2005 Belarusian First League


2005 Belarusian First League was the fifteenth season of 2nd level football championship in Belarus. It started in April and ended in November 2005.

Team changes from 2004 season

Two top teams of the last season were promoted to Belarusian Premier League. They were replaced by two teams that finished at the bottom of 2004 Belarusian Premier League table.
Two teams that finished at the bottom of 2004 season table relegated to the Second League. They were replaced by two best teams of 2004 Second League.
Vedrich-97 Rechitsa were not able to fulfill Premier League licensing criteria and remained in the First League.
Molodechno-2000 withdrew to the Second League due to insufficient financing.

Teams and locations

TeamLocationPosition in 2004
LokomotivVitebskPremier League, 15
BelshinaBelshinaPremier League, 16
Vedrich-97Rechitsa2
SmorgonSmorgon3
GranitMikashevichi4
ZLiNGomel5
VerasNesvizh6
BaranovichiBaranovichi7
LidaLida8
KhimikSvetlogorsk9
BerezaBereza10
KommunalnikSlonim11
Torpedo-KadinoMogilev12
Dnepr-DUSSh-1Rogachev14
SmenaMinskSecond League, 1
OrshaOrshaSecond League, 2

League table

Top goalscorers