
See also
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2008 Belarusian Premier League
The 2008 Belarusian Premier League was the 18th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 6 and ended on November 16, 2008. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2007 season
Due to league expansion from 14 ...
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2007–08 Belarusian Cup
2007–08 Belarusian Cup was the 17th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus.
First round
12 teams from the First League (out of 14, excluding Belshina Bobruisk and Lokomotiv Minsk who relegated from the Premier League after 2 ...
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2008–09 Belarusian Cup
2008–09 Belarusian Cup was the eighteenth season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it was conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 30 July 2008. Winners of the Cup qualified for the ...
External links
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Belarus
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Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...