2002 Belarusian First League was the 12th season of 2nd level
football
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championship in
Belarus
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. It started in April and ended in October 2002.
Team changes from 2001 season
Two top teams of
last season (
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, ...
and
Zvezda-VA-BGU Minsk) 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 teams that finished at the bottom of
2001 Belarusian Premier League
The 2001 Belarusian Premier League was the 11th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 11 and ended on November 7, 2001. Slavia Mozyr were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2000 season
Due to league reduction from 16 ...
table (
Naftan Novopolotsk and
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa).
One team that finished at the bottom of
2001 season table (
Rogachev-DUSSh-1) relegated to the
Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of
2001 Second League (
Lokomotiv Minsk and
Smorgon), and the league was expended from 15 to 16 teams.
Orsha
Orsha ( be, О́рша, Во́рша, Orša, Vorša; russian: О́рша ; lt, Orša, pl, Orsza) is a city in Belarus in the Vitebsk Region, on the fork of the Dnieper and Arshytsa rivers.
History
Orsha was first mentioned in 1067 as Rsha ...
, who finished 12th last season, withdrew to the amateur level in winter. To replace them,
Rogachev-DUSSh-1 were spared from relegation.
Before the start of the season,
Svisloch Osipovichi changed their name to
Osipovichi
Asipovichy ( be, Асiповiчы; Łacinka: Asipovičy, pl, Osipowicze) or Osipovichi (russian: Осипо́вичи) is a town in Mahilyow Oblast, Belarus, located 136 km southwest of Mahilyow, 3 km south of the Minsk-Homyel express ...
,
Keramik Bereza to
FC Bereza and
Rogachev-DUSSh-1 to
Dnepr-DUSSh-1 Rogachev.
Teams and locations
League table
Top goalscorers
See also
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2002 Belarusian Premier League
The 2002 Belarusian Premier League was the 12th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on April 12 and ended on November 8, 2002. Belshina Bobruisk were the defending champions.
Team changes from 2001 season
Teams finished on the la ...
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2001–02 Belarusian Cup
2001–02 Belarusian Cup was the eleventh 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 August 15, 2001. Winners of the Cup qualifi ...
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2002–03 Belarusian Cup
2002–03 Belarusian Cup was the twelfth 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 7 August 2002. Winners of the Cup qualified f ...
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 ...