The 2013 Belarusian First League is the 23rd 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 in April and finished in November 2013.
Team changes from 2012 season
The winners of
last season (
Dnepr Mogilev) 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 ...
. No teams relegated directly from the Premier League as it was expanded from 11 to 12 teams.
The runners-up of
last season (
Gorodeya) lost the promotion/relegation play-off to
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino (11th-placed Premier League team) and both clubs stayed in their respective leagues.
One team that finished at the bottom of
2012 season table (
Rudensk) relegated to the
Second League. To compensate for Premier League and First League club withdrawals from last year, they were replaced by three best teams of
2012 Second League (
Smolevichi-STI,
Slonim
Slonim is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Slonim District. It is located at the junction of the Shchara and Isa (river), Isa rivers, southeast of Grodno. As of 2025, it has a population of ...
and
Isloch Minsk Raion) and the league was expanded from 15 to 16 clubs.
DSK Gomel withdrew from the league and disbanded due to lack of financing. They were replaced by
Minsk-2, who finished 5th in last year's Second League.
Gomelzheldortrans, Second League 4th team, declined invitation due to insufficient financing.
Teams summary
League table
Promotion play-offs
The 11th placed team of
2013 Premier League Dnepr Mogilev played a two-legged relegation play-off against the runners-up of 2013 Belarusian First League
Gorodeya for one spot in the
2014 Premier League and won the series 3–1 on aggregate.
Results
Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 23 November 2013
Source
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See also
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2013 Belarusian Premier League
The 2013 Belarusian Premier League was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began in April 2013 and ended in November 2013. BATE Borisov are the defending champions, having won their 9th league title the previous year.
Format cha ...
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2012–13 Belarusian Cup
The 2012–13 Belarusian Cup was the 22nd 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 13 June 2012. Minsk won the Cup and qualified for the ...
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2013–14 Belarusian Cup
The 2013–14 Belarusian Cup was the 23rd 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 29 May 2013 and the final on 3 May ...
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 ...