2003 Belarusian First League was the 13th season of 2nd level
football
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championship in
Belarus
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. It started in April and ended in November 2003.
Team changes from 2002 season
Three top teams of
last season (
Darida Minsk Raion,
Naftan Novopolotsk and
Lokomotiv 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 ...
. Due to the expansion of Premier League from 14 to 16 clubs, the promoted teams were replaced by only one team that finished at the bottom of
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 ...
table (
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk).
One team that finished at the bottom of
2002 season table (
Osipovichi
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) relegated to the
Second League. They were replaced by three best teams of
2002 Second League (
MTZ-RIPO Minsk,
Pinsk-900 and
Vertikal Kalinkovichi).
Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk shortened their name to
Lokomotiv Vitebsk before the start of the season.
Teams and locations
League table
Top goalscorers
See also
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2003 Belarusian Premier League
The 2003 Belarusian Premier League was the 13th season of top-tier Association football, football in Belarus. The first round was postponed from April 11–12 to later dates due to heavy snowfall. The season finally started on April 18 and ended on ...
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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 ...
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2003–04 Belarusian Cup
2003–04 Belarusian Cup was the thirteenth 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 4 June 2003. Winners of the Cup qualified ...
External links
RSSSF
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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 ...