2021 Belarusian First League is the 31st 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 2021.
Team changes from 2020 season
Two best teams of
2020 Belarusian First League
2020 Belarusian First League is the 30th season of 2nd level football in Belarus. It started in April and finished in November 2020.
Team changes from 2019 season
Two best teams of 2019 Belarusian First League ( Belshina Bobruisk and Smolevichi ...
(
Sputnik Rechitsa and
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 two last-placed teams of
2020 Belarusian Premier League
The 2020 Belarusian Premier League was the 30th season of top-tier football in Belarus. Dynamo Brest were the defending champions, having won their first league title last year. Shakhtyor Soligorsk became champions on the last play date by bea ...
(
Belshina Bobruisk and
Smolevichi).
FC Smorgon
FC Smorgon, also known as FK Smarhon or FK Smorgon,(; ) is a Belarusian football club based in Smarhon. They will play in the Belarusian Premier League, the first level in the Belarusian league system, after being promoted from the Belarusian Firs ...
(6th-placed team of last year's season) were additionally promoted to Premier League to replace
Gorodeya
Haradzyeya or Gorodeya is an urban-type settlement in Nyasvizh District, Minsk Region, Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 3,563.
History
The first known documental record of the village dates back to 1530. Horodziej was a privately ow ...
, who disbanded in the winter. Smorgon were chosen ahead of
Krumkachy (who were denied a Premier League license) and two other teams (
Arsenal Dzerzhinsk
FC Arsenal Dzerzhinsk (; ) is a Belarusian football team from Dzerzhinsk, Minsk Oblast. The club currently playing in the Belarusian First League, the second tier of Belarusian football.
History
The club was founded in 2019 and joined the Belar ...
and
Lokomotiv Gomel, who did not apply for license due to insufficient financing).
Two best teams of
2020 Belarusian Second League (
Dnepr Mogilev and
Shakhtyor Petrikov) were promoted to the league.
Despite initial plans to restore 16 teams in the league for the first time since 2017, the league lost several clubs which all withdrew for financial reasons (
Smolevichi,
Oshmyany
Ashmyany or Oshmyany is a city in Grodno Region, Belarus. It is located from Vilnius in Lithuania, and serves as the administrative center of Ashmyany District. The river Ashmyanka passes through the city. As of 2025, it has a population of ...
,
Granit Mikashevichi and
Khimik Svetlogorsk). Only one club was additionally promoted from the Second League (
Baranovichi
Baranavichy or Baranovichi is a city in the Brest Region of western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Baranavichy District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it has a population of 170,817. ...
), and on 5 April it was decided to go ahead with just 12 teams (lowest in the league's history) in three round-robin system.
Чемпионат первой лиги 2021 пройдет в три круга
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Teams summary
League table
Results
Matchdays 1–22
Matchdays 23–33
Promotion play-offs
First leg
Second leg
''Slavia won 1–0 on aggregate and therefore both clubs remain in their respective leagues.''
Top goalscorers
Updated to games played on 27 November 2021
Source
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See also
*2021 Belarusian Premier League
The 2021 Belarusian Premier League was the 31st season of top-tier football in Belarus. Shakhtyor Soligorsk were the defending champions, having won their second league title last year. Shakhtyor Soligorsk won their third Belarusian Premier Lea ...
*2020–21 Belarusian Cup
2020–21 Belarusian Cup was the 30th season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. A total of 60 matches were played in the tournament, which started in May 2020 and conclu ...
*2021–22 Belarusian Cup
2021–22 Belarusian Cup was the 31st season of the Belarusian annual cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The tournament started in May 2021 and ended with a final match on 21 May 2022. The winne ...
References
External links
Official site
{{2021 in Belarusian football
Belarusian First League seasons
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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 ...