2000 Belarusian First League was the tenth season of 2nd level
football
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championship in
Belarus
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. It started in April and ended in November 2000.
Team changes from 1999 season
Two best teams of
1999 Belarusian First League (
Kommunalnik Slonim and
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa) 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 Belarusi ...
. They were replaced by two lowest placed teams of
1999 Premier League (
Molodechno
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and
Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi).
Two lowest placed teams of the
1999 First League (
Pinsk-900 and
Vitbich-Dinamo-Energo Vitebsk) relegated to the
Second League. They were replaced by two newcomers from the
Second League (
Traktor Minsk and
Luninets
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as the winners of their respective groups).
Before the start of the season Kommunalnik Svetlogorsk were renamed to
Khimik Svetlogorsk.
Overview
This season winners
Molodechno
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were promoted to the
Premier League
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. Four lowest placed teams (
Traktor Minsk,
Khimik Svetlogorsk,
Veino-Dnepr and
Polesye Kozenki) were initially relegated to the
Second League, although
Khimik Svetlogorsk later avoided relegation due to withdrawal of two other teams before 2001 season.
Teams and locations
League table
Top goalscorers
See also
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2000 Belarusian Premier League
The 2000 Belarusian Premier League was the tenth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 15 and ended on November 4, 2000. BATE Borisov were the defending champions.
Team changes from 1999 season
Svisloch-Krovlya Osipovichi an ...
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1999–2000 Belarusian Cup
1999–2000 Belarusian Cup was the ninth season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 18 July 1999.
Round of 32
The games were pla ...
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2000–01 Belarusian Cup
2000–01 Belarusian Cup was the tenth season of the Belarusian annual football cup competition. Contrary to the league season, it is conducted in a fall-spring rhythm. The first games were played on 14 June 2000.
First round
The games were played ...
External links
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Belarus
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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 R ...