The 2011 Belarusian First League is the 21st season of 2nd level football in
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 ...
. It started on April 23 and will end in November 2011.
Team changes from 2010 season
The winners of
last season (
Gomel
Gomel (russian: Гомель, ) or Homiel ( be, Гомель, ) is the administrative centre of Gomel Region and the second-largest city in Belarus with 526,872 inhabitants (2015 census).
Etymology
There are at least six narratives of the or ...
) 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 Belaru ...
. 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 relegate ...
table (
Partizan Minsk).
The runners-up of
last season (
SKVICH Minsk) lost the promotion/relegation play-off to
Torpedo Zhodino
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino ( be, ФК Тарпеда-БелАЗ Жодзіна, ''FK Tarpeda-BelAZ Zhodzina''; , ''Futbolniy klub Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino'') is a Belarusian football club based in Zhodino. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, ...
(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 ( 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 Lithuan ...
) 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 prior to the season.
Teams and venues
League table
Promotion play-offs
The runners-up of 2011 Belarusian First League
Partizan Minsk played a two-legged promotion play-off against the 11th placed team of
2011 Premier League (
Vitebsk
Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest ci ...
) 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
Source
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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 League ...
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2010–11 Belarusian Cup
2010–11 Belarusian Cup was the twentieth 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. Winners of the Cup qualify for the U ...
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2011–12 Belarusian Cup
2011–12 Belarusian Cup was the twenty first 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. Winners of the Cup qualified for ...
External links
Official site
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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 ...
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 ...