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The 2011 Belarusian First League is the 21st season of 2nd level football in
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 ...
. It started on April 23 and will end in November 2011.


Team changes from 2010 season

The winners of last season (
Gomel Gomel (, ) or Homyel (, ) is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the List of cities and largest ...
) 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 last-placed team of
2010 Belarusian Premier League The 2010 Belarusian Premier League was the 20th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 3 and ended on 20 November 2010. BATE Borisov are the defending champions. Teams Gomel, Granit Mikashevichi and Smorgon were relega ...
table (
Partizan Minsk FC Partizan Minsk (also FK Partyzan Minsk, ) was a Belarusian association football, football club based in Minsk. History The club was founded as MTZ-RIPO Minsk (MTZ-RIPA, ) in 2002 as a merger of two Minsk teams from the Belarusian Second Le ...
). The runners-up of last season ( SKVICH Minsk) lost the promotion/relegation play-off to Torpedo Zhodino (11th-placed Premier League team) and both clubs stayed in their respective leagues. Two teams that finished at the bottom of 2010 season table ( Kommunalnik Slonim and
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 ...
) relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2010 Second League ( Gorodeya and Slutsksakhar Slutsk). Veras Nesvizh withdrew from the league and disbanded due to lack of financing. They were replaced by Klechesk Kletsk, who finished 3rd in last year's Second League. Slutsksakhar Slutsk changed their name to
FC Slutsk SFC Slutsk (; ) is a Belarusian association football club based in Slutsk, Minsk Oblast. History Origins and predecessor clubs There was competitive football in Slutsk as early as 1913, with a Slutsk team entering the third season of the repub ...
prior to the season.


Teams and venues


League table


Promotion play-offs

The runners-up of 2011 Belarusian First League
Partizan Minsk FC Partizan Minsk (also FK Partyzan Minsk, ) was a Belarusian association football, football club based in Minsk. History The club was founded as MTZ-RIPO Minsk (MTZ-RIPA, ) in 2002 as a merger of two Minsk teams from the Belarusian Second Le ...
played a two-legged promotion play-off against the 11th placed team of 2011 Premier League (
Vitebsk Vitebsk or Vitsyebsk (, ; , ; ) is a city in northern Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Vitebsk Region and Vitebsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it has 358,927 inhabitants, m ...
) for one spot in the 2012 Premier League and won the series 3–2. As a result, Vitebsk were relegated to the First League and Partizan promoted to Premier League. Partizan, however, were unable to start the next season due to bankruptcy and were disbanded.


Results


Top goalscorers

Updated to games played on 19 November 2011
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See also

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2011 Belarusian Premier League The 2011 Belarusian Premier League was the 21st season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began in April and ended in November 2011. BATE Borisov were the defending champions. Teams Partizan Minsk were relegated to the Belarusian First Leagu ...
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2010–11 Belarusian Cup The 2010–11 Belarusian Cup was the 20th 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 23 July 2010. FC Gomel, Gomel won the Cup and qualif ...
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2011–12 Belarusian Cup The 2011–12 Belarusian Cup was the 21st season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 14 June 2011. Naftan Novopolotsk of the Cup and qual ...


External links


Official site
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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 ...