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 (, ''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 ...
. 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 table (
Minsk
Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the administra ...
).
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 is a city in Grodno Region, western Belarus, located west of Minsk. It serves as the administrative center of Lida District. As of 2025, it has a population of 103,262.
Etymology
The name ''Lida'' arises from its Lithuanian name ''Ly ...
and
Spartak Shklov).
Mozyr
Mazyr or Mozyr (, ; , ; ; ) is a city in Gomel Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Mazyr District. It is situated on the Pripyat River about east of Pinsk and northwest of Chernobyl in Ukraine. As of 2025, it has a po ...
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
The 2007–08 Belarusian Cup was the 17th edition of the football knock-out competition in Belarus.
Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 28 July 2007 and the fina ...
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2008–09 Belarusian Cup
The 2008–09 Belarusian Cup was the 18th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition.
Contrary to the league season, the competition has been conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 30 July 2008. Naftan Novopolotsk ...
External links
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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 ...
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 ...